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Review of the Book By Jane Hill: the Same and the Different -
IvanPetryshyn (70)   
HIC EST AUTHOR. HIC EST IUDICIUM. HIC EST LIBER.
THERE'S AN AUTHOR. THERE'S AN OPINION. THERE'S A BOOK.
BOOK ANNOTATION:
JANE HILL, THE EVERYDAY LANGUAGE OF THE WHITE RACISM.-
WILEY-BLACKWELL, A JOHN WILEY & SONS, LTD. PUBLICATIONS, 2008. -224 PP.
The book gives a... ( added 12 hours 24 minutes ago.) |
Particles Fly Again In The Large Hadron Collider -
 - Joel Hendon (15,913)    
Joel Hendon  
The doomsday machine is again in operation! As most are aware, the CERN group has constructed a huge Hadron Collider in France near the border of Switzerland. It was first scheduled to begin operations in mid June, 2008, and then to conduct their first collisions by August 2008.
But a few... ( added 9 days 7 hours ago.) |
WarpTalk - TECHTALK - Episode 2 - Windows 7 being released this week -
WarpTalk (88) 
WarpTalk
In this episode of TechTalk, WarpTalk's technology show, Bruce Horst, Danny Davids and Ben Morrish discuss Windows 7, which is being released this week.
Windows 7 has a redesigned task bar that promises to be sleeker and more intuitive than the current versions, and new ways for positioning... ( added 17 days 18 hours ago.) |
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WarpTalk - TECHTALK - Episode 1 - Ebooks, Ebook-readers and the future of publishing -
WarpTalk (88)
WarpTalk
The first of WarpTalk's "TechTalk" discussions, this episode is about the growing
popularity of ebooks and ebook readers like Kindle, and the effects
this will have on readers, writers and on the publishing industry.
Featuring Bruce Horst, Danny Davids and Connor Davidson.
Part 1 (of 3)
... ( added 18 days 4 hours ago.) |
PC Games: Perfect Geek Gifts for Gaming Geeks -
- Arlene Cuares (0) 
Happy
holidays! The month of October is behind us and Christmas is just around
the corner. Before you know it,
gift-buying season will be upon us --
and for early shoppers determined to find unique gifts and pre-season deals,
it's already here! So start thinking and looking for fun geek... ( added 2 days 17 hours ago.) |
Perfect Geek Gifts for the Geeks of Your Life -
- Arlene Cuares (0)
Geeks are a special breed of people who would rather sit around a desk talking incessantly about how cool the latest version of Safari is, instead of discussing what they did over the weekend. Shopping for gifts for this elite club can either be a long, confusing journey or a fun, entertaining... ( added 2 days 17 hours ago.) |
Digital Cameras Must Be Alien Technology -
Mike Fak (5,747) 
Mike Fak
I never was one to take pictures. I remember in the 50s when dad went and bought a movie camera to go with the old box one we had. Mom was beside herself with fury at the price for the camera, projector, screen and all that other stuff one needed to show home movies. Actually she was mad until... ( added 67 days 13 hours ago.) |
Trekkies Rejoice! -
- Dianne Lehmann (5,194)  
Dianne Lehmann
Die hard "Star Trek" fans have one more thing to be thankful for. If the invention of real life communicators (cell phones) was not enough, they now have one more thing to add to their arsenal. They can say take it on the chin to all those who pooh-poohed the television series, the movies and the... ( added 102 days 7 hours ago.) |
How to Make a Scientists Head Explode - 4 Things that Drive Scientists Mad -
- Connor Davidson (5,095) 
Connor Davidson
I'm sure that you don't seriously think I would tell you how to destroy all of the science community -do you?
Anyway, what I wanted to explain to you is the four things that everybody seems to get wrong and drive scientists mad in the process. These are:
The Light year is a distance not a... ( added 135 days 6 hours ago.) |
A Brief Look at the Periodic Table of Elements - History, Purpose and Construction -
- Connor Davidson (5,095)
Connor Davidson
The periodic table ended the age of alchemy and gave birth to chemistry. I wish to show you what the periodic table is, a little of its history, what it does and why it is so important.
Before we start here is some definitions:
Element the simplest form of a substance; i.e. the building... ( added 189 days 10 hours ago.) |
Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the Upcoming Human Revolution -
Rick Foreman (68)
The history of human progress is a testimonial to the strong desire that man has always had to make his life more comfortable. Every invention ever conceived has been designed to make life just a little bit better. Tools have been made for every activity from agriculture, hunting, construction... ( added 267 days 22 hours ago.) |
The Use of X-Ray As Art -
Joe Robinson (52)
In my younger years I was Professor of Surgery at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine with a research interest in wound healing. I was also a serious photographer and had studied with local photographer Eugene Delcroix; it was thrilling to attend one of the last workshops that Ansel... ( added 295 days 12 hours ago.) |
Eminence Of The Desktop Supercomputer -
Joel Hendon (15,913)
Joel Hendon
The first computer to which I had access, was a large desktop sized metal box about six inches high. It had only a small monitor and a keyboard. It's only usefulness was that of a very limited word processor. The internet existed at the time but my computer did not have internet capabilities.... ( added 336 days 6 hours ago.) |
Hot New Gadgets and Must Haves? -
Dianne Lehmann (5,194)
Dianne Lehmann
Seems like every other day someone is coming up with a new and improved something or other. No field is more likely to do this than the field of science and technology well, okay the air freshener people are probably vying for a very close second. Here are a few that have caught my attention.
... ( added 336 days 8 hours ago.) |
Fingerprint History -
- Tex Norman (4,220) 
Tex Norman
Probably the earliest scientist to include mention of finger prints in their scientific writing was Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694) and Dr. Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712). Marcello Malpighi , was an Italian anatomist and microscopist who described the patterns on the tips of fingers as part of an... ( added 1 year 16 days ago.) |
Live Space Sex - See the Video? -
Mark Parsec (14,913)  
Mark Parsec
Well it was only a matter of time before somebody came up with the idea. Space sex! Not just the behavior, but the video.
Apparently an unidentified party approached Virgin Galactic with an offer to pay $1 million dollars for the opportunity to make a sex video in space. Virgin Galactic is... ( added 1 year 35 days ago.) |
The Sky Is Falling - Things That Have Dropped In Unannounced -
Betty Sleep (141)
From the prehistoric to the present, man has been pelted on a random basis with the flotsam and jetsam of a disturbed atmosphere, disturbed minds, and sometimes just an upset tummy! You never know what's going to drop in, out of the sky.
STONED OUT OF THEIR MINDS
Open your Old Testament... ( added 1 year 121 days ago.) |
4 Ways To Foster Scientific Innovation -
Shan-ul-Hai (161) 
Shan-ul-Hai
Yesterday, I wrote about how we're incentivizing scientists to stop innovating. In that post, I promised to suggest some solutions today. Here are some things we can do to foster increased scientific innovation:
We should require institutional research boards (IRBs) to include more... ( added 1 year 191 days ago.) |
Moses on Drugs: A Brave New Theory or Extremely Bad Science? -
- Joel Kontinen (2,333)  
Joel Kontinen
It has become easy to predict when Easter is coming even without looking at a calendar. Each year we get to hear about some new astounding discovery and the authors of the sensational find get their moment of fame and occasionally also some extra money.
This time last year the Discovery... ( added 1 year 241 days ago.) |
The Insecurity of the RFID Chip -
James Smith (698)
The more the federal government passes laws to insure my security, the more insecure I feel. Let's take the government's proposed use of RFID technology as an example of my concern.
RFID stands for radio frequency identification. The RFID chip is a minature device that has a very small chip... ( added 2 years 3 days ago.) |
San Francisco Power Outage affected Craiglist and Other Internet Servers -
Avis Ward (11,492) 
Avis Ward
The San Francisco Chronicle reported between 30,000 and 50,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in San Francisco and the northern Peninsula lost power for several hours this afternoon after what witnesses described as an explosion under a manhole cover on Mission Street, the utility said.... ( added 2 years 107 days ago.) |
Orology: Word of the Day -
Avis Ward (11,492)
Avis Ward
Any idea what orology means? Let me give you a clue; you’d have to go to the South Asian region of the world to study the top ten. Do you need another clue? Before 1852, this one was not known and is #1 in the top ten. You knew without the clues? You are a brainiac! (I know, that’s not a word but... ( added 2 years 108 days ago.) |
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The History of Encryption and Ciphers -
Michael L David (124)
Summary: Encrypting files is an everyday occurrence, but what exactly is encryption? Take a look at ciphers and codes to learn about the history of encryption. Tracking the history of encryption can give you a better understanding of the evolution of ciphers and their use in today's world.
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Latest Technology Invention: Archimedes May Be Back! -
Gary Cogley (85)
What are you talking? - Archimedes and latest technology invention in the same breath? For those not in the know - Archimedes was the ancient Greek’s most famous mathematician. He was the one who ran through the streets naked yelling “Eureka" (I have found it) when he solved a very important... ( added 3 years 20 days ago.) |
New Inventions - How To Dream Them Up -
Steve Gillman (10,756)
How do you dream up ideas for new inventions? Use any of the many excellent idea-creation techniques. One of the easiest is the use of a modifying-word list.
Several times now I have seen giant chairs. The most recent one was in a bar, being used by the host of a trivia contest. It was eight... ( added 3 years 28 days ago.) |
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