Immaterials: Light painting WiFi * Written by Einar Sneve Martinussen * Tuesday, 22 February , 2011 The city is filled with an invisible landscape of networks that is becoming an interwoven part of daily life. WiFi networks and increasingly sophisticated mobile phones are starting to influence how u[...]
Archive for March, 2012
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:18 am § in Misc.
North Korea: The Mystery
South Korea’s president Lee Myung-bak told The Daily Telegraph that he was convinced a debate was under way within Kim Jong-un’s regime over changing the pariah regime. Mr Lee said Kim’s outlook was a puzzle even though he was partly educated in Switzerland, granting him a more int[...]
March 22nd, 2012 - 4:14 am § in Misc.
@$44,000,000,000 LaPierre wants to bust the budget?
$10,000 per member NRA Dues? Last December, day before the funerals of the last three children killed in Newtown Connecticut, Wayne LaPierre suggested we protect the kids by putting armed guards in the schools. Great idea! Lets see what it would cost: The Us has about 100,000 public schools. [...]
RACISM: Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret Does It Again: When Racism Meets Fashion[...]
Allen Brain Institute Becomes Impressive
Paul Allen’s support for the Allen Institute has always seemed more a personal and, perhaps, amateurish effort to do something impressive than the sort of hard-edged .. almost industrial commitment … his buddy Gates has made in malaria research or the fundamental science that has driven [...]
March 21st, 2012 - 11:25 pm § in Misc.
Apple Sauce: Is China Worth The Pain?
Apple has published new information about working conditions in Chinese supplier factories where many iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices are assembled. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber pointed out on March 20 that the tech giant had updated its Supplier Responsibility page, which can be found on Ap[...]
Racism Meets The Cupcake
An ad, for Duncan Hines’ “Amazing Glazes,” shows vanilla cupcakes topped by sambo like chocolate faces that sing and beatbox. The problem? Some say these look like Eddie Cantor in blackface or the infamous Sambo. Take a look at the link below. duncan-hines-racist-cupcake_n_795156.h[...]
March 21st, 2012 - 9:26 am § in Misc.
UW Prof Plays at Humans vs Zombies
John Sahr admits, in all honesty, that he’s a pretty lousy zombie, and little better as a human zombie hunter. July 20, 2011 By Peter Kelley UW News Mary Levin John Sahr is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs — but he’s also a regular player [...]
March 21st, 2012 - 8:14 am § in Misc.
Apple Improves Working Conditions
Apple says its making progress on work hours Company says number of employees in supplier factories who work excessive hours is dropping but notes that the situation needs to keep improving. READMORE[...]
When is Equality?
Rachel Kaufman is upset that only 27% of women choose to go into the sciences. The United States ranks 31st on the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index and is tied for 21st on Social Watch’s Gender Equity Index. Still, the test scores of U.S. high school girls have reached parity with those o[...]