Topic: FUN - on August 21, 2013 at 2:34:00 PM CEST
Learn Cut-Out Animation With Terry Gilliam
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on August 21, 2013 at 2:26:00 PM CEST
History of film and broadcasting search engine
Lantern is a search engine for the books, periodicals, and catalogs contained in the Media History Digital Library. If you are a fan or student of pre-1970s American film and broadcasting, this looks like a goldmine. Here are some of the periodical titles and the years available:
Variety 1905-1926 Photoplay 1914-1943 Movie Classic 1931-1937 Home Movies and Home Talkies 1932-1934 Talking Machine World 1921-1928
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Topic: LEGO - on August 21, 2013 at 2:25:00 PM CEST
10,000-Piece LEGO Mosaic Of Video Game Characters
This is a 75" x 45" LEGO mosaic made from 10,511-individual pieces that features a ton of oldschool NES and SEGA video game characters. Etsy seller Mytemporaryshop (awesome name) is currently selling the piece for $4,828.59 (strange price), with all proceeds going to help fund a friend's school project to send her class to Africa next year. Honestly, if I had $5,000 to blow I would consider it. Even more honestly, if I had $5,000 to blow I would also consider moving to Vegas. "Like, to live permanently?" Yep, UNTIL I DIE. I give myself four days, tops.
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Topic: CARS - on August 21, 2013 at 2:24:00 PM CEST
The Tesla Model S Is So Safe It Broke the Crash-Testing Gear
The Tesla Model S may be the safest vehicle ever tested by the feds. So safe, in fact, that according to the automaker, the all-electric sedan broke the testing equipment at an independent commercial facility.
Most cars get five stars in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s frontal crash protection test and four stars for side impact protection. But the Model S aced them all: front, side, pole, and rollover. And Tesla adds in its announcement that during a previous roof crush test used during validation, the machine failed while applying more than 4 G’s of pressure — the same as stacking four of the electric sedans on top of the car without the roof breaking.
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Topic: nuclear power - on August 21, 2013 at 2:21:00 PM CEST
New Radioactive Water Leak At Fukushima: 300 Tons and Growing
Radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank into the ground at Japan's Fukushima plant, its operator says.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said the leak of at least 300 tonnes of the highly radioactive water was discovered on Monday.
The plant, crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has seen a series of water leaks and power failures.
The tsunami knocked out cooling systems to the reactors, three of which melted down.
bbc.co.uk Fukushima warning: danger level at nuclear plant jumps to 'serious'
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 21, 2013 at 2:20:00 PM CEST
North Carolina State University Gets $60 Million To Help NSA Build Bigger And Better Haystacks
Who wants to work on a collaborative data project with a badly wounded intelligence agency? I'm not seeing a lot of hands... How about if I ask it with a couple of exclamation points thrown in?!?! Still nothing...
Given what we know now, it's probably safe to assume that no one wants to sign a deal with this particular devil if the NSA's abortive recruitment drive at the University of Wisconsin is any indication. The recruiters appeared to believe they could just walk in and harvest a few souls hand out a few heavily-redacted business cards while talking up Team NSA's anti-terrorism efforts.
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 21, 2013 at 2:19:00 PM CEST
Endlich nachgewiesen: Die NSA überwacht sämtlichen Internet-Verkehr, der über amerikanisches Gebiet geht
Die NSA hat Zugriff auf große Teile des Internet-Verkehrs, der über ihr Staatsgebiet geht und verarbeitet diese Datenmengen in ihren eigenen Systemen. Das berichtet das Wall Street Journal unter Berufung auf eine Reihe von Beteiligten. Jede Internet-Kommunikation über amerikanische Server landet demnach höchstwahrscheinlich bei der NSA – nur ein bisschen rein amerikanische Kommunikation wird wohl rausgefiltert.
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 21, 2013 at 2:16:00 PM CEST
Latest Leak: NSA Can Spy On Almost Anything, Gets To Set Its Own Filters
And, here we go again. This time, it's the WSJ journal with the scoop on NSA surveillance, and how the defenders of the NSA have been lying to us. Despite claims that the NSA was really only focused on foreign communications, the WSJ is reporting that it actually covers 75% of US internet traffic:
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 21, 2013 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
Guardian told to destroy NSA files for national security, says Clegg
Nick Clegg has endorsed the government's decision to ask the Guardian to destroy leaked secret NSA documents on the grounds that Britain would face a "serious threat to national security" if they reached the "wrong hands".
In a statement, a spokesman for the deputy prime minister gave the first official confirmation that the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, made the request to the Guardian.
theguardian.com NSA files: UK and US at odds over destruction of Guardian hard drives NSA files: why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files MYSTERY of Guardian mobos and graphics cards which 'held Snowden files' U.K. Ordered Guardian to Destroy Snowden Files Because Its Servers Weren’t Secure
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Topic: SEX - on August 20, 2013 at 4:45:00 PM CEST
Man who had sex with goat banned from every farm in the country
A man who admitted having sex with a goat has been banned from every farm in the country.
Robert Newman has also been told he must stay indoors after dark until his sentencing hearing next month.
The 23-year-old had been due to stand trial but at the last minute changed his plea to guilty at north-west Wiltshire magistrates court in Chippenham, admitting one count of an act of sexual penetration on the animal.
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Topic: STRANGE - on August 20, 2013 at 4:23:00 PM CEST
Hollister-Mitarbeiter dürfen allein zur Toilette
Was in den meisten Firmen selbstverständlich ist, mussten Angestellte der Modekette Hollister erstreiten. Sie dürfen künftig auch ohne Begleitung durch Wachleute die Toilette aufsuchen. Die Einigung gilt jedoch bislang nur für eine Hollister-Filiale.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on August 20, 2013 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
Double — Wheels for your iPad
Double is the simplest, most elegant way to be somewhere else in the world without flying there. The minimalist design and intuitive touchscreen controls allow you to freely move around without inconveniencing others. You can stay at eye level, whether sitting or standing, by adjusting your height remotely, which makes conversations fluid and real. Retractable kickstands will automatically deploy to conserve power when you are not moving around. Efficient motors and lightweight design give Double the ability to last all day without recharging the battery.
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