Moderation...(we could use from the webs)

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:09 -0500

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soupsoup: blackshowalterwain: Zach Gailifianakis interviews...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:18:28 -0500

soupsoup:

blackshowalterwain:

Zach Gailifianakis interviews indie rocker Michael Showalter

space awesomeness...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:51:26 -0500

adeandabet: Astronomers Detect Most Distant Object Ever Seen tucker: (via NPR) Cool video...

More evidence of smaller iPhone on Verizon? | DVICE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:55:47 -0500

More evidence of smaller iPhone on Verizon? | DVICE

fuckyeahspace: The Carina Nebula is the largest diffuse nebula...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:04 -0500

fuckyeahspace:

The Carina Nebula is the largest diffuse nebula in the Milky Way, and it surrounds some of the most luminous stars in the sky. Although it is much larger and brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, it is not very well known in America and Europe due to that it can only be seen in the southern hemisphere. Carina is so large, a few named mini-nebulae reside within its boundaries.

Frank Sinatra - I’ve Got A Crush On You Sunday Night...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:25:09 -0500

Frank Sinatra - I’ve Got A Crush On You

Sunday Night Sinatra.
(via happycap)

Recycling plastics - what the numbers mean + cheat...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:31:00 -0500

Recycling plastics - what the numbers mean + cheat sheet…

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On most plastic jars, containers and other packaging of products you buy, you’ll find what’s generally accepted as the recycling logo with a number in the middle and sometimes letters underneath stamped into the plastic.

The recycling logo can be a little misleading - just about anything can be recycled, but sometimes not without major effort. It’s a little bit like extracting oil from under the ocean bed compared to extracting oil from tar sands; none of it’s really good as such, but some plastics are far, far worse than others.

The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) implemented the system in 1988 to allow recyclers to be able to tell the different types of plastics when sorting. Basically, the numbers in the triangle indicate the grade of plastic - the resin ID code. It’s now a system that’s used in many different countries.

The following is what to look for and what it all means. If you’re in a rush, you might like to download my free plastics recycling cheat sheet (PDF) - it’s a handy tool you can print out and pin up where you have your garbage and recycling bins - and saves you having to remember what each code signifies.

(via greenlivingtips)

The White Stripes-Hello Operator (via davidfuternick)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:00 -0500

The White Stripes-Hello Operator

(via davidfuternick)

alaskavsnewyork: New York, papaya (Saturday)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:28 -0500

alaskavsnewyork:

New York, papaya (Saturday)

Weekly Address: Tragedy at Fort Hood… — The President...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:58:12 -0500

Weekly Address: Tragedy at Fort Hood…

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The President condemns the “despicable” attacks at Fort Hood, honoring those who were killed and injured. He also commends those who stood up to help and console those affected: “even as we saw the worst of human nature on full display, we also saw the best of America.”

(via The White House)

Who’s going to know? —

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:22 -0500

Who’s going to know?

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Strange Neutron Star Solves Mystery of Milky Way’s...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:46 -0500

Strange Neutron Star Solves Mystery of Milky Way’s Youngest Supernova

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Scientists have finally identified the mysterious source of X-ray emissions at the center of our galaxy’s youngest supernova: Inside the remains of Cassiopeia A sits a baby neutron star surrounded by a thin layer of carbon. Discovered in Chandra’s “First Light” image obtained in 1999, the point-like X-ray source at the center of Cas A was presumed to be a neutron star, or pulsar, the typical remnant of an exploded star, but it surprisingly did not show any evidence for X-ray or radio pulsations.
Pulsars rank at or near the top of freaky phenomena found in our Universe. In the early 1930s, California Institute of Technology astrophysicist, Fred Zwicky, an immigrant from Bulgaria, focused his attention on a question that had long troubled astronomers: the appearance of random, unexplained points of light, new stars.

(via dailygalaxy)

pittvsnyc: New York, (friday)…

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:56 -0500

pittvsnyc:

New York, (friday)…

I’ll Stick Around, by Foo Fighters…(back when they...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:06:49 -0500

I’ll Stick Around, by Foo Fighters…(back when they made songs)

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On This Day In History - November 5th 1955 — In 1955, Doctor...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0500

On This Day In History - November 5th 1955

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In 1955, Doctor Emmet Lathrop Brown was standing on a toilet hanging a wall clock when he slipped and beat his head on the bathroom sink. Unconscious, Doc had a vision. And that vision was that of a flux capacitor — the device that makes time travel possible. The rest, my friends, is history. Or should I say, future? Time travel joke!

(via Geekologie)

Hubble’s New Camera Delivers Another Stunner | Wired Science |...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:39 -0500

Hubble’s New Camera Delivers Another Stunner | Wired Science | Wired.com

Thursday…

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:07 -0500

Thursday…

Physicists discover that the structure of a brain cell is the...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:00 -0500

Physicists discover that the structure of a brain cell is the same as the entire universe.

One is only micrometers wide. The other is billions of light-years across. One shows neurons in a mouse brain. The other is a simulated image of the universe. Together they suggest the surprisingly similar patterns found in vastly different natural phenomena. (David Constantine)

more here

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Dara Epstein Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Duane Park restaurant...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:16:00 -0500

Dara Epstein

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Duane Park restaurant in Manhattan has begun hosting an Opera Night series where Ms. Epstein has been invited to sing. The restaurant is located at 157 Duane Street. For reservations, please call 212.732.5555. 8 PM - 10 PM

(if you’re interested there will be more shows upcoming. This was my first time and I have to say it was amazing. Dara was awesome, best one there!)

Now time for a bazillion omg baseball posts from a bunch of "true Yankees" fans who wouldn't know what a full count was if their life depended on it....

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:03:26 -0500

jessk: biteofpythias: Good night… There are people who don’t know what a full count is? There...