Speckled Park, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
— via Channelate
A healthy, five-pound tapir was born 1 March at Zoo Salzburg. The sex of the cub has not been determined yet. The first-time mother, Bibi, is taking good care of her cub. Bibi came to Zoo Salzburg last year from Zoo Brno in the Czech Republic — via ZooBorns
The Google Keep note-keeping app has had a frosty reception. Analysts including Gartner have said its functionality is laughable compared to that of the rival Evernote (saying it’s like saying MSFT Paint is a threat to Photoshop
) and other users have rejected it on the grounds that after the death sentence on Reader, Google can’t be trusted not to pull the plug on a service which people have come to rely on — via Slashdot
Giant squid around the world are basically identical
despite looking very different, say scientists.
The super-sized cephalopods live deep in the oceans and are little-known by the scientific community.
An international team of researchers investigated rare samples of the elusive animals’ DNA to reveal their family secrets.
They discovered that there is just a single species of squid with no population structure.
The findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B — via redwolf.newsvine.com
All-purpose healing gels familiar to fans of futuristic video games and movies could be about to make the transition from sci-fi fantasy to real-world medical tool thanks to a New York University student who has invented a gel that can instantly halt bleeding in even the most serious of wounds.
Veti-Gel, the name chosen by NYU student Joe Landolina uses plant polymers to rapidly solidify when applied to open wounds, and by a bizarre coincidence was initially being developed under the name Medi-Gel, the name of a fictional healing gel from the Mass Effect video game series with almost identical properties.
Humans Invent spoke to Joe Landolina about the development of Veti-Gel, and how in just a few years he went from high-school science geek to possibly securing a deal with the US military — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A nine-year-old girl has had a prehistoric beast named in her honour after fossilised bones she found turned out to be an undiscovered species.
Daisy Morris from the Isle of Wight stumbled upon the remains on Atherfield beach four years ago.
A scientific paper stated the newly discovered species of pterosaur would be called Vectidraco daisymorrisae.
Fossil expert Martin Simpson said this was an example of how major discoveries can be made by amateurs
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Consumer advocacy group Choice has called on Australians to circumvent the technology that allows major software companies like Microsoft and Apple to charge higher prices for their products.
Three giant IT companies — Microsoft, Apple and Adobe — gave evidence to a Senate inquiry yesterday as to why their goods are more expensive in Australia compared to other markets.
Choice spokesman Matt Levey says the consumer group has published guidelines to help consumers circumvent geo-blocking, which prevents people from buying the cheaper, identical products available in other countries.
There’s one particular creative suite product from Adobe which currently has a $1,200 price difference between the US price and the Australian price,
he said.
Similarly with Microsoft, there was one infamous product where you could actually pay someone… to fly to the US and back twice, buy the product when they’re there, and still come out ahead
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
A 4.5 metre crocodile that had been stalking in waters close to the small community of Palumpa in the Daly River Reserve of the Northern Territory has been captured and shot.
Locals say the crocodile is the one that had been a problem for about two years in the area.
They say — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Red fox in the snow — via 500px
Based off of the infamous Weighted Companion Cube from Portal, this unique die (singular dice) is made layer by layer in a 3D printer and then fired to fuse the metal particles into solid steel. It is available in a numbered version, a version with just hearts and now a numbered version with a heart for the 1 — via Etsy
Grow Food, Not Lawns posted this image of an ingenious garden made from rain gutters, which are arranged to let water drain down from the top — via MAKE
Cutbacks at newspapers and local television stations have left the news industry undermanned and unprepared to uncover stories or dig deep into public issues, according to the Pew Research Centre’s annual report on American journalism.
That conclusion might be expected to matter most to journalists struggling to keep their jobs. But members of the general public have noticed the cutbacks in quality, which have caused them to turn away from news outlets, reports Pew, a respected non-partisan organisation.
Nearly one-third of US adults have stopped using a news source because it no longer provided them with the quality of coverage they were accustomed to getting. With reporting resources cut to the bone and fewer specialized beats, journalists’ level of expertise in any one area and the ability to go deep into a story are compromised, the report said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Australians can go to the US if they want lower American prices on boxed Adobe products, or buy the company’s cloud-based offering, an Adobe official told a Parliamentary panel today.
In a hearing about higher IT pricing in Australia compared to other markets, Adobe managing director of ANZ, Paul Robson, dodged and slapped back a flurry of volleys from the House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications.
Robson stressed that the Australian price of Adobe’s Creative Cloud, $49.99 per month, is similar to the US price. He said that most of Adobe’s customers are moving to the cloud versions of the company’s software — via redwolf.newsvine.com
here’s my entry for gallery 1988‘s product placement
screenprint show.
participants were asked to create a poster/advertisement for a fictional product from television or film. i’ve always thought the caterpillar P-5000 work loader from aliens was the bees knees, so this was pretty much a no-brainer for me.
what a great show for gallery 1988 to break in their new location with. can’t wait to see all of the entries — via strongstuff
Scientific explanation for those interested:
For the benefit of the wider science community, I thought I would explain the basic principles behind this video. The electric fence used was a pulse electric fence. It shoots an electric pulse every few seconds. Note the first in line is holding the electric fence for the entire duration of the film. He is standing on plastic which is an insulator, therefore the electric current couldn’t travel through the plastic into the ground so it just keeps going down the wire and not into the human chain. However, when the last in line takes of his shoes, it means the electricity can run right through the chain through his feet and into the ground. I have heard from other sources that the closer you are to the end of the line the more resistance you cause and therefore get the greatest shock. Poor guy! 🙂 Hope that helps!
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