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Libra
thefreedictionary.com/Libra
@neiltyson @timoreilly I think it is more historical http://t.co/xDfBtQlM3v the ancient Roman pound, containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams
OH: "One thing Ireland has taught me is to be less cynical about jackets with hoodies." Indeed. The wind off the Burren is intense.
Not that anybody asked, but the symbol "lb" for pound comes from an abbreviation of the constellation Libra, the scales.
Maker Faire | The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth
makerfaire.com/
Bay Area peeps: @makerfaire is in San Mateo this weekend. Don't miss it
The internet of things: Mote learning | The Economist
economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/05/internet-things?fsrc=scn%2Ftw_ec%2Fmote_learning
The Economist writeup on the @oreillymedia data sensing lab at Google I/O gets the point of it all http://t.co/XnH1NLpio2 via @edd
@kendall Via subcontracts from the big guys, who mark it all up, often with multiple levels of markup. Not wrong at all.
Bootstrapping the Industrial Age — Bootstrapping Civilization — Medium
medium.com/bootstrapping-civilization/dc8a100b351d
Super @kevin2kelly piece on how to reboot the industrial age after a societal collapse: https://t.co/AcKFmAqp1L (@MediumEditorial)
The Biggest Obama Scandals Are Proven and Ignored
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/the-biggest-obama-scandals-are-proven-and-ignored/275960/
The Biggest #Obama Scandals Are Proven and Ignored http://t.co/AHnyU8jp3S
Greg's Cable Map
cablemap.info/
Fun eye candy of the day: the submarine cables of the world. #MoreOfMyKindOfFun http://t.co/GUYaPygOez
Submarine Cable Map
submarinecablemap.com/
And here's another (actually, I like this one incrementally better than the previous one) http://t.co/zZ5RK9zX4W
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