16 September 2013

Paleolithic tools (scrapers) made from Libyan desert glass

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From the Wikipedia entry on Libyan desert glass : The origin of the glass is a controversial issue for the scientific community, with m...
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"Soft claws" for cats

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A variety of furniture and structural elements in our home have been shredded by cat claws, so this caught my attention: Soft Claws n...
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A field "teeming with Bronze Age gold rings"

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Amateur archaeologists Hans Henrik Hansen and his nephew Christian Albertsen were exploring a field near the Danish village of Boeslunde,...
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Rental car companies use "electronic fuel metering"

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Excerpts from an interesting column in the Travel section of the Washington Post : Karen Freeman thought that she’d returned her Chrysler ...
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Nice view

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A house in Hamnoy, Nordland, Norway .  Click pic for fullscreen awesomeness. Found at imgur , via Reddit .
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How addictive is morphine?

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Research previously conducted on rats did not adequately control for the environment in which the rats were studied: Alexander's hypot...
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14 September 2013

Copper ring in datolite

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Datolite is a calcium boron hydroxide nesosilicate, CaBSiO4(OH)... It is common in the copper deposits of the Lake Superior region of Mi...
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The importance of old people in human cultural evolution

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Excerpts from an article published by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science : ...
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Incredible camouflage

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YouTube link . This moth is Uropyia meticulodina , found in China and Taiwan.  Real Monstrosities has another video showing the moth in...

You've got mail. From Vladimir Putin.

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Most people have heard about the "open letter" to the American people from Vladimir Putin ; probably few have read it.  Herewith s...
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A gynandromorph of the Common Blue butterfly

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I have featured gynandromorphs before.  This one is particularly nice because of the striking sexual dimorphism of the species. Phot...
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"All expenses paid"

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YouTube link . An achingly evocative video posted by Miss Cellania at Neatorama , where a commenter noted that the 792,000 thai bahts ar...
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These aren't your father's farming techniques

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Excerpts from an interesting article at Pacific Standard : Technically, Hunter Fincher is driving a 10-ton tractor as it rumbles over a b...
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"Catalan Way" on the National Day of Catalonia (9/11)

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YouTube link Catalan Way, also known as The Catalan Way towards Independence, was a 400-kilometre (250 mi) human chain in support of Cata...
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12 September 2013

Linkdump

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A further update from Krebs on Security on skimming devices and fake PIN pads installed at gas station gas pumps. And from PC Magazi...
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