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news: The Commons: NASA's Section

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 15:16:44) The Lowereast blog brings to attention a curated section of Flickr called The Commons. Although this section is associated with the Library of Congress, everyone is free to contribute and use the images.

A feature that the Lowereast blog notes as worthy is The Commons' NASA section, showing off some beautiful photography of yesteryear that highlights man's first steps in the manned space program.

news: Snoop Dogg Joins the War on Cybercrime

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 14:00:05) In a somewhat untraditional partnership, Snoop Dogg and Symantec's Norton want you to show off your lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime and enter the "Hack is Wack" cybercrime rap contest.

Winners get to fly to Los Angeles, chill with Snoop Dogg's management to learn about the business (how much fun does that sound?), get tickets to a Snoop Dogg concert and receive a laptop "pimped out" with, wait for it... Norton Internet Security 2011. Sadly, a one-on-one with the Dogg himself to discuss the pros and cons of using Microsoft Windows is not part of the package.

news: Ontario's 10 Most Memorable Roads

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 13:00:06) Did you know that where Highway 401 intersects with highway 400 it is not only the busiest road in the province, it's the most heavily travelled in all North America? Its average annual daily traffic volume is 432,000 vehicles -- and that was in 2006, the latest full year for which figures are available. In the spring of 2009, a peak of about 455,000 vehicles was counted there.

Mark Richardson, Editor of Wheels, has put together a listing of the oldest, the fastest, the busiest, the most ghastly, the worst, the most isolated, the most temporary, the most advanced, the longest and, of course, the most beautiful roads in the Province of Ontario. They're all here, just a click away.

news: Hawking: God Unnecessary to Create Universe

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 12:00:43) In his new book, The Grand Design, British Physicist Stephen Hawking says God wasn't necessary for the creation of the universe. Instead, he believes that the unravelling of a complex series of theories will explain the universe.

Despite the word "complex", the book doesn't sound like it will be for a selected few. Instead, it follows on the success of A Brief History of Time where complicated topics are discussed in a way even non-physicists can understand.

From New Scientist's review: "The Grand Design, [...] is Hawking's first popular book in almost a decade. It duly covers the growth of modern physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, modern cosmology) sprinkled with the wild speculation about multiple universes that seems mandatory in popular works these days. Short but engaging and packed with colourful illustrations, the book is a natural choice for someone wanting a quick introduction to mind-bending theoretical physics."

news: James Lee's Website: SaveThePlanetProtest.com

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 11:00:46) As news have reported last night, the hostage-taking situation at the Discovery Channel building ended after police shot and killed the gunman, James Lee. Reportedly, Police described the gunman as having "concerns" with Discovery's programming, but would not elaborate. The concerns appear to be of an environmental nature.

James Lee's website, SaveThePlanetProtest.com, has been down since trying yesterday, but you can still see his demands via Google's Cache here.

news: Jersey Circus

(By capnasty on 2010-09-02 10:00:09) What happens when you take Family Circus and you mix it with Jersey Shore? This scary thing happens...

news: Garfield Minus Garfield

(By capnasty on 2010-09-01 20:00:46) Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.

news: WikiLeakiLeaks

(By capnasty on 2010-09-01 14:00:05) For all its championing of transparency, secret-sharing website Wikileaks.org is more secretive than almost any media organization. You can help shed some light on Wikileaks by submitting your tips and documents to: leaks@wikileakileaks.org. Anonymity guaranteed.

WikiLeakiLeaks.org will process this data using the highly-scientific criteria of "does it look legit?" and post it here with commentary. (The site was created by Gawker to reportedly give WikiLeaks a taste of its own medicine...)

news: Burning Man's Open Source Cell Phone System

(By capnasty on 2010-09-01 13:00:24) "Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network that's revolutionizing coverage in underprivileged and off-grid spots," tells us Julie Bort of Network World. "It uses VoIP yet works with existing cell phones. It has pedigreed founders. Best of all, it is part of the sex, drugs and art collectively known as Burning Man. Where do you want me to begin?"

news: Mourning the Loss of the Hard Copy Dictionary

(By capnasty on 2010-09-01 12:00:22) "The third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary," tells us the guardian.co.uk's Aida Edermariam, "will probably never be printed". With the print market disappearing, the new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary will be online-only. Many of its rivals -- Collins, Chambers et al. -- have already launched free web versions. But Aida asks: "which one is the wordsmith's best friend?"