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yahoo sale moves forward as private equity firms agree to confidentiality agreement
Bookmarked 755 weeks ago by nadia damouni and alexei oreskovicreuters - yahoo has signed confidentiality agreements with several parties interested in buying all or part of the internet company according to people familiar with the matter the sunnyvale california-based internet pioneer said potential buyers had to sign an agreement by friday to be allowed a close look at yahoo |
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howard stringer sony ceo refutes reports that he will step down
Bookmarked 754 weeks ago new york reuters - sony corp chief executive howard stringer vowed on thursday to stay on as head of the japanese electronics conglomerate dismissing reports the longtime helmsman will step down next year asked about a new york post report he was going to step down in march 2012 stringer said that was not the case adding that he remained keen on leading the once-dominant corporate powerhouse in its battle to reverse losses and fight rivals |
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carers versus atos039s attempts to protect its image - video jon ronson comment is free guardiancouk
Bookmarked 733 weeks ago esc and ctrl: jon ronson investigates atos the company that vets disability benefit claimants on behalf of the government which has gone to great lengths to control references to it online |
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concept vending machine with see-through display diginfo
Bookmarked 749 weeks ago diginfo tv - http:diginfotv17112011okaya electronics |
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jonah lehrer: has mobile technology killed our ability to daydream
Bookmarked 729 weeks ago jonah lehrer039s bio and speech topics: http:wwwthelavinagencycomspeaker-jonah-lehrerhtmlin this clip neuroscientist and lavin agency speaker jonah lehrer discusses the impact mobile technology has had on our free time with the proliferation of smartphones and mobile tablets lehrer worries that time we used to spend daydreaming and reflecting -- commute times airplane travel waiting in lines -- has been replaced with a need to constantly stay connected with the outside world this shift in human behaviour may have unintended consequences lehrer explains as research shows that some of our most creative problem solving moments happen during times of quiet uninterrupted internal thought and reflection like during a shower or while staring out of a train windowfor speaking engagements jonah lehrer is exclusively represented by the lavin agencythe lavin agency speakers bureaumaking the world a smarter placehttp:wwwthelavinagencycominfothelavinagencycomtwitter: http:wwwtwittercomthelavinagency |
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introducing cypress proc ble - a programmable radio on chip with bluetooth low energy
Bookmarked 590 weeks ago http:wwwfutureelectronicscomentechnologiesdevelopment-toolsrf-wirelesspages1050692-cy8ckit-042-bleaspx cypress introduces proc ble a programmable radio on chip with bluetooth low energy proc ble is a simple inexpensive way to add ble connectivity to any system it also provides a turnkey solution for hids remote controls and toys http:youtubekkxvrk09s2y |
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1200v igbt inverter fz1200r12kf1 - function in ups technology
Bookmarked 573 weeks ago ensure sustainable energy shop for your fz1200r12kf1 igbt based ups now at http:wwwuscomponentcombuyeupec-infineonfz1200r12kf1 and say hello to a worry-free hassle-free upsfz1200r12kf1 is a lightweight high power igbt transistor module that can provide your ups that added boost at 882lbs fz1200r12kf1 can create power up to 1200a or 1200vthis igbt transistor module with high sensitivity has anti-blooming characteristics with a continuing variable speed shutter infineon fz1200r12kf1 can provide more than enough energy for ups to go beyond its maximum capability with its strong module construction and optimum electrical performance it is a perfect solution for industrial applications manufactured by infineon one of the most reputable manufacturing companies worldwide you can be assured of its high quality that makes it truly a worthwhile investmentrelated searches for igbt ups technology:ups inverter 1200v igbt igbt based ups igbt buy igbt function in ups eupec infineon fz1200r12kf1 |
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renewable energy - technology and future
Bookmarked 550 weeks ago learn more and download handouts at http:wwweesiorg020513_renewablesthe environmental and energy study institute eesi and the american council on renewable energy acore organized a briefing about the important and growing role that renewable energy plays in the american energy mixrenewable energy sources energy is derived from natural processes that are ongoing in the energy flow these sources are solar energy wind energy geothermal energy hydropower biomass energy and hydrogen energy can be listed asmost generally renewable energy sources energy sources in energy received from a rate equal to or faster than resource depletion as speed and being able to self-renew for example it is working with a technology that consumes energy derived from solar energy but the energy consumed is very small addition to the total solar energy the most common form of renewable energy is from the sun some forms are stored solar energy and wind powerrenewable energy facilities can not be permanently consumed by animals and humans fossil fuels when considering a long timeline while theoretically renewable as a result of the use by close to fully exploit faces extinction in the futuresolar energythis energy source is the sun heat directly being used for illumination is also used to generate electricitywind powersun acting on the surface of the atmosphere of air heating and air exchange heat with this warming and expansion of the mass leads to an elevation into action it will then move horizontally and vertically rising air mass of the atmosphere before it will not deviate from this point the air heats the mass displacement occurring with the wind this occurs when the wind power is produced with the help of the bleachersgeothermal energygeo = location thermal energy = heat means the unit formed by the combination of words that allows the heating of the water with the temperature in the underground magma layer geothermal energy is used for heating of housing and greenhouses the spring waters because we know water is the water formed by geothermal energyhydraulic powera portion of the waters of the ocean bed and the water evaporates and the air leads to a warming of the sky the resulting water vapor is moved to different parts of the wind assistance evaporating water and the air temperature difference becomes liquid again changing the state and in the back ground as rain in this way energy is generated and the electricity is produced by hydroelectric power plants dams help from accumulating water nature also does not have any damagebiomass energynature is the kind produced by the waste of energy and sustain plant and animal life feces of livestock energy is produced with dead trees animal waste biogas and biodiesel is produced from plantshydrogen energybecause there is a lot of hydrogen in compounds in nature ceases to be available free as a natural energy source however hydrogen can be produced from different materials and in the production and transformation of primary energy sources are used heating is available to power generation from being used in many different fields with hydrogen gas and liquid are easily portable due to the form that is foundphotograph: tenvaorg |
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developing robots that are self-aware
Bookmarked 557 weeks ago mci explores a lab at the university of sheffield in the uk where automatons are coming to life |
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why do people in old movies talk weird
Bookmarked 545 weeks ago its not quite british and its not quite american so what gives why do all those actors of yesteryear have such a distinct and strange accentlearn more at howstuffworkscom:http:entertainmenthowstuffworkscommovies-film-channelhtmshare on facebook: http:googl1j6yimshare on twitter: http:googl4foaqysubscribe: http:googlzyi7gtvisit our site: http:wwwbrainstuffshowcomif youve ever heard old movies or newsreels from the thirties or forties then youve probably heard that weird old-timey voiceit sounds a little like a blend between american english and a form of british english so what is this cadence exactly this type of pronunciation is called the transatlantic or mid-atlantic accent and it isnt like most other accents instead of naturally evolving the transatlantic accent was acquired this means that people in the united states were taught to speak in this voice historically transatlantic speech was the hallmark of aristocratic america and theatre in upper-class boarding schools across new england students learned the transatlantic accent as an international norm for communication similar to the way posh british society used received pronunciation essentially the way the queen and aristocrats are taught to speakit has several quasi-british elements such a lack of rhoticity this means that mid-atlantic speakers dropped their rs at the end of words like winner or clear theyll also use softer british vowels dahnce instead of dance for instance another thing that stands out is the emphasis on clipped sharp ts in american english we often pronounce the t in words like writer and water as ds transatlantic speakers will hit that t like it stole something writer water but again this speech pattern isnt completely british nor completely american instead its a form of english thats hard to place and thats part of why hollywood loved ittheres also a theory that technological constraints helped mid-atlantics popularity according to professor jay oberski this nasally clipped pronunciation is a vestige from the early days of radio receivers had very little bass technology at the time and it was very difficult if not impossible to hear bass tones on your home device now we live in an age where bass technology is booms from the trunks of cars across america so what happened to this accent linguist william labov notes that mid-atlantic speech fell out of favor after world war ii as fewer teachers continued teaching the pronunciation to their students thats one of the reasons this speech sounds so old-timey to us today: when people learn it theyre usually learning it for acting purposes rather than for everyday use however we can still hear the effects of mid-atlantic speech in recordings of everyone from katherine hepburn to franklin d roosevelt and of course countless films newsreels and radio shows from the 30s and 40ssources:http:wwwmotherjonescomkevin-drum201108oh-old-timey-movie-voicehttp:newsdiscoverycomhistoryus-historyold-time-baseball-players-talk-130404htmhttp:webarchiveorgweb20051118050043http:wwwlingupenneduphonoatlasatlas_chaptersch7ch7htmlhttp:wwwslatecomarticlesnews_and_politicsexplainer200802why_did_william_f_buckley_jr_talk_like_thathtml |
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making a custom glowing iphone logo - in shenzhen china
Bookmarked 427 weeks ago enough of that boring apple logo - let039s turn it into a glowing strange parts logo another episode in the quest to make a custom iphone in shenzhen chinashare this video: https:youtubejqkjahmviti subscribe to the channel here: https:googlqeurxce-make: https:e-makeco eileene-makecomy gear:main camera: http:amznto2bfhqiwother camera: http:amznto2b0snkemain lens: http:amznto2b0thdiother lens: http:amznto2baysjqmicrophone: http:amznto2kncqhglittle tripod: http:amznto2b12zjffacebook: http:facebookcomstrangepartscomtwitter: http:twittercomstrangepartscominstagram: http:instagramcomstrangeparts_commusic--gravity - gravity licensed through art listover and over - sample and hold licensed through art listkey to the city - christian nanzel licensed through epidemic soundfault - pyrrhic whim licensed through art listrotations - friends with animals licensed through epidemic soundpulsating anticipation 5 - johannes bornlf li |
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a real life haptic glove ready player one technology today - smarter every day 190
Bookmarked 425 weeks ago http:wwwaudiblecomsmarter or text quotsmarterquot to 500-500 click here to subscribe for next video: http:bitlysubscribe2seda huge thank you to haptx inc for letting me visit click below for more links i039m a huge fan of ready player one here039s our podcast episode on ready player one:https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=h2s0x9coegmget smarter sectionif you want to know how this marvel works just watch the next video it explains everything you want to know i chose to break this up into two videos because it was so cooli asked haptx for a blurb to explain their company this is what they came up with:haptx is a multidisciplinary team of engineers based in san luis obispo ca and seattle wa that builds advanced haptic technology their first product haptx gloves brings touch feedback to vr with unprecedented realism enabling a new category of industrial training simulations founded by jake rubin and dr bob crockett in 2012 ha |
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project revoice: pat hears his voice for the first time
Bookmarked 419 weeks ago four years after his diagnosis als robbed ice bucket challenge co-founder pat quinn of his ability to speak over several months project revoice worked to give pat his voice back through a state-of-the-art voice cloning process using his countless ice bucket interviews and speeches as raw material this is the moment where pat heard his recreated voice for the first timewith breakthroughs in voice technology its now possible to synthesize and fully recreate the unique essence of any voice and build a complete digital voice clone project revoice is a non-profit initiative working to bring this technology to alsmnd communities with the ultimate goal to ensure that no one living with this disease will ever have to suffer being robbed of their voicewant to learn more http:wwwprojectrevoiceorgamyotrophic lateral sclerosis als is also known as motor neurone disease mnd its a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord when thes |
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home video brings 1938 civil war reunion to life
Bookmarked 440 weeks ago louisville ky whas11 -- one hundred and fifty-six years ago america was ripped apart by the greatest conflict it had ever seen two years into the civil war there was no end in sight and rebel forces were making headwaythe battle of gettysburg was the high-water mark of the confederacy as general robert e lee marched northward through the shenandoah valley with designs on penetrating deep into pennsylvaniaover the course of three days union and confederate armies suffered between 46000 and 51000 casualties making gettysburg the most costly battle in us historythe relatively new technology of still photography allowed people to witness the horrors of war on a large scale for the first time but the ability to capture these soldiers in motion did not exist and would not exist for another generationseventy-five years after the battle of gettysburg the surviving members on both sides of the civil war gathered on the battlefield one last timefrom july 1 to july 5 of 1938 nearly 200 |
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the real value of bitcoin and crypto currency technology - the blockchain explained
Bookmarked 494 weeks ago bitcoin in five minutes: blockchain technology will drastically change our livesin the coming years the technology behind crypto currencies such as bitcoin will inevitably and radically change the role of traditional trusted parties such as banks accountants notaries and governments the animated video about bitcoin that was released today on http:bitcoinproperlyorg is the first to specifically address the technology behind bitcoin: the blockchain within five minutes it is explained how the essential functions of the trusted third party can be automatized through the blockchain as well as what the implications of this arefrom bitcoin hype to blockchain revolution: an internet of trustwith the arrival of crypto currencies such as bitcoin everyone around the world can trade with each other without any involvement from traditional third parties such as banks notaries accountants and governments trade is a fundamental pillar of our economy and society and traditional trusted parties p |