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FoldIt – gamers vs. HIV?
Ages ago I went to a Russell Davies talk in which he spoke about the Google ESP game, which turned a tricky task for a robot (tagging images) into a fun game for humans. Clever stuff. Though computers think quicker than we do and are great with the complex calculations, humans are still much better [...]
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Tags: AIDS, FoldIt, games, HIV, medicine, science
Geekcamp 3
A very speedy post as I’m off to Spain later and I really should be looking for my passport. But if you’re in London tonight and looking for a fun networky event for people interested in books, literature and techy stuff, Geekcamp‘s your place. I can’t make it (unless my passport doesn’t surface), but I [...]
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Tags: Books, digital, digital publishing, event, Geekcamp, literature, London, publishing, tech
Flippin’ hell
Here’s something spectacularly pointless that I can’t afford, don’t need and wouldn’t use. But for some reason I want it. For around $3,500 (how much is that these days – about half a million quid?) you can treat a loved one to this automatic pancake-making machine: According to food2.com, it churns out 200 pancakes an [...]
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Tags: breakfast, food, gifts, Inventions, pancakes
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