don’t forget to vote in the other election too! 50 votes / person max.
Month: November 2012
NYC disaster software
it is very clear that the response to sandy would have massively improved if people had a way of coordinating, instead of all the stories of volunteers being turned away, collected yoga mats going unused, etc. rather than reinventing wheels poorly, hopefully the city will look into sahana for their next hackathon
Bionic Climbing
Vawter became the first person to stair climb wearing a prosthetic leg controlled by his mind. The climb was 103 stories, and the leg developed by DARPA.
Professional Clicking
social media in a nutshell
Children Theater Critic
i should look into this gig if the google thing doesn’t work out.
Cowardly things to say
i wouldn’t trade it for the world is a great thing to say for cowards, as such a trade has never been offered.
Adult Stem Cell Crowdfunding
The purpose of this project is to enhance a person’s stem cells with factors needed for rapid expansion without cell aging. By providing a practically unlimited supply of one’s own rejuvenated stem cells, we believe it will be possible to keep people young and healthy for over a century. There is also great hope for those with various health conditions related to aging, disease or injury to recover and live life to the fullest.
There are kickstarter campaigns not about knitwear, or someone’s debut film.
CIROS knife robot
i, for one, welcome our knife-wielding robot overlords.
Beard tax
A beard tax is one of several taxes introduced throughout history on men who wear beards. In 1705, Emperor Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax to modernize the society of Russia following European models. Those who paid the tax were required to carry a “beard token”. This was a copper or silver token with a Russian Eagle on one side and on the other, the lower part of a face with nose, mouth, whiskers, and beard. It was inscribed with 2 phrases: “the beard tax has been taken” and “the beard is a superfluous burden”.
SOPO
too soon?
Gregor J. Rothfuss 