CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-04-09 06:23:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Unified Patents, backed by Google, takes fight to patent trolls - CNET Mobile" http://feedly.com/k/ZJyqmE

2013-04-01 08:00:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If you haven't watched this yet - take the time to. It'll restore your faith in humanity. 

2013-03-30 23:17:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

NASA moves to Linux
“We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable – one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust or adapt, we could.” 

2013-03-01 19:49:31 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2013-02-24 21:51:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Best Bandages Ever When You Need A Quick Explanation...

I'd probably choose Jousting or Ninja Fight. Wait. Jousting. It has a nice medieval ring to it. wide grin

#jousting   #ninja   #sharkbites   #bandages   #coolstuffoftheday   #geekhumor   #g33k   #funnypics  

via/ http://bit.ly/Zt7Pgb

2013-02-22 21:02:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2013-01-27 18:34:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A water droplet lands on a piece of molten sodium - you know the rest!
#ScienceEveryday  when it's not #ScienceSunday  

The video is worth a watch too. Linked to start 3.45 in for a frame by frame with an audio description by Professor Martyn Poliakoff.

Sodium v Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

2013-01-24 18:20:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So who is going to be offended first :)

2013-01-20 21:57:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Is winning all that counts? Are you absolutely sure about that?

Very little has been said about this…..On December 2, Basque athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai - bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the London Olympics. As they entered the finishing straight, he saw the Kenyan runner - the certain winner of the race - mistakenly pull up about 10 meters before the finish, thinking he had already crossed the line.

Fernández Anaya quickly caught up with him, but instead of exploiting Mutai's mistake to speed past and claim an unlikely victory, he stayed behind and, using gestures, guided the Kenyan to the line and let him cross first.

Ivan Fernandez Anaya, a Basque runner of 24 years who is considered an athlete with a big future(cha... more »

2013-01-18 20:38:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2012-12-20 01:52:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Did you see the video of the eagle snatching the kid? Yeah. It's fake.

2012-12-17 17:58:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716344

2012-12-17 09:09:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-12-16 22:19:03 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Forget Print-on-Demand -- Now There's Write-on-Demand

A tech-savvy economist has developed a software system that can write books about specific subjects in about 20 minutes. The patented algorithms have so far generated hundreds of thousands of books, with Amazon listing over 100,000. Originally focused on arcane scientific subjects, the system is now going to try its digital hand at genre fiction--starting with romance novels.

Article via Singularity Hub : http://bit.ly/SZFImr

2012-12-15 20:22:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://youtu.be/IMIPTtvAuUU

2012-12-15 00:02:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

What an amazing, slightly terrifying combination.

2012-12-12 19:10:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-12-12 17:32:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Oh man oh man this is so great! Dark Knight Rises trailer in LEGO. 

2012-12-10 17:59:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Welcome to New Zealand: land of vast blue skies, snow-capped mountains and, of course, hobbits.

2012-12-10 02:43:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Victoria Police say - Don't use Apple Maps app.

From the news report: "Victoria Police say that in the past two months they have rescued six people who were lost in the Murray Sunset National Park while trying to get to Mildura - more than 70km away.

Inspector Simon Clemence says he is concerned people using the Apple Maps app could find themselves in trouble.

"If it was a 45-degree day, someone could actually die," he said.

"It's quite a dangerous situation, so we would be calling for people not to use the new Apple iPhone mapping system if they're travelling from South Australia to Mildura.""

2012-12-10 00:37:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-12-09 17:17:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Ktrak is a patented wheel system that turns a mountain bike into a pedal-powered snow machine and all terrain vehicle. Created by Kyle Reeves, the biking innovation is a kit that can attach to the rear of any mountain bike. It creates traction on previously ‘unridable’ surfaces such as snow or sand, turning your bike into a snow or sand plough.

Read more about history of this invention: www.goo.gl/k2QDi 

2012-12-08 18:19:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-12-06 20:40:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today Google announced a pretty huge milestone - its service now has half a billion members. 

2012-12-05 22:56:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/portals-physics-engine-rebuilt-in-25kb-on-a-graphing-calculator/

2012-12-01 19:01:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2012-11-30 20:20:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Status of 'Daemon' Movie

Lots of you have asked me what's going on with the motion picture adaptation of my book, Daemon.  Here's an update: after having been optioned four years ago by a major studio, the film rights will likely revert back to me on December 8th.

I've been talking with several interested parties (not all of them in Hollywood), and I'll make a public announcement when a new agreement is reached.

2012-11-30 19:15:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-30 00:26:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://readwrite.com/2012/11/26/ted-curator-chris-anderson-on-the-conferences-past-present-future

2012-11-29 19:08:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Robot News:
World news about #robotics.
The HyTAG robot (Hybrid Terrestrial and Aerial Quadrotor), developed in the Robotics Lab at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), is able to fly like a quadcopter and roll over terrestrial surface.

2012-11-29 18:53:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://lifehacker.com/5964240/the-lifehacker-tech-dictionary

2012-11-29 00:38:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

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2012-11-28 22:01:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-28 19:45:02 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

were you involved in this +Dominic Tarr ?

2012-11-28 03:31:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-27 03:15:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-11-24 17:13:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-22 18:29:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I've created a saved search for the vlogbrothers. but.... #crashcourse  is far too common a phrase and now I'm learning about seo, weight loss tips and other such things. Anyone got suggestions for a more specific search phrase? #help  +Google+ Help 

2012-11-22 17:45:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-21 23:18:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Awesome hamster ball...

#awesome

2012-11-20 20:41:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-19 23:18:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

<advanced prosthetic limbs>

The human arm is an incredibly versatile biological machine: it is strong enough to push open doors or lift heavy boxes, yet also enables movement precise enough to allow us to write, or thread a needle. Those who have lost an arm must relearn how to mimic all of these actions in a different way.

As the technology behind prosthetic limbs advances, prosthetics are able to more and more closely approximate the human limb they're substituting for. The results, as you can see in this video, show just how far this technology has come. 

2012-11-19 18:35:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+Malte Ubl: 

"The difference between IE and all other modern browser is that IE still has versions. Nobody gives a shit anymore about which Chrome or Firefox version you run, but with IE there is still IE10 which will be a painful legacy browser in 4 years, being the final version available for Windows 7 with 70% of computers in the world not eligible for automatic upgrade to a new version. It is sad that it is so easy to see the future."

2012-11-17 22:56:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Is it now a compliment if someone calls you a "geek" or a "nerd?"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20325517

I'd like to think that the bit may have flipped, so to speak, in how pop culture perceives either category …but then I have acknowledge that, as a self-identified geek, I'm biased here.

When I hear "nerd" I think of a person who has immense quantitative intelligence but has some degree of social awkwardness. 

Thankfully, I've matured a lot in the past two decades, but it came at the price of a lot of "growth experiences" -- a neat euphemism for social mistakes.

There's some crossover with how I think of "geeks" but it doesn't carry the negative connotation, at least to my ear. 

On the one hand, I'd say that I'm a geeky because of the things Ipar... more »