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Dec 31st

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Dec 30th

Dec 29th

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TED | Talks | Amory Lovins: We must win the oil endgame (video)

Dec 29th

Dec 26th

Nuclear waste could power Britain →

Dec 25th

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A Non-Newtonian fluid, so named because it’s properties cannot be described in terms of the concepts of classical fluids, can be created easily in the home. This example is a mixture of corn starch and water, roughly 10 parts cornstarch to 1 water. When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid. Especially interesting is the reaction when it is disturbed at certain...

Dec 25th

How to run across water! →

Dec 25th

Interactive, Touch-Sensitive *Paper* →

Dec 25th

The torture tape fingering Bush as a war criminal →

Dec 25th

Dec 24th

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Dec 22nd

Lakotans secede from US →

A Hoka Hey!

Dec 20th

“When you tap your brake, the traffic may come to a full stand-still several...”

– Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians

Dec 19th

Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life... →

Dec 19th

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First videos of the system in actual use (vice renders of the system) Sailing towards lower emissions

Dec 19th

MIT engineers blood vessels that could be used in... →

Dec 19th

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Dec 17th

“Executives at a Denver phone carrier, Qwest, refused in early 2001 to give the...”

– Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry

Dec 17th

Judge: Man can't be forced to divulge encryption... →

I always thought that being forced to give up crypto keys and passwords was unconstitutional (5th amendment), it looks like the judicial system may agree with me. While this is a terrible case, I think overall it’s a win for everyone.

Dec 15th