5 Big Trends You'll See at CES 2013. Despite its uncertain future, the annual CES is always the year's first taste of the new technologies that will define it. With hundreds of companies peddling thousands of products, it's easy to get lost in the noise of pre-show chatter, but out of the chaos, various patterns are emerging, and some will grow to become bona fide "trends. " International CES 2013 officially begins on Tuesday, Jan. 8, but like the presidential primaries, companies are unveiling new products earlier and earlier in advance of the show in order to be heard before the din of the show gets too loud.
LG, for example, began announcing TV news as early as Christmas, and Samsung dropped news about PCs and cameras early in the New Year. Besides products, you can pick out trends based on who is (and isn't) at the show. Besides products, you can pick out trends based on who is (and isn't) at the show. Put enough of these smaller players in one place, and they amount to a considerable force. 1. It used to be called 4K. Meet Samsung’s new Chromebox, same as the old Chromebox (Updated) Samsung has long been one of the staunchest supporters of Google's cloud-focused Chrome OS. Last year, they released two Chromebooks, one of which uses an ARM processor and sells for just $249, and a Chromebox, the first official desktop computer based on Chrome OS. Now, Chrome Story has uncovered the spec sheet for a revised version of the Chromebox.
It uses the same 1.9GHz Sandy Bridge-based Intel Celeron, integrated graphics, 802.11n wireless, 16GB SSD, and 4GB of RAM as last year's model, but comes in a redesigned all-white body that does away with the boxy silver-and-black version introduced back in May. The new Series 3 Chromebox also sports the same array of ports as last year's model: on the rear there are four USB 2.0, a gigabit Ethernet port, a DVI port, two DisplayPorts, and a Kensington lock slot. A small cover on the front of the computer hides two additional USB 2.0 ports and a microphone jack—these are present on the older Chromebox but left exposed.
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Your close-valve switch is quick on the draw. Why do my testes hang lopsided? Uneven is normal. Golden Eagle Snatches Kid. Donation of Constantine. A 13th-century fresco of Sylvester and Constantine, showing the purported Donation. Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome The Donation of Constantine (Latin, Donatio Constantini) is a forged Roman imperial decree by which the emperor Constantine I supposedly transferred authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the Pope. Composed probably in the 8th century, it was used, especially in the 13th century, in support of claims of political authority by the papacy.[1] Lorenzo Valla, an Italian Catholic priest and Renaissance humanist, is credited with first exposing the forgery with solid philological arguments in 1439–1440,[2] although the document's authenticity had been repeatedly contested since 1001.[1] In many manuscripts, including the oldest one, the document bears the title Constitutum domini Constantini imperatoris.[3] Content[edit] Medieval use and reception[edit] Investigation[edit] Origin[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] Further reading[edit] McCabe, Joseph (1939).
'Die Another Day' Was All in Bond’s Head: Conspiracy Theory. It pains us to say this, but the Pierce Brosnan James Bond films have not aged well whatsoever. As charming as Brosnan's 007 was, all of his Bond flicks have that "weird 1990s post-Die Hard, pre-CGI action flick thing where the entire film looks like a Hallmark Channel original movie" going on. And let's not pretend that GoldenEye was some hard-nosed espionage flick.
Remember, killer Kegels were central to GoldenEye's narrative. But of all the Bonds, Brosnan had the finest O-face. And if we were to rank the Pierce Brosnan Bond adventures from worst to best, it would go something like this: The World Is Not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, GoldenEye and GoldenEye, specifically Power Weapons at the Facility, no Oddjob allowed. And no "Slappers Only. " At this point, some of you may be wondering why we ranked 2002's Die Another Day so high. "Something something thrust something something French grip something something penis. " "Anything for queen and country. Festivus. The episode refers to it as "a Festivus for the rest of us", referencing its non-commercial aspect. It has also been described as a "parody holiday festival" and as a form of playful consumer resistance.[3] History[edit] The word Festivus in this sense was coined by O'Keefe, and according to him the name "just popped into my head".[1] The English word festive derives from Latin "festivus", which in turn derives from festus "joyous; holiday, feast day".[6][7][8] Although the first Festivus took place in February 1966, as a celebration of Daniel O'Keefe's first date with his future wife, Deborah,[1] it is now celebrated on December 23, as depicted in a Seinfeld episode written by O'Keefe's son.[2] Seinfeld[edit] Frank Costanza's son, George (Jason Alexander), creates donation cards for a fake charity called The Human Fund (with the slogan "Money For People") in lieu of having to give office Christmas presents.
When his boss, Mr. Customary practices[edit] Festivus pole[edit] Wider adoption[edit] The Strike (Seinfeld) "The Strike" is the 166th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the tenth episode of the ninth and final season. It aired on December 18, 1997.[1] This episode featured and popularized the holiday of Festivus. This episode also popularized the concept of a "two-face": someone who looks attractive sometimes and looks bad at other times, depending on exterior conditions, such as lighting. It also explained why Kramer never held a job throughout the show. The episode is also notable for featuring an appearance by actor/playwright Tracy Letts, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for his play August: Osage County.
TV Guide ranked this number 3 on its 'Top 10 Holiday Episodes' list.[2] Due to his unconscionable cheapness, George Costanza found yet another way to save money after receiving a gift donation certificate from Tim Whatley. The Human Fund is also the name of a legitimate organization based in Cleveland, Ohio established in 2005. Eight Shocking Quotes from 2012 that will Redefine Our Future. When is the last time you heard a statement that caused you to stop dead in your tracks?
It doesn’t happen very often, but for each of us, there are a few unusual sound bites that will permeate our senses and sway our thinking. On these rare occasions, it’s usually a statement by someone we trust, with the power, authority, and credibility to make such a declaration. However, inside all of the statements the world finds important are the crème de la crème, the Richter scale shifting assertions that really stand out. These are statements so insightful and memorable that they have the power to change the course of history.
For this reason, I wanted to focus on eight shocking statements made in 2012, and discuss briefly how they will invariably shift our outlook on the future. Here are the eight statements we’ve judged to be trend-setters for 2013 and beyond. 1.) 2.) 3.) Khosla made this statement at the Health Innovation Summit hosted by Rock Health in San Francisco. 4.) 6.) 7.) 8.) Left Coast Brewery. Hydrogen cyanide. A young person's guide to actually building something - Arbor. C News Archive: 2012 W3C. High Resolution Time, and Navigation Timing are W3C Recommendations 17 December 2012 The Web Performance Working Group has published two W3C Recommendations today. Navigation Timing. This specification defines an interface for web applications to access timing information related to navigation and elements.High Resolution Time.
This specification defines a JavaScript interface that provides the current time in sub-millisecond resolution and such that it is not subject to system clock skew or adjustments. Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity. HTML5 Definition Complete, W3C Moves to Interoperability Testing and Performance W3C published today the complete definition of the HTML5 and Canvas 2D specifications.
To reduce browser fragmentation and extend implementations to the full range of tools that consume and produce HTML, W3C now embarks on the stage of W3C standardization devoted to interoperability and testing. Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web ICT: Updated Draft Published. HOW TO SEPARATE AN EGG WHITE FROM YOLK. The Making of Fastbook: An HTML5 Love Story. When we started what became Sencha, we made a bet on the web: a bet that modern application development didn't need anything except the browser, a great set of frameworks and a great set of tools.
With those three weapons in hand, we knew developers could build applications that would delight users. The advent of HTML5 upped the game and it gave developers even more tools to let them treat the browser as an application development platform and not a page rendering engine. Developers sprang at the opportunity and unleashed a torrent of apps — on both desktop and mobile — that leveraged the new HTML5 capabilities to build amazing applications using web standards. So, when Mark Zuckerberg said HTML5 wasn't ready, we took a little offense to the comment. We thought to ourselves: HTML5 can't really be the reason that Facebook's mobile application was slow. We knew what the browser on modern smart phones was capable of and what kind of rich capabilities HTML5 offered. Bonus Points. Sencha Fastbook. Why do microwave ovens and wireless routers operate on the same frequencyrange (~2.4GHz)? : askscience.
Helminthic therapy. Infectious Necator americanus L3 larva. Invisible to the naked eye, from 10 to 35 are applied to the skin in therapy, either in a single dose or in multiple smaller doses over the course of two or three months. Helminthic therapy, a type of immunotherapy, is the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune disorders by means of deliberate infestation with a helminth or with the ova of a helminth. Helminths are parasitic worms such as hookworms and whipworms.
Helminthic therapy consists of the inoculation of the patient with specific parasitic intestinal nematodes (helminths). There are currently three closely related treatments available. which include noculation with Necator americanus,[1] commonly known as hookworms, or Trichuris suis ova (TSO),[2] commonly known as pig whipworm eggs, or inoculation with Trichuris trichiura ova,[1] commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs.
Incidence of autoimmune diseases and parasitic infestation[edit] Hypothesis[edit] Research[edit] See also[edit] A Grammar of Ithkuil, a Constructed Philosophical Language. Ithkuil. A phrase in the original version of Ithkuil, rendered in native script. Romanization: Oumpeá äx’ääļuktëx. Translation: "On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point. " Ithkuil is a constructed language created by John Quijada, designed to express deeper levels of human cognition briefly yet overtly and clearly, particularly with regard to human categorization. Ithkuil is notable for its grammatical complexity and extensive phoneme inventory.
The name "Ithkuil" is an anglicized form of Iţkuîl, which in the original form roughly means "hypothetical representation of a language".[1] The many examples from the original grammar book[2] show that a message, like a meaningful phrase or a sentence, can usually be expressed in Ithkuil with fewer sounds, or lexically distinct speech-elements, than in natural human languages. Outline[edit] Ithkuil (2004)[edit] Influences[edit] Ilaksh: the first revision of Ithkuil (2007)[edit] Phonology[edit] audio. Joshua Foer: John Quijada and Ithkuil, the Language He Invented. There are so many ways for speakers of English to see the world.
We can glimpse, glance, visualize, view, look, spy, or ogle. Stare, gawk, or gape. Peek, watch, or scrutinize. Each word suggests some subtly different quality: looking implies volition; spying suggests furtiveness; gawking carries an element of social judgment and a sense of surprise. When we try to describe an act of vision, we consider a constellation of available meanings. But if thoughts and words exist on different planes, then expression must always be an act of compromise.
Languages are something of a mess. “Natural languages are adequate, but that doesn’t mean they’re optimal,” John Quijada, a fifty-three-year-old former employee of the California State Department of Motor Vehicles, told me. Ithkuil has two seemingly incompatible ambitions: to be maximally precise but also maximally concise, capable of capturing nearly every thought that a human being could have while doing so in as few sounds as possible.
Pantheism. Pantheism is the belief that the universe (or nature as the totality of everything) is identical with divinity,[1] or that everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent God.[2] Pantheists thus do not believe in a distinct personal or anthropomorphic god.[3] Some Eastern religions are considered to be pantheistically inclined. Definitions[edit] Pantheism is derived from the Greek roots pan (meaning "all") and theos (meaning "God"). There are a variety of definitions of pantheism. Some consider it a theological and philosophical position concerning God.[4]:p.8 As a religious position, some describe pantheism as the polar opposite of atheism.[5] From this standpoint, pantheism is the view that everything is part of an all-encompassing, immanent God.[2] All forms of reality may then be considered either modes of that Being, or identical with it.[7] Others hold that pantheism is a non-religious philosophical position.
History[edit] Recent developments[edit] "Mr. Categorizations[edit] Evergreen Game. Game animation The Evergreen Game is a famous chess game played in Berlin in 1852 between Adolf Anderssen and Jean Dufresne. Adolf Anderssen was one of the strongest players of his time, and was considered by many to be the world champion after winning the London 1851 tournament. Jean Dufresne, a popular author of chess books, was considered a master of lesser but still considerable skill.[1] This was an informal game, like the Immortal Game.
Wilhelm Steinitz later described the game as the "evergreen in Anderssen's laurel wreath", thus giving this game its name. The German word Immergrün (Evergreen), used by Steinitz, refers to a specific evergreen plant, called Periwinkle (Vinca) in English. The symbolic meaning is expressed in the French translation, the "Forever Young Game" (La Toujours Jeune). The game[edit] Position after 7...d3 White: Anderssen Black: Dufresne Opening: Evans Gambit (ECO C52) 1. e4 e5 2. 4... 8. 8... Position after 10.Re1! 10. 12. 14. Black does better with 15...d2! 16. Themes in Blade Runner. Blade Runner. Film noir. Immortal Game. Ridley Scott. A taste of Bangkok traffic 1. America's Spooks Think the Future Is a Cyberpunk Novel. ‘Time for a new principal:’ King College Prep students stage sit-in. National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
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