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Posted in: Uncategorized- The Art of the Prank » Facebook Takes It on the Chin
Dan Provost, an MFA student at Parsons, created FacebookBusinessSolutions.com, a prank on Facebook’s Beacon software bomb from a couple weeks ago - The Scientist : Forget mistletoe – what about DNA?
A new dating service ScientificMatch.com uses DNA samples from customers to match them with others who have different alleles for major histocompatibility complex genes. - Tulip Island for Netherlands | Video | Reuters.com
Dutch parliament has asked a commission to look into building islands in the North Sea which would protect the coastline while providing badly needed housing space. But critics say building such artificial islands could disrupt shipping and fishing and da - Lunch over IP: A designer at the intersection of physical architecture and information systems
Jeffrey Huang on how can constructs (buildings, cities and landscapes) incorporate digital communication systems? What are the effects of digitization on the typologies of cities today? - MIT works toward engineered blood vessels
Engineered blood vessels could one day be transplanted into any organs that require large amounts of vascular tissue, which moves nutrients, gases and waste to and from cells. - Welcome to SeatGuru! Your Guide to Airplane Seats and In-flight Amenities
- First-person account of CIA torture survivor – Boing Boing
people responsible deserve to be hauled into court, shown up for the criminals they are, and stuck in a cell for the rest of their lives. The traitors in government who sanctioned this program should join them. Torture is a cancer. Extrajudicial imprisonm
