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Episode 67: Check it off the list!
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Episode 67: Check it off the list!

Ben, Ed, Dean, and Jim talk about their methods for getting things done. What keeps you from spending every evening watching The Voice? What’s stopping you from watching The Voice right now? Seriously, isn’t that show just the greatest? We love Dan Brown, too.

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You might think, then, that the people who know Fitzgerald’s novel best would have the most disapproving view of the movie. To test that hypothesis, we asked five English professors who specialize in American literature to take in an early showing and share their thoughts. And to our surprise, they liked it.

Kevin Hartnett, “Judging Luhrmann’s Gatsby: Five English Scholars Weigh In” (via millionsmillions)

Interesting.

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Web Comic Wednesday Friday Late, but topical (and yes, I know it’s the wrong captain…).

Web Comic Wednesday Friday

Late, but topical (and yes, I know it’s the wrong captain…).

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And you can too if you check out our latest episode!

And you can too if you check out our latest episode!

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Episode 66: MOOCing Around
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Jordan reappears, Ben snickers from time to time, Dean whines about hosting and Ed MOOCs the whole thing up! Also, Smart Suggestions. If you’ve got us on an automatic feed to your pod-catcher, this episode is a must download.

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mygifttohumanity: PLUS they were able to watch it on a device that fits in their pocket and can access it as often as they choose.

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PLUS they were able to watch it on a device that fits in their pocket and can access it as often as they choose.

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3D face masks crated from DNA found in public spaces by Heather Dewey-Hagborg Let’s just clear this up in an effort to get ahead of the inevitable “I F-ing love science” posts and Tumblr reblogs.You cannot derive someone’s face purely from their DNA. Its a neat art experiement mixed with an amount of genetic forensics mixed in. While that certainly shouldn’t detract from the artistic message of the work, let’s not get too wrapped up in the idea that an enterprising villain could start running off copies of us from our discarded gum and nail clippings.The article is here:http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/heather-dewey-hagborg-stranger-visionsWIth a little more information on the limitations of the technology from the artist’s website here:http://deweyhagborg.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/feature-in-science-magazine/

3D face masks crated from DNA found in public spaces by Heather Dewey-Hagborg

Let’s just clear this up in an effort to get ahead of the inevitable “I F-ing love science” posts and Tumblr reblogs.

You cannot derive someone’s face purely from their DNA. Its a neat art experiement mixed with an amount of genetic forensics mixed in. While that certainly shouldn’t detract from the artistic message of the work, let’s not get too wrapped up in the idea that an enterprising villain could start running off copies of us from our discarded gum and nail clippings.

The article is here:http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/heather-dewey-hagborg-stranger-visions

WIth a little more information on the limitations of the technology from the artist’s website here:
http://deweyhagborg.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/feature-in-science-magazine/

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Episode 65: C2E2, protocol droid?
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Ben and Jim recap the con! Dean bables in a hostly fashion! Ed and Jordan are nowhere to be found! All this and little else (save Smart Suggestions) on this week’s episode.

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explore-blog: For Freud’s birthday today, Why War – Einstein and Freud’s little-known correspondence on peace, violence and human nature.

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For Freud’s birthday today, Why War – Einstein and Freud’s little-known correspondence on peace, violence and human nature.

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Big League "Chew" →

The Toledo Mud Hens will wear Chewbacca jereseys to celebrate May the Fourth. The event should be heralded as a real step forward in bringing nerds and jocks together.

Also should make a lot of money.

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Yu Darvish’s Consistent Delivery

An awesome display of how consistently Darvish delivers the ball regardless of the pitch. Also a pretty cool use of a GIF. (Source)

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How many Bitcoins do I need for a 1up?

Things are a little quiet on the good ship Smartanic. This episode was recorded last week (4/18) so some of the references won’t really hit as hard as they would have 7 days ago. BUT THAT’S OK! This is still a great episode with Dean, Ben and Jim talking about currency and a great selection of smart suggestions.

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edomaniac: Web Comic Wednesday: Cardinal Conspiracy Part 2 This one is a long time coming. It gave me a lot of issues but overall I am pretty happy with it.

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Web Comic Wednesday: Cardinal Conspiracy Part 2

This one is a long time coming. It gave me a lot of issues but overall I am pretty happy with it.

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jeffrubinjeffrubin: “Throughout this whole rap of 44 bars, there are 496 syllables, and of those syllables, 215 are rhymed. That means that 43% of his syllables are rhymed, which is one of the highest rates you will find for any rapper. For instance, as quoted in this article here, Camron has a rate of .41 rhymes per syllable, Eminem has a rate of .38 rhymes per syllable.” - An in-depth statistical analysis of why MF Doom may be the most technically accomplished rapper

jeffrubinjeffrubin:

“Throughout this whole rap of 44 bars, there are 496 syllables, and of those syllables, 215 are rhymed. That means that 43% of his syllables are rhymed, which is one of the highest rates you will find for any rapper. For instance, as quoted in this article here, Camron has a rate of .41 rhymes per syllable, Eminem has a rate of .38 rhymes per syllable.”

- An in-depth statistical analysis of why MF Doom may be the most technically accomplished rapper

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Rare Lenticular Clouds

The stunning meteorological phenomena of lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) is a rare spectacle. Looking more like UFO’s than clouds, they are created by three conditions: warm and moist air, winds with constant height and something big, like a tall mountain. When a current of air hits an obstacle in its way, it begins to travel upwards and starts to condense forming a lens-shaped cloud with multiple layers.

Both absolutely fascinating and absolutely stunning. Complement with The Cloud Collector’s Handbook.

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