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Craig Daitch’s Virginia Commonwealth University Commencement Speech May 11, 2013
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Fungus network lets plants alert each other to defend themselves against aphid attacks
Underground fungus and plants have long been known to have a mutually beneficial relationship — mycorrhizal fungi delivers nutrients to plants, and the plants give carbon back in exchange. Now, a…
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I'd like to see more of the control control over unbundling go to consumers rather than the cable companies. I haven't read the whole proposal, but from this write-up, it's not clear if cable companies would actually be forced to sell channels a la carte or only they get to choose which channels to take from the broadcasters. If consumers still have to buy hundreds of channels they don't want to watch this doesn't help at all.
Another interesting part is that companies like Viacom and Fox might lose if follow through on threats to go cable-only if Aereo wins in the courts. Those broadcasters would be stripped of their broadcast spectrum.
John McCain proposes ‘a la carte’ cable bill, encourages death of sports blackout rule
Senator John McCain today introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, legislation that would encourage cable operators and entertainment conglomerates to unbundle channels and offer…
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U.S. Navy Spends $37 Billion On A Ship That Barely Works
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In album Saul Bass Google Doodle
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Have you pressed played on today's #GoogleDoodle yet?
Saul Bass; the designer of famous graphics used to introduce some of the films of the 1940s and 50s, is remembered today on google.co.uk. Born in New York, he began his career in advertising and design in Hollywood, California. Bass is perhaps best known for credits on Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese films – and today you can see an interpretation of his unique style on Google.
To read more about today's #GoogleDoodle read this article from +The Guardian which calls the #Doodle one of the "most elaborate" yet: http://goo.gl/TEm3E
Here's a selection of stills taken from today's design…
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Instead of Spy vs. Spy, Audi gives you Spock vs. Spock
It’s a battle for the ages (if you’re a Trekkie, anyway) as Audi’s latest ad pits new Spock Zachary Quinto’s S7 against O.G. Spock Leonard Nimoy’s Mercedes-Benz CLS in a race to the country club. Fun….
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Ford SmartPhoneLink Could Extend Life of Aftermarket Car Audio – Motor Trend
Newly available hardware interface code from Ford has been contributed to the non-profit Genivi Alliance under the name SmartPhoneLink.
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Reshared post from +Tim Bray
Can this be real? If so, this particular Star-Trek-loving judge just won the Internet.
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Does Prenda Believe In No-Win Scenarios? Because Judge Wright Just Gave Them One. | Popehat
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Reshared post from +Ford Motor Company
" The farther you look back the farther you can look forward. "
Henry Ford's Life and Legacy: henryford150.com
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Recognizing that consumer electronics evolve a lot faster than cars get replaced, +Ford Motor Company specifically designed SYNC so that it wouldn't be tied to any one platform. Other automakers should follow suit and only use technologies that are platform agnostic.
Apple’s Rivals See an Edge in Using Wireless Accessories
Manufacturers are gravitating toward wireless connections for Apple’s products, which is helping the market for competitors’ mobile devices.
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