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04 Feb 02:08
Finnish Hacker Isolates Helicopter GPS Coordinates From YouTube Video Sounds
by Soulskill
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An anonymous reader sends a post by Finnish electronics hacker Oona Räisänen, who heard a mysterious digital signal in the audio accompanying a YouTube video of a police chase. The chase was being filmed by a helicopter. Räisänen wrote: "The signal sits alone on the left audio channel, so I can completely isolate it. Judging from the spectrogram, the modulation scheme seems to be BFSK, switching the carrier between 1200 and 2200 Hz. I demodulated it by filtering it with a lowpass and highpass sinc in SoX and comparing outputs. Now I had a bitstream at 1200 bps. ... The bitstream consists of packets of 47 bytes each, synchronized by start and stop bits and separated by repetitions of the byte 0x80. Most bits stay constant during the video, but three distinct groups of bytes contain varying data." She guessed that the data was location telemetry from the helicopter, so she analyzed it to extract coordinates. When she plotted them and compared the resulting curve to the route taken by the fleeing car in the video, it was a match.
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04 Feb 00:34
Overcharged
by snopes@snopes.com
Cooper Griggsno iPhones though.
Was a man or young boy electrocuted when he answered his cell phone while it was recharging?
04 Feb 00:07
Patrick Stewart is enjoying the Super Bowl
by Bill Hanstock
Patrick Stewart is 73 years old. He is better than you.
On Friday, this happened:
Football! pic.twitter.com/rdtXP6IGTE
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) January 31, 2014
During the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday, this happened:
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) February 3, 2014
In conclusion, Patrick Stewart is the best, forever and ever. Right, Wil Wheaton?
HE IS MY CAPTAIN. RT @SirPatStew: pic.twitter.com/fIHflFILU7
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) February 3, 2014
Right.
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04 Feb 00:03
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Cooper Griggsfood coloring might be a better choice.
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04 Feb 00:01
Skeletal tile-mosaic in the chapel floor
by Cory Doctorow
Cooper Griggs@Carnibore
The Cornaro Chapel at the Santa Maria della Vittoria church in Rome sports many beautiful works of art, but I'm especially taken by the skeletal figure set into the floor tiles, whose upraised arms seem ready to snatch sinners into the underworld. The photo above was taken by Chris and memorialized in a fabulous post on Roman Patina, which also includes photos of many of the other works in the chapel.
Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria (via Kadrey) 
    
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03 Feb 23:58
S’mores Cupcakes
by Bakerella
Cooper Griggsyum
Chocolate Cupcakes with a graham cracker crust and toasted marshmallowy meringue frosting. Oh. my. gosh. These were super duper delicious! I’ve been so excited to make these S’mores Cupcakes for a while now but I didn’t have a kitchen torch to toast the tops. I don’t know why I haven’t bought one before, but I’m super excited that I got one for Christmas. Thanks Mom!
The recipe for these cupcakes is from Jennifer Shea’s new cookbook, Trophy Cupcakes and Parties! (pssst… I’m giving away a couple of signed books below) Trophy Cupcakes has several locations in Seattle. You should visit if you get a chance. Such cute shops and the prettiest cupcakes. I visited the shop in Bellevue a few years ago. Adorable!
But the first time I met Jennifer was back in 2008 when we were both on The Martha Stewart Show. What?!?
Yes. Still crazy to me. I was on to show Martha how to make my Cupcake Pops about six months after I started the blog (P.S. This past Saturday was National Cake Pops Day. YAY!) and Jennifer was on the show to make these same s’mores cupcakes … which I didn’t get a chance to try when I was on the show.
So, I thought they would be the perfect ones for me to make from her new book.
And boy am I glad I did. They are fantastic!
They start with a graham cracker crust for the cupcake. Awesomeness!
Place a teaspoon of the crust mixture in each baking cup.
And press with the bottom of a small glass.
Like so.
But that’s not all. They get chocolate, too.
Yep. Just sprinkle chopped chocolate on top of the crusts and bake for a few minutes to set first.
Cool and then… fill with the chocolate cupcake batter. YES!
But we can’t stop there. Before baking, sprinkle more graham cracker mixture and chopped chocolate on top. I like where this is going … oh and I’m messy!
Beautifully cupcakes. I actually think they’re great just like this.
But they wouldn’t be s’mores without the fluffy marshmallow frosting.
Swirl the meringue frosting on top of the cupcake with a star tip and then toast using a kitchen torch.
P.S. I love my kitchen torch. This was the first time I’ve used one, and now I want to toast everything. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get one. So fun!!!
But not as fun as biting into these babies. Yummmm!
Here’s the recipe … and check out Jennifer’s video on MarthaStewart.com too OR skip down below for the giveaway.
S'mores Cupcakes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 20 squares)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup boiling water
Meringue Frosting
- 6 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Make the crust first:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bow, mix together crumbs and sugar. Add melted butter until well blended and no dry crumbs remain.
- Place 1 tablespoon of the mixture into each liner. Press the crumbs flat into the liner using the bottom of a small glass. Sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of chocolate over each crust. (Reserve remaining graham cracker crumbs and chopped chocolate to top the cupcakes before baking.)
- Bake crusts for 8 minutes. Remove the pans and let crusts cool for at least 5 minutes before adding cupcake batter.
For the cupcakes:
- After crusts are prepared, increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Then combine eggs, milk, oil and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add sugar and mix until combined. Then add flour mixture. Blend at low and then increase to medium. Beat for 2 minutes until blended and smooth. Remove bowl from stand and add boiling water. Gently stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Batter will be thin. Then let batter rest for 15 minutes and stir again gently before using. Fill liners with prepared crusts three-quarters full with batter. Sprinkle with reserved chocolate and graham cracker mixture. Bake about 16-20 minutes until done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and then remove to a rack to cool completely.
Make the meringue frosting:
- Combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in the heatproof bowl of a stand mixer. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water without letting the bottom of the bowl touch the water in the saucepan. Hold the handle of the bowl with an oven mitt while whisking the egg white mixture until the sugar is dissolved and the whites are hot to the touch… about 4 minutes. Then transfer bowl to the stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, beat the mixture, starting on low and increasing to high speed. Beat until stiff, glossy peaks form and the meringue has cooled, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the vanilla and whisk just to combine. Use frosting immediately.
- Place the frosting in a pastry bag fitted with an Ateco #867 star tip. I used a Wilton 4B tip. Pipe high swirls on the cupcakes and brown the meringue using a kitchen torch and serve immediately.
Source: Trophy Cupcakes & Parties! by Jennifer Shea, 2013
Here’s a little peek into the book.
It’s filled with recipes for cupcakes and crafty ideas to help you create charming parties. It’s basically super cute.
Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Trophy Cupcakes & Parties!
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To enter just leave a comment below and share the best thing you ate this weekend. Was it sweet? Was it Super Bowl snacks? Do tell.
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Deadline to enter is
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. ET.Sorry! Time’s Up, Winner announced below. -
Two (2) winners will be selected at random and announced sometime Wednesday evening.
Good Luck guys!
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Okay – we have two winners. And I’m now super hungry for party food and appetizers!!!! Thanks for sharing all your best bites. Mine was actually these cupcakes. They are seriously so good. And… I’m still eating them. I have to stop.
Congratulations Katie B. and E. Nadler. Hope you enjoy the book and you should definitely make these.
*Amazon affiliate link.
03 Feb 23:57
crofethr: sensualspectrum: Monarch Dress by Luly Yang if I saw...
Monarch Dress by Luly Yang
if I saw somebody wearing this I think I would just stop and stare
Gorgeous
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03 Feb 23:56
Why Aren't There More Penguins in STEM Fields?
by mythbri on Observation Deck, shared by Robert T. Gonzalez to io9
I assume it's because they lack interest, or they're just not that smart, or they're too busy raising little penguins.
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03 Feb 23:56
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03 Feb 23:55
"This dog just appeared out of nowhere and followed us for an...
"This dog just appeared out of nowhere and followed us for an entire week during our trekking trip in the Himalayan outback…When I decided to get up at 4 a.m. to climb the next 5000 m peak…he accompanied me as well. On the top he was sitting for the entire 30 minutes on this place"
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03 Feb 23:55
The Vacuum Cleaner's Nemesis: The Trash Pail!
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03 Feb 23:50
If the NFL Took Place in the Star Wars Universe by John...
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03 Feb 21:15
"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional."
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03 Feb 21:14
not having tv, i did an internet search to find out about the...
Cooper GriggsI have to admit that they did choose an interesting event to debut this. Looking to bait a fight maybe?
not having tv, i did an internet search to find out about the “anything but english is an insult to america” hubbub over the super bowl coca cola commercial.
i watched it, thinking “damn, nice ad”, without seeing the same sex couple near the end.
i had to watch it again when i saw this tweet.
either i was too wrapped up in the prefaced "we speak americun" crap to notice the first time, or i’ve become so much more accustomed to images of equality that it just passed me by.
i’m gonna just hope it’s the latter.
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03 Feb 21:06
Intersections: An Ornately Carved Wood Cube Projects Shadows onto Gallery Walls
by Christopher Jobson
Cooper Griggsfantastic!
Intersections, 2013. 6.5′ Cube, projected Shadows: 35′ x 32′.
Intersections, 2013. 6.5′ Cube, projected Shadows: 35′ x 32′.
Created by mixed media artist Anila Quayyum Agha, this elaborately carved cube with an embedded light source projects a dazzling pattern of shadows onto the surrounding gallery walls. Titled Intersections, the installation is made from large panels of laser-cut wood meant to emulate the geometrical patters found in Islamic sacred spaces. Agha shares:
The Intersections project takes the seminal experience of exclusion as a woman from a space of community and creativity such as a Mosque and translates the complex expressions of both wonder and exclusion that have been my experience while growing up in Pakistan. The wooden frieze emulates a pattern from the Alhambra, which was poised at the intersection of history, culture and art and was a place where Islamic and Western discourses, met and co-existed in harmony and served as a testament to the symbiosis of difference. I have given substance to this mutualism with the installation project exploring the binaries of public and private, light and shadow, and static and dynamic. This installation project relies on the purity and inner symmetry of geometric design, the interpretation of the cast shadows and the viewer’s presence with in a public space.
Intersections is currently a finalist in the 3rd Annual See.Me: Year in Review Competition, and you can learn more about it here. (via Twisted Sifter, Hi-Fructose)
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03 Feb 21:02
bluepueblo: Ice Blossoms, The Alps, Italy photo via vickie
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03 Feb 20:58
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by stuken
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03 Feb 20:55
New Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo
by Christopher Jobson
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Filmed by Audrey Kwok at Artstage 2014 in Singapore
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Courtesy Klein Sun Gallery
Currently on view at Klein Sun Gallery in New York, artist Li Hongbo (previously) has an exhibition of new and old work titled Tools of Study. Hongbo is known for his unconventional figurative sculptures made from thousands of sheets of flexible paper that twist and elongate in almost any direction, many of which take several months to complete. Via Klein Sun:
Li Hongbo’s stunning, stretchable, paper sculptures, inspired by both traditional folk art and his time as a student learning to sculpt, challenge our perceptions. With a technique influenced by his fascination with traditional Chinese decorations known as paper gourds—made from glued layers of paper—Li Hongbo applies a honeycomb-like structure to form remarkably flexible sculptures.
An investigation into expression through one of the oldest mediums in history, Li Hongbo invites viewers to experience paper and sculpture in a revolutionary and insightful new way. Utilizing his expert knowledge of paper’s natural strengths and weaknesses, the artist has transformed the media to stretch, twist, elongate and retract as if it were a giant slinky. Through this juxtaposition of playful mobility and a traditional aesthetic, Li Hongbo breathes a unique life into his works that stuns and awes the viewer.
You can see his work up close at Klein Sun through March 2, 2014 and Arrested Motion stopped by to shoot some great installation views.
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