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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Under Larry Page’s helm, Google are finally getting to the realization that they have to code more iPhone / iPad apps.
Very important turning point in the ‘native apps vs. web apps’ debate. – Google to change its policy on mobile apps. Native apps to come. – Google to Boost Staffing for Development of Mobile Apps. The company, they said, will … Continue reading
Posted in Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations
Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, Apple iPhone, apps, computers, Google, iPad, iPhone, Larry Page, native apps, programs, slate computers, slates, Software, tablet computers, tablets, web apps
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UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. (And there’s no carbon emission, as the fuel is made of hydrogen.)
- Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions. – Hydrogen-based fuel produces no greenhouse gases so could help nations slash their carbon footprint. – Cella Energy. Where is Mike Giberson when we need him?
Posted in Inventions & Innovations
Tagged artificial petrol, Cella Energy, energy, fuel, gas, hydrogen-based fuel, oil, petrol, synthetic fuel
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Conservative money is bad, and linked to greed, while liberal money is self-evidently philanthropic.
The Kochs vs. Soros: Free markets vs. state coercion.
Posted in Philanthropy, Politics
Tagged Charles Kochs, David Kochs, George Soros, Kochs, Kochs brothers, Philanthropy, Politics, US politics
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Digitalizing the US intelligence community – [VIDEO]
WordPress and MediaWiki are part of the digital mix: More, if you are interested.
Posted in Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Information Technology
Tagged Chris Rasmussen, content, digital publishing, espionage, Government 2.0, Information Technology, intelligence, Internet publications, Internet publishing, Living Intelligence, Media, MediaWiki, US intelligence, WordPress
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Hi Robin, can you list some innovations and inventions that have originated in the emerging world and cannot fairly be called “copying”? I am frankly having trouble.
The Good Question Of The Day by our Jason Ruspini to Robin Hanson.
Burton Malkiel on the theory of efficient markets and index funds. – [VIDEO]
[Download this post to watch the embedded video if your feed reader does not show it to you.] Wikipedia: Efficient-market hypothesis.
Posted in Economics, Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged asset allocation, beating the market, Burton Malkiel, economic news, economic theory, Economics, economy, efficient market hypothesis, efficient market theory, efficient markets, Finance, finance theory, Financial Markets, forecasting, funds, index funds, investing, making money, market forecasting, markets, Money, predictability, random walk, stock index, stock markets, stocks, unpredictability
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Watch this one-minute video: Egyptian protesters film themselves with their smartphones, and then upload to YouTube. Who needs the traditional mass media, anymore? – [VIDEO]
After Tunisia, Egypt. Then, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, etc.
Posted in Inventions & Innovations, News, Politics
Tagged Algeria, Arabs, cameras, citizen jounalism, citizen journalists, citizen media, democraty, Egypt, films, human rights, jourmalism, journalists, Libya, Media, movies, Muslims, People, republic, revolutions, The Internet, Tunisia, videos, world-wide web, YouTube
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Why there might be something to Daryl Bem’s precognition paper – [VIDEO]
Tyler Cowen is currently a skeptic, but he will have to cave, one day.
Posted in Precognition, Psychology, Research, Science
Tagged Daryl Bem, Dean Radin, physics, Precognition, psi, Psychology, retrocausality, retrocausation, Science
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Blog commenters should be selected.
I fully agree with Henry Blodget. We also screen commenters, here, on Midas Oracle. As for anonymity: One thing I learned about business journalism when I was actually in business (Wall Street) was that anyone who went on the record … Continue reading →