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What is a space elevator? A Space Elevator, or more specifically the LiftPort Space Elevator, will consist of a ribbon made of a very strong and very light material, carbon nanotubes, anchored to the Earth's surface at the LiftPort Station with the other end reaching into space. By making the ribbon long enough, and attaching a small satellite as counterweight, the Earth's rotation will provide enough centrifugal effect to overcome the pull of gravity and keep the ribbon taut. The LiftPort Space Elevator will then provide a permanent bridge between earth and space. Elevator cars will be robotic "lifters" which will climb the ribbon to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit or beyond. - Surferbill

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Type in the ingredients and it comes up with a list of recipes. - Surferbill

"Today we are operating what we believe to be the world's most efficient data centers." -- Google - Surferbill

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Wonder which company acquisition this could refer to? - Surferbill

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FaceResearch.org allows you to participate in short online psychology experiments looking at the traits people find attractive in faces and voices. - Surferbill

Optical illusion. Makes a black and white photo appear before your eyes in full color. - Surferbill

COLOURlovers™ is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color - whether for ad campaigns, product design, or in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews. - Surferbill

Unfortunately, our Disqus Blogger template integration doesn't work automatically for all templates, especially heavily customized ones. I'm making this thread as a place to share information about how to do it manually. - Surferbill

If you've created a custom 404 page this allows you to embed a widget in your 404 page that helps your visitors find what they're looking for by providing suggestions based on the incorrect URL. - Surferbill

Google filed a patent for a “water-based data center” that uses the ocean to provide power and cooling. The patent also confirms Google’s development of a container-based data center, describing “crane-removable modules” to power the computing platforms. - Surferbill

RANDOM.ORG offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet. The randomness comes from atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs. - Surferbill

gdgt is the new consumer electronics site by Peter Rojas and Ryan Block -- the guys behind Engadget and Gizmodo. - Surferbill

An inside look at companies from those who know them best. See company ratings, reviews, and salaries. - Surferbill

Shell-fu is a place for all those little command line goodies that you come across and then can never find again when you need them. - Surferbill

$HOST=127.0.0.1;for((port=1;port<=65535;++port));do echo -en "$port ";if echo -en "open $HOST $port\nlogout\quit" | telnet 2>/dev/null | grep 'Connected to'> /dev/null;then echo -en "\n\nport $port/tcp is open\n\n";fi;done - Surferbill

SlideShare is the best way to share your presentations with the world. Let your ideas reach a broad audience. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to create a webinar. - Surferbill

This is an educational presentation exploring humanity's water use and the emerging worldwide water shortage. It is designed to act as a stand-alone presentation. - Surferbill

“Making Time to Make” is a 3-part series about attention management for people who do creative work. It’s designed to help you firewall the time and attention you need to get out of the lite communication business and into your studio. - Surferbill

A high-level overview of any Flickr member's public profile and recent and most interesting photos. It's a great way to browse through Flickr members, get to know your contacts a little better and to let others know more about you. Add a link button to your blog or website. - Surferbill

One technique for analyzing complex problems that appear to have many interrelated causes is called a “cause and effect” diagram or a Fishbone Diagram. This tool will allow you to input your info and draw the diagram. - Surferbill

folded cardboard - flat packed fun for Cats! Cats may need your help to build the models - Surferbill

These are the latest must-have gifts for the feline in your life. - Surferbill

If you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups! - Surferbill

A history of Internet memes - Surferbill

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