Thursday, 1 November 2012

Joss Whedon’s Viral Video Calls Romney Perfect Leader for Zombie Apocalypse

The Avengers director's satirical political video goes viral instantly.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/10/joss-whedon-romney-zombie-endorsement/

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Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 project well underway

Canonical community manager Jono Bacon has announced that testers and developers are needed to help bring Ubuntu 13.04 to the Nexus 7 tablet, as part of an effort to move the Linux-based operating system onto multiple platforms.

MORE NEXUS: Hurricane Sandy shuts down Google's Android event

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/ubuntu-the-nexus-7-project-well-underway-205925?source=rss_applications

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The Beauty and Delight of Mathematics: Q&A with Steven Strogatz

Many people are interested in mathematics, or at least interested in the idea of being interested in math. But for too many people, they find math daunting. But it needn’t be so. Yes, there is jargon in math, like any other field. But many of the ideas in mathematics are simpler than you might realize, and also incredibly beautiful and elegant. Steven Strogatz has just released a wonderful gem of a book called The Joy of X, which is exactly about the wonder and beauty inherent in math.

Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/the-beauty-and-delight-of-mathematics-qa-with-steven-strogatz/

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Meme-sters Attack Hurricane Sandy Head-On

As New York City and much of the East Coast are entering what could be a miserable couple of days, the meme-sters are already having a ball with Hurricane Sandy.

Source: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/10/meme-sters-attack-hurricane-sandy-head-on/

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The all-in cloud architecture of tomorrow

Not all of us pundits at InfoWorld agree with each other, but regular readers can put together a kind of consensus architecture. That consensus represents the state of our industry and the thought leadership that is working to determine its near-future direction. As we approach the end of the year and finish off the first dirty dozen of the 2000s, it's useful to consider what lies ahead if we actually do everything we talk about. For me, this extends to a New Year's resolution: I plan to practice what we preach in 2013 and move to an all-in cloud architecture.

Source: http://podcasts.infoworld.com/d/application-development/the-all-in-cloud-architecture-of-tomorrow-206109?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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Snowman Battles Zombies in Claymation Video ‘Mr. Frosty Man’

Lee Hardcastle's motto is that he makes claymations "that are not for children." His new music video for Sufjan Stevens goes even further, turning a beloved snowman into a zombie-killing machine.

Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/10/mr-frosty-man/

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Buzzfeed’s Sponsored Stories Stink in Infringement Smell Test

Like many online media outlets, Buzzfeed is moving toward the so-called "sponsored stories" advertising model -- a blending of advertising and editorial content placed smack dab in the content stream. But 6-year-old Buzzfeed, whose motto is to capture the viral ...

Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/buzzfeed-smell-test/

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