| Links for 2011-08-23 [Digg] Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT - Visual Timeline of Workplace Safety Problems and Improvements (GRAPHIC)
We’re about to come up on the 100th birthday of safety glasses and the hard hat… it’s interesting to see how many lives are estimated to be saved by each innovation. One thing that jumps out at me about the timeline is that it focuses on physical safety measures and government action, not so much on changes in management mindsets, like those advocated by Paul O’Neill - Are Category 6 Hurricanes Coming Soon?: Scientific American
Tropical cyclones are predicted to be more powerful this year, thanks to natural conditions, but researchers disagree on how to rate that intensity - The Best Locations for Stargazing in the United States
It’s getting harder and harder to see the stars these days, as lights from urban and suburban areas create a haze in the sky that obscures the stars and planets from our view. - Must Do Things In Florida (INFOGRAPHIC)
Visiting Florida is fun for families, as a ladies retreat, a romantic getaway, or that much needed “mancation”. Sure, Disney World and Epcot Center are the obvious choices for your fun in the sun Florida vacation, but what other adventures await in the sunshine state? - Are Category 6 Hurricanes Coming Soon?
With the first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Irene, on track to reach Category 3, and scientists predicting more intense hurricanes this century, the possibility of a new category on the Saffir-Simpson scale is debated. - Jack The Ripper -- The Unusual Suspects
This month marks the anniversary of the first killing by London's most elusive murderer, Jack The Ripper. But who was the man who terrorised the capital throughout the late summer of 1888? Asylum puts some of the accused under the microscope and explains why they almost certainly weren't 'Saucy Jack.' - The Evolution of The Coca-Cola Bottle [PIC]
- The Science Behind Rick Perry’s Strange Stem Cell Surgery
Rick Perry's weird cell therapy treatment probably didn't work, but it's a blessing and a curse for biotech firms. - 10 Ways of Remembering Your Pet (GRAPHIC)
In the infographic below we come up with 10 Unique Ways of Immortalizing Your Pet – everything from photo blankets to memorial pavers. - More Star Wars Blu-Ray Content Revealed
With the September 12th UK release date creeping upon us quickly, we have some more details of what will be included as Extra material in the most anticipated blu-ray release of the past few years - U.S. Capitol and Pentagon evacuated because of earthquake
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and Canada from Virginia to Toronto on Tuesday, shaking buildings and forcing evacuation of the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. - D.C. monuments 'stable' after 5.9 magnitude quake, official says
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck near Washington, D.C., the U.S.Geological Survey said. The epicenter was in Mineral, Virginia. Did you feel it? Send CNN an iReport. Update 3:04 p.m. - 7 Year Old Helps Co-Create Cute iOS Game
As children, we often imagined great things: a flying costume, a swimming airplane, running at superhuman speed, etc. But very few of us seriously pursued the ideas we imagined. Amongst these very few children is Connor, a 7 year old kid who co-created a cute iOS game. - Richard Dawkins -- Attention Governor Perry: Evolution is a fact
A politician’s attitude to evolution, however peripheral it might seem, is a surprisingly apposite litmus test of more general inadequacy. - Half-Life 3 Imagined: G-Man CG Art [PIC]
Adam Lewis, a visual effects artist, has come up with a CG concept of the G-Man from Half-Life 3. The art direction of his concept work looks like a cross between the Half-Life series and Brink. - Report: Male Hair Loss 7 Times More Painful Than Childbirth
According to a study released Wednesday by the California Pain Medicine Center, subjects suffering from male- pattern baldness were found to experience a level of physical pain at least seven times more intense than that experienced by women during childbirth. - Zab Judah lodges a protest against Amir Khan
AMIR KHAN’S future plans have been knocked up in the air - Twitter adds photo galleries
Twitter is adding photo galleries to user’s profiles in a move which will make each user’s profile page more akin to the likes of Facebook and other social networks. - Anger Gives You a Creative Boost: Scientific American
A bit of fury helps you think outside of the box - The GOP's Incoherent Response to Obama Doctrine Victory in Libya - The Washington Post
Fascinating look at the GOP's responses to Obama’s approach to Libya, which was widely derided by conservatives. Michele Bachmann condemned the President's action and Libya intervention altogether, saying that events in that country weren't important. Bachmann is now isolated herself, and can’t bring herself to express satisfaction about what’s currently happening. The chaotic response of Republicans is comically transparent: little nasty brats who can't admit when they've been wrong. Bachmann is now isolated herself, and can’t bring herself to express satisfaction about what’s currently happening. - East vs. West quakes: Way different creatures
The East Coast doesn't get earthquakes often but when they do strike, there's a whole lot more shaking going on. The ground in the East is older, colder and more intact than the West Coast or the famous Pacific Ring of Fire. So East Coast quakes rattle an area up to 10 times larger than a similar-sized West Coast temblor. - 10 movies so bad they’re good
HAVE YOU EVER watched a movie that you knew was horribly produced, and yet you couldn’t take your eyes off the screen until the end credits? - Sex With Teens Lands Two More East Texas Women in Hot Water
What is going on with these rapacious Texas women and their alleged attractions to teenage boys? - Twelve Reasons Why We're Staying in San Francisco
We love San Francisco; that's why we're here. I have visited more than 50 countries and lived in four; I could live almost anywhere, and I choose here.  |
| Links for 2011-08-22 [Digg] Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT - Aurora Over Greenland: APOD August 23rd 2011
This aurora arched from horizon to horizon. During the current Shelios expedition to observe and learn about the northern lights, the sky last weekend did not disappoint. After sunset and some careful photographic planning, the above image was taken from the expedition's Qaleraliq campsite in southern Greenland. Visible straight through the center of the aurora, found with a careful eye, is the Big Dipper and the surrounding constellation of the Big Bear (Ursa Major). The brightest orb on the far right is the Moon, while Jupiter can be seen even further to the right. The Shelios expedition is scheduled to last until the end of August and include live broadcasts of ongoing auroras.  |
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