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« Reply #2430 on: June 05, 2011, 08:04:09 pm »
A man-made, photosynthetic leaf:

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/living/the-revolution-s-new-leaf

Much more work must be done, but these things have the potential to completely replace solar panels as a solar energy alternative.

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« Reply #2431 on: June 05, 2011, 09:50:23 pm »
Now, if every dollar spent on producing a ballistic missile were spent on producing stuff like that...

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« Reply #2432 on: June 06, 2011, 05:59:13 am »
Now, if every dollar spent on producing a ballistic missile were spent on producing stuff like that...
AMEN!

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« Reply #2433 on: June 06, 2011, 05:44:06 pm »
Anyone interested in Chinese culture, especially its intersection with media, should give 88-Bar a go, really great blog.

I swear, this is not a shameless plug for a translation project some Compendium members are working on. Not at all:wink: But seriously, it's a groovy site, and a great showing when it comes to bridging cultural gaps.

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« Reply #2434 on: June 07, 2011, 05:51:09 am »
Anyone interested in Chinese culture, especially its intersection with media, should give 88-Bar a go, really great blog.
Culture + Media? I'mma bookmark + RSS this! :D

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« Reply #2435 on: June 08, 2011, 05:06:53 am »
Whoa, here's something for ancient film buffs and francophiles alike to check out: Paris, 1900.

There's some time travel for ya! Ah, damn, what is this confluence of emotion that hits me as I watch and listen to this?

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« Reply #2436 on: June 08, 2011, 07:15:54 am »
Speakin of movies... http://www.justinreedart.com/

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« Reply #2437 on: June 09, 2011, 03:56:59 am »

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« Reply #2439 on: June 14, 2011, 07:48:10 pm »
HTC invades Belgium train station with an army of mini Androids.

What a fun mkt campaign xD  

BAH

Just got Simmons'd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBWQCHb95rg

xD I admit the song is catchy. "Spaguetti Spaguetti Spaguetti!"



I found this interesting for some nerdy reason xD:

D.O.N.A.L.D. (Deutsche Organisation Nichtkommerzieller Anhänger des lauteren Donaldismus = German Organization of Non-Commercial Adherents of True Donaldism)

Apparently in Germany the Donald Duck comics have a very strong fan following that enjoy taking their comics very VERY seriously. They theorize about the fictional world of Duckburg as if it was some academic field of study...  seriously, this article about the weather in Stella anatium (the way they call the "parallel world" of the comics) is better documented than some college papers I have seen XD

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(...)the task of the scholars of Academic Donaldism is to study, analyse, evaluate and interpret the data brought to us in the Donaldistic sources, in the hope of being able to describe and perhaps even understand the world of the Ducks. However, this is not an easy task. Many of the stories show us things beyond earthly logic and understanding, some stories are internally contradicting, and some may even be false. Just as archaeologists and historians often have difficulties in understanding their data. But then again: If it was easy, it would hardly be any fun. And having fun is fundamentally what Academic Donaldism is all about. So please, join the fun! Or if you find us completely and insultingly stupid, then remember we come in peace and mean no harm: Don't take us seriously, we're only quacking!

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At the moment, the Academy consists of five institutes of various research topics. Institute of Donaldistic Biology both look into the zoology of the Donaldistic world (Department of Donaldistic Zoology), as well as the physical biology of the Ducks themselves (Department of Duckology). At Institute of Donaldistic Sociology it is the general behaviour and social capabilities of the Ducks, we are looking at, while Institute of Donaldistic Economy focuses on the financial and monetary sides of Duckburg.

And I thought I was fanwanky!  :shock:  :lol:

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« Reply #2440 on: June 16, 2011, 08:05:11 am »
I LOVE Psychological Thrillers! This one features the same guy who played Yagami Light in Deathnote.

[youtube]3PCeopmGijs[/youtube]

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« Reply #2441 on: June 16, 2011, 04:40:26 pm »

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« Reply #2442 on: June 20, 2011, 05:53:30 am »
Hahaha! This is surely going to cheer people up (except the Sunni, apparently). How dumb is terrorism? THIS dumb.

Quote from: Terrorist
Okay! Um... We're back! Um... Hail... Satan? Is that what we do?

[youtube]_Xh2Bq6Y2w8[/youtube]
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« Reply #2443 on: June 20, 2011, 06:38:32 am »
Oh man, I LOVE cracked.com so much.

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« Reply #2444 on: June 22, 2011, 01:11:17 pm »
A guided tour through the ghost town of Chernobyl

Very web 1.0, so no virtual tour or street view, but still interesting for the content.