pinboard May 22, 2011

• Chrome Experiments – "Google Body" by Google
• Locus Online News » 2010 Nebula Awards Winners
• How God is managing the 2011 rapture – The Oatmeal
• How Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest awoke a dormant anger in the heart of France’s women | World news | The Observer
  How Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest awoke a dormant anger in the heart of #France’s #women – fascinating
• Open science: a future shaped by shared experience | Education | The Observer
  Hey! I’ve got a piece in today’s Observer about the open science movement:
• A New Patent Application from Apple Introduces us to a Breakthrough Platform Independent Word Processor – Patently Apple
  Apple patent for word processor & other apps in the cloud w/ platform independent layout & font metrics (Could be huge)
• Publish 2 May Have Just Solved The Web-Print Publishing Problem | paulbalcerak.com
  "Publish 2 May Have Just Solved The Web-Print Publishing Problem" | paulbalcerak.com /Interesting
• Mobile Reading REALLY Comes of Age — An Information-packed Slide Deck Worth Viewing « The Scholarly Kitchen
  Lots of good stats in this presentation on mobile devices and e-reading:
• Is graphene a miracle material?
• Straight Talk On Fixing Health Care: The Innovator’s Prescription – Steve Denning – RETHINK – Forbes
  Clayton Christensen weighs in on #healthcare: The Innovator’s Prescription Love Peter Drucker’s insight quoted here
• Congress Just Sold You Out: Leadership Plans To Extend Patriot Act For Four Years With NO Concessions | Techdirt
  Congress Just Sold You Out: Leadership Plans To Extend Patriot Act For Four Years With NO Concessions #needsoversight
• Log In – The New York Times
  NYT review of "Join The Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform The World" – (this is what I just purchased)
• Blenheim Ginger Ale, Blenheims Ginger Ale : Blenheim Shrine
• Jay McInerney: The rich and powerful in handcuffs: one of the great sights of New York –
  Commentators, Opinion – The Independent
  Jay McInerney sez the rich and powerful in handcuffs is one of the great sights of New York.
• Warner Bros. Forced To Fight For Fair Use – Slashdot
  As they used to say "What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." Warner Bros now forced to fight for fair use
• makerfaire – Flickr: Search
  #makerfaire photos on flickr
• Empathy in shades of grey « Mind Hacks
  Empathy in shades of grey: Scientific American has an insightful and beautifully written article asking whether …
• Combating addiction: Can a vaccine stop drug abuse? | The Economist
  Is it possible to vaccinate people against addictive drugs? The Economist on a possible meth vaccine

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