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Poverty in Mississippi Delta worsened by poor broadband
Madhis sez, “The Broadband in the Mississippi Delta report analyzes broadband availability and economic opportunity in Mississippi and the impact it has on communities of color. With far too little...
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Art installation scans plants and prints sculptures of growth
David Bowen created a robotic art installation that laser scans an onion plant every 24 hours and uses a 3D printer to fabricate plastic models illustrating the plant’s growth. After each sculpture is...
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Dude in Moscow hacks video billboard to display porn
Breaking news from Russia: “Police in the southern city of Novorossiisk have arrested a man accused of hacking into a video billboard in Moscow last month and showing a pornographic movie that spawned...
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Luxembourg sized iceberg breaks off Antarctica
From Times Online: An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has split off from the Antarctic continent and could disrupt global ocean patterns and weather systems for decades, according to scientists.
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Octopus cam: Your key to a happier day
The Smithsonian National Zoo just got a Pacific Giant Octopus. (Weeeelll, sort of. It’s a baby, and currently only about three pounds. But it’ll be giant someday, promise.) The little critter doesn’t...
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Could tiny terrestrial gamma-ray radiation flashes harm airline passengers?
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope will join the search for mysterious gamma-ray flashes above thunderstorms, which are ultrabrief but could be hazardous to air travelers. “Just one millisecond...
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Obsolete professions
CCrawford sez, "NPR highlights a dozen obsolete occupations that have either been despecialized (typist), obsoleted by tech (switchboard operator), or dead but experiencing a small comeback....
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Save the iBot!
Advocates of the iBot wheelchair – a ‘personal mobility device’, with Segway gyroscopic technology, which can climb stairs and, transformer-like, balance at eye level on two wheels. The iBot was...
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Leaving reality behind.
Leaving reality behind. i’m visiting Zai and the etoy crew – just hours before they go to their huge exhibition in Korea. I will stay a few more days in their studio made out of containers. An amazing...
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