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Social Media value

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:45:40 GMT

clipped by: Lara Nieberding
clipper's remarks: Do we over think social tools because they are new?

Is it possible to just enjoy connecting with other people for the sake of connecting to other people.

Clip Source: www.conversationagent.com

The Truth is 140 Characters

So what is the truth?

This is why I believe Social Media is taking off at rates unseen by any other form of media: it’s the people you know, fictionalized.

These are people, stories, who are only as interesting as what they represent that you find interesting about yourself. A more vibrant reverberation of the boring everyday everyone.

I cringe as I write this because I hold my social networks dearly, and feel as though I participate in them honestly. As much as I enjoy social networking, I also understand that it is not reality. It is only I choose to like best about reality. And people will be creating for social media just like people today write and direct and design sets for movies.

The truth is 140 characters. Everything else is our own private Idaho.

Tags: conversation agent, michael leis, social media, twitter

Dead Sea Scrolls getting digitized

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:09:59 GMT

clipped by: traviscrocker

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going digital

The high-tech initiative, announced Wednesday, will also reveal text that was not visible to the naked eye.

Over the next two years, the Israel Antiquities Authority will digitally photograph and scan every bit of crumbling parchment and papyrus that makes up the scrolls, which include the oldest written record of the Bible's Old Testament.

The images eventually will be posted on the Internet for anyone to see.

"These are the earliest copies of the Bible ever found," said Pnina Shor, head of treatment and conservation at the Antiquities Authority.

"Just by applying the latest infrared technologies and shooting at very high detail, lots of resolution, we are already opening up new characters from the scrolls that are either extremely indistinct or you just couldn't see them before," said Simon Tanner, director of King's Digital Consultancy Services.

Tags: dead see scrolls, archeology

Free speech and Islam

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:09:15 GMT

clipped by: sillysam

Clip Source: article.nationalreview.com

Eurotrashing Free Speech

In Europe, free speech may end with neither a bang nor a whimper — but with a lawyerly assist.

It was three years ago this month that the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published twelve editorial cartoons satirizing Islamist terrorism. Some Muslim organizations objected. Protests were organized. Danish embassies in Syria, Lebanon, and Iran were set ablaze. Dozens of people were killed. The cartoonists and their editors received death threats from such characters as Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza.

Bitar enthused: “The idea of European lawyers joining us in the campaign and supporting our efforts is tremendous. We are defending Islam in a civilized way and are trying to hold those responsible for the caricatures accountable according to the law.”

Lostpedia

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:47:06 GMT

clipped by: eddieharris

Clip Source: www.lostpedia.com

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Tags: lost

'Emily' Lifelike animation

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:22:46 GMT

clipped by: the_anchorman

Clip Source: technology.timesonline.co.uk

Extraordinarily lifelike characters are to begin appearing in films and computer games thanks to a new type of animation technology.

Emily - the woman in the above animation - was produced using a new modelling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured and recreated.

She is considered to be one of the first animations to have overleapt a long-standing barrier known as 'uncanny valley' - which refers to the perception that animation looks less realistic as it approaches human likeness.

NARCISSISM REARS IT'S UGLY HEAD IN BEIJING AGAIN!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:44:44 GMT

clipped by: jt3600
clipper's remarks: I say, look to that little dude with those funny sunglasses for answers !

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

Ancient bronze mirrors stolen from museum

BEIJING (Reuters) - A bronze mirror that is more than 1,600 years old was stolen from a museum in Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, citing a museum curator.

The mirror, dating from the Wei and Jin Dynasties (220-420 AD), and three others of lesser value went missing from the Dunhuang Municipal Museum during opening hours on August 24.

The mirror, 11 centimeters in diameter and a mere 0.3 cm thick, has the Chinese characters "Wei Zhi San Gong," translated as "among top ranking officials," inscribed on the back.

Classic USA Movies About Political Elections

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:40:49 GMT

clipped by: citizenbfk
clipper's remarks: 'The Best Man' 1964 scandal driven political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate, characters based on Harry Truman -- Adlai Stevenson - Richard Nixon)

‘The Candidate’ 1972 how the political machine corrupts, and thecharade image making of politics.

Sentimental - ‘The Last Hurrah’ 1958

‘All the King’s Men’ - 1946 about the most amazing, most radical politician most Americans never heard about.

‘Wag the Dog,’
A spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war

‘The War Room’ 1994 Documentary of the Clinto campaign

‘Primary Colors’ - 1998 - silver tongue talker Clinton-like character

‘Bulworth’ > black humor & impending death leads to blunt talk

Last but not least, 1939 - ‘Mr. Smith goes to Washington,’ called one of the hundred best USA movies of all time, about as real as Santa Claus, but everybody loves the dramatic filibuster at the end. We can’t have an election until we see it.

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Clip Source: video.google.com

Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq war

The War on Iraq, filmmaker Robert Greenwald chronicles the Bush Administration's determined quest to invade Iraq following the events of Sep...all »

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Tags: usa_elections, political_movies

Who Vetted Obama?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:17 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT
clipper's remarks: "The leftist DailyKos website started digging into Palin's past and claimed that her fifth child wasn't really hers. The charge fell apart when pictures surfaced of the governor pregnant with the child.

Nevertheless, the media, which have been so quick to ignore questions about Obama's background, joined in the inquiry into Palin's private family matters and forced the governor to disclose that one of their daughters is pregnant out of wedlock. This is what passes for investigative reporting these days.

A daughter's pregnancy, of course, has nothing to do with whether Palin is fit for the job of vice-president or even president and is entitled to a security clearance. But one's associations with communists who hate the United States might emerge as a cause for concern. "

Clip Source: www.rightsidenews.com

September 2, 2008
By Cliff Kincaid
The Washington Post reported that John McCain's vetting process for picking Governor Sarah Palin included an FBI background check. Other reports dispute this. But when did the FBI investigate Obama? Who vetted him?

We are living witnesses to an incredible media double standard, whereby a Republican vice-presidential candidate's personal life is being torn apart, while the Democratic presidential candidate continues to get a free ride. Obama has a 30-year history of associating with unsavory characters, beginning with communist Frank Marshall Davis and continuing with Jeremiah Wright and communist terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, which should disqualify him from getting a security clearance in the government that he wants to run.

But the media would rather talk about Republicans and sex.

Tags: liberals, lunatics, obama, media, bias

Who Vetted Obama? AIM Column | By Cliff Kincaid | Sept. 2, 2008

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:43:16 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: We are living witnesses to an incredible media double standard, whereby a Republican vice-presidential candidate’s personal life is being torn apart, while the Democratic presidential candidate continues to get a free ride. Obama has a 30-year history of associating with unsavory characters, beginning with communist Frank Marshall Davis and continuing with Jeremiah Wright and communist terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, which should disqualify him from getting a security clearance in the government that he wants to run.

Clip Source: www.aim.org

The Washington Post reported that John McCain’s vetting process for picking Governor Sarah Palin included an FBI background check. Other reports dispute this. But when did the FBI investigate Obama? Who vetted him?

But the media would rather talk about Republicans and sex.

Tags: gov. sarah palin, john mccain, vetting process, frank marshall davis, jeremiah wright, bill ayers bernadine dohrn, obama

imdb

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:42:37 GMT

clipped by: dudke77
clipper's remarks: imdb

Clip Source: www.imdb.com

test

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:05:46 GMT

clipped by: atanism

Clip Source: www.natural-innovations.com

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A Lexicon of New Orleans Terminology and Speech

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:40:23 GMT

clipped by: Johanna_G
clipper's remarks: Yatspeak: how ta tawk rite in Noo Awyuns.

Clip Source: www.gumbopages.com

For those of you unfamiliar with New Orleans culture, a good place to start is that there are basically only two kinds of people in New Orleans.

The first is those folks that live, as one [of Bunny's] cartoon characters puts it, in Gatorland -- "Yeah, you know ... ova dere across Magazine where dey all wear dem shoits wid lil' gators on 'em." Otherwise knows as Uptown, you can tell folks from Gatorland in the cartoons because they speak English. Another clue is that all skinny people are from Gatorland, although not all people from Gatorland are skinny. And they often have 59 rows of teeth.

The other kind of New Orleanian is Everyone Else, dose folks dat talk normal.

NEW ORLEANS

there are oodles of ways that the locals pronounce the name of their beloved City.

<new or-LEENS> is generally a no-no.

Here are the major standard local pronunciations of the City's name: <new OR-l@ns>, <new AW-l@ns>, <new OR-lee-'@ns> <new AH-lee-@ns>, <nyoo AH-lee-'@ns>.

Tags: language, new orleans

Are you getting closer to retirement?

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:48:25 GMT

clipped by: homebusinessaces

Clip Source: babyboomer.blognetworkmarketing.com

The boomer’s education entered a new era from grade school through high school. The focus changed from the golden rule basics of the three R’s, to preparing for the onslaught of new technologies recently discovered and those still on the drawing board. Higher Education was being transformed to accept more of the masses into the new technologies. Community and Open college campuses were established which allowed anyone to pursue a professional career.

The television entered into the lives of boomers and allowed our comic book characters to come to life. Visualization went to a new level, the many communities of the earth became accessible in more real time.

Tags: working from home business, mlm, network marketing training

pen1

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:21:26 GMT

clipped by: awhitman

Clip Source: www.kk.org

World's thinnest line pen

World's thinnest ballpoint pen...thinnest possible lines you could ever write. It's quite fine. It has some sort of special ink for reducing friction so it won't clog. It's not super-flowy like a normal gel pen but it allows you to make sharp and precise short lines, which is what I suspect it was designed to do (i.e. for writing Japanese characters (see circle in picture with writing between lines of text), or alternatively adding fine details into drawings). I think it's pretty cool.

UniBall Signo Bit 0.18 mm Pen
8 Color Pen Set
$25
Available from Jet Pens

Manufactured by
Mitsubishi Pencil Company

pens

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:52:16 GMT

clipped by: awhitman

Clip Source: www.kk.org

Instant ink brush

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen

Leave it to the Japanese to create a brush pen. This pocketable pen has a super fine brush tip of actual bristles, perfect for tiny Kanji characters, or of course, doodling in your journal, or sketching in your Moleskine. While it's hugely popular with comic book folks and cartoonists, artists of all stripes have picked one up for their paper work. The feel is incredibly tactile and lovely. It works like a fountain pen, with replaceable rich ink cartridges. Once capped it doesn't leak as far as I can tell. (There's a moment of panic when you first assemble it since the instructions are 100% in Japanese, but just insert the ball-bearing end of the ink capsule into the tip.) You can purchase other color inks as well.

Pentel Pocket Brush Pen
$12
Available from Jet Pens

Or $18 from Wet Paint Artists' Materials