"One of the more interesting memes to come out of 4chan are posts of rudimentary drawings of inventions or scenarios that, at first glance, seem to violate the laws of physics and allow for something supernatural to occur. One of the most common types of of these posts are ones related to “free energy” or perpetual motion. We’ve taken ten of these images and asked Steve Nelson, a Physics professor who holds a Ph. D. from Duke University in physics, to explain why these somewhat intuitive ideas fall flat in real life."
- AJ Batac :)
from Bookmarklet
That one is going downwind, not upwind. But yeah, cool stuff.
- Otto
They plan on using the same principle to make an upwind-travel vehicle: "Next summer - we go directly UP-wind faster than the wind." http://www.fasterthanthewind.org/
- Bruce Lewis
capita solo a me che dall'ultimo aggiornamento quando tento di eliminare o modificare un post l'app si pianta sulla rotellina che gira senza mai sbloccarsi? (devo terminarla a mano)
- Just Frank
@Signor Frank: fammi sapere se continuano i problemi e se mi confermi solo nell'eliminazione e modifica ;-)
- ✔ Crino
from FFHound(roid)!
hello dear crino, im from Iran , can you redesign your software(ffhound) to version that it support persian language(unicode language) such as firefox and opera?
- سام.کیا
Right now, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting in a dark room, looking at monitors on the screen. A big red button marked "Kill Friendfeed" sits on the armchair to his right. As he giggles menacingly under his breath, his finger hovers ever-so-gently over the button...
- Fleagle
++ Fleagle. "And suddenly, a question pops his head. How come, why not here on my own developed turf? He sips the last of his milk glass, raising the finger off the button, and decided to give them another day." -The book of SocNet, 12:10
- Zu from AOD
We need more love in the world and less hate! If you hate someone just because of who they are then clearly that's your problem, now ours. We are happy and if we aren't then we will look out for each other make each other laugh and remember the good times, we will stand strong and together to fight hatred in the world and make it a better place for us all! Photo from Amy's flickr, great find Amy!
- Halil
from Bookmarklet
allam yaa...şu pembe bulut var ya!!! bi dem ormanın üzerine çökmüştü! ben gördüm!!! dağınık bi pembeydi hare şeklinde deil:)tanrının fırça darbeleri:) ha ha ...çok hoş.)
- neferteti
Peter, as you can see is a strange-shaped cloud.
- keiko-san
Hadi, in English pls ...... I don't understand Chinese ..... ^o^
- keiko-san
i did a mistake, those in the pics are "Cap Cloud" - Cap cloud or cloud cap is a stratiform, orographic cloud that hovers above or over an isolated mountain peak, formed by the cooling and condensation of moist air forced up and over the peak and lenticularly shaped by horizontal upper level winds. The cloud appears to remain essentially stationary.
- Alessio D'Arrigo
Alessio .... thanks! .... but ..... It is a bit difficult for me ..... :p
- keiko-san
great it is indeed great that someone didn't tag it as an alien vehicle
- ffcode
ffcode ..... sorry? ..... what does it means?
- keiko-san
means a cloud was identified as a cloud not as an alien saucer ship UFOs i think you get it what i am trying to point out! and hey keiko-san have you watched Flash Forward? there is a keiko in there too
- ffcode
Barring major financial accidents, I'm planning on being in the Bay Area again Sept 13 - 23 or so. The 13 - 15 I will be in the Santa Rosa area for the Heirloom Expo. I will probably be most available for FFeedups the 19th - 23rd. I'll be in the East Bay for sure on the 19th because I'm meeting someone for a late lunch.
I still don't know if I'm working then, late that day or early the next morning.
- Anne Bouey
Thanks, Anne. I'm just anxious to get things tied down because I don't have internet on my phone which means I'll only sporadically be able to check FF and email once I'm on the road. But you have my phone #.
- Spidra Webster
Alright, I'm getting my ass on the road up there within the next hour.
- Spidra Webster
^ LOL! I saw what you wrote originally. ;) The try/catch statement slays me!
- Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart
I was just being succinct at first, but the programmer in me couldn't resist :P I also love this one: would_you_mind { } actually_i_do_mind (Exception £e) { }
- Adam
Is it time to witness the birth of a new political party, a party that’s sincerely of the people for the people? A party that is neither left nor right nor liberal, but centralist, a party that is a collaboration of people from all political sides of the spectrum, working together to combat the ills of our society, created by corrupt previous and current governments. A party that will include and embrace all the disenfranchised young and old and give them hope that things can change and will change for the better, if we are willing to fight for it and take a leap of faith.
- Halil
All parties had to start off somewhere, from humble beginnings, from a few huddled people around a smoky table in some remote tavern or the back of the library. So why should we feel scared or ridicule the idea of a new alliance of people coming together from the ashes of these riots and right the wrongs in our country? If we want change in our country and society, we have to be that...
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- Halil
The risk is that if nothing new and moderate comes out many people who have lost trust in politicians will go for any party of the extreme right.
- M F
That's my fear, I can't see people running to the Green party for example, so it'll either be UKIP or worse, the BNP. :(
- Halil
Heh, I never knew there was one either :o)
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
5 stars: Unpopular Essays, Bertrand Russell; Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, Tom Holland; Tai-Pan, James Clavell; We, the Drowned, Carsten Jensen.
- Eivind
There is a stats function? Dang. I have to go look at that.
- Angel R. Rivera
Pages: 8,029; Books: 26; Avg. # of pages: 309 (this is cumulative for all of my books / years)
- JA Castillo
How about your ratings, JA? I think I'm a bit conservative. I get a bit skeptical when books have a lower rating than my average on Goodreads, and I think I've mostly read books l liked this year :)
- Eivind
I feel I am careering about like some giddy traveller with air miles to spare here. The thing is, I cook instead of travelling - a kitchen rather than armchair tourist - and it's less tiring, so it stands to reason that i can cover more ground. Still, the notion of a Mexican lasagne might seem a fantastic voyage too far; let me just say that here this is a shorthand for Mexican-inspired ingredients piled up in lasagne- like fashion. In place of pasta layers, there are soft tortillas and in between them a riotous assembly of tomato, red pepper, onion, chilli, corn and cheese. You can see from the picture how snug the "lasagne" is in its dish. If you can totter towards the oven without spilling it, you're halfway there; but i advise you to put a baking sheet or swiss roll tin in the oven as you preheat to catch any drips that might fall later. And talking of later, one of the joys of this is that it reheats, by the slice, so wonderfully on the days that follow. So do think about cooking this even when you don't have so many to feed first time around.
- Halil
from Bookmarklet
I've not made, but I like the idea and she's a great cook, so I trust her.
- Halil
My wife made this two nights ago, I've been eating leftovers almost nonstop since. Some sliced avocado and a dollop of sour cream on top and that's some mighty good eatin'.
- cdogzilla | downgraded
gülhan çok ufakken başladık yıkamaya, sıcak sevdiği için de ılık sıcak arası su kullandık yüzüne pek değdirmedik ilk zamanlar, hiç de itiraz etmedi. şimdi bırakıyoruz küvette bazen biz çıkarmazsak çıkmıyor bile
- simyacı
sizin kedi süpermiş çok imrendim! bizimkiler banyo zamanı resmen uluyorlar komşular köpek besliyoruz sanıyor :P
- isfendan
ahaha.. göz yakmayan kedi şampuanları var, onlardan dene bir de. tüyleri çok güzel oluyor mis gibi de kokuyo onlarla yıkanınca.
- simyacı
onları da denedik ama nafile o_O en son çare eve peder çağıralım diyoruz exorcist de bile işe yarar gibi olmuştu :P
- isfendan
bugün veterinere tüyleri uzun olmayan kedileri tıraş ediyor musunuz diye sordum onlarda evet dedi..çok üzgünüm ama tüyler gidici gibi duruyor :P
- isfendan
yazık yaa, ben hiç kestirmem tüylerini kedilerimin, ne kadar tüylü o kadar güzel bence.
- simyacı
:( yazık olacak ama bir de bunu deneyelim dedik..van kedimiz o kadar gergin ki (beyaz kediler genelde öyle oluyormuş) onu yıkamak için sakinleştici vermek zorunda kalıyoruz..durum o kadar vahim yani o_O el mahkum bir de bu yolu deneyeceğiz
- isfendan
benim kediyi yollayayım size sizinkilere gaz versin gelin su çok güzel desin :))
- simyacı
ne iyi olur >_< öyle kediye can kurban bizimkilerin içine ne girdi bilmem :P su dendi mi sci-fi filmlerindeki hayvanlara dönüşüyorlar..hele van kedimizi yıkarken baya korkuyorum o_O
- isfendan
Loving it. It blows the eponymous album out of the water, for me.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Good to hear Jimminy as I liked eponymous. We went to Ensenada on the little 3 night 4 day cruise out of Long Beach. It was fun but not long enough
- SteVe C