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"Lord Nicholas Stern, the British economist who produced an influential report on the potential costs of global warming, is strongly urging the British public to go vegetarian in order to slow the accumulation of heat-trapping gases in our atmosphere. Said Stern: “Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better” [The Times]. Stern also suggested that climate change legislation that makes it more expensive to generate greenhouse gases could soon force meat producers to raise prices, which might lower consumption." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

Always ask questions, I agree, silly or not. But there's no need to sit in the dark eating cabbages - but why not think of impact and sustainability when making decisions, and when the compromise is tolerable choose sustainable? That won't give a crazy advantage to china, because if you choose local properly made high quality goods over cheap disposable goods, for example, you're feeding your local economy - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

"A few weeks ago J. C. Hutchins wrote a post on Tor.com about how science fiction authors can benefit from reading other genres. I couldn’t agree more and thought I’d point out a few of my favorite non sci-fi reads. Although most of my writing is in the realm of comedy or satire, not counting “Adventures of the Floating Elephant” over at Activatecomix, I actually enjoy curling up with factual books about time, space and quantum theory. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m no rocket scientist, and I certainly have no idea what all those elaborate equations on the black boards of scientists mean, but I’m fascinated by theories about how our universe works." - Demetrios the Traveller from Bookmarklet

I watched the entire game on my phone and then said many things that wouldn't have been appropriate around children when it came down to the last 13 seconds and my team threw *another* interception. But good defense all around. :) - David Cook

One of the things we’ve tried to do with Bing is to bring customers the information they are looking for, presented in a useful way. If we can adequately infer a user’s intent, we can bring them a much more compelling experience than an endless list of links. We can bring them real knowledge and get them closer to the answer they were looking for or the decision they were trying to make. At Bing, this journey began with our work on answers, and we continue to try hard to deliver the best answers we can, based on our estimation of query intent. Flight information, local weather, sports scores and stats are some of the early examples of these types of experiences. But we believe lots more can be done for our customers. Today we are excited to unveil some work we have been doing with Wolfram|Alpha. Started in May 2009 by noted scientist Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram|Alpha is an ambitious (and very cool) project to, as the company’s website says, “make all systematic knowledge immediately... - Arnaldo M Pereira

WHOA! Cool! - AJ Batac

this is the worlds best website - Grant Rhoades

"As the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies this week, the Eagles were crushing the Giants. This unprecedented moment in the New York/Philadelphia rivalry made the folks at the "Daily Show" ask: Which fans are the douchiest? Jason Jones and John Oliver were there as the sports supporters battled it out for the title. Clad in the ugliest suits anyone has ever seen, they ran down the criteria of being a douche: excessive drinking, excessive cursing, gay-bashing opponents, and defiling the icons of opponents." - Brad Williamson from Bookmarklet

As a Phillies/Eagles fan, I would say the answer is obviously New York. (Seriously though, every city has its own share of assholes among its fan base.) - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

"A Southwestern High School English teacher has been suspended after reports he had students in his classes to read an article about homsexuality in the animal kingdom. Dan Delong of Carlinville acknowledged his suspension but declined to comment further until he spoke with his union representative. Delong is said to have allowed students to read the article "The Gay Animal Kingdom" from the June 7, 2006, edition of Seed magazine. Seed magazine is a science and culture publication. The article by Jonah Lehrer talks about the research of Joan Roughgarden, a biology professor at Stanford University who said she has documented homosexual societies among the more than 450 animal species." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"powered by lithium-ion batteries, FT-EV II by toyota is an electric vehicle designed for short distances with a reserve energy of 145 km and a top speed of 100 km / h. based off the compact toyota iQ, the length of the car is only 2730 mm, 26 cm lower than that of the iQ, with a height of 1680 mm. the car which is meant to accommodate four passengers and is driven through use of a joystick which controls the brakes, steering and throttle. the design includes large windows which are meant to increase visibility, rear lights powered by LED technology and power-operated sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle to facilitate entry to the rear passenger seats." - Demetrios the Traveller from Bookmarklet

"What would life be like under the "Internet Freedom Act?" Well, one Reddit user created an image that depicts the "worst case scenario." John Biggs at crunchgear says, "this sort of bundling is a favorite pastime of most stream providers. For years voicemail was a privilege, not a right, and there are still grannies out there renting phones from the phone company. While month-to-month the costs might not seem like much, this sort of thing adds up to delicious profit." Over at Gizmodo, John Herman adds:" - Brad Williamson from Bookmarklet

is that article really claiming John McCain invented the Blackberry? - alphaxion

:):)))))))))))))) - GökTaşı

Fantastic !! - Keiko Yamada

"The basic chemistry for life has been detected the atmosphere of a second hot gas planet, HD 209458b. Data from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes provided spectral observations that revealed molecules of carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor in the planet's atmosphere. The Jupiter-sized planet – which occupies a tight, 3.5-day orbit around a sun-like star — is not habitable but it has the same chemistry that, if found around a rocky planet in the future, could indicate the presence of life. Astronomers are excited about the detection, as it shows the potential of being able to characterize planets where life could exist." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

Umm...I don't see it.... =) - Beau Liening

gay test (http://friendfeed.com/search...). If you look at the ufo in the background, your're fucking gay :) - eBurhan

One Last Breath - Creed (Contemporary Hard Rock) - Shevonne

http://friendfeed.com/healtha... - Steve

Galaxy Zoo is, of course, a nice way of solving this problem: "The way we run a traditional science class is as if we were trying to teach students how to play soccer (football) by showing them videotapes of matches, without ever letting them play the game. But it’s even worse than that! We tell them about the results of science as knowledge, which is like teaching about football by showing them highlight reels of spectacular goals, without showing them the careful match strategy – not to mention years of practice – that goes into creating those goals." - Michael Nielsen

"When you drive your car your dashboard instruments display the speed, amount of fuel left, and distance traveled. You can use Google Maps on your smart phone to find restaurants, post offices, or other important landmarks all around you. Why can’t this sort of information be given to you all the time, streaming directly into your field of vision on a contact lens? That’s the question University of Washington Prof. Babak A. Parviz asks in his recent letter to IEEE Spectrum. Parviz and his team have been developing miniature circuits and simple LED displays and integrating these elements onto a contact lens-like polymer. They’ve tested them on rabbits who can wear the devices without harm. As Parviz points out, introducing Augmented Reality onto a contact lens is just a matter of time and effort." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"There has been a sharp rise recently of so-called geek girls, and the sad fact is that many, if not most, of these women are nothing near geeky. While the elusive geek girl does, in fact, exist, she’s much less common than most would care to admit. There are criteria that must be met to make a proper geek girl; she must be geeky, she must be a techie, and she must be hot. Too many misconceptions are throwing off the curve, and people need to understand that receiving a 300 page phone bill does not make a girl geeky. It makes her a stereotype that is far older, and less respectable. We’re here to set the record straight, with these 12 women who all qualify as the hottest geek girls to have graced the Internet’s tubes of fame." - Vijayendra (V-Mo) Mohanty from Bookmarklet

Geeky guys are the hottest :) - ★Kristy

It was a dark day on Saturday. A howl of "Nooooooooo!" could be heard across the land as Christina Hendricks became a married woman. RIP sexy lady. We'll wait for your inevitable return, as most Hollywood marriages last about as long as a snowball in Hell. - Jason Huebel from Bookmarklet

BTW, site is NSFW. Particularly since it's got Ice T's extremely surgically enhanced wife plastered all over it right now. - Jason Huebel

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! - Steven Perez

"PhotoSketch is an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch on the left and automagically turn it into the naff montage on the right." - Paul Buchheit from Bookmarklet

Does this even work? I think it might be a farce. - Harsh SIngh

"Sometimes, after your eyes adapt to the dark, a spectacular sky appears. In this case, a picturesque lake lies in front of you, beautiful green auroras flap high above you, brilliant stars shine far in the distance, and a brilliant moon shines just ahead of you. This digitally fused panorama was captured earlier this month from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, and includes the Pleiades open cluster of stars just to the upper right of the Moon. Since aurora are ultimately started by solar activity, this current flurry of aurora is somewhat surprising, given the historic lack of sunspots and other activity on the Sun over the past two years. This time of year is known as aurora season, however, for noted average increases in auroras. The reason for the yearly increase is not known for sure, but possibly relates to the tilt of the Earth creating a more easily traversable connection between the Earth's magnetic field and the magnetic field of the Sun's changing wind streams." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

sweet.. i added a group for their daily feed if you're interested http://friendfeed.com/astrono... - the dingus who has /apod was doing it manually for some reason so i started this group that auto feeds in mediaRSS with a yahoo pipe - Chris Heath

ververy nice,you are make love xD - Adnan Kargı