Virtual Travelog http://www.virtualtravelog.net Travels in cyberspace Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rethinking "out Of Africa" | Conversation | Edge http://edge.org/conversation/rethinking-out-of-africa http://edge.org/conversation/rethinking-out-of-africa#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:15:58 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/2aa0e13fdad182cc1ddc287b7fdcef31#virtualtraveler "We're having to re-evaluate the Out-of-Africa theory, and we're having to re-evaluate the species concepts we apply, because in one view of thinking, species should be self-contained units. They don't interbreed with other species." This is a point t... Continue reading →

Rethinking "out Of Africa" | Conversation | Edge Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/2aa0e13fdad182cc1ddc287b7fdcef31 0 Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says – NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/science/15language.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/science/15language.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:20:27 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/12380f8a1dce6e442b7ec0bf88415634#virtualtraveler The evidence from linguistics seems to confirm an "out of africa" hypothesis, and an origin in South-west Africa Continue reading →

Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says – NYTimes.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/12380f8a1dce6e442b7ec0bf88415634 0 Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/abioprob.html http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/abioprob.html#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:54:11 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/ec9bc5a9fa932965aec698da1706879e#virtualtraveler Simple explanation of how Abiogenesis may have occurred. Continue reading →

Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and Probability of Abiogenesis Calculations Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ec9bc5a9fa932965aec698da1706879e 0 Has the Higgs Been Discovered? Physicists Gear Up for Watershed Announcement: Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=higgs-lhc http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=higgs-lhc#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:35:34 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/1954e8e25bc4b53c326e7655dd44c443#virtualtraveler Looks like they may have found something at CERN. It'll be interesting to see what the mainstream press makes of this. It looks like the implications of a discovery could exclude a lot of the currently competing ideas for extending the standard model. Continue reading →

Has the Higgs Been Discovered? Physicists Gear Up for Watershed Announcement: Scientific American Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1954e8e25bc4b53c326e7655dd44c443 0 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222142444.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222142444.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222142444.htm#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:34:52 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/f9ed33ed0ff40078c49e4400d3ed8232#virtualtraveler Evidence of the single-celled ancestors of animals, dating from the interval in Earth's history just before multicellular animals appeared, has been discovered in 570 million-year-old rocks from South China Continue reading →

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222142444.htm Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/f9ed33ed0ff40078c49e4400d3ed8232 0 Map Porn, for interesting maps http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:18:12 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/ec6bba0f78579e48a52dcaa2e0d5d858#virtualtraveler Excellent resource for maps of all sorts Continue reading →

Map Porn, for interesting maps Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ec6bba0f78579e48a52dcaa2e0d5d858 0 Life began with a planetary mega-organism – life – 25 November 2011 – New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228404.300-life-began-with-a-planetary-megaorganism.html?full=true http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228404.300-life-began-with-a-planetary-megaorganism.html?full=true#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:33:40 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/df7f4d8552dbafe38bb0fecb997d5d11#virtualtraveler A description of the Last Universal Common Ancestor LUCA. Prior to the use of DNA, before life created an oxygen atmosphere on earth, there was LUCA the ancestor of all living things; Eukaryotes, Archaea, and Eubacteria. this article describes what LUC... Continue reading →

Life began with a planetary mega-organism – life – 25 November 2011 – New Scientist Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/df7f4d8552dbafe38bb0fecb997d5d11 0 Tree of Life Web Project http://www.tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html http://www.tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:28:47 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/8c67ee6b71131c940bea5d8930fe2e54#virtualtraveler The Tree of Life Web Project is an online database that compiles information about biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships of all organisms. Content for the project is compiled collaboratively by hundreds of biologists and amateur contributors... Continue reading →

Tree of Life Web Project Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/8c67ee6b71131c940bea5d8930fe2e54 0 ‘Earth 2.0′ Kepler-22b is best chance yet of planet to support life, says Nasa | Metro.co.uk http://www.metro.co.uk/news/883981-earth-2-0-kepler-22b-is-best-chance-yet-of-planet-to-support-life-says-nasa?ITO=socialm http://www.metro.co.uk/news/883981-earth-2-0-kepler-22b-is-best-chance-yet-of-planet-to-support-life-says-nasa?ITO=socialm#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:28:22 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/a518c93a3126ed7309143633b9bcf7e2#virtualtraveler Gradually getting closer to a truly earth like planet. Continue reading →

‘Earth 2.0′ Kepler-22b is best chance yet of planet to support life, says Nasa | Metro.co.uk Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a518c93a3126ed7309143633b9bcf7e2 0 Two Diamonds Linked by Strange Quantum Entanglement | Spooky Action at a Distance | Quantum Mechanics Macroscopic Objects | LiveScience http://www.livescience.com/17264-quantum-entanglement-macroscopic-diamonds.html http://www.livescience.com/17264-quantum-entanglement-macroscopic-diamonds.html#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:35:49 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/58f0805011a41f57fdfa0b90e6e1a806#virtualtraveler Large scale quantum affects like these are the final nail in the coffin of determinism. If Roger Penrose and Stuart Kauffman are to be believed, and human consciousness is a result of the collapse of a large scale quantum wave function then free will i... Continue reading →

Two Diamonds Linked by Strange Quantum Entanglement | Spooky Action at a Distance | Quantum Mechanics Macroscopic Objects | LiveScience Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/58f0805011a41f57fdfa0b90e6e1a806 0 Science, God, and the ultimate evolutionary question http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/life-dna-cells-science-vents http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/life-dna-cells-science-vents#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:37:25 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/a72e9380e11a6286428b8c5082e952f7#virtualtraveler A short overview of current theories for abiogenesis Continue reading →

Science, God, and the ultimate evolutionary question Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a72e9380e11a6286428b8c5082e952f7 0 NASA – Mars Science Laboratory, the Next Mars Rover http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:48:35 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/a52882aaba3030997cc003647b3743af#virtualtraveler NASA's page for the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Continue reading →

NASA – Mars Science Laboratory, the Next Mars Rover Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a52882aaba3030997cc003647b3743af 0 Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation – YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudlaGh1A0o&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudlaGh1A0o&feature=youtu.be#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:48:01 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/1d45357b14b03ffe3324d31ef54194c4#virtualtraveler Animation of what the Mars Science Lab is going to go through in the next 9 months Continue reading →

Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission Animation – YouTube Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1d45357b14b03ffe3324d31ef54194c4 0 Evidence of 42,000 year old deep sea fishing revealed | Past Horizons http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2011/evidence-of-42000-year-old-deep-sea-fishing-revealed http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2011/evidence-of-42000-year-old-deep-sea-fishing-revealed#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:56:46 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/0f7a189d216ed54acd81929e57dee00e#virtualtraveler Evidence of deep sea fishing from 42,00 years ago Continue reading →

Evidence of 42,000 year old deep sea fishing revealed | Past Horizons Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0f7a189d216ed54acd81929e57dee00e 0 Flying Rhinos on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/31836285 http://vimeo.com/31836285#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:08:40 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/006ddef1c241dabc4f9c46e992ffe701#virtualtraveler Efforts to save the black rhino by moving remaining individuals to a reserve in South Africa Continue reading →

Flying Rhinos on Vimeo Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/006ddef1c241dabc4f9c46e992ffe701 0 BBC News – The new vehicle set to revolutionise the skies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12110386 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12110386#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:08:07 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/d6d6d4dc7fa691d5a0f406f90ed6e311#virtualtraveler Hybrid Air Vehicle - which looks like a traditional airship - can land anywhere and on any surface. Why did it take so long to come up with this idea? It seems kind of obvious Continue reading →

BBC News – The new vehicle set to revolutionise the skies Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d6d6d4dc7fa691d5a0f406f90ed6e311 0 Earth -Time Lapse View from Space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls9yJTphLxg&feature=share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls9yJTphLxg&feature=share#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:07:49 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/acd0d2a549fe66ec3e5491cb1221c12c#virtualtraveler Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. Continue reading →

Earth -Time Lapse View from Space Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/acd0d2a549fe66ec3e5491cb1221c12c 0 What Is the Wavelength of Magenta? http://chemistry.about.com/b/2010/02/17/what-is-the-wavelength-of-magenta.htm http://chemistry.about.com/b/2010/02/17/what-is-the-wavelength-of-magenta.htm#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:07:36 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/7105a7a0499d30fc9239b542ce656f6d#virtualtraveler I was always confused about Magenta - Where is it on the EM-spectrum? The answer - It isn't!, it's a psychological trick, created by human minds to join the opposite ends of the visible spectrum. It seems our brains really do think of color as a wheel ... Continue reading →

What Is the Wavelength of Magenta? Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/7105a7a0499d30fc9239b542ce656f6d 0 Scientists find evidence for ‘great lake’ on Jupiter’s moon Europa, potential new habitat for life http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-scientists-evidence-great-lake-jupiter.html http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-scientists-evidence-great-lake-jupiter.html#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:07:18 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/36ac3cd2f1f378965bd819d562ed98cb#virtualtraveler In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy s... Continue reading →

Scientists find evidence for ‘great lake’ on Jupiter’s moon Europa, potential new habitat for life Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/36ac3cd2f1f378965bd819d562ed98cb 0 BBC News – Primates leapt to social living http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15600357 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15600357#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:07:03 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/9591d0983a338724cc3c2641d4c62aea#virtualtraveler An analysis of over 200 primate species by a University of Oxford team suggests that our ancestors gave up their solitary existence when they shifted from being nocturnal creatures to those that are active during the day. Continue reading →

BBC News – Primates leapt to social living Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/9591d0983a338724cc3c2641d4c62aea 0 BBC News – Scientists unearthing major whale fossil hoard in Chile http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15723254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15723254#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:06:46 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/adaf4ea347e77547ffa51c6577e76190#virtualtraveler Scientists are in the process of excavating a desert fossil bed in Chile containing dozens of whole skeletons of ancient whales dating back seven million years. One of the researchers said 15 whales were found in 15 days, far exceeding expectations. Continue reading →

BBC News – Scientists unearthing major whale fossil hoard in Chile Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/adaf4ea347e77547ffa51c6577e76190 0 Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life | Video on TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_hanczyc_the_line_between_life_and_not_life.html http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_hanczyc_the_line_between_life_and_not_life.html#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:06:14 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/6dbd484fb37e9baa07a25867fb8ca4f4#virtualtraveler In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes "protocells," experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth ... and perhaps elsewhere too. This is the experimental realization of many... Continue reading →

Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life | Video on TED.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/6dbd484fb37e9baa07a25867fb8ca4f4 0 BBC News – Western black rhino declared extinct http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15663982 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15663982#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:05:58 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/0cc5b5ed7de983dba02ce55d9410fc54#virtualtraveler The Anthropocene is here and its not good for large mammals. Continue reading →

BBC News – Western black rhino declared extinct Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0cc5b5ed7de983dba02ce55d9410fc54 0 Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion : NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-billion http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-billion#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:37:19 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/15213e7ebeafe235f3a80218634b1961#virtualtraveler An interesting and informative video on human population numbers. The video illustrates birth and death rates , and population numbers for 5 regions of the world for the past thousand years. Pretty high data density and very well explained Continue reading →

Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion : NPR Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/15213e7ebeafe235f3a80218634b1961 0 Tasmanian Devils Might Survive Cancer Scourge | Wired Science | Wired.com http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/tasmanian-devil-hope/ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/tasmanian-devil-hope/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:36:21 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/cf6723e93e4de8390363ebba57b7652d#virtualtraveler

Tasmanian Devils Might Survive Cancer Scourge | Wired Science | Wired.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/cf6723e93e4de8390363ebba57b7652d 0 What kind of computer is the brain? – The Santa Fe New Mexican http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/What-kind-of-computer-is-the-brain- http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/What-kind-of-computer-is-the-brain-#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:36:20 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/d94bc9c2d1ef64498f3ff628a239ab76#virtualtraveler

What kind of computer is the brain? – The Santa Fe New Mexican Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d94bc9c2d1ef64498f3ff628a239ab76 0 Giant one-celled organisms discovered over six miles below the ocean’s surface http://news.mongabay.com/2011/1023-hance_xenophyophores.html http://news.mongabay.com/2011/1023-hance_xenophyophores.html#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:36:20 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/0bbc7fa2ee66903176b6074b3dc3681e#virtualtraveler Xenophyophores can grow large enough to be seen with the naked eye but now one has been found that can reach up to 10 centimeters! Continue reading →

Giant one-celled organisms discovered over six miles below the ocean’s surface Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0bbc7fa2ee66903176b6074b3dc3681e 0 BBC News – Ship from failed Mongol invasion found off Japan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15452071 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15452071#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:36:20 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/50ef492800cc205b2daf437be2e99f49#virtualtraveler One of Kublai Khan's wreaked invasion fleet has been discovered off the coast of Japan Continue reading →

BBC News – Ship from failed Mongol invasion found off Japan Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/50ef492800cc205b2daf437be2e99f49 0 RNA reactors | the Manitoban http://themanitoban.com/articles/46713 http://themanitoban.com/articles/46713#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:16:51 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/ff9c6e7733e60a77e423b52c9e2392a1#virtualtraveler Scientists at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich believe they have found the answer behind the emergence of self-replicating polymers. Computer simulations showed that a prebiotic RNA reactor could serve as a stepping stone toward the emergenc... Continue reading →

RNA reactors | the Manitoban Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ff9c6e7733e60a77e423b52c9e2392a1 0 Humans not to blame for all Ice Age mammals’ demise http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/02/science-ice-age-mammal-extinctions.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/02/science-ice-age-mammal-extinctions.html#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:43:35 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/996b18115879b6fcbcf398d7021426f5#virtualtraveler Its seems the Pleistocene Overkill theory may not be as solid as previously thought. The articles title is somewhat misleading as humans appear tro have been culpable in the extinction of at least some species like horses in north american, and bison ... Continue reading →

Humans not to blame for all Ice Age mammals’ demise Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/996b18115879b6fcbcf398d7021426f5 0 Mass Species Loss Stunts Evolution for Millions of Years | Wired Science | Wired.com http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/permian-extinction-dynamics/ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/permian-extinction-dynamics/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:06:33 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/5356541311c42217d68da9d8e9182df8#virtualtraveler 250 million years ago the most massive extinction of all killed almost everything that lived, the loss of life itself may have fueled further extinctions, then slowed life’s recovery. The Earth may now be enterin... Continue reading →

Mass Species Loss Stunts Evolution for Millions of Years | Wired Science | Wired.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/5356541311c42217d68da9d8e9182df8 0 CERN lends a hand to the origin of life | iSGTW http://www.isgtw.org/feature/cern-lends-hand-origin-life http://www.isgtw.org/feature/cern-lends-hand-origin-life#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:57:13 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/eba32b1ca8615b10949804c67975bf8e#virtualtraveler CERN computers are being used to search for auto-catalytic sets, the precursors of life, 65,000 candidate molecules have been identified so far. Future searches will go "further and deeper" Continue reading →

CERN lends a hand to the origin of life | iSGTW Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/eba32b1ca8615b10949804c67975bf8e 0 New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512104220.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512104220.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News)#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:35:41 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/97acb6cdfafab008925776f88c8ecfae#virtualtraveler MIT and Northeastern University researchers devised a computer algorithm that can generate a controllability structure for any complex network. This structure identifies a small number of nodes in the network which... Continue reading →

New algorithm offers ability to influence systems such as living cells or social networks Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/97acb6cdfafab008925776f88c8ecfae 0 Lockheed Martin buys first D-Wave quantum computing system | KurzweilAI http://www.kurzweilai.net/lockheed-martin-buys-first-d-wave-quantum-computing-system http://www.kurzweilai.net/lockheed-martin-buys-first-d-wave-quantum-computing-system#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:32:31 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/98773ed6974905419f596f9ab61c1163#virtualtraveler Quantum computing leaves the laboratory and goes commercial Continue reading →

Lockheed Martin buys first D-Wave quantum computing system | KurzweilAI Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/98773ed6974905419f596f9ab61c1163 0 http://laughingsquid.com/new-software-system-for-realistically-adding-objects-into-photos/ http://laughingsquid.com/new-software-system-for-realistically-adding-objects-into-photos/ http://laughingsquid.com/new-software-system-for-realistically-adding-objects-into-photos/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:10:22 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/15eda1bc48bcf7dde2558cdec7d086e2#virtualtraveler Interesting technique for inserting computer generated objects into photographs in a realistic manner Continue reading →

http://laughingsquid.com/new-software-system-for-realistically-adding-objects-into-photos/ Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/15eda1bc48bcf7dde2558cdec7d086e2 0 Video: Boeing’s Biggest Bird Prepares for First Flight | Autopia | Wired.com http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/03/video-boeing-readies-biggest-plane-ever-for-first-flight/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2)) http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/03/video-boeing-readies-biggest-plane-ever-for-first-flight/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:50:00 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/cd9d28662404021edf23bb3277551a0e#virtualtraveler Final gauntlet test, subjecting the new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental to a wide range of possible flight conditions and several systems failures. Few software systems undergo such rigorous testing! ... Continue reading →

Video: Boeing’s Biggest Bird Prepares for First Flight | Autopia | Wired.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/cd9d28662404021edf23bb3277551a0e 0 At the Edge of Invasion, Possible New Rules for Evolution | Wired Science | Wired.com http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/spatial-evolution/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+Reader http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/spatial-evolution/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+Reader#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:45:49 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/fdb591e02fe0e80e362257221989c0e1#virtualtraveler Physical proximity produced by dispersal continues to shape that dispersal. Whatever drives creatures to spread farther and faster clusters at the front of the dispersal wave. If an adaptation improves dispersal bu... Continue reading →

At the Edge of Invasion, Possible New Rules for Evolution | Wired Science | Wired.com Virtual Travelog

]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/fdb591e02fe0e80e362257221989c0e1 0 BBC News – Babbage Analytical Engine designs to be digitised http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15001514 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15001514#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:27:28 +0000 John http://www.delicious.com/url/ababadfadd348ce9f4323c08f5fd8021#virtualtraveler The Science Museum in London is going to publish the designs of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Hopefully this will lead to the construction of a machine. Continue reading →

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]]> http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ababadfadd348ce9f4323c08f5fd8021 0 Google’s Ngram Viewer exposes Gartner’s Hype Cycles http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/04/googles-ngram-viewer-exposes-gartners-hype-cycles/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/04/googles-ngram-viewer-exposes-gartners-hype-cycles/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:32:31 +0000 John http://www.virtualtravelog.net/?p=1043 Using the Google Books Ngram Viewer it is possible to plot quantified graphs of a technology's visibility. These plots should look like Gartner Hype Cycles but they don’t. Gartner’s Hype cycles are a sham. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/04/googles-ngram-viewer-exposes-gartners-hype-cycles/feed/ 1 The Evolutionary Origins of Ritual, Music, and Dance http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/the-evolutionary-origins-of-ritual-music-and-dance/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/the-evolutionary-origins-of-ritual-music-and-dance/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:38:05 +0000 John http://www.virtualtravelog.net/?p=972 Religion, ritual, music, and dance, are human universals. It seems incredible to me that these are merely side effects, or cultural artifacts, that serve no evolutionary purpose. Time will tell if my hunch is correct, but the evidence that there is some evolutionary origin for these universals is starting to mount. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/the-evolutionary-origins-of-ritual-music-and-dance/feed/ 1 Internet Censorship vs Freedom of Expression http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/internet-censorship-vs-freedom-of-expression/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/internet-censorship-vs-freedom-of-expression/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:56:03 +0000 John http://www.virtualtravelog.net/?p=898 Zachary Sniderman on Mashable published an interesting article titled, Just How Open Is Your Internet? The real issue is not censorship of the internet but freedom of expression. It's not just what you can read on the internet that is important, but what you can say in any public forum, and how many people you can say it to! Its about the many ways legitimate public discourse can be controlled or intimidated. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/02/internet-censorship-vs-freedom-of-expression/feed/ 0 The Antikythera Mechanism Explained? http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/01/virtual-reconstruction-of-the-antikythera-mechanism/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/01/virtual-reconstruction-of-the-antikythera-mechanism/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:21:22 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=541 The Antikythera Mechanism is finally yielding its secrets. A collection of videos explains the discoveries of the past decade. The most recent findings suggest a link to the works of Archemedies of Syracuse as documented by Cicero. These findings raise questions about the veracity of other vaguely reported ancient greek technologies. Maybe they too are true... Continue reading →

The Antikythera Mechanism Explained? Virtual Travelog

]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2011/01/virtual-reconstruction-of-the-antikythera-mechanism/feed/ 0 Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/09/why-evolution-is-true-by-jerry-a-coyne/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/09/why-evolution-is-true-by-jerry-a-coyne/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:03:22 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=325 4 of 5 stars. It is hugely entertaining reading an academic, at the top of his game, build such an impressive case. The evidence is undeniable and overwhelming. Evolution is true. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/09/why-evolution-is-true-by-jerry-a-coyne/feed/ 0 Reinventing the Sacred by Stuart Kauffman http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/07/reinventing-the-sacred-by-stuart-kauffman/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/07/reinventing-the-sacred-by-stuart-kauffman/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:15:14 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=333 4 of 5 stars. This is the journal of a smart man grappling with discoveries at the edge of human knowledge. Kauffman tries to answer the question "what does it all mean" without retreating to religious mumbo-jumbo. He takes a stab at an answer that is both invigorating and hopeful. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/07/reinventing-the-sacred-by-stuart-kauffman/feed/ 0 Catch 22 by Joseph Heller http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/01/313/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/01/313/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:41:32 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=313 5 of 5 stars. Catch 22 is both a great American novel and a deeply un-American treatise. Extremely satirical, it is a superb skewering of the american dream and bureaucracies everywhere. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2010/01/313/feed/ 0 Moby Dick by Herman Melville http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2009/07/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2009/07/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:37:45 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=346 4 of 5 stars. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2009/07/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/feed/ 0 The Imortal Game http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2007/09/the-imortal-game/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2007/09/the-imortal-game/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:57:40 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=500 This is a painting I commissioned from Blair Bradshaw last year. It shows the final crushing move of one of the greatest games of chess ever played. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2007/09/the-imortal-game/feed/ 0 Movabletype 2.661 Entity Relationship Diagram http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/movabletype-2-661-entity-relationship-diagram/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/movabletype-2-661-entity-relationship-diagram/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:13:53 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=494 I have been experimenting with Python 2.3 and MySQL 4.0.13 recently and have been using a copy of my Movabletype 2.661 database as a sandbox... Continue reading →

Movabletype 2.661 Entity Relationship Diagram Virtual Travelog

]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/movabletype-2-661-entity-relationship-diagram/feed/ 0 Online Banking with Quicken for Mac. Why I don’t give a damn about free checking. http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/online-banking-with-quicken-for-mac-why-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-free-checking/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/online-banking-with-quicken-for-mac-why-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-free-checking/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2004 18:53:43 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=488 Quicken is without doubt the most valuable piece of software I use and has returned the small investment I made in it many times over. It is also a valuable weapon for managing the sharks of the personal finace world. Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/08/online-banking-with-quicken-for-mac-why-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-free-checking/feed/ 5 Unprecedented Phenomena. The Implications of the Oklo Fossil Reactors http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/05/unprecedented-phenomena-the-implications-of-the-oklo-fossil-reactors/ http://www.virtualtravelog.net/2004/05/unprecedented-phenomena-the-implications-of-the-oklo-fossil-reactors/#comments Wed, 12 May 2004 05:25:49 +0000 John http://virtualtravelog.net.s115267.gridserver.com/?p=478 In 1972 French scientists discovered that naturally occurring fission reactions had taken place in the Oklo uranium deposits in Gabon Africa. This unprecedented phenomenon has led to many lines of scientific enquiry and much speculation... Continue reading →

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