I think we could use some rain, preferably before the official rainy season.
2013-02-24
I think we could use some rain, preferably before the official rainy season.
I think we could use some rain, preferably before the official rainy season.
2013-02-23
Google Store Shopping Experience
Google Store Shopping Experience
You may have heard that Google wants to open real-world stores. This could be your very unique shopping experience...
http://tapastic.com/episode/1976
2013-02-21
Exercise motivated by music
Exercise motivated by music
Ingenious.
Piano stairs - TheFunTheory.com - Rolighetsteorin.se
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw
Ingenious.
Piano stairs - TheFunTheory.com - Rolighetsteorin.se
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw
How reliable are analyst prognoses?
How reliable are analyst prognoses?
As an example, look at this chart comparing several prognoses regarding the oil price development given over a number of years. And then ask yourself how difficult it is to extrapolate a linear development of something, and how many people are able to predict non-linear development correctly?
After that you might want to re-evaluate the money your organisation pays another organisation for their "predictions"...
http://static.twoday.net/chorherr/images/iea1.jpg
http://static.twoday.net/chorherr/images/iea1.jpg
As an example, look at this chart comparing several prognoses regarding the oil price development given over a number of years. And then ask yourself how difficult it is to extrapolate a linear development of something, and how many people are able to predict non-linear development correctly?
After that you might want to re-evaluate the money your organisation pays another organisation for their "predictions"...
http://static.twoday.net/chorherr/images/iea1.jpg
http://static.twoday.net/chorherr/images/iea1.jpg
2013-02-20
The statistics you always wanted to see but never dared to ask for
The statistics you always wanted to see but never dared to ask for
Should be SFW, except you have a proxy watching for certain keywords, then better open this at home. No porn, these are indeed statistic data.
http://jonmillward.com/blog/studies/deep-inside-a-study-of-10000-porn-stars/
http://jonmillward.com/blog/studies/deep-inside-a-study-of-10000-porn-stars/
Should be SFW, except you have a proxy watching for certain keywords, then better open this at home. No porn, these are indeed statistic data.
http://jonmillward.com/blog/studies/deep-inside-a-study-of-10000-porn-stars/
http://jonmillward.com/blog/studies/deep-inside-a-study-of-10000-porn-stars/
2013-02-19
Security Check?
Security Check?
The people in this photo apparently went through a security check to enter their State Capitol. I wonder what the security check was for: Nail clippers?
Scissors? Surprise eggs?
http://oregonianphoto.tumblr.com/post/42651006146/salem-oregon-february-8-2013-jacob-kalmbach
http://oregonianphoto.tumblr.com/post/42651006146/salem-oregon-february-8-2013-jacob-kalmbach
The people in this photo apparently went through a security check to enter their State Capitol. I wonder what the security check was for: Nail clippers?
Scissors? Surprise eggs?
http://oregonianphoto.tumblr.com/post/42651006146/salem-oregon-february-8-2013-jacob-kalmbach
http://oregonianphoto.tumblr.com/post/42651006146/salem-oregon-february-8-2013-jacob-kalmbach
Bluesday? Ruby Tuesday!
Bluesday? Ruby Tuesday!
#bluesday
Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday [HD]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6S4v3dcm5M
#bluesday
Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday [HD]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6S4v3dcm5M
2013-02-17
Qijin - three birds with a single stone
Qijin - three birds with a single stone
On our way back from the KDARC fieldday we made a small detour to Qijin, a small "island" protecting Gaoxiong harbour. There we had a stroll along the night market, dinner for the family, and I had the chance to place resonators on a slightly remote (Who the hell had the idea to set up a portal on Qijin?) portal. Of course, the third was the least important reason for the detour.
On the photo you may see some people wearing long-sleeved clothing. That is because the calendar says it is winter, even when the evening is 25C.
#taiwan #nightmarket #ingress
Mini Fieldday
Mini Fieldday
The KDARC was in Donggang, south of Gaoxiong, for a small fieldday. The photos may not look like it, but this was yesterday, in the middle of February. Yes, it is a bit warmer than usual in winter, even for our location.
#hamradio #taiwan
The KDARC was in Donggang, south of Gaoxiong, for a small fieldday. The photos may not look like it, but this was yesterday, in the middle of February. Yes, it is a bit warmer than usual in winter, even for our location.
#hamradio #taiwan
I smell something fishy
I smell something fishy
...on both sides of this aisle. This is sadly not as much choice as you might think from the photo, because most vendors are selling the same things, at the same prices. At the same place. Yes, that is absolutely normal in Taiwan.
2013-02-15
Tesla Model S 1 : 0 John Broder
Tesla Model S 1 : 0 John Broder
...and everything is on record... Has nobody told him that an electric car these days is like a computer on wheels, and that a computer has logs? I wonder how embarrassed he is now after being caught cheating and lying.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive
...and everything is on record... Has nobody told him that an electric car these days is like a computer on wheels, and that a computer has logs? I wonder how embarrassed he is now after being caught cheating and lying.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive
2013-02-14
If you are easily depressed when someone is better than you at something, you might not want to watch this child...
If you are easily depressed when someone is better than you at something, you might not want to watch this child throw balls. Remember, he was between 18 and 24 months old in this video...
Unbelievable Little Kid Does a Trick Shot Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmMbm78sEB4
Unbelievable Little Kid Does a Trick Shot Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmMbm78sEB4
Rape Culture?
Rape Culture?
I would like to ask for a few opinions. The above term seems to be relatively popular in the US and I think it also originates from there - at least Wikipedia says so.
The term (in English) has recently surfaced in Germany on a few occasions, but was mostly met with incomprehension, as the people using it were rather extreme ultra-feminists, and most people agreed that Germany did not actually have such thing.
What I would like to know is in how many other countries is this term (English or translated) used, and do you think the use is rectified in that country?
I would like to ask for a few opinions. The above term seems to be relatively popular in the US and I think it also originates from there - at least Wikipedia says so.
The term (in English) has recently surfaced in Germany on a few occasions, but was mostly met with incomprehension, as the people using it were rather extreme ultra-feminists, and most people agreed that Germany did not actually have such thing.
What I would like to know is in how many other countries is this term (English or translated) used, and do you think the use is rectified in that country?
2013-02-11
OK, now that I have recovered from a laughing attack I can finally reshare this.
OK, now that I have recovered from a laughing attack I can finally reshare this.
Originally shared by Jon Cilley
Wag the Dog
#FidoFriday #TGIF
2013-02-10
Star Wars, undercut edition
Star Wars, undercut edition
Originally shared by Sean Cowen
Silent Star Wars
Maria Popova asked how she missed this on a Twitter post today. I asked myself the same thing. I believe the thanks for the find goes to Open Culture ... so thanks!
#StarWars #sw #starwarsweekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjzLggAKis
Originally shared by Sean Cowen
Silent Star Wars
Maria Popova asked how she missed this on a Twitter post today. I asked myself the same thing. I believe the thanks for the find goes to Open Culture ... so thanks!
#StarWars #sw #starwarsweekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOjzLggAKis
2013-02-09
Remember: If your child wears the wrong shoes, the terrorists win!
Remember: If your child wears the wrong shoes, the terrorists win!
It's good when people know their priorities.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/01/18/cops-nab-five-year-old-wearing-wrong-color-shoes-school
It's good when people know their priorities.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/01/18/cops-nab-five-year-old-wearing-wrong-color-shoes-school
2013-02-08
One out of ten...
One out of ten...
...people circling me is not a spammer and has actual content. I think G+ is now sufficiently "popular".
...people circling me is not a spammer and has actual content. I think G+ is now sufficiently "popular".
2013-02-04
2013-02-03
Hello, my name is Wayne LaPierre, I'm a gun person. Bang bang!
Hello, my name is Wayne LaPierre, I'm a gun person. Bang bang!
Originally shared by Irreverent Monk
The irony - IT BURNS
NRA President Wayne LaPierre says those with mental health problems should not be allowed to own a gun.
NRA President LaPierre received a draft deferment to avoid going to Vietnam because he had a history of mental illness. Labeled then as a "nervous disorder."
WAYNE LAPIERRE: TOO UNSTABLE TO OWN A GUN HIMSELF
[edit] For the fact checkers:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Wayne+LaPierre+draft+deferment
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