http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/changes-in-european-debt-2000-09/
Absolutely amazing growth from the countries not in the red (given that we don't know how much more they progressed from this given visualization). still staggering how much more in debit the greater part of Europe is.
Quitting Facebook: What Happens When You Deactivate?I liked this article because it focused on the differences in how Facebook will keep your information (and it's ability to disseminate it to it's partners?) if you decide to deactivate vs deleting your account. I deleted my account a few weeks ago because I believe that my views on privacy don't necessarily mesh with those of the execs at Facebook (and I only see them further diverging down the road.). MC also has a pretty
good read on the facial recognition aspects of allowing "life cataloging" and it's future problems.
After dark, the dirty work at Disneyland begins
Gone are Mickey and his friends. In their place are about 600 custodians, painters, gardeners and decorators, working to ensure that the 85-acre park meets the squeaky-clean ideals that Walt Disney himself extolled even before he launched the park 55 years ago.
http://singularityhub.com/2010/05/05/harvard-can-preserve-organs-for-10-days-restarts-heart-outside-body-video/
Prof. Hemant Thatte has developed a cocktail of 21 chemical compounds that he calls Somah, derived from the sanskrit for “ambrosia of rejuvenation”. Using Somah, Thattle and his team have accomplished some amazing feats with pig hearts. They can keep the organ viable for transplant up to 10 days after harvest – that’s incredibly longer than the 4 hour limit seen in hospitals today..
Staggering when you think about it.
post was written on iPad, please excuse it's grammatical coolness.
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