The Eddie Murphy Rule

<div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F101175114" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>99% Invisible</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><b>hat happens on the trading floor at the end of the movie <i>Trading Places</i> when Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd get rich and the Duke brothers lose everything? </b></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uI4fVgVVpiw?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br />

The Eddie Murphy Rule

99% Invisible W hat happens on the trading floor at the end of the movie Trading Places when Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd get rich and the ...

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Chicago River Reversed in 1800s To Save City From Poop

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPUNn4kiGNDs-DL4l4QpGk9jlY9-1veRrJ_qgWT01kN-ZpOF2TWVRuzPS-LYTFh8alCUWaYv9QSLW74leju30Rz0wwcbrU4HWiGZMwjmt7igDQrc40AWG3UoDHfjnqxyJ4vlJ7C1JmLQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPUNn4kiGNDs-DL4l4QpGk9jlY9-1veRrJ_qgWT01kN-ZpOF2TWVRuzPS-LYTFh8alCUWaYv9QSLW74leju30Rz0wwcbrU4HWiGZMwjmt7igDQrc40AWG3UoDHfjnqxyJ4vlJ7C1JmLQ/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F104613535" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/" target="blank">99% Invisible</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span><b>hicago’s biggest design achievements may not be the buildings but the Chicago River.</b><br /><br />It should flow into Lake Michigan. Instead, fresh water from Lake Michigan flows backwards into the city. The Chicago River is, in large part, a carefully-designed extension of the city’s sewer system. </div>

Chicago River Reversed in 1800s To Save City From Poop

99% Invisible C hicago’s biggest design achievements may not be the buildings but the Chicago River. It should flow into Lake Michigan. Inst...

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DEFCON | The Documentary

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/69695831?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/3984" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">J</span><b>ason Scott</b></a><b> created this documentary about DEFCON, the world’s longest running and largest underground hacking conference.</b> <br /><br />Attendees at DEFCON include computer security professionals, journalists, lawyers, federal government employees, security researchers, and hackers with a general interest in software, computer architecture, phone phreaking, hardware modification, and anything else that can be “hacked.” The conference has attracted officials from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, Secret Service and all branches of the military.<br /><br />Last year, four-star General Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency, was a keynote speaker.</div>

DEFCON | The Documentary

J ason Scott created this documentary about DEFCON, the world’s longest running and largest underground hacking conference. Attendees at...

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Memorial Spaceflights | Blast Your Loved Ones Into Space

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TZLTk1qIC6s?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span><b>last the remains of your loved ones into space where they can orbit the Earth for a few months or years before re-entering the atmosphere in a blaze of glory, burning up as a fiery shooting star.</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.celestis.com/services.asp" target="_blank">Celestis</a> offers the choice of Earth orbits, a landing on the moon or “a voyage through deepest space, leaving the Earth-Moon system on a permanent celestial journey.”<br /><br />Elysium Space <a href="http://elysiumspace.com/pages/mobile-app" target="_blank">provides a mobile app</a> so you can follow your loved one’s journey in real time from the spacecraft in its orbit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wz0iywVJzs7PNJK_aSZj46gRRQroxZLq1aShkAOGvagKeHdsrHIIcNjmGW5xdFajDwvXxWnyDbO9dshdDMGCf0tzMcAmia_kcDIOvKyJAeRE2JmSUgEpHOgP2Dz-l5aXzgOkKA7MrYA/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wz0iywVJzs7PNJK_aSZj46gRRQroxZLq1aShkAOGvagKeHdsrHIIcNjmGW5xdFajDwvXxWnyDbO9dshdDMGCf0tzMcAmia_kcDIOvKyJAeRE2JmSUgEpHOgP2Dz-l5aXzgOkKA7MrYA/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div>

Memorial Spaceflights | Blast Your Loved Ones Into Space

B last the remains of your loved ones into space where they can orbit the Earth for a few months or years before re-entering the atmosphere ...

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Drones & Robots Capture Images of African Lions

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zobZd8Mp3sk?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130802-nick-nichols-lion-photos-infrared-drones-mikrokopter-lion-car/" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">National Geographic</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span><b>ational Geographic photographer <a href="http://www.michaelnicknichols.com/" target="_blank">Michael Nichols</a> and videographer Nathan Williamson used a remote-controlled helicopter and a small robot tank to capture unique images of Serengeti lions.</b></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KCBu4X4J3Rc?rel=0" width="853"></iframe>

Drones & Robots Capture Images of African Lions

National Geographic N ational Geographic photographer Michael Nichols and videographer Nathan Williamson used a remote-controlled helicopte...

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