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| Posted: 16 May 2010 11:59 PM PDT  10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:1. The Computer is a Communications Disease We're in the midst of attempting to figure out how the computer went from being a mathematical tool used for calculations, to a communications device used for elemental interaction. These days, the machines are used more often to interact than to calculate—that is, unless the calculation is need for an interaction. More @ PCMag 2. Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis The future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical energy. More @ ScienceDaily 3. Understanding the web to find short answers and "something different" One year ago today we announced Google Squared in Labs, an early attempt to find and extract structured data from across the web, such as a detailed table of [dog breeds] or [broadway shows]. Since then, our team in New York has steadily worked to improve quality and add new features, such as the ability to sort your data and export it to a file. More @ Googleblog 4. Kaossilator on the cheap 5. What Jon Stewart Said, I Say Too. A lot. I've always been an optimist, believe it or not. I write a lot of outraged rants, but that's because I believe in fighting back and doing battle with the "Forces of Evil", which in this bold new millennium are customer-hostile big business and government all married and happy, at our expense. More @ LinuxToday 6. Tetris, shooters, and Diablo: the best of StarCraft 2 mods The StarCraft II beta has been going on for a while now, and though it has given players the chance to try out the game's fast-paced RTS action, the beta has also provided an opportunity to play around with the new content editor. More @ ArsTechnica 7. Steve Jobs Offers World 'Freedom From Porn' I didn't plan to pick a fight with Steve Jobs last night. It just sort of happened: An iPad advertisement ticked me off; I sent the Apple CEO an angry email; he told me about "freedom from porn." More @ Valleywag 8. A Lego Keyboard That Won't Make Your Fingers Ache 9. Movie depicts seamy life of Facebook boss JUST as he hoped to clean up his image, Mark Zuckerberg, the inventor of Facebook, is to be portrayed in a Hollywood film as a ruthless and untrustworthy sex maniac. More @ TimesOnline 10. 10 Stories Behind Beatles Songs The Beatles are still the most recognized group in the world. From Moscow to Maui, everyone seems to have heard of them, or has experienced their flamboyant talent in some way, shape or form. More @ Listverse  |
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