Fog Catchers "If we can help generate alternative sustainable economic activities, we will be increasing the community’s chances for a viable livelihood in the face of climate change." Juan José RodríguezThe Nature Conservancy’s Coasts and Deserts coordinator by Marcela Torres Vea también en español Have you ever seen a desert turn into a lush green valley bursting with life? The lomas’ ability to capture fog and turn it into water that plants, animals and people can use is key to the survival of the biodiversity and human populations living in this otherwise arid environment. But centuries of unmanaged livestock grazing and chopping of trees for firewood have left the lomas depleted, with less vegetation to capture fog the way they once could. How Does Fog Cover a Desert? Three unique features coincide to form these rare desert oases: Who Needs Fog? Ancient human populations in the area used to collect water that dripped from branches of native trees and cacti by placing containers underneath them.
From lame to Lion—the 12-year evolution of OS X It may not feel that way, but we Mac users have now had quite a long run with OS X. We're coming up on 12 years since the first public release of the operating system (and even longer if you consider the betas and developer previews), and we've seen OS X go through plenty of changes during that time. Indeed, even Mac veterans may—with the passing of the years—have forgotten just how shaky some of those early OS versions could be. Don't remember what OS X used to look like back when dinosaurs used to roam the planet and Apple's OS ran only on PowerPC processors? Mac OS X 10.0: Cheetah OS X was officially released to the public in 2001 after a rollercoaster series of developer previews, some of which barely resembled the final product. And because so many users were still making generous use of their OS 8 and 9 applications, OS X featured a "Classic" mode. In his review of Mac OS X 10.0, Siracusa concluded with this fairly mixed verdict: Mac OS X 10.1: Puma Here's Puma's Dock:
Top 25 European Cloud Computing Rising Stars To Watch – Complete List Over the past couple of months, CloudTweaks offered to its readers corporate profiles of some of the most innovative and fast developing start-ups in Europe. Some companies on the list are already well-known in the cloud computing sectors while others are still developing their services. What distinguishes them is the fact that all the companies are based in Europe, although some of them have offices in North America and Asia, and are involved in developing innovative products that are almost entirely cloud-based. This is not a complete list of all promising European cloud start-ups but a series of profiles of those companies that already set foot on the market and are rapidly growing. Some of them will succeed in their efforts while others might disappear in time but all of them are worth watching in the foreseeable future… The companies are listed in alphabetical order 3 – BlueTeach - BlueTeach is a knowledge sharing community in the Cloud, offering a virtual classroom called Eclass.
WorldAfterMidnight ANCIENT MYSTERIES EXPLAINED 10 Raspberry Pi creations that show how amazing the tiny PC can be The Raspberry Pi, the $35 credit card-sized computer, has lived an interesting life despite being less than a year old. It has been used to teach programming and host servers, but above all it has provided a near-perfect platform for some of the most fun and interesting hobbyist projects in the computing world. Arcade cabinets, computing clusters housed in LEGOs, musical instruments, robots, and wearable computers are just some of the uses Pi owners have found. It turns out you can do a lot with an ARM processor, GPU, a few ports and GPIO pins, and an operating system (typically Linux-based) loaded onto an SD card. Here are 10 of the coolest Raspberry Pi creations we've been able to find. A Pi-powered arcade cabinet Lots of people have installed gaming emulators on the Raspberry Pi—not as many have used it to build an entire arcade cabinet. Darren loaded the MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) software onto a Raspberry Pi inside a coin-operated JAMMA cabinet. Here's the code he used:
Cisco IP Phones Vulnerable Video: Charles Q. Choi How to Hack a Cisco IP Phone: Columbia computer scientist Ang Cui helped uncover a weakness in Cisco IP phones that can let a hacker take complete control of them. 18 December 2012—A vulnerability inside all current Cisco IP phones [PDF]—one of the top selling brands of voice over Internet Protocol telephones—allows hackers to take complete control of the devices, according to computer scientists at Columbia University. “Once in, the attacker can use the phone’s microphones to stealthily exfiltrate audio data at any time, regardless of whether a phone call is in progress,” says Ang Cui, one of the Columbia computer scientists who discovered the vulnerability. The Columbia researchers reported the vulnerability to Cisco on 22 October, within a few days of discovering and verifying the bug. “We could turn a phone into a walkie-talkie that was always on by rewriting its software with 900 bytes of code. Cisco phones run operating systems based on Unix.
What is Creativity? Revised Feb 17, 2014 Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. “Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. What is Innovation? Innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product, service or process that creates value for business, government or society. Some people say creativity has nothing to do with innovation— that innovation is a discipline, implying that creativity is not. Creativity and Economic Development: We are living in the age of creativity. Daniel Pink in his book, A Whole New Mind (2005) defines Economic Development as: 1. Creativity is the Most Crucial Factor for Future Success IBM’s 2010 Global CEO Study stated: The Creativity Gap The short answer is yes.
Clarity on Spirit Science (A MUST SEE!) There have been a lot of questions recently about Spirit Science and it’s evolution. What are we up to, where are we going. Some people had made up some ideas as well about Spirit Science becoming Cult-Like and a new Religion, which Jordan and I thought was ridiculous. So we decided to put together this video to shine some Clarity on the matter. We both apologize for creating any confusion that we may have, and we thank you loving beings for staying loving and kind no matter what video is posted. As for everyone who has been so mean and nasty recently, perhaps this video can help clear up some things about how you have been feeling… and perhaps this can also be a reminder not to be so mean. Were new to this whole “travel the world, make fun videos, shift the planet” stuff as well, so we ask that you be patient with us. Keep asking questions, make decisions for yourself, and move forward into light! I love you! And if you’re interested in the New Years Video, here it is!
50 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed European launch of Firefox OS Smartphone at Deutsche Telekom - Aurora Alcatel One Touch Fire with Firefox OS available from July 12 in PolandMagyar Telekom in Hungary and COSMOTE in Greece to follow this autumn, along with congstar, Telekom Germany’s second brandMobile Internet for all: smartphones at a smart price Deutsche Telekom has given the go-ahead for the new mobile Firefox OS and launched sales of the Alcatel One Touch Fire in Europe. This device is one of the first to support the new mobile operating system from Mozilla. T-Mobile Poland will offer the Firefox OS-powered smartphone via its online sales channels already from tomorrow on and from July 15 nationwide in 850 shops. Market launches in further European countries will follow in autumn. In Germany, the phone will be marketed via DT second brand congstar. Through this launch, DT is bringing an "affordable" smartphone to the market. Since the project began in 2011, DT has been involved, along with other partners, in the development of the new Firefox operating system for smartphones.
Kulturprojekte Berlin — Creative City Berlin Creative City Berlin is the point of contact and platform for artists and professionals within the creative sector. It provides information about sponsor programmes, setting up a business, awards, further education, scholarships and more. For participating artists and professionals, or those planning to move to the capital, Creative City Berlin provides a useful network of contacts. The project is organised by Berlin's Department for Cultural Affairs and the Senate Department for Economy (Projekt Zukunft (Project Future)). Weiterlesen: www.creative-city-berlin.de/en/ PaintGo | Kid's Coloring, Drawing, Stickers & Painting Activity ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year. Apple, The New York Times, USA Today, Parents Magazine and Scholastic, to name just a few, have featured ABCya’s popular educational games. ABCya’s award-winning Preschool computer games and apps are conceived and realized under the direction of a certified technology education teacher, and have been trusted by parents and teachers for ten years. Our educational games are easy to use and classroom friendly, with a focus on the alphabet, numbers, shapes, storybooks, art, music, holidays and much more!