November 2009
22 posts
“The deep web is the fastest growing category of new information on the internet...”
– The dark side of the internet | Technology | The Guardian
Holy shit
(via wreckandsalvage)
The Earth: Now in HD →
fuckyeahspace:
NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio composites satellite images of the Earth into short animations. You can watch them all at the above linked website in low resolutions all the way up to 1080p HD.
“Urban sprawl is not mindless at all. There is nothing inevitable about its...”
– John Thackara, from In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World (via jayparkinsonmd)
WatchEdward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil (TEDtalks)
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a breakdown of the six levels of thinking, from the lowest level to the highest (example):
Knowledge: Knowing a fact. Knowing 2 + 2 = 4, doesn’t mean you know what 2+2=4 means.
Application: Knowing how to use the fact. I can determine that 2 cats plus 2 cats equals 4 cats. You don’t know what 2 +2 =4 means, but you can apply it.
Comprehension —...
Russian Leaders and their preference in watches
personalhomepage:
Vladimir Putin: Blancpain, Leman Aqualung Grande Date, $10,500
Dmitry Medvedev: Breguet, Classique Moon Phase, $32,200
Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President: Bovet, white gold Fleurier Minute Repeater with Reversed Hand Fitting in 18K, $300,000
Andrei Kostin, VTB Bank President: Patek Philippe, Sky Moon, $240,800
Aleksei Ulyukayev, Central Bank first deputy chairman: Patek...
Google's Flu Shot Finder →
jayparkinsonmd:
Solving life’s problems one Google map at a time.
I’m getting my H1N1 vaccine this week. You should too.
“Portland’s livability is rated highly by 83 percent of residents, an
increase...”
– City of Portland - 2009 Resident Survey Results (pdf)
In-depth info on how Portland residents feel about their city.
(via dalasverdugo)
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of
high intention,...”
– From a motivational poster
