The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Web-based ‘brain’ for robots goes live
Robots confused about what they encounter in the world of humans can now get help online.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21714191
Well, I am sad to say I didn’t see this one coming. It makes sense, though, and …
Social Security, Life Expectancy, and Income Inequality
http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/social-security-life-expectancy-and-income-inequality/
Prior to reading the article above (though the thoughts had been percolating for a while), I was a strong proponent of increasing the retirement age for social security. “Everyone knows” that life …
Two interesting articles on global warming and that it ain’t so bad for certain people/ecosystems…
Extra Heat Turning Northern Latitudes Green
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1316622-extra-heat-turning-northern-latitudes-green-study
Global Warming Pushing Trees North
http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/trees-invade-arctic-tundra-130311.htm
Just like how global warming can help shipping and the ozone hole…
What The Hardened Arteries Of Ancient Mummies Mean For Picking A Diet
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2013/03/11/what-the-hardened-arteries-of-ancient-mummies-mean-for-picking-a-diet/
While I think this article is pointing out the obvious, it seems clear that to a lot of people this isn’t obvious at all. While nearly everyone …
Thanks to Eric for putting me on to this…
Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV
http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/25061.aspx
At first I was quite skeptical when I started to read this. There are LOTS of things that show huge promise in the …
Global warming is epic, long-term study says
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/world-climate-change/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Something is really funky on my web server these last couple of days. I am not sure what the problem is, but my provider has cleverly made it nearly impossible to get …
Taking advantage of the day off from the snow ‘storm’ (so far it looks pretty wimpy) I finally got around to updating our construction web site. We have started to ‘cheat’ by hiring someone to help get things done. …
Using video, scientists reveal invisible motion, and it’s freaky
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/using-video-scientists-reveal-invisible-motion-and-its-freaky-20130228/
This is such a cool idea, all the more so because it doesn’t require new cameras or anything. Take the same old video you are already taking, just process the …