February 2012
96 posts
BBC.com launches Future – the home of new trends →
futuramb:
vahidmotlagh:
BBC.com launches Future – the home of new trends in the worlds of Science, Technology, Environment and Health
It is fabulous that so many are interested in the future - or at least are “pornographically” interested in the future - while so few are taking the steps to get there…
SciPak: Drug Counters Effects of Alzheimer's in... →
Fear not Funes, your memories will indeed live forever.
scipak:
An FDA-approved drug called bexarotene counters many of the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models, researchers report. The build-up of protein fragments called amyloid-beta is a key feature of the disease; everyone’s brain produces amyloid-beta, but in healthy individuals, enzymes…
“we do not want to pay for our memories. The films that remind us of our...”
– ‘We, the Web Kids,’ The Atlantic (via somethingchanged)
Luis Moreno Mansilla 1959 - 2012 →
mas-studio:
(Photo by jmeijide)
Sad to see one of the best architects of his generation go so soon. Along with Emilio Tuñon, his partner at Mansilla + Tuñon, Luis Moreno Mansilla designed some of the best buildings in Spain in the last two decades. Our condolences to his family, friends and everybody at Mansilla + Tuñon.
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How Forbes Stole A New York Times Article And Got... →
nostrich: They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how much is a title worth? If the story that proceeds is any indicator, a title is worth over 6700 words and months of research. It all began Friday when the New York Times published an article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets“. It was an extremely long article which discussed how large companies like WalMart and Target collect data...
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Driverless Car Could Defy the Rules of Sprawl -... →
stoweboyd:
Briegmann wonders if the driverless (autonomous) car would lead to reduced congestion, but also greater sprawl?
Robert Bruegmann via Bloomberg
The driverless car might well substantially alter all the equations: the division between public and private, the collective and individual. Transportation policy has never been as clear as the polemics on the subject would suggest. The...
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On People, Parking, And Cities - Michael Manville... →
stoweboyd:
Searching for authoritative numbers on how much of urban space is devoted to cars, I found this gem by Manville and Shoup, People, Parking, And Cities. The authors debunk the numbers bandied about by many — two thirds of LA is devoted to car use, etc. — as being undocumented if you follow the trail of citations. They found that Meyer and Gómez-Ibáñez (1983) had proposed an inverse...
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YES. Bring on the revolution. →
“Forbes has joined a group of 30 clients using Narrative Science software to...”
– Forbes Among 30 Clients Using Computer-Generated Stories Instead of Writers - GalleyCat (via new-aesthetic)
Redesigning the mall for public spaces, parks,... →
climateadaptation:
“Most cities, looking at shrinking budgets, cannot afford to subsidize or knock down ailing malls, and healthy retailers that are expanding — like H&M and Nordstrom Rack — generally will not open at depressed locations. So, as though they were upholstering polyester chairs from the 1960s with Martha Stewart fabric, urban planners and community activists are trying to...
“Today’s sysadmin todo list:
0. Get corporate membership with EFF.
1. Identify...”
– foxylad on hacker news
Today’s sysadmin todo list:0. Get corporate membership with EFF.1. Identify all … | Hacker News
(via fred-wilson)
Log / Transition
My thoughts exactly.
fieldstudy:
I am was an agency-trained, senior-level, print/branding designer & I want to left to work at a start up. Here’s why:
This article was written near the end of an extended and intense job search last summer. I decided to document this career shift on an anonymous blog called Log/Transition. I have since moved into a position as the Creative Director /...
“NYMEX Black Swan ~ The March 2012 Crude Oil Futures Quote Loop On February 13,...”
– Or to quote a most clever comment:
“Crude got the ol’ DDoS”
via Kazys, to whom I’m grateful.
Today’s Black Gold Swan - Presenting The Reason Why The CME’s Crude Market Was Halted For Over One Hour | ZeroHedge
(via slavin)
“But when comparing 2011 numbers to 2010 numbers, VC investments in New York are...”
– VentureBeat (via nycdigital)
"Somebody did their homework." →
From a while back, but I thought it was interesting how realistic this game was for the Yakuza.
Is The Yard, a New Coworking Space In... →
stoweboyd:
Nitasha Tiku via Betabeat
“I certainly looked at GA when I was trying to find some office space, and certainly would consider it in the future, but I found it to be a bit…pretentious?” Mr. Root, who works out of the space, explained by email . “Unlike its Manhattan-based cousins, I’ve found people at The Yard to be just as talented but far more approachable. Maybe I’m just more...
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“Throughout the earth there are ancient forms, forms incorruptible and eternal;...”
– Jorge Luis Borges, The God’s Script (via human-activities)
