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Six Degrees of Separation
"Documentary unfolding the science behind the idea of six degrees of separation. Originally thought to be an urban myth, it now appears that anyone on the planet can be connected in just a few steps of association."
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Excavator Mud Skiing Is America’s Greatest Pastime – Mudpit water skiing
"A spinning excavator, a giant pit of mud, rednecks, reckless disregard for personal safety, speed, waterskis and moonshine, added to taste: some recipes are simply perfect."
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Famous San Francisco Sea Lions Abandon Their Pier 39 Post
"The blubbery sea lions at Pier 39, one of San Francisco’s smelliest and most famous tourist attractions, are gone. They left the wooden docks on which they’ve spent the last 20 years and no one knows if they’ll be coming back."
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26C3: Wie eine Handvoll Hacker den Mond erobern will
"Auf dem 26. Chaos Communication Congress (26C3) in Berlin hat der Kern der Gruppe "Part TimeScientists" am heutigen Montag ein erstes Modell ihres kleinen Roboter-Fahrzeugs zur Kurzerkundung des Erdtrabanten vorgestellt."
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Holy @#$%, Avatar Made Its Money Back
"I'm even talking that insane, possibly not real $500 million budget that was rumored back in November. Right now, thanks to the Christmas weekend, Avatar made $212 million in America, and more than $400 worldwide — excuse me, I mean the world besides America. That totals $615 million in two weeks, with goodness knows how many weeks left to go."
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Neue Energiewirtschaft: Der lange Weg zur Zivilisation 1.0
"Homo sapiens hat es weit gebracht: vom Jäger und Sammler bis zum Demokraten. Auch die nächsten Zivilisationsstufen werden große Anstrengungen erfordern, glaubt Autor Michael Shermer. Der Schlüssel dazu: ein weltumspannender freier Handel mit erneuerbaren Energien."
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New year, old genre: is it time for science fiction to die? | Blog | Futurismic
"is written science fiction dying, is that a good thing, and if not, what should (or could) be done to save it?"
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Thought-to-Speech Machine Could Be the Beginning of Something Huge
"The Neuralynx System translates thoughts into speech. It connects to the neurons, sending signals wirelessly to a laptop, which translates the brain activity into spoken English. It's not science fiction: They tried it with a paralyzed 26-year-old and it works."
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Skinned Elvis-Robot sings „Blue Suede Shoes“ – Nerdcore
"Hier ein Elvis-Robot ohne Haut, der „Blue Suede Shoes“ und „Love me Tender“ singt."
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Avatar 2 May Go Off Pandora, And Other Sequel Tidbits
"Cameron is considering exploring the other moons surrounding the gas-giant planet Polyphemus, which Pandora orbits."
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Cool Choreography: The Sleep Sweepers
"Die Choreographie dieses Trios zu Passion Pit’s „Sleepyhead“ finde ich einfach nur übercool."
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Das Kraftfuttermischwerk » Tauben, Pixel, Pferde, Hecq … and dolphins
"Sehr abgefahrenes Stopmotion-, Speed-Cuting- und überhaupt abgedrehtes Video …"
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Happy Holidays to You, Dear Weird Dude and Your Sex Fembot
"Remember Aiko, the fembot created by amateur inventor Le Trung? Well, apparently she and his boyfriend/creator spent Christmas with his family, and he even got her presents."