CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-19 08:02:51 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

George, FTW.

2013-05-18 12:24:15 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 9 +1s)

Aïe!

2013-05-18 10:02:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

2013-05-18 08:58:02 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Cosign. If I owned a bar I would have this sign up outside it too.


#tgif   #beerthirty  

2013-05-17 14:38:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Sur 100 personnes dans le monde...

• 83 savent lire et écrire, 17 pas
• 75 ont un téléphone portable, 25 n'en ont pas

• 21 sont en surpoids, 63 ont un poids normal, 15 sont sous-alimentés, 1 souffre de la faim

... le monde en 100 personnes ! L'infographie de la semaine, par Jack Hagley

L'infographie complète >> http://bit.ly/14vLeSA #Dataviz #infographie  

2013-05-17 14:00:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

The inevitable image test

2013-05-16 16:41:14 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

Can the oceans clean themselves? 19-year-old Boyan Slat thinks so – with a little help from humans, of course: http://ow.ly/l5nFe. 

Find out more about his ambitious and creative project to get rid of plastic in major ocean gyres at http://ow.ly/l5nLW. And get involved if you are a physical oceanographer, a hydrodynamic/fluid dynamics modeller, or a maritime structure engineer!

Courtesy of +European Geosciences Union 

2013-05-13 18:52:43 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

#Leonardo   #FacialRecognition  

2013-05-13 18:50:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

With the help of massive amounts of computer muscle, Google has scrubbed away cloud cover, filled in missing pixels, digitally stitched puzzle-piece pictures together, until the growing, thriving, sometimes dying planet is revealed in all its dynamic churn. The images are striking not just because of their vast sweep of geography and time but also because of their staggering detail. Consider: a standard TV image uses about one-third of a million pixels per frame, while a high-definition image uses 2 million. The Landsat images, by contrast, weigh in at 1.8 trillion pixels per frame, the equivalent of 900,000 high-def TVs assembled into a single mosaic.

2013-05-12 12:33:03 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Très interessant, et cela correspond beaucoup mieux à ce que je vois autour de moi que ce qu'on veut bien en dire normalement. C'ets la culture qui est différente, avec ses plus et ses moins... et l'exception culturelle française de faire beaucoup d'enfants en étant propriétaires n'est pas forcément un avantage!

2013-05-12 12:09:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Call for action of Europeans: where are you? Comment and you will be circled
the latest figures of stats service Comscore show a sharp rise in the number of European users of G+ which sounds good
In November I posted about the limited number of Europeans on G+ and I included some figures to show it. This weekend new figures came in which are probably much more reliable and most importantly more recent. In the attached graph you can see that the US still dominates G+ but Europe would be strong if the numbers were combined.

My post of two months ago, based on the profiles suggested otherwise. I warned at that time that my figures were based on the profiles people filled in and an overwhelming majority never specifies their country. You can read it here: https://plus.google.com/112352920206354603958/posts/4ADw2NVV7WG
At that time I said Europe which is almost twice as large as... more »

2013-05-11 12:33:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

POLL: What is "Europe" for you?

Simply +1 the option you agree with below! :)

If you reshare, can you please redirect people back to the original post so counting is easier.

Feel free to add a new option!! :D

2013-05-11 09:30:24 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Vote for a slogan!

We are looking for a clever or better the best wordplay where you explain what Twitter is, what Facebook is and what Google+ is.
It's that simple.

2013-05-05 07:51:55 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 12 +1s)

In my opinion, it shows the difference between being always connected, and use the Internet. Like every thing in life, it's simply necessary to find an equilibrium.

2013-04-28 15:33:00 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

A wooden bowl "builds itself." Mesmerizingly!

(via metafilter.com)

2013-04-23 17:23:59 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Fireworks in reverse... love it !

2013-04-23 15:59:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Chaque mois un journal qui ne ressemble pas au précédent, un journal qui ne ressemble à aucun autre.

L'Impossible 12 est en kiosque! Et moi je vérifie ma boite aux lettres tous les jours pour voir si il ne serait pas déjà là.

2013-04-21 13:31:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

La corruption aux USA, l'outils Patriot Act

Avant le partriotAct de 2001/2002 ( keywordAlert :) Coucou le FBI, je fais de l'information ;) ), on pouvait ouvrir une société  aux USA pour 800€ par internet sans se déplacer, oui oui, sans se déplacer, tout par Email et un UPS/DHL à la fin pour envoyer des copies papiers des documents. 

Une société dans n’importe-quel état aux USA (législation différente par état), mais ce qui était surtout intéressant c'était de l'ouvrir dans l'état du Delaware, un état muet comme une carpe (ou un BlackBass :) ), muet au point ultime que même en cas de terrorisme, de manipulation économique, de corruption le Delaware ne transmettait rien et toujours rien aujourd'hui non plus.

Donc si vous suivez c'est une société classifié par le bon sens en "Offshore", même si ça sefait pas de traiter les USA de... more »

2013-04-21 11:28:25 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Les taronges a Europa (i rodalia)
Oranges in Europe (and surroundings)

Interessant mapa amb els noms de les taronges.
An interesting map with the oranges names.

- Color carbassa: del sànscrit नारङ्ग nāraṅga (taronger) possiblement d'origen draviídic, a través del persa  نارنگ (nārang) i l'àrab نارنج (nāranj).
- Orange colour: from the Sanskrit word for "orange tree" (नारङ्ग nāraṅga), probably of Dravidian origin, through Persian نارنگ (nārang) and Arabic  نارنج (nāranj).
- Carbassa fosc: variaciò de l'anterior, de l'antic francès pomme d'orenge, poma de taronja (sic).
- Dark orange: variation from the previous one, from old French pomme d'orenge, orange's apple (sic).
- Verd: en molts llocs (Turquia, bàsicament) els comerciants portuguesosles van introduir, d'aquí el nom.
- Green: they were intr... more »

2013-04-21 09:41:02 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 12 +1s)

Undeclared martial law, dancing to terrorists' tune, ... and we applauded
I think I'm one of the few people disturbed and unhappy by how the manhunt was run in Boston and by how few people even questioned if any of this was legal.  Or what precedent we just set.

The media, who should have been loudest in questioning these actions, used the polite term "lockdown" to describe what was an undeclared martial law.  When you shut down all transportation, close businesses, tell citizens they must remain inside their homes, and bring in the armored vehicles - that's martial law.  When you search people's bags and demand their ID because they are walking on the street - that's martial law.  When you "ask" people for "consent" to search their homes by sticking your foot in the door and using intimidation and fear - that's martiallaw.  T... more »

2013-04-19 16:28:41 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

So, one can be a member of parlament, christian, father of 3, conservative and be in favor of gay marriage. And funny in addition !

Congrats New-Zealand ! And shame on the French Parliament.

2013-04-16 16:12:26 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Just another funny experiment in the web :)

2013-04-13 07:23:15 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

Monsanto is in my opinion one of the worst companies in the world.

Companies like Monsanto have found loopholes in European law to have exclusive rights over conventional seeds, so we just need to close them shut before they set a dangerous global precedent.

Please sign the petition! #sharingiscaring  

2013-04-09 19:19:14 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

An interesting survey about priorities. 
An honest government is not in the priorities of french people, I'm not surprised ;)
More votes they have more interesting will be the results!

2013-04-02 13:23:49 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Les sénateurs s'apprêtent à débattre et voter la loi mariage pour tous. Le vote pourrait etre très serré.

All Out - le mouvement pour l'amour et l'égalité - va publier une publicité dans Le Monde ce jeudi pour faire entendre les voix POUR l'égalité et le mariage pour tous.

Ils ont besoin de 10 000 signatures supplémentaires avant ce soir. La publicité montrera le nombre de signataires de cette pétition d'All Out.

2013-04-01 19:39:06 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 13 +1s)

Bob Potts is an unknown artist with a lot of talent. There is quite nothing about him in internet.

Here is a beautiful letter he wrote: http://www.danielbusby.com/kinetic-sculpture/fantastic-work-of-bob-potts/

He first joined his brother in producing a monumental kinetic sculpture called "My First Car" in Berkeley between 1966 and 1971.

Potts' "Pursuit II" won "Best in Show" at the "Made in NY 2011" juried show at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn.

2013-03-31 15:42:06 (8 comments, 3 reshares, 16 +1s)

The last Festo creation! What a beauty!

2013-03-30 13:41:08 (10 comments, 8 reshares, 18 +1s)

It's terrifying. Europa will leave no place for democracy if this happens.

2013-03-30 09:51:49 (22 comments, 11 reshares, 34 +1s)

4/04 democracy not found

Durant la journée du 4 avril, le parti Pirate se fera le porte voix du grand public en récoltant les remarques des participants. Le principe est de lister ce qui manque a notre démocratie, et de produire suite à cela, une synthèse des contributions. 

2013-03-29 15:43:44 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Une victoire de plus pour les Déboulonneurs ,
Ca fleure bon la jurisprudence!

2013-03-29 15:00:22 (40 comments, 9 reshares, 58 +1s)

Parfois, je suis impressionnée positivement par un homme politique français. Et c'est assez rare pour que j'ai envie de partager cela avec vous.

Le député de la circonscription de l'étranger dont je fais parti (allemagne), +Pierre-Yves Le Borgn', nous a aujourd'hui envoyé sa seconde lettre d'information. Si vous ne le savez pas, c'était la toute première fois l'an dernier que nous avions droit à des députés de l'étranger, et il faut avoué que la participation a été faible, nous ne savions pas trop à quoi il servirait.
Et bien, ces lettres d'information sont une merveilleuse idée, et tous nos députés devraient en faire une (un email tout les 4 mois, c'est plaisant sans être du harcèlement).

Voila donc un résumé de son message:
- Il a travaillé en particulier sur les problèmes de retraite poru les gens ayanttravaillé en allemagne, ... more »

2013-03-28 18:01:05 (0 comments, 13 reshares, 28 +1s)

Tearable cloth in JavaScript

And the award for the coolest canvas physics experiment of the day goes to this little beauty (http://bit.ly/11LmmoG). Its a CodePen link so you also get the added benefit of being able to play with the source code :)

#html5   #javascript   #html5canvas   #physics   #webdevelopment  

2013-03-28 17:55:04 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

This proverb is actually Czech. Our Head of the Czech Language Unit reliably informs us that, despite not being an exact translation, the English version effectively conveys the meaning of the original, which is:

Kolik jazyků znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem

2013-03-27 21:05:07 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Got 2000 beer crates lying around?

2013-03-26 20:06:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Stay awesome, interwebs. :)

pic found here: http://goo.gl/Osk4m

2013-03-26 20:05:38 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 28 +1s)

Yeah... I'd tap that! :o)
#starwarstuesday
+Star Wars Tuesday
via: beerstreetjournal.com

2013-03-26 18:33:23 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Vous avez entendu parler de ça? Il y en à peut-être qui seront intéressés par ici.
Je trouve le concept vraiment super, un projet à suivre!

2013-03-26 18:26:01 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

2013-03-24 08:28:24 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I have just watched "Searching for Sugar Man" and It is truly brilliant. If you have any interest in music, you ought to watch it !

2013-03-23 15:56:41 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 19 +1s)

Brandan, 20 March, Business Day

2013-03-23 15:49:16 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

I watched this video twice and cried both times. 

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/honoring-students-with-special-needs

I'll donate $1 for each public share of this post up to, say, $2,000. Let's bring a little joy into these kids' hearts.

Hat tip to +Chris Brogan 

2013-03-21 14:03:14 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

We saved Google Wave. Should we save Reader?
You are to decide! If this post gets 10 000 shares we will resurrect Google Reader! http://ow.ly/jhwvw 

2013-03-20 18:34:32 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Very nice Finswimming Promo Video ...

As many of you know, my chosen sport is #Finswimming , though I don't practice it myself any more, but now train my daughter and British finswimming champion +cassandra graikowski. This is a very nicely done video that might give you a general idea of what finswimming is all about.

Please share!

I'm trying to build an active finswimming community here at G+ and get all the international finswimming scene over from the other large social network. To achieve this I'll need your help, though. Support me in making finswimming popular here and showing them that G+ is by far the better platform for a community. Share, share, share! Thx, guys!

Greez,
+Jens Graikowski 

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2013-03-20 18:32:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Mouarf; je sais qu'on est plusieurs dans ce cas, peut-etre que ça intéressera certain =p

2013-03-20 18:27:13 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Face of the future rears its head: talking head expresses emotions
 Cambridge University delivered a stunning breakthrough in photorealistic expressions combined with a computer generated voice.

Note while watching that the voice becomes more believable when there is a face to go with it. Future of games as well as of advertising? It would make a perfect online sales assistant. 

2013-03-17 18:06:32 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 8 +1s)

Given how most people celebrate #stpatricksday  and that today is #ScienceSunday , I thought this might be a public service to post...=)

In case its too small to read, here is the source: http://bit.ly/WwOqLS

2013-03-17 17:56:24 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Looking for a great Google Reader alternative? We've got five awesome ones for you to try, nominated by Lifehacker readers! Which do you think is the best?

2013-03-03 20:48:43 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Hardware Chess Set

Reminded me of the other set I posted a couple of weeks ago:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114077525644661833984/posts/QJtQWymydAA

Source: http://www.etsy.com/listing/93293258/hardware-chess-set

2013-03-03 11:28:46 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

If you work for a company that does business in the EU, please consider helping the PSF defend the Python trademark in Europe: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2013/02/python-trademark-at-risk-in-europe-we.html

2013-03-01 17:00:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Ce n’est pas à la vertu qu’on rend hommage, ce n’est pas à la morale. C’est à la crédibilité. C’est l’hommage qu’une société malade rend à la santé.