Monday, June 07, 2010

Headlines below the fold

Even the Washington Post blames Turkey for the fiasco off the coast of Gaza.

But no one seems worried about Turkey's mistreatment and discrimination against their Kurdish minority...more HERE... and HERE.

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The "We're all gonna die" story of the day: Sun entering a new solar flare cycle.

Smart power grids, GPS navigation, air travel, financial services and emergency radio communications can all be knocked out by intense solar activity. A century-class solar storm, the Academy warned, could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina



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Invention of the day:

How do you use your IPad in cold weather?
Epicurious reports:
You may recall the news in February of South Koreans using snack sausages as a "meat stylus" to control their iPhone touchscreens in cold weather while wearing gloves.
But now someone has made a non edible version:

Well, if you felt funny about using a Slim Jim as your own personal stylus, iPod and iPad accessory company Crown Case is selling its own sausage stylus ($4.99), which is as legit as meat-based smartphone accessories can get.

Gizmodo has more (and this photo)

related article: Sushi in a tube...
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and your cute video of the day:

When Jonathan's cochlear implant is turned on, he hears for the first time.


a longer video about the program in the Philippines from DeafPhilippines:

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