2 days ago

ReadWriteWeb The semantic Web has long been heralded as the future of the Web. Proponents have said that Web experiences will some day become more meaningful and relevant based on the AI-esque computational power of natural-language processing (NLP) and structured data that is understandable by machines for interpretation.However, with (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Pink Lisa from Google Reader: Winston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken. And in fact scientists have since figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock.Pork c (Read More)

Jul 27, 2009

Submitted by Chaz2b: number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported Sunday. (Read More)

Jul 27, 2009

Submitted by Chaz2b: Drivers offer the darnedest excuses when pulled over by cops, from wild to lame to brutally honest. Many tales have been heard countless times and seldom work. Others are so unusual they can get you out of a ticket. (Read More)

Jul 27, 2009

Mixx: Entertainment A Minnesota couple whose joyful wedding entrance was the subject of a popular YouTube video were kicked out of their New York City hotel and had their airline tickets taken away Friday when ABC, which had paid their way, learned they were to appear first on a rival NBC show, a New York tabloid paper reported Saturday. (Read More)

Jul 27, 2009

Submitted by Chaz2b: A low-tech invention developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is pumping life into the concept of building healthy habits among children. (Read More)

Jul 27, 2009

EurekAlert! - Breaking News have developed a highly accurate way to peer into the brain to uncover a person's mental state and what sort of information is being processed before it reaches awareness. With this new window into the brain, scientists now also are provided with the means of developing a more accurate model of the inner functions of the br (Read More)

Jul 26, 2009

Submitted by Chaz2b: China, the world's bicycle kingdom -- one for every three inhabitants -- is going electric. Workers weary of crammed public transport or pedaling long distances to jobs are upgrading to battery-powered bikes and scooters. Even some who can afford cars are ditching them for electric two-wheelers to avoid traffic jams and exp (Read More)

Jul 26, 2009

feeds.washingtonpost.com Besides indulging in their usual high jinks -- ripping open plastic garbage bags, scaring children in parks, pooping on passersby -- crows have been sabotaging the city's high-speed Internet network. Hundreds of fiber-optic cables have been slashed open by crows scrounging high-tech stuffing for their nests. The birds are a (Read More)

Jul 26, 2009

Submitted by Chaz2b: City landscaping, or "urban irrigation", makes up 58% of urban water use, Spain said, adding that the water wasted generates over 544 000 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. Smart irrigation systems are programmed to optimise water use based on parameters including plant and soil types and amount of sunlight, and also feat (Read More)

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"I am what I am, and thats all that I am," (Popeye). A beach bum by life, a web weaver by choice.