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allyouneedislove31: “Sunlit Pages” Camera: Nikon D70 Pictured:...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:38:25 +0100

“Sunlit Pages”

Camera: Nikon D70

Pictured: Carolyn S.

Original photo taken by Amanda Schenberger (allyouneedislove31).

photojojo: Canon’s announced their newest DSLR today! The...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:36:29 +0100

photojojo:

Canon’s announced their newest DSLR today!

The Canon 1D-X has some pretty badass specs like 204,000 ISO, 14fps burst mode, built-in LAN for wireless shooting & file transferring, and an 18 MP full frame sensor.

Canon’s newest DSLR the 1D-X announced today

trevorloy: Flywheel Hybrid Bicycle Brings F1 Tech to the Bike...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:34:43 +0100

trevorloy:

Flywheel Hybrid Bicycle Brings F1 Tech to the Bike Lane | Gas 2.0

The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)
The bike you see here has been rigged up with a 15 lb. automotive flywheel that’s mated to a CVT, which allows the rear wheel to transfer kinetic energy to the flywheel under “braking”, effectively slowing the bike down. Once the cyclist is ready to pick up speed again, the CVT is shifted the other way, and the spinning mass of the flywheel “boosts” the rider’s legs and provides forward motion – just like the flywheel KERS systems proposed by Williams F1 (which provides flywheel hybrid tech to Porsche) and Volvo.
Source: Gas 2.0 (http://s.tt/133pI)

Via smarterplanet

"The president’s got eclectic tastes in movies and is obviously pop-culture savvy. But when is the..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:32:59 +0100

“The president’s got eclectic tastes in movies and is obviously pop-culture savvy. But when is the appropriate time to bring up that you were in a stoner comedy about Guantánamo? Is it after the national-security meeting? Before he goes in to meet with Geithner about economic policy?”

- Kal Penn, of the Harold & Kumar franchise, on his time working in the Obama administration and the resulting challenges of bringing up his previous work experience. (via newsweek)

youranonnews: Didn’t take long to get banned from Google+ our...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:29:21 +0100

youranonnews:

Didn’t take long to get banned from Google+ our Gmail is also gone….

turnstylenews: As promised, here is another extra from Jamie...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:27:31 +0100

turnstylenews:

As promised, here is another extra from Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg’s strawberry beer set, which recently appeared in the New York Times. Yes, this is a Turnstyle exclusive! Come back next Monday for another never-before-seen cinemagraph.

peterfeld: courtneylewis: On July 20th, 1969, astronaut Neil...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:25:45 +0100

peterfeld:

courtneylewis:

On July 20th, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. (via NYTimes On This Day)

ratak-monodosico: Margaret Bourke-White, [Because the laws of...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:23:28 +0100

ratak-monodosico:

Margaret Bourke-White, [Because the laws of Islam prohibit women from speaking loudly, this professional Muslim female beggar is holding a card, which has a message written in Urdu saying she is a widow with two children and no one to support her, Delhi], 1946

elle-magazine: Vera Wang taffeta dress with asymmetrical twist...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:21:43 +0100

elle-magazine:

Vera Wang taffeta dress with asymmetrical twist sleeve and double obi, collection at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC. Alexis Bittar matte bangles. Giuseppe Zanotti Design suede wedge pumps.

Benenson Ornamental Conifers at the New York Botanical Garden

Spring 2011: Parks and Recreation

newshour: Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center early Thursday...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:19:58 +0100

newshour:

Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center early Thursday morning, ending the final mission of the NASA space shuttle program.

(PHOTO: NASA TV)

carnetimaginaire: Lili (by hine)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:18:10 +0100

carnetimaginaire:

Lili (by hine)

chefbianco: And I have finally perfected the pizza to serve at...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:16:19 +0100

chefbianco:

And I have finally perfected the pizza to serve at Al Molo. The humidity in Hong Kong is close to unbearable - and often unpredictable. I have spent much of my first week here figuring out proportions of flour/yeast/water as to make the sun-dried tomato focaccia fluffy and the pizza crust crunch. It has not been easy but I think it is finally up to par. Check out this delicious picture of the Salsiccia: pork sausage / broccoli rabe / scamorza / peperoncino. The ends of the crust are charred just enough, the cheese oozes and the whole pie - every flavor and texture - just comes together in your mouth. I guess you will have to get to Hong Kong and see for yourself…MW

engineering: As the new data guy at Tumblr, my first project is...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:12:44 +0100

engineering:

As the new data guy at Tumblr, my first project is to take a look at algorithms we use to find and suggest blogs that a given user might be interested in. This graph is a simple visual sample of my initial research.

Another engineer graciously volunteered to let me peek at the list of blogs he follows, from which I gathered a list of all the blogs they follow. From those two lists, I was able to create a large matrix with a row for each blog and a column for each person that he or she follows. Using a fairly simple SVD recommender, we are able to see a few distinct blog clusters (the axes here are the first three principal components).

The red dots are the blogs our guinea pig engineer follows (first degree), and the blue are the blogs his followers follow (second degree). We performed a few spot tests to make sure that the groups made sense, and sure enough they do. Up in the top left are some Tumblr staff blogs (including the official Staff Blog and David’s Log). The cluster on the far right, meanwhile, are a lot of “funny things I found on the internet”-style blogs. This engineer only follows one blog in the heart of that cloud, but you can see that the other followers of that blog are very cliquey (that is, they all follow each other).

motherjones: “For Those About to Salute, We Rock You” The...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:10:57 +0100

motherjones:

“For Those About to Salute, We Rock You”

The Pentagon has clearly realized that teens would rather listen to Cee-Lo than Sousa. There are no fewer than two dozen official Army rock bands, with names like Show of Force, Gunpowder and Lead, Down Range, Night Fire, the Loose Cannons, Controlled Detonation, Sandstorm, 5-Star, and Burned Aftermath. And senior editor Dave Gilson has compiled their music videos here. You’re welcome.

"Google+ is a prime example of our complete failure to understand platforms from the very highest..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:09:14 +0100

“Google+ is a prime example of our complete failure to understand platforms from the very highest levels of executive leadership (hi Larry, Sergey, Eric, Vic, howdy howdy) down to the very lowest leaf workers (hey yo). We all don’t get it.”

- This is a MUST READ post. Really the only thing work looking at on Google+ so far…

Google engineer Steve Yegge’s amazingly well-written and awe-inspiring rant about Where Google Goes Wrong — which went public after he clicked the wrong settings on G+ (via cnnmoneytech)

neil-gaiman: My new favourite thing. I can watch this over and...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:07:35 +0100

neil-gaiman:

My new favourite thing. I can watch this over and over again.

(Directed by Hoku Uchiyama who is some kind of genius.)

urhajos: Episodes

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:05:46 +0100

urhajos:

Episodes

toddmartens: hellogiggles: AN OPEN LETTER TO LOS ANGELES TIMES...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:04:02 +0100

toddmartens:

hellogiggles:

AN OPEN LETTER TO LOS ANGELES TIMES WRITER PATT MORRISSON

by Zooey Deschanel

Sorry friends in Opinion, but I’m on Team Zooey on this one.

And it reminded me I have to replace the broken YouTube links on this: She & Him’s M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel pick their musical love letters to California

newshour: More than 10 million people are desperately in need...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:02:15 +0100

newshour:

More than 10 million people are desperately in need of food assistance in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, the World Food Program estimated this week.

The situation in Somalia in particular is the “worst humanitarian disaster in the world,” the U.N. refugee agency said on Sunday.

Abshira Abdukadir, a four-year-old Somali girl suffering from severe diarrhea and having trouble breathing, is looked after by her parents hours after they finally reached a refugee camp in northeast Kenya and were able to get medical assistance for their ailing daughter on July 6, 2011. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

powells: Josh Ritter wrote a novel. And it’s good! Jill at...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:00:26 +0100

powells:

Josh Ritter wrote a novel. And it’s good! Jill at Powells.com talked to him about his unusual, darkly funny book, titled Bright’s Passage. Read the interview.