Bill Clinton: Netanyahu killed the peace process | The Cable
No surprise that he has that opinion, some surprise that he's expressing it.
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Grocery store CEOs: Refuse Monsanto's GMO sweet corn!
This sounds like fearmongering, but then again, I have no particular reason to trust Big Corn when it comes to GMO safety (see monarch butterflies).
BBC News - Speed-of-light experiments give baffling result at Cern
It will be interesting to see if it turns out to be a GPS reference frame error.
Troy Davis and the state of American justice | Megan Carpentier | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
A legal habit I hope we someday mature out of.
Why Is This Cargo Container Emitting So Much Radiation? | Magazine
I suppose it will never be clear if anyone was hurt by this illegally disposed Cobalt-60 source, but it's a fascinating tale.
Tilted Twister
Pretty awesome Lego model. I love how ridiculously long it takes to turn over a given minute.
DANGER 5 TRAILER - YouTube
This appears to be a real upcoming youtube TV show. It looks kind of amazing.
Man gets smartphone dock built into prosthetic arm - Telegraph
Unsurprising. Next steps will be mechanical recharging?
Beeri on Vimeo
Silly, but kinda awesome.
Crazy Sexy Geeks: Tim Gunn on Star Trek TOS & Gender! - YouTube
Interesting thoughts on gendered costumes in the original Star Trek. I wonder if they'll get to Wesley's sweaters...
SENSELESS DRAWING BOT on Vimeo
Cool art installation, although I question some of the descriptions that it's much like actual graffiti.
The Full Walter Isaacson/Steve Jobs Interview From 60 Minutes - Mac Rumors
Interesting. I am looking forward to the book.
PEOPLE ARE AWESOME 2011 - YouTube
Productivity Future Vision (2011) - YouTube
The screens-everywhere idea has been seen before. One interesting thing: no verbal interfaces a la Siri.
the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support
I don't understand why Google can't force the carriers/manufacturers to update more regularly.
Wall Street Isn't Winning It's Cheating | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
I would sum it up as "heads you win, tails I lose".
Move the Data Server-Side! Occupy Sanctuary! | Easily Distracted
The Diablo II economy metaphor is apt. Cheaters can ruin the system for everyone.
Marvin Gaye - United States National Anthem (1983) - YouTube
Very different rendition, complete with drum machine.
Why Workers Are Losing the War Against the Machines - Yahoo! Finance
I think we can survive this structural shift, but it's increasingly likely that high employment is just not going to happen.
THAT IS ALL from John Hodgman, Tom Scharpling, They Might Be Giants, Jon Hamm, Justin Long, Dutton Books, Jonathan Coulton, Robert Hatch-Miller, Puloma Basu, Paul Yee, Brooke Shields, Paul Rudd, Dick Cavett, Nas, Fred Armisen, questlove, Samantha Bee, Jas
John Hodgman is The Deranged Millionaire in the trailer for his final book of complete world knowledge.
Deallocated Objects - What If Apple Made a TV?
A good wishlist. I think lose the Ethernet port, and have the TV auto-detect and configure HDMI inputs when you plug something in. iPod Touch I'm less sure about, since it's then a remote you might want to take away from the TV.
Now is the time for action! - YouTube
There's something so weird about this campaign ad.
Chris Brown Ft Busta Rhymes-Look At Me Now(Polka Version) - YouTube
What.
Midnight Sun | Iceland on Vimeo
Pretty. I like the bobbing icebergs.
me & her — Great artists steal the future
The T.S. Eliot quote is great. I wonder though if I'm just agreeing due to Apple bias.
Is Siri Feminist? | ThinkProgress
Flash Bug Allows Miscreants to Remotely Operate Your Web Cam | Threat Level | Wired.com
Ignoring that there's a bug with this, why are any of these Flash features controlled by a server-side panel loaded from a web page??
Sesame Street - What is a computer? - YouTube
"It can think, but you have to tell it what to do."
BUDAPEST . Parking - YouTube
Cool solution, but I'd rather just ban the cars from the public spaces :oP.
Shagged by a rare parrot - Last Chance To See - BBC Two - YouTube
Heh.