Topic: TESLA - on July 10, 2009 at 3:10:00 PM CEST
Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
This Studio 360 episode is a wonderful place to start in today's appreciation of "the father of electricity." This PBS documentary is also great.
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Topic: food - on July 10, 2009 at 2:31:00 PM CEST
Verbraucherschützer decken Lebensmittel-Tricksereien auf
Pflanzenfett statt Kuhmilch, gepresstes Eiweiß statt Fisch, Geschmacksverstärker statt Meerrettich: Immer mehr Lebensmittelhersteller sparen an den Zutaten - ohne dass der Verbraucher es merkt. Eine Liste der Verbraucherschutzzentrale Hamburg nennt die Plagiatoren.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 10, 2009 at 2:22:00 PM CEST
Woodstock concert's undercover lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 years after summer of love
Of all the images snapped during the original Woodstock weekend, one stands above all: a young couple huddled together in a blanket, standing alone in a sea of people lying on wet ground.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
High times in the Himalayas
The people of Malana are poor, illiterate and grow some of the world's best pot. That may be about to change.
This is the vacation many drug tourists experience in Malana, an ancient village of 1,600 known internationally for its "Malana Cream," coveted as some of the best hashish in the world. Most villagers can speak just enough English to facilitate a hashish sale.
“Do you want charas [hashish]?” one man asked a visitor. “No charas, no thank you.” “Charas? Malana Cream? You want.” “No, thank you.”
He looked confused.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
Der Brief von LSD-Erfinder Albert Hofmann an Steve Jobs
Der 101jährige LSD-Erfinder Albert Hofmann hat Steve „LSD was one of the two or three most important things I have done in my life“ Jobs im Jahr 2007 einen Brief geschrieben, weil er wissen wollte, wie genau sich dessen LSD-Erfahrungen auf seine Kreativität ausgewirkt hatten.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:03:00 PM CEST
LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann’s Unpublished Letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs
In February of 2007, Albert Hofmann - the discoverer of LSD who died last year at an alert 102 - sent a letter to Steve Jobs, asking for the Apple CEO's help in funding research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
This revelation comes from a book excerpt published today by The Huffington Post, which also includes a facsimile of the letter itself.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on July 9, 2009 at 12:21:00 PM CEST
Asus Eee Keyboard dissected
The Asus Eee Keyboard is basically a computer crammed inside a keyboard case. The idea is that users will be able to connect the keyboard to a HDTV using wireless HDMI in order to access web content on a big screen TV from the comfort of your couch. On the inside, the keyboard basically has your typical netbook components, including a 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N280 CPU, a solid state disk, and a battery. The keyboard also has a 5 inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen that lets you use the keyboard without a TV/display or which can act as touch-interface for your larger display.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on July 9, 2009 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
Dem ASUS Eee Keyboard unter die Haube geschaut
Der Kollege Pierre von Blogeee hat dem kommenden ASUS Eee Keyboard vorab schonmal unter die Haube schauen können, auch wenn es sich bei dem von ihm gezeigten Gerät noch um ein Vorserienmodell handelt - wo hat er die eigentlich immer her?! Das Eee Keyboard ist jedenfalls eine Art Tastatur mit eingebautem Nettop-PC auf Intel Atom N280 Basis. Technisch unterscheidet sich das Gerät nur wenig von ASUS’ Netbooks, in vielen Details hat die Entwicklungsabteilung aber ganze Arbeit geleistet und ein einerseits kurioses, andererseits aber durchaus interessantes Konzept in die Tat umgesetzt.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on July 9, 2009 at 12:10:00 PM CEST
Google Chrome OS mit Security-Snakeoil
Ich habe von der Ankündigung der Datenkrake Google , ein eigenes Betriebssystem zu entwickeln, nur die ersten drei Absätze gelesen. Da kommt dieser Satz:
[W]e are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 9, 2009 at 12:04:00 PM CEST
California Stations Reject Ad Calling For Pot Legalization
A pro-marijuana group is launching another television bid to legalize pot in California — this time with the pitch that legalizing and taxing the drug could help solve the state’s massive budget deficit.
The 30-second spot, airing Wednesday and paid for by the Marijuana Policy Project, features a retired 58-year-old state worker who says state leaders “are ignoring millions of Californians who want to pay taxes.”
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Topic: ART - on July 9, 2009 at 11:58:00 AM CEST
Sir Terry Pratchett sets out a dignified way to go
Since being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Sir Terry Pratchett has been outspoken in his support of the right for the terminally ill to die with dignity.
And for his own death, the author has particular hopes, Mandrake can disclose.
Speaking at The Oldie Literary Lunch held at Simpson's-in-the-Strand, Sir Terry drew gasps from the audience, which included Joanna Lumley and Virginia McKenna, when he described how he would like his own life to end. "Since I was told I had Alzheimer's my mind has been very concentrated on this," he said. "My way to end my life will be to sit on my lawn at my home in Wiltshire with a bottle of brandy and Thomas Tallis playing on my iPod. I can't think of a better way to make my departure. Hopefully the doctor will have been around earlier to give me the appropriate injection."
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Topic: ART - on July 9, 2009 at 11:56:00 AM CEST
Destino by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney
Destino is a short film written and storyboarded in 1945 by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney that was shelved for financial reasons, but then re-discovered and completed in 2003 by Dominique Monfrey. It was released in a limited run theatrically with the Triplets of Belleville, and may have a 2010 release on DVD.
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