How do you keep intelligent octopuses from getting bored? Find out from Steinhart Aquarium biologists — via Youtube
The Oregon Zoo’s two new caracal kittens are 6 weeks old now, and they have just begun to explore their outdoor habitat in the zoo’s Predators of the Serengeti area — via Youtube
GWAR scares us, both because they’re giant monsters from outer space with exaggerated genitals, and also because they keep coming back to Undercover and destroying (in the best way) every song they attempt. This year it’s Cyndi Lauper’s She Bop
, the 1984 single that followed in the massive wake of Girls Just Want To Have Fun
. The lyrics here are something of an extension of that song, considering that they’re about masturbation. Though they’re pretty tame-sounding 30 years later, the words to She Bop
were cited as one of the filthy 15
that led to Tipper Gore and the PMRC getting all up in the music business. As usual, GWAR made the song their own — and added a little something extra, too — via Youtube
Dwarf Golden Biota (Thuja orientalis Aurea Nana), White Bottlebrush (Callistemon salignus), Cycad and Cycad originally uploaded by Red Wolf
This pendant captures the spirit and beauty of the enigmatic cuttlefish in an attractive two-toned finish. The intricately patterned mantle (muscular outer covering) of this cuttlefish is cast in antiqued pewter, while the arms, body, and underlying anatomy are rendered in antiqued brass. This pendant is not just an adornment, it is also a carefully researched educational keepsake. If you pull on the arms of this cuttlefish, its head and body pull free of its mantle, revealing its internal anatomy. The cuttlebone, gills, branchial and systemic hearts, and all of of the other organs are rendered in minute detail. Let go of the arms, and the head and mantle snap back together — via Etsy
Mr Maurice Oxford, Social researcher
Originally aired on ABC TV: 29/10/2015 — via Youtube
Pink Bougainvillea and Pink Bougainvillea originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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Manchester, UK — via Sugar Spooks
After growing in size and strength, Lincoln Park Zoo’s first-ever red panda cubs Clark (male) and Addison (female) are now on exhibit — via Youtube
For wallpaper with a retro look — and the bonus of a very good price — check out the Regan wallpaper new in at Dunelm Mill.
The wallpaper replicates the same Scandinavian-inspired leaf motif in a couple of colour ways that help enhance the retro look. It would look great as a feature wall, but the great price means you don’t have to restrict yourself to just that.
And what is that great price? Well, you can pick up a roll for just £7.99 — via Retro To Go
Dr Paul Vixie, a pioneer of the internet’s domain name system (DNS), has lashed out at the creation of hundreds of new top-level domains, ranging from .dog to .horse, and .cool to .porn, labelling them a money grab and a mistake.
Vixie, who is now the chief executive officer of Farsight Security, was speaking at the Ruxcon information security conference in Melbourne on Sunday about the importance of securing the internet’s DNS infrastructure.
In response to an audience question about the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decision to create some 1900 new top-level domains in this first round alone, Vixie was blunt.
I think it is a money grab. My own view is that ICANN functions as a regulator, and that as a regulator it has been captured by the industry that they are regulating. I think that there was no end-user demand whatsoever for more so-called DNS extensions, [or] global generic top-level domains (gTLDs),
he said.
Vixie sees the demand for the new domains as having come from the people who have the budget to send a lot of people to every ICANN meeting, and participate in every debate
, that is, the domain name registrars who simply want more names to sell, so they can make more money. But these new domains don’t seem to be working.
They’re gradually rolling out, and they are all commercial failures,
Vixie said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Prague Zoo is very excited to announce the birth of a new star in their tapir nursery. A Malayan Tapir was born 15 October to mother, Indah, and father, Niko.
The birth of the new calf is also being celebrated as a big success for the zoo’s keepers. It is the first Malayan Tapir to be born in Prague after nearly 40 years. Prague Zoo and the Zoo Zlín are the only facilities in the Czech Republic where the Malayan Tapirs are kept — via ZooBorns
Grace Kelly watches a game of chess between Wendell Corey and James Stewart behind the scenes of Rear Window — via Cinephilia and Beyond
Red Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) and Red Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Meet the newest arrival at Taronga Western Plains Zoo — a female Ring-tailed Lemur baby named Imerina. Born on 25 August, the healthy baby has started to climb on her own, while always remaining close to first-time mother Rikitra. Imerina was named after one of the old kingdoms of Madagascar, where Ring-tailed Lemurs have sadly become endangered due to habitat destruction — via Youtube
There were sharp words on the floor of the US Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers debated the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) and its amendments.
The bill, proposed by Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), would allow internet giants and other companies to share people’s personal information with the US government so it can be analyzed for signs of lawbreaking – be it computer related or not.
In return, the companies would get legal immunity from angry customers, although legal action is unlikely because the businesses and the government don’t have to reveal what they have shared, even with a freedom of information request.
The proposed legislation has been criticized by internet rights groups, and also by technology firms. Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and others published an open letter calling for the legislation to be rewritten, and since then Apple, Salesforce.com, Yelp, and Wikipedia have joined them in opposing the draft law.
Feinstein said organizations won’t be forced to reveal citizens’ private lives to Uncle Sam: it won’t be mandatory for businesses to hand over people’s private records, she claimed.
If you don’t like the bill, you don’t have to do it,
Feinstein said.
So it’s hard for me to understand why we have companies like Apple and Google and Microsoft and others saying they can’t support the bill at this time. You have no reason, because you don’t have to do anything, but there are companies by the hundreds if not thousands that want to participate in this.
Her colleague Burr said on the floor that he couldn’t understand the opposition to CISA. Businesses against the new law will put their users at risk, he said, because by not sharing people’s personal information, they will not be given intelligence and heads up on attacks from the Feds.
When the companies who are against this get hacked, they are going to be begging to cooperate with the federal government,
he opined — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Urbanest, Urbanest and Yellow Door originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Utility Graffiti, Old Technological Museum Building, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, The Goods Line and UTS Library Clocktower originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Central Station Concourse Roof, Sandstone Faced Column and Central Station Arch originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Mosaic piece by piece. An amazing craftsmanship — via Youtube
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