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Don’t Make It Bad: Why all the hate for the Beatles on iTunes?
by Tracy V. Wilson | November 17, 2010
When Apple announced yesterday that the Beatles are now on iTunes, I didn’t expect the general sense of dismissive petulance that the Internet shot back. The vast majority of the coverage I read was somewhere between bored and negative. NPR’s Monkey See blog rounded up 10 of the best “who cares” tweets, including one from Wil Wheaton that surprised me a little, since he’s usually a big advocate of the idea that what’s old and tired to one person is fresh and exciting to another. (It was probably intended as more of a jab at Apple’s hype machine leading up to the announcement, which was, admittedly, very hype-y but still.) The Huffington Post’s roundup of tweets has a similar feeling of “meh.”
Starting word count: 33,895
Yesterday’s word count: 1,512
Total word count: 35,407
The product: Three letters, arrived on the same day.
There were also procrastination and burgers. More on that after the jump.
Night (After Night) at the Museum
by Deblina Chakraborty | November 17, 2010
Kate McGroarty is just wrapping up an enviable journey. Over the past month, she’s gotten to sleep on a World War II submarine and in a cutting-edge home powered completely by solar and wind energy. She’s toured the Apollo 8 command module with astronaut Jim Lovell as her guide. She’s even done a handstand in a tornado. And she’s done it all without leaving her current hometown of Chicago.
Prince William’s Engagement Ring Means He’s in It to Win It
by Cristen Conger | November 17, 2010
Prior to popping the question, Prince William says he carried around Kate Middleton’s engagement ring for weeks — in his royal rucksack, no less — while the couple vacationed in Africa. The Prince was probably sweating bullets every time he reached in that rucksack because if he misplaced the bauble, there’d be no replacing it. He surprised his princess-to-be with the same sapphire and diamond ring his father presented to Princess Di when he proposed.
The holidays can be a lot of fun, bringing joy in many ways. Personally, one of my favorite things about the entire holiday season is the food. OK, I do enjoy eating — but there’s something I enjoy even more — and that’s making all the tasty holiday fare. If you’re like me, you love to cook. But if you’re also like me, sometimes you just don’t have time to do it the way you want to, and you have to find the easiest and FASTEST way from supermarket to dinner table. Typically, the holidays are different. There’s time [or you find a way to make time] to do it all — yes, in true Martha fashion — brining, basting, baking and everything else. But what do you do when you’re hosting and time isn’t on your side?
It’s a bad week for viruses – time to scan your system
by Marshall Brain | November 17, 2010
There are reports this week of a virus called Cycbot.B entering systems through banner ads and sidebars ads on some sites (e.g. – this report from Reddit). The virus will do things like redirecting Google links from a Google result page (or totally blocking your browser), and also opens a backdoor into your system. If [...]
In this illusion, it’s funny that you can look at the same video and hear two completely different things… “What’s remarkable about this illusion is, even knowing how its done, doesn’t seem to make a difference…” “When the brain has conflicting information it tries to make sense of the conflict. And depending what type of [...]
There is a huge uproar right now about the new full body scanners being deployed in airports around the United States. There are people loudly claiming that the TSA is handcuffing them to chairs for refusing to be scanned… TSA agents yelled at her, handcuffed her to a chair, ripped up her ticket… …and TSA [...]
One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans – “One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans At the heart of the controversy over “body scanners” is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public. U.S. Marshals in a Florida Federal courthouse saved 35,000 images on their scanner. These [...]
Rare earth metals are a crucial component in many electronic devices, but what exactly are they? In this episode, Jonathan and Chris break down the fact and fiction about rare earth metals — and why they’re so important.
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