This Is How Sausage Is Made

It may have been Otto Von Bismarck who first said that "laws are like sausages; it is better not see them being made." Regardless of whether Bismarck was the saying's originator, he's probably right. However, in the spirit of our recent flood of how-meats-are-made posts, allow us to direct you to the following (possibly offensive) infographic.

via www.foodcoupons.net

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NASA badges hit Gowalla

NASA is teaming-up with location-based service Gowalla in an effort to “bring users one small step closer to the universe.” Under the deal, NASA-related information and virtual items will populate Gowalla — among the virtual items that will be included are moon rocks, a NASA patch, a spacesuit and a space shuttle.

via www.intomobile.com

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Augmented Reality - The incredible world of Diminished Reality

Researchers at Technical University of Ilmenau in Germany have developed “diminished reality” software that can delete an object from live, full-motion video.

The most recent research project in the area of Diminished Reality by Jan Herling and Wolfgang Broll, Ilmenau University of Technology, Department of Virtual Worlds / Digital Games, 2010.

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The New Opportunity For Sharing

Technology is connecting individuals to information, other people, and physical things in ever-more efficient and intelligent ways. It’s changing how we consume, socialize, mobilize— ultimately, how
we live and function together as a society. In a global economy where the means of production are becoming increasingly decentralized, where access is more practical than ownership, what do the
successful businesses of the future need to know?
  • What’s changed about our psychology of sharing?
  • Is money the only, or even the most valuable, currency anymore?
  • How can Web, mobile and real-time technologies continue to fuel sharing?
  • What are the opportunity spaces for business owners & future sharing entrepreneurs?
This page was excerpted from the full report of The New Sharing Economy study (a collaboration between Latitude and Shareable Magazine).

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iPad prices

The price of Apple's tablet computer, before sales tax, varies significantly between countries.

If you fly from Hong Kong to Frankfurt or Paris and look suspiciously like a gadget lover, chances are that you will be searched by customs officers: an iPad with Wi-Fi and 16 gigabytes of memory costs $200 less in the former British colony than in Germany and France. Given the risk of having to pay extra duty (and the price of the flight), potential iPad buyers in both countries ought to consider a trip to nearby Luxembourg, where Apple's popular device is $35 cheaper.

via www.economist.com

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Complex simplicity

Annual expenditure and income statistics of the average student.

This infographic made by Rapolas Jukavicius graphic designer from United Kingdom, Bristol. The task of this project was to produce a poster of something that has a personal connection to him which uses infographic techniques to present the information.

via Rapolas Jukavicius

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