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Incredible stone sculptures by Hirotoshi Itoh

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ceronprime:

My dad took his movie prop out to Palm Springs and now he’s posting pictures of it doing stuff

your dad is good

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emlocke:

4 Ways to Sweeten Up Your Whiskey Sour | The Kitchn
By Nancy Mitchell
March 1, 2012

The tried-and-true formula for a whiskey sour is this:

2 oz whiskey (I used rye whiskey),
3/4 oz lemon juice (fresh squeezed, of course), and
3/4 oz simple syrup.

These proportions did not disappoint. The lemon and sugar nicely balanced out the whiskey without completely overpowering it. The simple syrup is a very crisp and elegant sweetener; it doesn’t bring a lot to the table, but lets the other flavors do the talking.

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theperplexedobserver:

A new technology makes it possible for a quadriplegic to use only thought to move a robotic arm. According to a report out yesterday, a Massachusetts woman was one of two patients to use the arm. She picked up a bottle with coffee in it and drank it, using a straw. This is the first time in 15 years that she was able to feed herself.

And to explain how the technology works, we’re joined now by Dr. Leigh Hochberg, who is a neurologist, an engineer and the lead author on this study. Welcome to the program.

[Listen Here]

Also see “The Brain-Computer Interface That Let a Quadriplegic Woman Move a Cup.”

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Could your next hard drive be made with DNA?

Okay, so maybe not your next one, but in a few year’s time? Maybe your storage will be writ across DNA itself. Researchers at Stanford have developed a method to store binary code on DNA. Dubbed the “recombinase addressable data (RAD) module,” the method controls the synthesis and degradation of two proteins, integrase and excisionase. With RAD, a particular section of a microbe’s DNA is tweaked to glow either red or green under ultraviolet light — and it can be switched back and forth at will.

What really sets this biological bit apart from others is that it can be reliably, and non-destructively, switched back and forth. It took the researchers three years to come up with the precise cocktail of proteins to achieve this feat. Since the switch is programmed into the microbes, it remains in its current state while the cell doubles, and can then be modified if needed.

“Programmable data storage within the DNA of living cells would seem an incredibly powerful tool for studying cancer, aging, organismal development and even the natural environment,” said synthetic biologist Drew Endy, but we’re a while from getting it to a more useful computational state. It’s currently got around a 30 minute switch time. As Endy put it, “We’re probably looking at a decade from when we started to get to a full byte.”

ifpeoplewererainiwasdrizzle:

Aren’t these beautiful photographs?  They’re so intimate and sweet.  The photographer really has a good eye.  Oh, wait.  These aren’t photographs!  These are paintings by Alyssa Monks.

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Māori Tā Moko face marking was a sacred practice among the indigenous tribes of New Zealand. Each moko design was unique to each individual, (no two designs were ever the same as they were never duplicated) and signified a young man’s transition from childhood to manhood. As well as representing rank and status these marks also had significant meaning to the wearer, symbolically connecting them to their ancestors and lineage.

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