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“New satellite measurements show that crucial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has plummeted to its second-lowest level on record. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, announced Wednesday that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is down to 2.03 million square miles.”
“The lowest point on record is 1.65 million square miles set last September.”
“With about three weeks left in the melt season, the record may fall, scientists say.”
27th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink Nikon Lens Abbreviations
EV, VR, N and AI got you confused? Use this handy site to figure out what all those letters on your Nikon lens mean.
14th of August, 2008 Section: Photography Permalink Copenhagen Consensus 2008 - The 10 challenges
The Copenhagen Consensus Center gets together once a year top try and rationalize the world’s problems. Accepting that we can not solve all our problems at once, which one should our focus be on? Which one would save the most lives? Watch the arguments that various speakers give in support of their cause.
While the final list on prioritization may not agree with you, it’s compelling to watch nonetheless. Some non-economists may find it a little bland, but there are plenty of good bits in there to keep everyone going.
9th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink The Candidate’s Favourite Words
A nice infographic from the Boston Globe, showing the most used words on the blogs of the respective candidates. McCain’s favourite word: Obama. Obama’s favourite word: Barack.
P.S: Sorry about all the political links.
5th of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink Man On Wire
This looks like a truly excellent movie. It’s a documentary about Philippe Petit, the man who walked a 200 meter wire for a whole 45 minutes.
2nd of August, 2008 Section: Movies Permalink Electoral-vote.com: The Complete Voting Map
One-stop website (I know, I said this yesterday about perspctv) for stat-hungry amateur politicians.
2nd of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink perspctv
For a complete Obama McCain data comparison, look no further than perspctv. It includes poll data, Tweet count (a sure-fire indicator) and news mentions. Worth a look.
1st of August, 2008 Section: News Permalink Webkit Transitions
A great demo from Shaun Inman on what you can do with Webkit Transition. While it looks great and may one day eliminate the need to use flash for simple animations, it further blurs the division between behavior and presentation. Is it time to ditch the three layers?
31st of July, 2008 Section: CSS, How To, Web Permalink Video: Microsoft’s Sphere display in action
Say what you want about Microsoft, but they still come up with some pretty cool stuff. A spherical display may not be the next big thing in Home Entertainment, but I can really see some specialized uses where it would really come in handy.
29th of July, 2008 Section: Technology Permalink Moose Peterson: Imagery of Wild America
A really great Gallery from Moose Peterson. He showcases his photos from all over the USA, and to say the least, they are amazing. Have a look if you are into Wildlife and Landscape photography.
23rd of July, 2008 Section: Photography Permalink