Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Friday, August 8th, 2008
When Jeffrey Spencer prepared for his college exams, he would tape his notes to the handlebars of his bike and ride to school, studying all the while. To him, it made perfect sense. I am a kinetic learner, which means I learn and mentally pe... // via popurls.com
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Desktop Linux: A fast, fast-booting, implementation of GNOME aimed at netbooks and older hardware has emerged, and shows a lot of promise. LXDE has already stacked up a heap of distribution partners. // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
A new study just published in PLoS One reports that learning to juggle alters the structure of motion detection areas in the brain within as little as 7 days. Led by neuroscientist Joenna Driemeyer, the study builds on a previous research tha... // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Inscriptions on a 2000-year-old clockwork device suggest it was inspired by earlier devices made by the great Greek mathematician Archimedes // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
The Antikythera Mechanism organized the ancient Greek calendar in the cycles of the Olympiad, researchers say. // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
It's hard to remember, but there was a time back in the 1950s and 60s when cigarettes were truly glamorous. No one really considered the potential health ramifications. The images below of James Dean and Frank Sinatra are iconic representatio... // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
These magnets from United Nuclear Scientific Supplies are a little like gremlins — seemingly harmless, even cute, but capable of serious mayhem. Their combined pull force is 800 pounds, meaning they'll try to tunnel through pretty much... // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Rumor had it that the Blackberry Curve Sunset would be hitting the shelves on August 4th - sure enough, the official confirmation just came down the pipes. Besides the paint job and fancy new sub-name, it’s still the same old Curve we ... // via popurls.com
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Part I of the Ars Technica Guide to Virtualization provides an introduction to basic virtualization concepts, terms, and techniques.Read More... // via popurls.com
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