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Louis C.K. talks on Conan O’brien about technology.

Year old rant, but nice if you haven’t seen it before.

Great talk by Dan on why it is so hard to prepare robots for space or even more precise: adaption. With interesting own experiences as an astronaut Dan illustrates how well nature is capable of doing this.

NASA’s annual budget announcements are always an easy target for the public and media. This is due its open nature of communication and very public purpose. Last month however, the 2010 announcement has become ground of particularly heated debates and general disapproval.

Obama administration proposed to axe manned flight (exit space shuttle, constellation project, moon plans) until commercial space flight and research is mature enough to sustain an affordable (Mars?) mission again. Much money goes therefore to research only.

However, congress and the Senate don’t buy this “flexible” plan. Many jobs are lost, no definite planning is made and reliance on foreign countries and an immature space industry give great worries. The plan has been send back. Change has come, but where is it eventually going? Check more for some highlighted discussions of the senate and congres.
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Place where it belongs.

Tiger just started playing again. So to keep with the spirit this video.

Christopher Hitchens discusses the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church and U.S foreign policy with Bill Maher.

Talking Points: How do you organise a succesful transition to a more durable green economy and society?
Joris Luyendijk interviews the panel with Hermann Scheer (Green Profet, Paul Hamm (green bull-investor), Herman van Wechem (consultant durability, ex-Shell), Colette Alma (director of the organisation of the Dutch Chemical Industry), René Venendaal (entrepeneur in bio-energy) en Rudy Rabbinge (senior full professor durable development from Wageningen).
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Christopher Hitchens doesn’t like the alternative of accepting non-secularism. Legally its possible.

Het is een halve eeuw geleden dat Kapstamhoofd ‘Frederik Karel’ de indoors gemaakte zeilboot ‘Kappie’ te water heeft laten gaan. Kappie 1 werd opgevolgd door ‘de Kappie 2’ en wel in de Zeeuwse Stromen eind jaren tachtig. Deze varende ‘Trofee‘ is nog steeds in bezit van de Middelburgse en Domburgse Kapstamhoofden. Een schitterend Boegbeeld voor een Stam die decennia lang al voor het bruisende sop koos.

Vanaf vandaag kan de Kappie voor familieleden hier gereserveerd worden.
(Wachtwoord per mail verstuurd & op te vragen bij Vincent)

Just for the record: Killing fanbases will kill any support for these movie studios and their platform. High volume video will be sought on vimeo, dailymotion and other platforms. Competition is ready.

Airspace Rebooted from ItoWorld on Vimeo.

Gratis online boek over online fondsenwerven 2.0 via internet

Op deze pagina is een gratis online boek over online fondsenwerven via internet in te zien en te downloaden. Dit is een ongoing project dat waarschijnlijk eind 2012 volledig afgerond zal zijn tot een volwaardig boek. Iedereen die hierin geinteresseerd is kan een bijdrage leveren. Neem dan contact op met de auteur.

Website: www.jordanvanbergen.nl/fondsenwerving-20/online-boek/