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retina 2015-05-17 03:12

Everything that happens everywhere is part of a conspiracy
 
[url]http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2011/09/01/the-conspiracy-behind-the-destruction-of-saurons-tower-in-the-lord-of-the-rings[/url]

firejuggler 2015-05-18 12:19

this time it is a 'hmmm interesting"
Computer scientists have now figured out how to create timelapses by pulling data from photos that people share publicly on sites like Flickr and Picasa.
[youtube]wptzVm0tngc[/youtube]

and a link to the paper
[url]http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/timelapse/[/url]

Chuck 2015-05-18 13:26

It would be interesting to see this technique applied to public officials.

retina 2015-05-20 12:15

The most viral sheet music in existence? Probably not, but whatever.
 
[url]https://prestonparish.wordpress.com/tag/faeries-aire-and-death-waltz/[/url]

Xyzzy 2015-05-21 03:30

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Xyzzy 2015-05-22 15:31

[QUOTE=chalsall;397171]NEVER put out a oil fire with water![/QUOTE][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilover[/url]

ewmayer 2015-05-23 06:00

[url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/22/technology/adult-friendfinder-hacked/]Adult dating site hack exposes sexual secrets[/url] | CNN

AFF users should look at the bright side: This will likely lead to them meeting lots of new 'friends' they didn't know they had - for no extra charge. (Unless you count the ensuing blackmail, that is.) "You've got (black)mail."

Xyzzy 2015-05-23 15:04

[QUOTE=ewmayer;402859]"You've got (black)mail."[/QUOTE][URL]http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/how-one-us-embassy-staffer-allegedly-sextorted-hundreds-from-his-desk/[/URL]

Xyzzy 2015-05-26 23:04

[url]http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/26/robotic-butt-helps-medical-students-learn-professional-intimacy/[/url]

ewmayer 2015-05-27 00:44

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;403021][url]http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/26/robotic-butt-helps-medical-students-learn-professional-intimacy/[/url][/QUOTE]

"Do android rumps dream of taking electric dumps?".

(Apologies to the novelistic inspiration for [i]Blade Runner[/i].)

retina 2015-05-27 14:28

I didn't break it. I didn't even touch it. I was only looking.
 
[url]http://phys.org/news/2015-05-quantum-theory-weirdness.html[/url]


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