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Apparently, the NSA's massive surveillance program wasn't a first: it was modeled after a precursor that ran from 1992 until 2013. According to USA Today, that program was called USTO, because it monitored almost every American's calls from the US to...

Players in Crimea can no longer access Battle.net, the service that houses Blizzard games World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Hearthstone and others, The Moscow Times reports. Blizzard blocked its games in response to US sanctions against Crimea -- Google, ...

If you've noticed a crowdfunding project that was ripping off someone else's work to make a pitch, you're not alone. Kickstarter has posted its first transparency report, and it notes that there were 282 Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requ...

Since the early 1980s Japanese artist Niyoko Ikuta has explored the properties of glass which she uses to make etheral geometric sequences manifested as layered sculptures. One of the leading figures in Japanese glass art, Ikuta’s works have been collected by institutions worldwide including the V&A in London and the Corning Museum of Glass in the U.S. She shares about her work via V&A:

I am captivated by the complexity of light as it reflects, refracts, and passes through broken cross sections of plate glass. In 1980 I began making artwork by laminating sheets of glass using adhesive and exposing the cross sections. My motifs are derived from feelings of gentleness and harshness, fear, limitless expansion experienced through contact with nature, images from music, ethnic conflict, the heart affected by joy and anger, and prayer. In creating my pieces it is like imagining an architectural space when viewing blueprints, deciding on an image by reading into the intentions of the architect, or imbuing a space with dynamic energy to bring it to life.

You can explore more of her work at Yufuku Gallery. (via Art Ruby)

Rumor: A law under consideration in Florida would prohibit smoking in cars when children are present.

Forget the Apple Watch. Forget the Pebble Time. What you really need is a wristband that gives you the power to control an army of scary-looking drones. At IDF in Shenzhen, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich put on a simple Curie-powered wristband with motion ...

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With all the talk recently about how much water it takes to grow almonds, Kyle Kim for the Los Angeles Times took a quick look at home many gallons of water it takes on average to produce other foods.

Although almonds isn't on the chart. Am I missing it?

Update: Pretty sure they're not on there, but here's some back-of-the-napkin math. The LA Times article quotes about one gallon of water per almond. According to the Google, the average almond weighs 1.2 grams, which translates to about 24 almonds per ounce. Therefore, 24 gallons of water per ounce, placing almonds between mangos and asparagus from a per ounce perspective. (Thanks, Kevin.)

In other news, I will be switching to a strict diet of carrots and beer in the interest of saving water for this state.

Update #2: Check out the original piece from the LA Times, which is interactive and lets you create a meal to see how much water was used to produce it. It's not almond-focused. (Thanks, Kyle.)

Tags: drought, Los Angeles Times

Yay #rain !
#losangeles #drought #california #window #art #rainyday (at Mar Vista, Los Angeles)

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Rumor: The portrayal of a black character in a 'Dennis the Menace' cartoon prompted outbursts of violence and apologies from newspapers that published it.

Rumor: A new Massachusetts traffic law requires that headlights be turned on when windshield wipers are in use.

Like 'em or loathe 'em, selfie sticks have probably done enough to ensure that they won't be a passing fad. "Proper" camera makers have pretended that they don't exist, but Nikon has broken ranks to announce the N-MP001. This particular wand of narci...

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Entender los diferentes tipos de eclipse que se pueden producir en el planeta Tierra es complicado para muchas personas, pero este gráfico lo explica muy bien.

Eclipse de Luna
El eclipse lunar ocurre cuando la Tierra se interpone entre el Sol y la Luna. La Luna se oscurece debido a la sombra que la Tierra proyecta sobre ella.
Puede ser total, parcial o penumbral y es el menos espectacular de los tres.

Eclipse de Sol
Cuando la Luna se interpone entre la Tierra y el Sol estamos ante un eclipse solar. Es el segundo eclipse más espectacular que podemos contemplar. Su ocurrencia no es habitual y solo se puede observar en pequeñas zonas del planeta cuando se produce. También puede ser total, parcial o penumbral.

Apocalipsis (o Eclipse de Tierra)
Ocurre cuando el Sol se interpone entre la Tierra y la Luna. Solo pasa una vez en la historia, y en la Tierra no ha sucedido todavía. Se piensa, con bastante fundamento, que este es el más espectacular de los tres tipos de eclipse conocidos. Sabremos cuándo se producirá el apocalipsis cuando Deep Thought, el ordenador que lo está calculando, obtenga una respuesta.
Los apocalipsis no son parciales ni penumbrales. Son tremendamente totales.

Consejo para estudiantes: Si has llegado aquí buscando información sobre "eclipses" no hagas copy & paste de esto.

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HBO's cable-free streaming service, HBO Now, is available right this very second on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, HBO says in a press release. Interested cable-cutters can see sign-up instructions and access HBO Now on desktops here. The ser...

Madonna is still determined to hold on to the spotlight by premiering music videos in the internet services du jour. Her next stop? Meerkat. Swing by the livestreaming service at 1PM Eastern and you'll see the Material Girl's video for "Ghosttown" be...

Thanks Mike (from Spain)

 

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