CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-22 11:10:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Tornado - A Close View
Man Sticks His Camera Out Storm Shelter Hole, Captures View of Tornado Up Close

http://petapixel.com/2013/05/22/man-sticks-his-camera-out-storm-shelter-hole-captures-view-of-tornado-up-close/

That's some video

2013-05-22 10:34:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How to make an inductive Ring - this goes above and beyond!

2013-05-22 08:32:29 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If you have a teenage daughter, show them some of these videos.

Brittany Wegner

_Brittany Wenger, a high-school senior, is well on her way to making the diagnosis of breast cancer less painful and more accurate. Wenger began studying neural networks when she was in the seventh grade. And this year, she won the grand prize in the 2012 Google Science Fair for her project, “Global Neural Network Cloud Service for Breast Cancer.” The resulting Cloud4Cancer service aggregates data from biopsies done with the fine-needle aspiration process, instead of the traditional and more painful surgical option. The goal of Wenger’s network is to ensure that fine-needle aspiration biopsies are as accurate as traditional biopsies, which would allow more women to be diagnosed and treated early. In preliminary trials, the service has achieved 99.11 percent sensitivity to malignancy, and its over 7.6milli... more »

2013-05-22 08:18:04 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

One coffee for me, and one pending

2013-05-21 10:23:12 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Well how about that, two Google StreetView cars

2013-05-21 10:09:16 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Jack Black does the weather
Oh well, going to do a weather forecast, you may as well make it a fun gig.

2013-05-21 09:50:41 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Just ordered a bunch of prints for the new house.  This one's going in the bathroom.

2013-05-21 07:32:24 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Can I put Mint Linux or Ubuntu on this Chromebook?

http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.html#ss-cb

The price of the Chromebooks is really attractive  but I'm hoping that I can put Linux on it and use it for more than web based stuff.

2013-05-21 07:13:36 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

So Flickr comes with 1TB of storage. Awesome!

So that's around 5months of bandwidth for a high end NZ broadband connection.  Awesome.

2013-05-20 08:49:16 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

I'm amazed this didn't happen to some of my science teachers

2013-05-20 07:24:33 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Why can't I see any images in Google Plus? 

2013-05-19 23:20:58 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

How am I supposed to program stuff?

I have a love-hate relationship with code.  When it works seamlessly to do what I want, I love it. When it takes minutes to write something that saves hours of time, I love it.  But when I have to constantly scour Internet forums, or deal with the vitriol on StackExchange, I HATE code.

I have really only just started to learn how to use things like R and Python to make my job easier.  I've used VBA for a long time, but even with that I've never really become fluent.  My typical workflow goes something like this:

1. Define a problem
2. Search on the Internet for people with the same or similar problem
3. Modify their code so it works for me
4. Hit a roadblock because there's something I don't understand
5. Repeat steps 2-5 until it works.

It's becoming a bit longwinded.... more »

2013-05-18 23:14:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

"Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist who has shown how to project patients’ thoughts onto a screen in front of their eyes by implanting electrodes deep inside their brains and reading the activity of cells. Oh, and he used to rob banks."

2013-05-18 09:05:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Fight night watching +Pauline Stockhausen

2013-05-17 01:57:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Jim Henson passed away 23 years ago today -- and one of the most touching tributes is when the Muppets find out about his death via moving letters from fans.

Starts at 2:40 if the link doesn't forward you automatically~

2013-05-17 01:56:54 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Injectable nanogel developed at MIT can monitor a diabetes patient’s blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed. Find out how: http://mitne.ws/YYMWNP

2013-05-15 22:48:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

The new public transport system proposed for Auckland

2013-05-15 09:53:33 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Do you want to go back? #oldschool  

2013-05-15 04:39:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Well, tomorrow just got a lot more interesting. 

2013-05-13 18:31:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I guess it'll be another long trip to work

2013-05-13 08:30:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-05-13 06:45:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Great reading for statisticians and data scientists. R^2 has many flaws: it is sensitive to outliers and size-sensitive:an R^2 of 0.65 does not have the same meaning for a data set with 20 observations, than for a dataset with 10,000 observations. How do you normalize this?

2013-05-13 00:01:24 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

London in 1927, in colour!
The opening shots of this incredible scene were eerily familiar to me. The building on the extreme left is on Tower Bridge Road in Bermondsey where, 50 years after this film was shot in 1977 I opened my first bank account. 
An amazing record of the city 86 years ago. Check the hats, so many hats.

2013-05-11 21:22:47 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Yeah Baby!! Best guess yet.

Only 3km away

Mr7 and I have been playing this game for the last hour.  He says it's very hard because sometimes there aren't many signs around in the clues, but it's a great game because there's lots of thinking.

Play it here -> http://www.geoguessr.com/

2013-05-11 20:53:03 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Love this game.  

2013-05-11 20:28:16 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

To thank Nissan Brand Ambassador and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt for his contribution in raising $193,000 for charity, we thought we'd give him something that really shines... a golden GT-R! Check it out!

2013-05-10 21:24:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

If you watch one video today, make it this one. You won't stop smiling. (more: http://tnw.co/10wzzzA)

2013-05-10 20:26:27 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Oh the Irony!

The grader for my course that accepts submissions for a script that analyses lots and lots and lots of data has ground to a halt under the lots and lots and lots of submissions.

2013-05-09 23:01:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A Shiny app that shows you the cost of medical procedures in the US by state.  Created with R

2013-05-09 19:28:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This is just amazing, and absolutely worth your time. I promise, it is worth your time.

2013-05-09 08:49:54 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Honest reply from a principal regarding bullying

2013-05-09 07:24:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Abigail Harrison, also known as +Astronaut Abby, is a very bright, enthusiastic, and determined 15-year-old girl who dreams big: she aspires to be the first astronaut to set foot on Mars.

Below is a short clip about Astronaut Abby who has been interested in space since age 6 and later wanted to become an "astro navigator" :D

Her mentor is flight engineer and ESA astronaut +Luca Parmitano, whom Abby met 2 years ago while standing in line at the airport after the NASA Social Tweetup for the final voyage of Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Parmitano is set to launch to the International Space Station from the Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 29, 2013 as part of Expedition 36/37.

Not only will Abby be there in person as part of her #SoyuzAdventure  to share her experiences, but also will continue to promote STEM outreach as Parmitano's selected go-to person... more »

2013-05-09 07:18:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

17yo solo girl beats 80 all-male, all-teamed, some-pro, coders at a national hackathon - Maybe this is why we need more female developers? :D

2013-05-09 01:32:29 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Happy Fibonacci Day!!!

#mathematics

2013-05-09 01:30:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I wonder if the threat of mass starvation might get people to consider organic agriculture.

Bees are being wiped out by a long list of issues. One major issue is pesticides and fungicides, which not only kill bees, but weaken their immune systems and make them vulnerable to various diseases another issue. 

Food companies and consumers use these chemicals because they make food cheaper. But now they're on the brink of making food VERY expensive due to shortages. 

What will it take for us to reject industrial agriculture? Will the threat of starvation and massively high food prices do it? 

What do you think? 

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/winter-honeybee-losses/?cid=co7822834

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/04/new-studies-colony-collapse-disorder.html
htt... more »

2013-05-08 08:48:29 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Breakfast around the world

2013-05-06 19:52:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Due to lack of sleep over the weekend, I found this hilarious!

2013-05-05 20:56:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

See when your favourite show tanked in the ratings

This was the work leading to the Shiny App.
http://diffuseprior.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/kalkalash-pinpointing-the-moments-the-simpsons-became-less-cromulent/

2013-05-05 01:56:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Disney is redesigning Merida, the female protagonist from the film Brave, so that they can officially introduce her as the newest Disney Princess. 

tl;dr: I don't like this makeover. Disney bad.

If you've seen the film, then you know that Merida was pretty much against being a typical princess-type, and the whole moral of the story was that it's OK to be yourself. I really liked the premise of the movie, and I thought that Merida was a good character for my own daughter to look up to. If you're familiar with my comic, +Lilith Dark, then you know where I'm coming from.

Anyway, now Merida's being "Disney-fied" for some reason. I don't like the new version, and I think it defies the whole point of the movie. Meh. :/

2013-05-04 21:19:28 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Meet the pit stop crew!
 
A while ago Tomáš Černý (a F1 fan) suggested to us on Google+ to introduce the pit stop crew to fans. This chart explains who does what during a pit stop. We hope you like it!

May we suggest to
… share this post if you find it interesting
… plus this post if you like it
… circle us in if you want more like this
 
Some facts & figures about pit stops:

Anything between 2 and 3 seconds is considered a good pit stop.

Since January 2013, our pit stop crew has performed more than 500 training pit stops.

The crew practices pit stops for 45 minutes every Thursday prior to a race.

Another 20-30 minutes of pit stop practice follows on Friday.

On Sunday morning, some 4-6 ‘warm-up’ pit stops areperformed.
more »

2013-05-04 10:13:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-05-04 05:19:50 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Happy Star Wars day!

2013-05-03 01:21:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I cannot get enough The Walking Dead!

2013-04-26 08:43:35 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-04-25 20:05:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Gracing office walls since the 70s .... 

2013-04-24 12:01:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A dose of inspiration. H/T: +Tim Cowley

2013-04-24 11:19:45 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-04-23 11:04:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2013-04-23 10:07:42 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Phill Jupitus' reaction to his teenage daughter having a boy stay over

2013-04-23 05:15:30 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Only 4 days until Moving Day

No Internet setup as yet because I can't decide who to subscribe to.