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  • Why farmed salmon is a bit odd

    Catch of the day? – The Boston Globe. This article shows that farmed salmon is indeed a rather scary product. It is injected with colorant to give it the beta carotene rich appearance of pink color which occurs naturally from the diets of wild salmon. It is often infected with sea lice Related articles The…

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  • Earth in the balance Mass MOCA

    Earth in the balance – Boston.com. THis is a great exhibit at Mass MOCA using photos of environmental degradation that both shows their extreme beauty but hints to the disaster beneath their outward appearance. I like the manipulated photos of Anthony Goicolea including Tree Dwellers. Related articles 7 Ways To Transition to a Plant Based…

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  • Infoporn: Tap Into the 12-Million-Teraflop Handheld Megacomputer

    Infoporn: Tap Into the 12-Million-Teraflop Handheld Megacomputer. This article argues that each hyperlink in the internet is like a synapse in the brain which now results in the internet having the computational power of a brain. Related articles Building a virtual supercomputer (thehindu.com) AMD unveils teraflop FirePro GPU (zdnet.com) The smartphone is the PC of…

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  • Reinventing the Workweek with Green Business Practices

    All In A Days Work — Reinventing the Workweek — Green Business Practices | Fast Company. Related articles Opinion: Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (nytimes.com) Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (andsp.com) US DATA: Aug Dallas Fed Svcs Outlook Survey activity. (forexlive.com) Is Monday really the worst day of the workweek? (bizjournals.com) It’s Sick…

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  • Die Pillendreherin: Kerstin Hollmann’s blog

    Die Pillendreherin. Kerstin Hollmann’s blog Related articles Does Jane Dumas Know Cogentrix is Trying to Ruin Mission Trails? (savemissiontrails.org) Green Blog: Ancestral Remedies to the Rescue (green.blogs.nytimes.com) eJournals and Databases added in June 2012 (wulibraries.typepad.com) Greens! Greens! Greens! (missmaggiemayhem.com) The lost digital decades (moncurdg.com) Classifying Mind Clouds (longstreet.typepad.com) DIY Herbal Remedies (ediblearia.com) Masters in viticulture…

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  • For California man, life is smooth sailing

    For California man, life is smooth sailing – The Boston Globe. Wow. This guy lives on 500 a month on a boat. Related articles All sides: Keep houseboat case alive (scotusblog.com) Design Ideas from Dreamy House Boats (apartmenttherapy.com) Living in a Houseboat (graphicsoflight.wordpress.com) Sweet Pea: A Tiny Green Houseboat Jetson Green (apartmenttherapy.com) Houseboat Life (justalittlebrit.wordpress.com)…

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  • Steve Stringer: Computer modeling will replace conventional R&D

    Journal-ist: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes | Fast Company. Innovation is a game of not only imagination but also speed. To that end, Steve Stringer, in Research Technology Management, suggests that computer modeling, which can go down to the atomic level, may replace rather than just supplement conventional R&D.; Related articles Fast Company Is Looking For A Creative Services…

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  • Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Pro: Record Any Audio On Mac OS X

    Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Pro: Record Any Audio On Mac OS X. Related articles Updates to Airfoil, Audio Hijack Pro, and Nicecast Bring Mountain Lion Support (weblog.rogueamoeba.com) A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting on The Mac (mac.tutsplus.com) Opinion: Customers should be wary of the Mac App Store (macworld.com) Full Mountain Lion Compatibility with Piezo 1.2.1…

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  • The Official Spore™ and Spore™ Creature Creator Site

    The Official Spore™ and Spore™ Creature Creator Site. A biologist multimedia game. Related articles Spore Creatures unleashed on the iPhone (reviews.cnet.com) Spore for Mac: Worst Purchase Experience Ever (odddetails.wordpress.com) Spore: A Game of Evolution (mac.appstorm.net) New non-toxic disinfectant could tackle hospital infections (esciencenews.com) Spore (ahschoolapbio2013.wordpress.com) Spores (ahschoolapbio2013.wordpress.com) Spore Artist Gives SpyParty a New Lick of…

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  • CyberWalk: A VR treadmill

    CyberWalk. I was reading about this in wired. A sort of VR treadmill. Related articles MoD wants IT experts to take on cyber threat (scotsman.com) The next 28 things you should do to become a master cyclist (epicasports.com) Listen to Your News With SoundGecko [Web Spy] (collegecandy.com) Fitness Equipment Buying Guide – John Lewis (johnlewis.com)…

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  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation | Magventure – Versatility in Magnetic Stimulation

      Transcranial stimulation | Magventure – Versatility in Magnetic Stimulation. Related articles Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Proves Effective For Treatment Refractory Depression – BMED Report (thoughtsbysarit.wordpress.com) New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression (eurekalert.org) Right or Left Handed? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Can Shift Your Preference (izabael.com) New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation…

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  • MindSpa Personal Development System

    Originators of the MindSpa Personal Development System. This is kind of cool and promises to help your brain go to sleep more easily using light and sound. I wonder if it will be available in an iPod version? Related articles A Camera That Sees Your True Colors? (wnyc.org) Wearable Tech To Help Control Stress (i-programmer.info)…

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