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What the hell does “dis-ambiguous nature of the narrative” mean? At least #SnowCrash is under @JoeCornishNow and he ‘gets’ geeks
Cornish is going to have his hands full with writing and directing this Stephenson’s book as many critics think a successful adaptation is impossible because of the dis-ambiguous nature of the narrative. While the book is certainly a sci-fi action novel, there are lofty ideas presented by Stephenson that are metaphysical in nature and thus…
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NASA used Russian diplomatic bags to bypass US Customs import grief?
From 2008: On Wednesday, the 18-inch by 8-inch pump was put on a commercial airliner and hustled across the Atlantic in a diplomatic pouch from Russia, all the time shepherded by a NASA worker. That’s what it looks like to me, anyway. via Space Station Toilet Parts Set for Liftoff – Space News – redOrbit.
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“He would have to keep 2 to 3 inches away to not get sucked into the funnel” #ouch
There are 4 basic parts in a space toilet, the liquid waste vacuum tube, the vacuum chamber, the waste storage drawers, and the solid waste collection bags. The liquid waste vacuum tube is a 2 to 3-foot (0.91 m) long rubber or plastic hose that is attached to under the vacuum chamber. It is connected…
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Poopin 2.0! – YouTube #epic
Poopin 2.0! – YouTube. I’m not gonna make any claims pro-or-con for anything else on this guy’s channel since I can’t watch it all, but this is hilarious, epic and seems like applied common sense although I am unconvinced about some of the medical information cited.
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Never get into an arse-kicking competition with a comedy writer # HT: @Eamonn_Forde
The greatest exchange there has ever been on Twitter read from top to bottom..
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Twitter Updates for 2012-06-16
: qotd: "Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat" http://t.co/3x1wGYwO # @shortblue @dml – Glyn and I went to the { @OpenRightsGroup #EFF @torproject @privacyint } pub meet in Shoreditch; pentesting dinner after # @shortblue Journalism Students from City University. # : In case you've missed it you need to read…
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54 years in space and so far we’ve only got two minibus-sized probes to leave the solar system
It would be sad if they’re the only footprint humanity leaves on the universe at large. Technology – Rebecca J. Rosen – Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is *This Close* to Leaving Our Solar System – The Atlantic.
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Law Enforcement and Retrogressive Pressures upon Technology
Yesterday ORG / Privacy International / Big Brother Watch / Julian Huppert held a meeting at the Houses of Parliament to, um, “celebrate” the release of the new draft communications bill. I raised a question, perhaps clumsily, which Julian fielded as “advice”, and which was something along the lines of the following, which I’ll expand…
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Big Wooden Ball Project on Vimeo # #epic #want
Big Wooden Ball Project on Vimeo on Vimeo Big Wooden Ball Project from Mike Leuis on Vimeo.