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clotheshorsemen:

Nike Unveils Team USA Medal Stand Apparel for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics http://ift.tt/1drXN5m

Spacey. Mama like. 

The Ratio Eight Coffee Machine is an automated coffee maker that seeks to bring high-end design and materials to what is typically a plasticky, unattractive appliance. The Ratio Eight can brew up to eight cups of coffee while precisely maintaining an optimum water temperature. The water tank, water lines, and carafe are all borosilicate glass, while the structure is aluminum and wood. The Ratio Eight Coffee Machine is hand-assembled in Portland, Oregon by Ratio Coffee and will be released in May 2014. Ratio Coffee was founded by Mark Hellweg of Clive Coffee. For more on the Ratio Eight Coffee Machine, see this interview with Hellweg over at Sprudge.com.

photo via Ratio Coffee

via Sprudge.com, Cool Material, The Awesomer

Nerval's Lobster writes "Research scientists could learn an important thing or two from computer scientists, according to a new study (abstract) showing that data underpinning even groundbreaking research tends to disappear over time. Researchers also disappear, though more slowly and only in terms of the email addresses and the other public contact methods that other scientists would normally use to contact them. Almost all the data supporting studies published during the past two years is still available, as are at least some of the researchers, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the journal Current Biology. The odds that supporting data is still available for studies published between 2 years and 22 years ago drops 17 percent every year after the first two. The odds of finding a working email address for the first, last or corresponding author of a paper also dropped 7 percent per year, according to the study, which examined the state of data from 516 studies between 2 years and 22 years old. Having data available from an original study is critical for other scientists wanting to confirm, replicate or build on previous research – goals that are core parts of the evolutionary, usually self-correcting dynamic of the scientific method on which nearly all modern research is based. No matter how invested in their own work, scientists appear to be 'poor stewards' of their own work, the study concluded."

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Martin Freeman has a history of saying some pretty offensive stuff. The latest in the long line: Asked by an interviewer as part of a The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug press junket whether he'd prefer to date an elf, a hobbit, or a dwarf, he said elf. OK, OK. I'd go with hobbit, but seven meals a day isn't for everyone. Different stokes for different folks. And then came the rape joke.

One of the biggest mysteries Brooklyn Nine-Nine has established in its short time on the air, besides why Chelsea Peretti’s character hasn’t been fired, is who would play Kevin, the oft-mentioned yet never-seen husband to Andre Braugher’s Captain Holt. Would Kevin join the likes of Norm’s wife Vera on Cheers—a favorite of creator Michael Schur’s—and just never be seen? Would Schur hold out for a stunt casting opportunity, like the sort-of-quest to get Bill Murray for the Mayor on Parks And Recreation? Would Schur make, like, 15 people exceedingly giddy and cast Homicide: Life On The Street’s Kyle Secor?

As it turns out, none of these things: TV Line reports that Schur has cast the role with Marc Evan Jackson, an actor known for his improv work and participation in celebrations of old-timey radio like Thrilling Adventure Hour and NPR, but may be best ...

The Register reported that I am leaving BT at the end of the year. It quoted BT as saying:

We hired Bruce because of his thought leadership in security and as part of our acquisition of Counterpane. We have agreed to part ways as we felt our relationship had run its course and come to a natural end. It has nothing to do with his recent blogs. We hired Bruce because of his thought leadership in security, not because we agree with everything he says. In fact, it's his ability to challenge our assumptions that made him especially valuable to BT.

Yes, it's true. And contrary to rumors, this has nothing to do with the NSA or GCHQ. No, BT wasn't always happy with my writings on the topic, but it knew that I am an independent thinker and didn't try to muzzle me in any way. I'm just ready to leave. I spent seven years at BT, and seven years at Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., before BT bought us. It's past time for something new.

As to what comes next: answer cloudy; ask again later.

More news here. And a SlashDot and Hacker News thread.

Keyboard Geniuses is our weekly glance at a few intriguing, witty, or otherwise notable posts from the Gameological discussion threads. Comments have been excerpted and edited here for grammar, length, and/or clarity. You can follow the links to see the full threads.

Crash Course?

In the comments of John Teti’s Xbox One review, Drifter asked about the odds of another video game business crash, like the one that almost sunk the fledgling home console market in 1983. This kicked off a discussion with a lot of great responses. (I’d suggest reading the whole thing starting from this link.) The general consensus was, “No, that won’t happen again.” Charlotte Grote had this to say:

I'm skeptical of this whole idea of a major game crash akin the one in 1983. The main reason that crash happened was because the ...

When Monika Romo opened the door on Thursday morning, she wasn’t expecting the day that lay ahead: The 10-year-old leukemia patient was met by a crowd of well-wishers outside of her Vallejo, California, home, and then whisked away — with a police escort, no less — to begin her daylong tour as the city’s own [...]

In the December issue of New Space, planetary scientist Christopher McKay rallies for a permanent, inhabited NASA research base on the Moon. National Geographic has distilled McKay's argument into a six-point list. Complement with io9's 185-point argument for a NASA lunar base.

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If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss is about with congressional redistricting, BuzzFeed created this handy video that uses pizza to explain redistricting and gerrymandering.

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Love your selfie

thedistantone:

Thrown.

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spaceexp:

Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe in a billion years. Physicists have long predicted that the universe may one day collapse, and that everything in it will be compressed to a small hard ball. New calculations from physicists at the University of Southern Denmark now confirm this prediction – and they also conclude that the risk of a collapse is even greater than previously thought.

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Best paper jam I’ve seen

Submitted by Brad R.

Literally…

impostoralice:

askfordoodles:

smearedlipstick:

ghdos:

illrandomocity:

majin-k:

Did a bunch of dogs breakup a fight between two cats? Am I seeing this right??

Having none of that shit today.

“Ay man, y’all chill the fuck out. Y’all fucking up the party.”

I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING

Pack animals like dogs don’t tolerate dissent in their group because it weakens the pack’s social structure… There are similar clips on youtube of them breaking up rabbit and rooster fights… They don’t care what species you are, they just want you to CUT THAT SHIT OUT.

They don’t differentiate species because dogs think everything else is just a weird dog. 

Chronic illness is the new first-world problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXoTu5fMqM&feature=youtu.be

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dannyfenton:

STOP EVERYTHING

Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.