A London Salmagundi
A Hotch-pot or Gallimaufry of Divers Things
Preachers who are not Believers
Interesting paper based on interviews with clergy who privately don’t believe in God. (PDF)
Some of the first spectra of distant galaxies obtained with VIMOS in Multi-Object-Spectroscopy (MOS) mode. More than 220 galaxies were observed simultaneously, an unprecedented efficiency for such a “deep” exposure, reaching so far out in space. (madeofstarstuff, freshphotons)
Scientists supersize quantum mechanics : Nature News
‘A team of scientists has succeeded in putting an object large enough to be visible to the naked eye into a mixed quantum state of moving and not moving.’
I do like a natural history programme which isn’t just about large charismatic mammals and isn’t afraid to get a bit geeky. #museumoflife
For years, Viacom continuously and secretly uploaded its content to YouTube, even while publicly complaining about its presence there. It hired no fewer than 18 different marketing agencies to upload its content to the site. It deliberately “roughed up” the videos to make them look stolen or leaked. It opened YouTube accounts using phony email addresses. It even sent employees to Kinko’s to upload clips from computers that couldn’t be traced to Viacom.
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