Sunday, November 6, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 480

Dear Readers,

This newsletter is a great opportunity for me- I get and study some good quality information and I also can donate it to you. “Good quality” is a problem of definition- and all I can hope is that more and more people
will use definitions similar to my own definitions.
Otherwise the World’s interestingness is increasing, however it seems we
will survive.
Very truly yours,
Peter

SEARCH

INTERNET

 

The history of the Internet in a nutshell:

http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/

 

IBM open-sources ‘Internet of Things’ protocol: http://www.kurzweilai.net/ibm-open-sources-internet-of-things-protocol


SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

 

Infographic: The Top Three US Search Engines: http://searchengineland.com/infographic-the-top-three-us-search-engines-99036


Question and Answer Search Engines:

 

Deep Web is hidden from search engines: http://www2.turnto10.com/news/2011/nov/04/deep-web-hidden-search-engines-ar-815661/

 

Check what time it is anywhere in the world on the Web


Anonymous e-mail in seconds: http://mailnesia.com/

Website reputation: http://www.webutation.net/
                               
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

Social media, four trends to watch in 2012:

Twitterology, a new science?:


 

10 Great Twitter Tools To Transform Your Tweeting Experience:


Infographic of the day- the many languages of Twitter:

GOOGLE

 

Is Google too big to fail?

Improve your Google-fu with these 13 vital search commands:

 

Google Changes Search Algorithm, Trying to Make Results More Timely:                           http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/google-changes-search-algorithm-trying-to-make-results-more-timely/


Gmail’s new look:            http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmails-new-look.html

Confesions of  a Googleholic- getting ahead in the game:


Don’t blame Google –get known for doing something great:


Google TV
Reboots -Google TV is revamping its software, but doesn't plan to put out new hardware until next year: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/

Google+ is not a social network, but it’s not a graveyard, either:


WORDS, BOOKS,  LIBRARIES



Amazon, now a book lender:

SCIENCE

 

Decoding the brain’s cacophony:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/science/telling-the-story-of-the-brains-cacophony-of-competing-voices.html?_r=1

 

Brain Cells Responsible for Keeping Us Awake Identified:

Consciousness: The Black Hole of Neuroscience: http://bigthink.com/ideas/40965

 

Deep Intellect Inside the mind of the octopus:

 

Rethinking Equilibrium: In Nature, Large Energy Fluctuations May Rile Even 'Relaxed' Systems: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031120253.htm

 

Evolution During Human Colonizations: Selective Advantage of Being There First: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103143237.htm

 

Researchers Complete Mollusk Evolutionary Tree:




TECHNOLOGY

Third industrial revolution-review:

 

Company Aims to Make Better Biofuel Crops Agradis wants to use genomics to develop plants that could yield more material for biofuels.:

 

Solar Power’s Good News:

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/11/solar-powers-good-news

 

Solar Power Could Get Boost from New Light Absorption Design:

 

Lighting Sheets Made of Tiny LEDs Nth Degree Technologies plans to replace bulbs with lights that can be printed on large, flexible surfaces:

 

Use of Supercritical Water Could Cut Costs for Ethanol A startup says it can make sugar for biofuel from wood chips at a fraction of the normal cost: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39043/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-11-02

 

World's Most Efficient Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Created On Plastic: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031121229.htm

 

A Versatile Touch Sensor A new system adapted from a technology used for underwater cables could lead to touch sensors in clothes and coffee tables:  http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39036/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-11-01

 

Finest Silk Made of the Purest Nanometer-Thin Gold Woven Into Ties and Handkerchiefs: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111101130156.htm


Levitating lamp meets the future halfway: http://www.gizmag.com/silhouette-floating-lamp/20360/

EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

7 Billion and Counting: Welcome to a Planet With Population Overload and Resources in Crisis [With Photos From National Geographic] The definition of overpopulation has less to do with raw numbers of people than their relationship with the planet's sustainable resources.:


Demographics Are Not Destiny

Even as the world’s population reaches 7 billion, the rate of growth is slowing and workforces are aging. Companies and countries can prosper by preparing for the changes to come:

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00091?gko=36862&cid=20111101enews

 

Schools must teach problem solving to break from outdated learning concepts, claims report:                                 http://www.sfs-group.co.uk/Schoolsmustteachproblemsolvingtobreakfromoutdatedlearningconceptsclaimsreport/3517/?parent=11


Science, Technology And The Future: The Promises And Pitfalls Of Elevated Thinking



What does it mean to be human?:

Social Singularity:  Why Things Are Getting Progressively Better:


Serendip- for those who ask questions without boundaries: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/

Stop Subjecting Your Baby To Mozart! (Give Her Drama Lessons Instead): http://bigthink.com/ideas/40866

 

Don't Worry, Be Happy: Understanding Mindfulness Meditation:

 

Impulsive Versus Controlled Men: Disinhibited Brains and Disinhibited Behavior: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103120220.htm

 

Belief in God Cuts Two Ways, Study Finds: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111027125245.htm

 

Finding Relief in Ritual: A Healthy Dose of Repetitive Behavior Reduces Anxiety, Says Researcher:

Beyond the Self: http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/amanda-horne/2011110319718

What Happens When the Average Lifespan Hits 100?  http://bigthink.com/ideas/40864

 

Ratio of Criticisms to Compliments is woefully imbalanced…:


Color, vision and art:

What are some great optical illusions:


BUSINESS

 

Are we really running out of everything?:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678715/are-we-really-running-out-of-resources

 

7 best coaching books for managers and leaders: http://www.boxofcrayons.biz/2011/11/7-best-coaching-books-for-managers-and-leaders/

Stop Wasting Your Time Solving Problems: http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/stop-wasting-your-time-solving-problems/

 

Managing Yourself: How to Cultivate Engaged Employees:

http://hbr.org/2011/09/how-to-cultivate-engaged-employees/ar/1


The Art of Asking Questions:

 

10,000 hours of concerted practice to become an expert. How much time are you investing in your own development?:

http://davidkanigan.com/2011/11/04/809-grow-effectiveness-practice/




Weekend imagination igniters:

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Test Could Show Which Cancers Will Respond to Chemotherapy Tumors closer to committing "cellular suicide" are more sensitive to conventional anticancer drugs.: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/39015/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-10-31

 

Light Can Detect Pre-Cancerous Colon Cells: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011112927.htm

 

Tactic to Delay Age-Related Disorders:

Why could I not read this in 1981?

 

Forever young?  A way to counteract part of the process of growing old: http://www.economist.com/node/21536539?fsrc=nlw|hig|11-3-2011|editors_highlights

 

Some Asthma Drugs Kill More People Than Asthma: Why Is Big Pharma Allowed to Hawk Deadly Pills? http://www.alternet.org/story/152962/some_asthma_drugs_kill_more_people_than_asthma%3A_why_is_big_pharma_allowed_to_hawk_deadly_pills?akid=7807.112117._dDygi&rd=1&t=8


 

New Findings Contradict Dominant Theory in Alzheimer's Disease:

 

Doctors Can Learn Empathy Through a Computer-Based Tutorial:

 

Could Social Media Be Used to Detect Disease Outbreaks?:

 

The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now In the hectic world of a hospital, a computer-simulated nurse can be surprisingly comfortin:g : http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/39035/?nlid=nlbio&nld=2011-11-01 .


Hope of a breakthrough cure for high blood pressure that could save millions of lives every year http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2055969/Cure-high-blood-pressure-save-millions-lives-year.html#ixzz1cUOPogl3

 

New material claimed to filter flu virus out of air: http://www.gizmag.com/filter-flu-virus-prevention/20377/


Headache tree is a pain in the brain
Bay laurel swells cranial blood vessels:

 


FOOD & COOKING

 

Vaccine for Cattle Offers Hope to Poorest Farmers:

 

Are Global Honey Bee Declines Caused by Diesel Pollution?:

 

Corporate Crimes In the Cereal Aisle: How Companies Are Fooling You Into Thinking Their Products Are Healthy: http://www.alternet.org/story/152878/corporate_crimes_in_the_cereal_aisle%3A_how_companies_are_fooling_you_into_thinking_their_products_are_healthy?akid=7810.112117.N4o0rg&rd=1&t=5


MISCELLANEA

 

In Jehovah’s village God is alive and well and living in rural Kenya:                                              http://newhumanist.org.uk/2638/in-jehovahs-village-by-daniel-sitole-web-exclusive-august-2011


Arms and Armors—Common Miscocptions and Frequently Asked Questions:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm

 

11/11/11: Maya Scholar Debunks Doomsday Myths;

 


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

Internet Privacy Tools Are Confusing, Ineffective for Most People:

 

4 Security Tips the Pros Use:

 

Password Safety: Tips for Keeping Passwords Safe:


Safeguard Your Privacy in Facebook: http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/ht/facebook.htm?nl=1



WiFi

Nokia Rolls the Dice with Windows Devices With modest hardware, Nokia's new phones may struggle to stand out:



2 comments:

  1. Thanks to say for posting this blog. We have to get new collection of news from your end. All the best for you best support. Keep updataing your blog. This is really nice job

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  2. Thank you again. My blog has everything except popularity, and I want it mainly for the newsletter
    when it was in Romanian it had 7732 subscribers now a few hundred.
    The other writings - I know it- are too intellectual.
    But read please those re Problem Solving (label BASIC)

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