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#roadmapconf Whether it was the steam engine, shipping lanes, railroads, cars...
– Connectedness and us: Some takeaways from GigaOM RoadMap — Tech News and Analysis
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October 2011
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#ows Wealth should be a function of hard work, risk-taking and even a bit of...
– Tea Party, OWS & Blue Republicans: Is This Phase Change? | The Moderate Voice
We’re Not Alone: 8,699,999 other species on Earth →
jtotheizzoe:
8,700,000: Newest estimate of eukaryotic species on Earth (doesn’t count bacteria, etc.)
1,200,000: Number of species we have catalogued in the past 250 years
$48,500: Estimated cost of cataloguing a species, including paying those pesky scientists
1,200: The number of years it would take to catalogue the rest at this rate (and at a total cost of $364 billion)
I think we need a...
How Apple Is Becoming A Search Engine →
Apple is quietly disintermediating Google in mobile search. Tech writer Dan Frommer says that through its new, voice-controlled mobile “Assistant” feature in iOS 5, Apple could change the way people…
September 2011
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The phones new security options go beyond simply securing access to the phone,...
– NFCNews | Fujitsu develops waterproof biometric mobile phones
August 2011
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The budget crisis will accelerate the move toward cloud services. Governments,...
– Tight Budget? Look to the ‘Cloud’ - NYTimes.com
July 2011
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June 2011
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the notion that “solar is too expensive” doesn’t hold up...
– Solar’s getting cheaper, fast | Grist
May 2011
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April 2011
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