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Latest Articles: Science/Tech
Intel touts progress toward intelligent computers [shape-shifting is real, people!!!]
Post Date: 2008-08-22 08:29:14 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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August 22, 2008 4:00 AM PDT Intel touts progress toward intelligent computers Posted by Stephen Shankland SAN FRANCISCO--I hope Intel warned the Luddites and pessimists away at the door, because the chipmaker had a lot of bullish statements Thursday about its belief that computers will become smarter than humans. At the Intel Developer Forum here, Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner showed off a number of technologies in computing, robotics, and communication that he cited as evidence that Ray Kurzweil's concept of "singularity," when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, is impending. Demonstrations spotlighted the wireless ...
Did FBI Scientists Identify a Single, Unique Flask?
Post Date: 2008-08-21 06:29:54 by Ada
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We are slowly getting more information about the FBI's lack of a case against Bruce Ivins. When we first learned of his suicide, we were told that he was the anthrax killer. Period. Then we got a statement that there was some technology developed by the FBI for the purpose of this case. Is this why nearly 7 years passed before an arrest was made? The full briefing was still skimpy on the details, and not very convincing. But what we were told is that the anthrax was traced to a single flask that was in Bruce Ivins’ possession at Ft. Detrick. Then, Science Magazine reported on a "close reading" of the four relevant paragraphs in the 25-page written brief. We now had a ...
Two Wheels, Zero Emissions and Loads of Fun
Post Date: 2008-08-20 20:37:53 by tom007
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Two Wheels, Zero Emissions and Loads of Fun By Chuck Squatriglia August 20, 2008 | 4:07:09 PMCategories: Electric Vehicles, Motorcycles Ask Neil Saiki why he designed an all-electric motocross motorcycle and he'll tell you EVs are the future, dirt riders must be more environmentally responsible and the sport faces a shaky future because dirt bikes are so loud they'll make your ears ring. That's all true, but push him a little and he'll confess the truth. "I love to ride. That's the real reason I did it," he told us with a laugh. "I wanted to make a product that's crazy fast and fun to ride." The Zero X from Zero Motorcycles is an EV you can ...
Millions of "Species" on Noah's Ark?
Post Date: 2008-08-20 08:52:31 by Tax Pro Tester 2
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How could Noah fit millions of species in the ark? It is not as hard as you may think! Please be patient while page/video loads. Click for video explanation!
RushmoreDrive: We need a black Google
Post Date: 2008-08-19 18:53:06 by Tauzero
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RushmoreDrive: We need a black Google Is Google too white? No, we're not talking about the white home page that's so bright it motivates some people to change its appearance to save energy. We're wondering if it is too white, as in Caucasian, because so many white people use Google that it returns results that alienate the rest of the population. Johnny C. Taylor thinks so. In April he launched RushmoreDrive, a search engine that returns results more targeted at the black community (it's named after the North Carolina street where its offices are). "Someone said to me, 'We don't have a white Google, why do you need a black Google?'" he said during a ...
Wastewater often used in urban agriculture
Post Date: 2008-08-18 01:17:57 by angle
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STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Wastewater is widely used to irrigate urban agricultural land in developing countries, a practice that has both advantages and disadvantages, a 53-city study presented at a water conference in Stockholm showed Monday. Wastewater agriculture contributes importantly to urban food supplies and helps provide a livelihood for the poor, but can also lead to health risks for consumers, particularly for vegetables consumed uncooked, the report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said. Wastewater has a "large potential... for both helping and hurting great numbers of urban consumers," IWMI researcher Liqa Raschid-Sally said in a statement. The ...
Sen. John McCain refutes a global warming denier
Post Date: 2008-08-17 11:30:46 by buckeye
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Poster Comment:"The debate is over."
INTRIGUING QUOTES ABOUT HAARP
Post Date: 2008-08-16 13:19:17 by AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt
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INTRIGUING QUOTES ABOUT HAARP A Read Through These Quotes About HAARP Makes You Seriously Question the Weather Patterns of Recent Years. Read also: * Unbelievers of HAARP Don’t See the Truth * HAARP Quotes Quotes About HAARP "Technology will make available, to the leaders of major nations, techniques for conducting secret warfare, of which only a bare minimum of the security forces need be appraised... [T]echniques of weather modification could be employed to produce prolonged periods of drought or storm." - former National Security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, in Between Two Ages NOTE: Read more about Brzezinski in our article, United States Police State Quotes About ...
Climate of 2008 July in Historical Perspective
Post Date: 2008-08-15 10:12:09 by angle
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Major Highlights NOAA: U.S. Temperature Above Normal in July July 2008 was the 30th warmest July for the contiguous United States, based on records dating back to 1895, according to an analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The average July temperature, 74.9°F, was 0.7 degrees above the 20th century mean, based on preliminary data. U.S. Temperature Highlights July temperatures were generally higher than average across the West and Northeast and below average in the Midwest. Five states (Conn., Mass., N.J., R.I. and Utah) were much warmer than average. Rhode Island had its sixth warmest July, and Massachusetts and Utah both had their eighth warmest ...
'Latest Comments' Does Not Display for Me
Post Date: 2008-08-14 07:11:57 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Since... a few days ago, I can't get the 'latest comments' showing on my screen. I do see everything else - the right side section showing the latest articles, the top menu but no content for the 'latest comments'. I do get content when, for example I do 'check pings' - see all replies addressed to me with the exact layout that 'latest comments' should display. Is anyone else experiencing this? I am running the latest Firefox and I have the graphics turned off. I didn't change anything in my 4um setup in years.
A lone anthrax mailer? Skeptics question FBI case
Post Date: 2008-08-14 06:33:54 by Ada
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Was Ivins the lone anthrax mailer? Skeptics, conspiracy theorists question FBI case The story has all the ingredients for a good conspiracy theory: a killer germ created in a secret government lab, a government on the brink of war, a murder investigation with unanswered questions, and a suspect who committed suicide before he could be charged. The Justice Department considers the 2001 anthrax attacks solved, but for skeptics and conspiracy theorists, it's far from over. It has been a week since authorities laid out much of their case against Bruce Ivins, a psychologically troubled Army scientist who killed himself as prosecutors prepared to charge him as the lone anthrax killer. ...
Burj Dubai ~ Monument. Jewel. Icon.
Post Date: 2008-08-12 23:32:58 by wudidiz
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BIGFOOT BODY FOUND DNA evidence and photo evidence to be presented at a PRESS CONFERENCE
Post Date: 2008-08-12 23:28:10 by HOUNDDAWG
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I have just talked with Robert Barrows, R.M. Barrows, Inc., Advertising & Public Relations, Burlingame, California, who informed me the following release has been distributed to news agencies worldwide. It is now in the hands of the media at large, and they will be going with this story. The embargo on the news is lifted. Therefore, here it is for Cryptomundo readers. I feel, in all honesty, this, indeed, may be the real deal, and I say this carefully after reviewing information that has been shared privately with me. I cannot say more yet. But people will be very surprised. ~ Loren Coleman, Bigfoot! The True Story of Apes in America. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2008 BIGFOOT BODY ...
Why is 4 taking so long to load?
Post Date: 2008-08-12 21:12:47 by Lod
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GeekDad Interview: Emmanuel Goldstein
Post Date: 2008-08-12 14:43:46 by Tauzero
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GeekDad Interview: Emmanuel Goldstein By John Baichtal August 12, 2008 | 10:30:00 AM I interviewed Emmanuel Goldstein as part of my review of his book, The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey. JB: Is it possible The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey is the first history of hacking written by hackers? EG: It's certainly the largest compilation ever of pieces written by hackers. I'm hoping that it reaches a lot of people in the non-hacking world who may finally get the chance to see our perspective and share our enthusiasm. But there have been other books put out by hackers that cover some of this stuff. I was pretty surprised though at how much material we wound up with and how the ...
Meteor Shower - A Cosmic Fireworks Show
Post Date: 2008-08-11 17:23:07 by wudidiz
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A Cosmic Fireworks Show Get set for a shower – but you won’t need an umbrella for this one. The Perseid meteor shower is an annual favourite with stargazers across Canada. Shooting stars regularly zip across the sky on any night but every mid-August Earth slams into a cloud of sand-sized particles in space that cause a whole downpour of streaks of light in just a few hours. Peak time is from 10 pm August 11 into the following morning until 4 am. No binoculars needed, just look up, generally face a northereastly direction, where the Persieds appear to come from. For the darkest skies and best part of the show wait until after the blinding Moon sets around 1 am. From a ...
Behold The Pale Horse: The Genetics of Color and Cancer
Post Date: 2008-08-11 14:41:03 by Tauzero
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Behold The Pale Horse: The Genetics of Color and Cancer Topic Categories: Evolution • Genetics • Horses • Medicine • Molecular Biology • Speciation Posted on: August 6, 2008 3:27 PM, by "GrrlScientist" Even though I have always been a fan of black horses, my heart did leap at the sight of the noble Shadowfax racing towards Gandalf in response to his call in the Lord of the Rings. White horses have symbolized purity throughout most ages and cultures, so political leaders have often been portrayed astride a white horse. Interestingly, these so-called white horses are actually Gray. White horses have pink skin and blue eyes. Gray horses are typically born ...
Fascinating Site on Subliminals, Mind Control, Etc, Video Stills and More
Post Date: 2008-08-09 10:58:12 by gengis gandhi
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http://www.momo-development.com/02kijken/subliminals/flashingintothefuture.htm
Poster Comment:take some time to look over this material. the subconscious is really running the show. moreover, the subconscious uses symbols or archetypes to impart information. and golly, they sure do invert the pentagrams which make up the 'stars and stripes' on tv nowadays just an awful lot.
Lawrence Lessig on the coming "i-Patriot Act"
Post Date: 2008-08-06 10:24:34 by wudidiz
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Lawrence Lessig on the coming "i-Patriot Act" Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, August 5, 2008 2:33 PM T0AD says: Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that “There’s going to be an i-9/11 event” which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the Internet. Lessig also revealed that he had learned, during a dinner with former government Counter Terrorism Czar Richard Clarke, that there is already in existence a cyber equivalent of the Patriot Act, an “i-Patriot Act” if you will, and that the ...
The FBI's emerging, leaking case against Ivins
Post Date: 2008-08-05 19:48:20 by Ada
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(updated below - Update II - Update III - Update IV) It's certainly possible that once the FBI closes its investigation and then formally unveils its evidence -- which apparently will happen tomorrow -- a very convincing case will be made that Bruce Ivins perpetrated the anthrax attacks and did so alone. But what has been revealed thus far -- through the standard ritual of selected Government leaks which the establishment media, with some exceptions, just mindlessly re-prints no matter how frivolous -- is creating the opposite impression. The FBI's coordinated leaking is making their claim to have solved the anthrax case appear quite dubious, in some instances laughably so. One ...
The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine
Post Date: 2008-08-05 19:05:22 by Tauzero
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The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine By NATALIE ANGIER Published: August 5, 2008 Here is a fun and easy experiment that Rachel Herz of Brown University suggests you try at home, but only if you promise to eat your vegetables first, floss afterward, and are not at risk of a diabetic coma. Buy a bag of assorted jelly beans of sufficiently high quality to qualify, however oxymoronically, as “gourmet.” Then, sample all the flavors in the bag systematically until you are sure you appreciate just how distinctive each one is, because expertise is important and you may never get another excuse this good. Now for the meat of our matter: pinch your nostrils shut and do the sampling ...
Chemical discovery on Mars stumps Phoenix team [Mars is polluted - NEED TO CLEAN IT UP]
Post Date: 2008-08-05 08:56:41 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Chemical discovery on Mars stumps Phoenix team David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor Scientists analyzing two soil samples their Phoenix spacecraft dug from the surface of Mars announced they have discovered what may be the highly oxidizing chemical called perchlorate, a common component of rocket fuels, explosives and some medicines, they reported Monday. The surprising discovery in the Martian soil seems contradictory, because if it really is confirmed as a perchlorate compound it suggests that the planet's soil may be very much like Earth's, said Peter Smith, the University of Arizona scientist who heads the Phoenix mission. However, Smith said in his announcement, ...
Lewontin's Fallacy for Dummies (You know who you are)
Post Date: 2008-08-04 15:26:15 by Tauzero
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Looked at from angle number 1, these two distributions don't look much different: Looked at from angle number 2, they look even less different: At this point Lewontin and his ilk throw up their hands and say "race is imaginary." (Technically they say race is a social construct, but most people don't know the difference, and they know that.) They never bother looking down another axis, which the man on the street does uncannily well all the time without any help from mathematics and despite the fevered desires of the capital-P professors: The two populations are almost completely distinct. In mathematical terms, the vector perpendicular to the viewing angle of ...
US device that finds gunman in seconds to be tested by police
Post Date: 2008-08-04 14:50:43 by AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt
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US device that finds gunman in seconds to be tested by police Belfast Telegraph / August 4, 2008 Technology used by the US military to trace snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan is to be employed by British police to combat gun crime and terrorism. The ShotSpotter system, already used by police in 29 cities across the US, uses patented technology to detect the exact location of gunfire or explosives within 80ft in less than seven seconds. It works by using an elaborate network of microphones placed on lamp posts, rooftops, masts and pylons in urban crime hotspots. Four British forces are interested in using the technology to combat organised crime and gang violence: Greater Manchester, ...
Climate hysterics v heretics in an age of unreason
Post Date: 2008-08-04 10:32:16 by farmfriend
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Climate hysterics v heretics in an age of unreason Arthur Herman | August 04, 2008 IT has been a tough year for the high priests of global warming in the US. First, NASA had to correct its earlier claim that the hottest year on record in the contiguous US had been 1998, which seemed to prove that global warming was on the march. It was actually 1934. Then it turned out the world's oceans have been growing steadily cooler, not hotter, since 2003. Meanwhile, the winter of 2007 was the coldest in the US in decades, after Al Gore warned us that we were about to see the end of winter as we know it. In a May issue of Nature, evidence about falling global temperatures forced German ...
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