October 2011
56 posts
September 2011
74 posts
Random Thought. Google and Facebook.
I find it funny that everyone likes to complain about Facebook, yet…very few of these same people ever have anything to say about Google, who has *far* greater view into our personal lives than FB ever will. FB doesn’t index our web searches. They don’t image our streets. They don’t save our documents for us. They don’t store and deliver our email. They don’t have their own smart phone platform, etc… etc…
Facebook likes to track a few pages and lets us know where are friends are, sure. But Google has our maps, our searches, our friends, our web chats, our social media, our phones, our documents, our photos, and the list goes on.
I’ll admit I’m guilty of this to a degree, as I’m a long-time customer and supporter of Google. I use GMail, Google+, Google Maps, own an Android phone, etc… It’s just a strange dichotomy.
Mastering the List: “It’s taken 24 centuries, the work of archaeologists, scholars and... →
dreamyeyed.tumblr.com
“It’s taken 24 centuries, the work of archaeologists, scholars and historians, and the advent of the Internet to make the Dead Sea Scrolls accessible to anyone in the world. Today, as the new year approaches on the Hebrew calendar, we’re celebrating the launch of the Dead Sea Scrolls online; a…
Awesome X2-class solar flare caught by SDO →
blogs.discovermagazine.com
(via BadAstronomy)
On Saturday, September 24, 2011, at 09:40 UT, most of the folks working for NASA were probably asleep. But NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory never sleeps: it’s only job is to stare at the Sun, 24 hours a day, every day.
Good thing it does, too, because it caught a pretty decent-sized solar flare erupting from the Sun’s disk at that time:
Random Thought: Respect
I have varying levels of respect and admiration for many different people regarding a wide variety of things. Among all of this there is one constant: it’s earned.
Respect is not automatic based who you or others think you are. It also doesn’t necessarily mean I always agree with what you say or do and should not be confused as though it does.
Because a few have asked about my FB profile
My FB currently very strongly reflects a period of my life that is essentially over and that I’m working hard to move on from. So until I have the will and desire to clean it up, edit it down, or delete it altogether and start over I’m not adding any friends or linking it anywhere. Thanks for understanding.
Joss Whedon: Feminist
- Interviewer: So why do you write these strong female characters?
- Whedon: Because you're still asking me that question.
It Turns Out Some Borders *Are* Visible from Space →
universetoday.com
There is an oft-repeated and perhaps beautiful saying that you can’t see political borders from space. Well, it turns out that saying isn’t true; not anymore. ISS astronaut Ron Garan took this image recently which clearly shows the border between India and Pakistan.
Top 10 Most Important Astronomers →
listverse.com
Since the very dawn of humankind, our species has looked out upon the cosmos in awe of the glory of the heavens above. While the spectacular views offered by our night sky haven’t changed a great deal over the eons, our understanding of them has. Knowledge of our universe has gradually expanded over the last few thousand years thanks to the efforts of astronomers through the ages. We know what we do about the universe today thanks to the discoveries of all of these astronomers, the ten most important of whom are listed here.
Neuroscience: What happens to your brain under the influence of music(via @io9) →
io9.com
From the perspective of neuroscience, listening to music is one of the most complex things you can do. Many parts of your brain have to work together to comprehend even the simplest tune.
“We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster.”
—Carl Sagan (via terrawalker)
Gladiator-school ruins discovered in Austria - Europe - Al Jazeera English →
english.aljazeera.net
I think this is kinda cool.
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”
—Kurt Vonnegut (via troubled)
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