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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:15:00 -0800 Eliminating pestilence with friggin' laser beams! http://facebookislame.com/eliminating-pestilence-with-friggin-laser-bea http://facebookislame.com/eliminating-pestilence-with-friggin-laser-bea

http://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_zap_malaria.html

 

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:52:55 -0800 Warning to the human race: Do NOT mount weapons on these bad boys! (You've seen the "Terminator", right?) http://facebookislame.com/warning-to-the-human-race-do-not-mount-weapon http://facebookislame.com/warning-to-the-human-race-do-not-mount-weapon http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:03:00 -0800 Peter Weyland at TED 2023 #weylandinvestors http://facebookislame.com/peter-weyland-at-ted-2023-weylandinvestors http://facebookislame.com/peter-weyland-at-ted-2023-weylandinvestors

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/505847/harward.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KzJNIUx47n Kelly Harward kelly Kelly Harward Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:12:00 -0800 Innovation and the Bell Labs Miracle http://facebookislame.com/innovation-and-the-bell-labs-miracle http://facebookislame.com/innovation-and-the-bell-labs-miracle
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Working at Bell Labs used to be my dream job... that is, until I realized that I'm definitely not well-educated enough and probably not smart enough to work there.

The stuff that has come out of Bell Labs is amazing....
Transistors, lasers, stereo broadcasts, radio astronomy, cell phones, communication satellites, information theory, solar cells, CCDs, Unix, and C

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:52:00 -0800 Oil executive son's testimony at Prince Rupert Northern Gateway pipeline joint review panel | The Vancouver Observer - Page 1 http://facebookislame.com/oil-executive-sons-testimony-at-prince-rupert http://facebookislame.com/oil-executive-sons-testimony-at-prince-rupert
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Insightful... Sobering... Hopeful?

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:31:32 -0800 My two least favorite genres combined... and I kinda liked it... what? http://facebookislame.com/my-two-least-favorite-genres-combined-and-i-k http://facebookislame.com/my-two-least-favorite-genres-combined-and-i-k

Country Rapper... not too shabby.   Kinda reminds me of the early 80's rappers, with slide guitar and cowboy hats.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:58:00 -0800 Equinox Gallery Vancouver - Works by Fred Herzog http://facebookislame.com/equinox-gallery-vancouver-works-by-fred-herzo http://facebookislame.com/equinox-gallery-vancouver-works-by-fred-herzo
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Some really stunning photos from the 50s and 60s. While they're just great photos in and of themselves, it also feels like a window into a world gone by. Massive coolness.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:10:33 -0800 Autocomplete is everywhere, man! http://facebookislame.com/autocomplete-is-everywhere-man http://facebookislame.com/autocomplete-is-everywhere-man http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/939

Interesting progression, no? Cmdline -> Tab autocomplete -> GUI -> autocomplete lists -> autocomplete command line lists everywhere!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:46 -0800 My inner geek says YES! My fear of skynet makes me say NOOOOoooo! http://facebookislame.com/my-inner-geek-says-yes-my-fear-of-skynet-make http://facebookislame.com/my-inner-geek-says-yes-my-fear-of-skynet-make

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:52:00 -0800 Design Evolution of Basecamp Next http://facebookislame.com/design-evolution-of-basecamp-next http://facebookislame.com/design-evolution-of-basecamp-next
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A nice bit of insight on design iterations.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:46:36 -0800 I'm doing it backwards... http://facebookislame.com/im-doing-it-backwards http://facebookislame.com/im-doing-it-backwards

I don't need 5 guitars... I need to get 5 people to help me play the guitar.

Seriously, these guys don't suck... check out their other videos.  They might be my favorite YouTube band (right up there with Pamplemousse).

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:39:00 -0800 Puppet Parade by Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson of @design_io #openframeworks http://facebookislame.com/puppet-parade-by-emily-gobeille-and-theo-wats http://facebookislame.com/puppet-parade-by-emily-gobeille-and-theo-wats
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THIS is what computers are really for.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:27:22 -0800 Anybody remember Space 1999? Get ready for Space 2099! http://facebookislame.com/anybody-remember-space-1999-get-ready-for-spa http://facebookislame.com/anybody-remember-space-1999-get-ready-for-spa

(It's the 70's TV space series that brought the FUNK to their theme song!)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:21:03 -0800 You don't need wheels, trucks or even a board to rail-grind apparently... http://facebookislame.com/you-dont-need-wheels-trucks-or-even-a-board-t http://facebookislame.com/you-dont-need-wheels-trucks-or-even-a-board-t

http://dsc.discovery.com/adventure/extreme-pogo-sticking-is-surprisingly-bada...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:04:00 -0800 JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) on Vimeo http://facebookislame.com/jp-auclair-street-segment-from-allican-on-vim http://facebookislame.com/jp-auclair-street-segment-from-allican-on-vim
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Who says boarders get to have all the fun? Serious fun.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/32684/Photo_78.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcjQ2qj2V Mark Muday Mark Mark Muday Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:08:35 -0800 Take a skateboarding lap around the country... http://facebookislame.com/take-a-skateboarding-lap-around-the-country http://facebookislame.com/take-a-skateboarding-lap-around-the-country

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:49:00 -0800 A new appreciation for Adam Smith and the word "conflation". http://facebookislame.com/a-new-appreciation-for-adam-smith-and-the-wor http://facebookislame.com/a-new-appreciation-for-adam-smith-and-the-wor http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2011/09/libertarians-and-conservatives-must.html

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/33400/Image.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KPcDEmZj4l Jeff Grover jeffgrover Jeff Grover Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:59:00 -0800 Fugazi - 1991 in front of the whitehouse http://facebookislame.com/fugazi-1991-in-front-of-the-whitehouse http://facebookislame.com/fugazi-1991-in-front-of-the-whitehouse

Watching the recent Cameron Crowe Pearl Jam documentary, I was surprised to hear that the band had been torn between making money and "being like Fugazi." I was compelled to go back for a nostalgic look at my favorite post-punk band.

Fugazi -They refused to give interviews to any magazine the advertised alcohol or tobacco, played at all aged venues, and turned down a $10M signing deal with Atlantic records.

The lyrics kick ass too!

"languor rises reaching, to turn off the alarm and there's never so much seething that it can't be disarmed. you just stop it up, pass it on, shove it to shelf it, to leave it off and turnover. lounging against your weapons, until your muscles find lock in the ease of that position, a residue of tremor passes as some cherie amour suggests that maybe it was time to smash things up but just stop it up, pass it on shove it to shelf it, to lead it on and turnover. i'm only sleeping"

 

 

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591300/Robert.png http://posterous.com/users/5Aap0m2yrFRv Robert Volker bobsled Robert Volker Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:48:52 -0800 Q: What killed over 10% of the *WORLD POPULATION* in the first couple of decades of the 13th century? http://facebookislame.com/q-what-killed-over-10-of-the-world-population http://facebookislame.com/q-what-killed-over-10-of-the-world-population A: Genghis Khan.

(Incidentally, this chart also blows my whole vision of peaceful Buddhists inhabiting Asia through the ages)

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