Monthly Archives: May 2012

Found Artifact #55

Posted on 05/31/2012 by Zed

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Found Artifact #54

Posted on 05/30/2012 by Zed

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Click to enlarge the map above. You are looking at 56 years worth of tornadoes tracks. These were plotted by John Nelson of IDV Solutions using data from NOAA via the amazing Data.gov website. Nelson plotted each tornado’s path and used brightness for its … Continue reading →

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Cisco’s Cius tablet is dead

Posted on 05/30/2012 by Zed

Cisco announced recently that it was getting out of the tablet business due to, what it called, ”market transition”, which means no one wanted the Cius. Fact remains that between the huge popularity of Apple’s ipad, and the remaining market being … Continue reading →

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Bad ad of the day

Posted on 05/29/2012 by Zed

Source: livejournal via boingboing

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Found Artifact #53

Posted on 05/23/2012 by Zed

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The hidden human cost of our 3G signal

Posted on 05/23/2012 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user TheBusyBrain. Like many people, each day I rely on quite a few gadgets and technologies for my work and private life. With the world as connected as it is, and as … Continue reading →

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Scientists connect depression and obesity

Posted on 05/23/2012 by Zed

Image used under Flickr CCLi. Photo by Flickr user Shauna Younge Scientists have started to connect depression and obesity in people. Stephanie Fulton is a leading researcher on a study being undertaken by scientists affiliated with the University of Montreal Hospital Research … Continue reading →