December 2011
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“When I first wanted to go to Africa, everybody laughed at me: We didn’t have any...”
– Jane Goodall → (via jenmyers)
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Visualized: IBM's 1956 HDD packs 5MB of storage,... →
Dec 27th
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Electricity from the Air →
unexpectedtech: Flying windmill: Multiple exposures show the flight pattern of the Makani Airborne Wind Turbine, built by Makani Power. The electricity-generating glider is attached to the ground by a carbon-fiber tether. The craft flies “crosswind,” or perpendicular to the direction of the wind, as a kite does. In early tests, prototypes have generated five kilowatts of electric power. Larger...
Dec 27th
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LIFE's 37 Best-Ever Science Photos - Photo Gallery... →
“Scientists have discovered a startlingly ingenious way to transmit images around corners and a whole new American industry is being born.” So LIFE wrote in its October 17, 1960 issue, discussing an innovation called “fiber optics.” Here, LIFE’s Fritz Goro celebrates the breakthrough as Dr. Walter P. Siegmund, an optics specialist scientist, demonstrates.
Dec 26th
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LIFE's 37 Best-Ever Science Photos - Photo Gallery... →
Ralph Morse’s 1955 photograph of Albert Einstein’s office at Princeton, taken on the day Einstein died, is a study in controlled chaos: the outward expression of the archetypal genius at work.
Dec 26th
LIFE's 37 Best-Ever Science Photos - Photo Gallery... →
American architect and designer Charles Eames operates his solar-powered “do nothing machine” — the brightly-colored whirligig spinning in front of him — in this Ralph Crane picture that neatly captures the sheer fun of an inventive mind.
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A political parable. →
foulmouthedliberty: dumbconservativebitches: A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I…
Dec 20th
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“Imagination and vision set the course.”
– Albert W. Rubeling, Jr.
Dec 20th
Decade 21-2 Communication
Is it just me? I always think, “I should text them instead of call—they may be busy and I don’t want to interrupt.” So I text, SMS, Kik message, e-mail, etc., to the point where I find I’m avoiding the tele-cellular-desk-mobile phone.  Is it just me?
Dec 20th
Stairways, stairs, and more stairways. Yes! →
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Cool, behind-the-scenes installation video →
Google Earth On 48 Screens Is the Best Way To Explore the Planet
Dec 17th
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kpbarbee: A lunchtime favorite with both white and... →
Dec 15th
kpbarbee: Back in Singapore after the delightful... →
Dec 10th
kpbarbee: It's right on the beach. Lots of street... →
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kpbarbee: In transit enjoying the spectacular... →
Dec 6th
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“I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go...”
– Douglas Adams (via someonesnotebook)
Dec 5th
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kpbarbee: Lemon bars!! (@ black coffee dessert... →
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