Researchers in Japan and Australia have managed to get teleportation right. We’re now that much closer to a future where quantum computers will be on your desktop, which is to say not very close at all but still. More
Researchers in Japan and Australia have managed to get teleportation right. We’re now that much closer to a future where quantum computers will be on your desktop, which is to say not very close at all but still. More
This gem comes courtesy of redditor ultimobranchialbody. Adherence is mandatory.
Link via Geekosystem
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Obey!
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Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture says:
In 2006, just as the Housing market was peaking, the NYT ran this graphic of the 100-year Case Shiller chart. It showed how radically overvalued Housing had become.
Two years later, TBP reader Steve Barry updated that graphic, including the projected Home Price mean reversion.
Its time to update this for 2011. Note the 2009 tax credit wiggle.
Case Shiller 100 Year Chart (2011 Update)
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Home value chart updated 1890-2011
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Agggghhhhhhh!!!!
Remember when underoos were cool? These dancing kids will put a stop to that notion. Watch in horror as movie merchandising goes too far. Starring the stripper from Under Siege! More
We already know wasps are evil incarnate, but according to new research, they may yet have some redeeming features. Female beewolf digger wasps have colonies of symbiotic bacteria that inhabit their antennae and the wasps secrete this bacterial cocktail into the cocoons of their offspring. The bacteria create a potent salve of anti-bacterials and anti-fungals, and is the first known non-human case of prophylactic antibiotics. It’s a symbiosis to fight infection, not provide food. More
Rail guns are still halfway between sci-fi and battlefield, but the armscrafters at General Atomics are still working to improve the futuristic weapon. Instead of launching clunky “bricks,” a new, aerodynamic round is being tested. Git ready fer military porn! More
Photo: Piotr Naskrecki – via LifeScience Image of the Day
Talkin’ bout the devil – here’s a picture of the Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko (previously on Neatorama):
The satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) is the smallest of 12 species of bizarre-looking leaf-tailed geckos. The nocturnal creature has extremely cryptic camouflage so it can hide out in forests in Madagascar. This group of geckos is found only in primary, undisturbed forests, so their populations are very sensitive to habitat destruction. Large Uroplatus species have more teeth than any other living terrestrial vertebrate species.
The gecko species was discovered in Mantadia-Zahamena corridor of Madagascar in 1998 during one of the Conservation International (CI) “Rapid Assessment Program” (RAP) surveys.
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Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Perhaps you’ve noticed that Monday is tax day in the US, and perhaps you’ve wondered where your taxes are going. As a breath of fresh air, the U.S. Government has posted a web site to calculate your payments and let you instantly see how your individual tax payment is being spent. More