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Here are some youtube videos, or articles that caught my eye - from the New York Times, Consumer Reports, Popular Science etc.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Cobus - The Listening drum cover - Media - LIGHTS Official Message Board

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http://board.iamlights.com/index.php?/topic/9427-cobus-the-listening-drum-cover/
Thursday, May 29, 2014

$500 pizza tips carry legacy of brother's last wish

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Heartwarming story. Hope you like it. http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/07/500-tips-leave-legacy-after-brothers-death.html ...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Great jobs to do in retirement

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Deliver new RVs to dealers/buyers, or transport and drive a combine, flowing the harvest northward across the continent.  30% of their drive...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Natural woman sung in 17 different voices.

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These impressions are spot on - gestures and everything. Few impressionists can switch between so many voices so quickly (Robin Williams, ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

‘Happy’ Dancers Arrested, Abused in Iran

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Such an outrage - arrested and abused for showing how happy they were!! The ultimate of repression. 'Happy' Dancers Arrested, Abus...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Dramatic time lapse storm footage.

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Watch from 52 seconds on as a supercell develops.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VoO89cqDgJU
Friday, May 16, 2014

A 3D-PRINTER saves a life

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Do you have a 3-D printer yet? http://scienceillustrated.com.au/blog/science/innovation/a-3d-printed-second-chance/ Sent from my iPh...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

How Google's Self-Driving Car Works

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Deconstructing how we drive. At about 12 minutes they discuss the human/social element of polite vs aggressive drivers doing unexpected thin...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

NYTimes: Apple Said to Be in Talks to Buy Rising Music Brand for $3.2 Billion

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" For Apple, which has a $159 billion cash hoard, a $3 billion deal would have little effect on its purse. " - wow!  http://nyti.m...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Best of 2013 Car Crash Compilation - NEW by CCC :)

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Another car crash video. Look how many are caused by inattention and by performing U-turns without looking. This one is much more tightly ...
Monday, May 5, 2014

How Complex Systems Fail.

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I agree that post-hoc analysis favors finding a single root cause in a complex system where every practitioner is just trying to weigh compe...

NYTimes: Libertarians Trail Meter Readers, Telling Town: Live Free or Else

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Thank goodness for ex-cons who don't pay taxes as a protest, and follow meter-maids around and taunt them. Life just wouldn't be int...

Stem cell based therapy for osteoarthritis in a sheep model

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There is something alluring, captivating about using your own pluripotent cells to regenerate cartilage in damaged joints. Unfortunately, a ...

NYTimes.com: Valuable Humans in Our Digital Future

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Interesting article looking at our digital world and how prized true human contact is becoming. As more and more people have entire careers ...
Saturday, May 3, 2014

NYTimes: Crunching the Numbers to Find the Best Airfare

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http://nyti.ms/1mUeRte What's the cheapest day to book? To depart and return? A company called Hopper offers insight. http://www.hopper....
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