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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:25:24 +0100

Enteroscopy

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:01:51 +0000

A procedure similar to EGD and colonoscopy used to examine the small intestine. In some cases this involves swallowing a capsule with a tiny camera inside that transmits images to video monitor as it passes through the digestive tract.

"Do you want your government run by The View?"

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:21:27 +0000

“Do you want your government run by The View?”

- Fox co-host on the record number of women in Congress (via mediamattersforamerica)

holy crap dude

(via larsvonbeer)

The answer is obviously a resounding, “Yes.”

(via notacomplexperson)

Because educated, elected, and even DISTINGUSHED female congressmen -some of whom lost their limbs fighting for this country are equal to women who host a morning talkshow and gossip about everything from celebrities to health trends to current events. I can’t fuckig even. Bring on the Lady Senators then maybe shit will get done! (via sweetupndown9)

"To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is..."

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:53:25 +0000

“To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.”

- Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962 (via youmightfindyourself)

today: Toast to Repeal Day! Cocktails with a dash of...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:22:29 +0000

today:

Toast to Repeal Day! Cocktails with a dash of bitters

Prohibition ended 79 years ago today. Now drink up!

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Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:22:23 +0000

musesofdesign: (via caruth_010 » CONTEMPORIST) I want...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:44:01 +0000

musesofdesign:

(via caruth_010 » CONTEMPORIST)

I want this

thenextweb: Wrap yourself around this for a few minutes because...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:00:15 +0000

thenextweb:

Wrap yourself around this for a few minutes because it’s beautiful. Evan Boehm has made a short film where you can turn the scene around, interact with the characters and follow the tragic story of a fisherman and see the darker side of his journey. Boehm made the basis of The Carp and the Seagull in about a week in C in a workshop and then worked on the rest in WebGL (Web Graphics Library, a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D and 2D within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins. (via This is beautiful. Watch Evan Boehm’s ‘The Carp and the Seagull’ interactive short film - The Next Web)

"I don’t think there’s too much money sitting around. I think there’s too much money in too few..."

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:37:25 +0100

“I don’t think there’s too much money sitting around. I think there’s too much money in too few hands. So when six white guys in suits control two and a half billion dollars, that’s not a good thing. Instead of being allocated just to one firm, it would be better if that two and a half billion dollars was allocated to 25 firms at $100 million each. It would lead to more diversity or people trying more things: data sciences, urban sciences, transportation, energy, materials science, and many others.”

- Fred Wilson - Technology Review (via bijan)
Yes

youmightfindyourself: 28-inch plywood cube, top, with multiple...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:15:24 +0100

youmightfindyourself:

28-inch plywood cube, top, with multiple drawers on all sides, by Takeshi Miyakawa.

Yes please

think-progress: On this day in 1873: Susan B Anthony was fined...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:32:02 +0100

think-progress:

On this day in 1873: Susan B Anthony was fined $100 for voting. She said, “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty”

Yep

"The other key disruptor is empathy. Probably every company would say they try to understand their..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:44:05 +0100

“The other key disruptor is empathy. Probably every company would say they try to understand their customer — and that they’ve done the market research to prove it! — but what I’m talking about in this context is a bit more subtle, it’s a combination of respect and emotional intelligence (i.e. the ability to recognize and relate to the feelings of another person) that enables you to create truly amazing user experiences. (Instagram is a good example of a company that soared ahead of its competition with a better designed, empathy-driven product.) I just don’t think it’s possible to build an amazing product or app or whatever without being able to empathize with and understand the person who is supposed to be using it. On some fundamental level great design is able to get into the mindset of a user and anticipate, guide, and delight. None of that is possible without empathy.”

- Generosity, empathy, and disruption | peter.roj.as (via Heather Rasley)

This is why I’m skeptical of things like UX research and A/B testing. Either you, as the person building a product, have the passion and empathy to create something that people will truly love, or you don’t. No amount of research will lead you to something that people embrace in the way they embrace something like Instagram, and in my experience things that are the product of research can often end up feeling functional but a bit hollow.

(via buzz)

So true in many ways

emergentfutures: Paul Higgins: My first thought was...

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:33:54 +0100

emergentfutures:

Paul Higgins: My first thought was “shark”

smarterplanet:

Spanish Government Deploys Robotic Fish to Monitor Maritime Pollution

Currently the port relies on divers to monitor water quality, which is a lengthy process costing €100,000 per year. The divers take water samples from hundreds of points in the port, then send them off for analysis, with the results taking weeks to return. By contrast, the SHOAL robots would continuously monitor the water, letting the port respond immediately to the causes of pollution, such as a leaking boat or industrial spillage, and work to mitigate its effects.

The SHOAL fish are one and a half metres long, comparable to the size and shape of a tuna, but their neon-yellow plastic shell means they are unlikely to be mistaken for the real thing. A range of onboard chemical sensors detect lead, copper and other pollutants, along with measuring water salinity.

They are driven by a dual-hinged tail capable of making tight turns that would be impossible with a propeller-driven robot. They are also less noisy, reducing the impact on marine life.

The robots are battery powered and capable of running for 8 hours between charges. At the moment the researchers have to recover them by boat, but their plan is that the fish will return to a charging station by themselves.

Working in a group, the fish can cover a 1 kilometre-square region of water, down to a depth of 30 metres. They communicate with each other and a nearby base-station using very low-frequency sound waves, which can penetrate the water more easily than radio waves. However, this means the fish have a low data transmission rate and can only send short, predefined messages. “It’s a good solution, but it requires thinking carefully about what data to transmit and how to use that data,” says Kristi Morgansen, a roboticist at the University of Washington, who was not involved in the research.

Robotic fish shoal sniffs out pollution in harbours - environment - 22 May 2012 - New Scientist

via joshbyard:

Cool

emergentfutures: Joi Ito’s Near-Perfect Explanation of the Next...

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:34:15 +0100

emergentfutures:

Joi Ito’s Near-Perfect Explanation of the Next 100 Years

“One hundred years from now, the role of science and technology will be about becoming part of nature rather than trying to control it.”

Full Story: Technology Review

Yessss

The general audience (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:25:25 +0100

The general audience (Taken with instagram)

Magnetic wall (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:10:12 +0100

Magnetic wall (Taken with instagram)

Wui Wei (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:07:55 +0100

Wui Wei (Taken with instagram)

This or that (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:06:16 +0100

This or that (Taken with instagram)

A Fistful of Style: A Thrifter’s Manifesto Vol 1: Rethinking Retail

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:35:29 +0100

A Fistful of Style: A Thrifter’s Manifesto Vol 1: Rethinking Retail:

I’m like you!

afistfulofstyle:

I am a second hand shopper. A thrifter. I almost never buy retail. I grew up in thrift stores. Second hand isn’t just an option for me, it’s the only option.

Around the time clothes started determining your social status I was faced with a choice. I could chase my peers acceptance through…

Oh what a circus!

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:32:00 +0100

When I do end up going, I do wish to go like Eva Peron.