Monthly Archives: November 2009
Idiots…
YouTube – Chaos inside Walmart during Black Friday. Share/Bookmark
Large Hadron Collider sets new power world record
(PhysOrg.com) — CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has today become the world’s highest energy particle accelerator, having accelerated its twin beams of protons to an energy of 1.18 TeV in the early hours of the morning. This exceeds the previous world … Continue reading
The Faith Instinct by Nicholas Wade
Just read this short review of “The Faith Instinct” by Nicholas Wade on the New Scientist website. I find the idea of “The Evolution of Faith” a very interesting one, a very obvious one, and it might be a great … Continue reading
Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009
Some great photography of the yearly pilgrimage. Via Eid al-Adha and the Hajj, 2009 – The Big Picture – Boston.com. Share/Bookmark
Moon – Classic SciFi
I first read about this movie earlier this year, in an article from the NYT and right away I knew I had to see this film. Living in the Netherlands it’s sometimes difficult to figure out when a movie is … Continue reading
Facebook Design Refresh Coming
Here we go, get ready for another round of grumbling masses having a hard time adapting to change. Facebook is revamping its design. You can check out some screenshots on the French site below. I do like the new elements, … Continue reading
Twitter-Charity Interviews a Complete List
Interesting to see how charity organizations use Twitter to further their cause Twitter-Charity Interviews a Complete List @ TechnicaVita Share/Bookmark
Hans Rosling: Asia’s rise — how and when | Video on TED.com
Great TED video Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world’s dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since … Continue reading
Web 3.0 – Are We There Yet?
Great post by Vanessa Miemis about what’s next for the web on the social level. Hope to be able to post some material on the media front soon as well. I wrote a post a few days ago, Is Twitter … Continue reading
Semantic Research World Standards
European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks in semantic technology. Physorg.com Share/Bookmark