Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Sideways And Slantways And Longways And Backways

Multidirectional, Cable-Free Elevators Could Be Ready By 2016, Quora And The Quest To Answer Every Question, Now Cooking Doesn't Have To Be A Pain, This Rave Is Only For Children, Virtual-Reality Movies Will Require New Methods Of Storytelling, NASA's $349M Monument That Has Gone To Waste
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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DAWN OF THE WONKAVATOR
Multidirectional, Cable-Free Elevators Could Be Ready By 2016
io9.com
Elevator technology hasn't really improved much since its first appearance over 160 years ago. Enter ThyssenKrupp's MULTI — an advanced elevator system that's poised to radically transform the way we get around buildings.
BECAUSE YAHOO ANSWERS JUST WON'T CUT IT
Quora And The Quest To Answer Every Question
buzzfeed.com
Adam D'Angelo wants the world to share its knowledge on the Internet. But can Quora grow beyond Silicon Valley and convince every human to do just that?
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Now Cooking Doesn't Have To Be A Pain
blueapron.com
Forget wasting time at the grocery store. With Blue Apron you get the perfect amount of the best ingredients delivered right to your door. Easy shopping, easy recipes, and easy cooking — it really doesn't get much better than this. Oh and now get $20 off your first order!
TONIGHT, YOU ARE ALL NAMED 'MOLLY'
This Rave Is Only For Children
digg.com
In what universe is this a good idea?
FROM ON SCREEN TO IN SCREEN
Virtual-Reality Movies Will Require New Methods Of Storytelling
vulture.com
As long as humans have visual cortices, we're going to want to make art that reflects the way we see the world. Now the technology is finally catching up.
SEE YA SPACE COWBOY
NASA's $349M Monument That Has Gone To Waste
washingtonpost.com
In June, NASA finished work on a huge construction project here in Mississippi: a $349 million laboratory tower, designed to test a new rocket engine in a chamber that mimicked the vacuum of space. As soon as the work was done, it shut the tower down. Now, the agency will spend about $700,000 a year to maintain it in disuse.
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SANTACON'S VIRTUOUS TWIN
Image: Runners, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in the 38th
Runners, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in the 38th "Christmas Corrida Race" in the streets of Issy Les Moulineaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Over 3000 runners participate in the 10 kilometers ( 6.25 miles) run. Credit: AP Photo/Michel Euler
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