Saturday, February 11, 2012

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 494

DEAR READERS,

This issue, No 494 of my newsletter is especially informative, first of all for those who think that the BRAIN is an organ of great importance- many good writings about brain.
A actually two analyses of the feedback- to my appeal regarding
my 20 Rules of Problem Solving made accessible in as many languages as possible- see http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com/2012/02/problem-solving-quasi-desperate-appeal.html 5 days from launching this.

FIRST ANALYSIS: the situation is excellent, we have already the texts in Swedish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish; many promises, wonderful contacts with people and cultures.

SECOND ANALYSIS: Taking in account these:
e.g. the fact that we have no translations in all the Great languages spoken by hundreds of millions of people- the situation is a complete catastrophe. My appeal is therefore not more quasi-. just desperate. PLEASE HELP! People of all languages unite
to solve your problems!

Peter

SEARCH

INTERNET

 

A New Net. A startup called Nicira is launching a product today with the audacious goal of making all Internet services smarter, faster, and cheaper: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39631/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-06

 

Tim Berners-Lee takes the stand to keep the Web free: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/tim-berners-lee-patent/

 

Tanya Kalyan (Global) -The Rise of the App Internet: http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/459/tanya-kalyan-global-the-rise-app-internet


SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

Alternative Search Engines for the Contemporary User: http://www.sys-con.com/node/2154159

Search Engines & Opinions: Just How Trustworthy Are Search Results?: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2139910/Search-Engines-Opinions-Just-How-Trustworthy-Are-Search-Results

 

The Neuroscience Of Search & Conversion: http://searchengineland.com/the-neuroscience-of-search-conversion-109950


Eight ways to find links on the Web:
http://websearch.about.com/b/2012/01/31/eight-ways-to-find-links-on-the-web.htm?nl=1                                    

 

Wolfram, a Search Engine, Finds Answers Within Itself: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/technology/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html

Forget Search Engines: Web 3.0 Is a Knowledge Engine: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42339

 

Data Analysis for the People. Wolfram Alpha can now analyze data you provide, so you can do things like map out your e-mail relationships: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/39671/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-08


No, Google is not the only search engine:

From the excellent Ask Leo- How do download accelerators work?:

http://ask-leo.com/how_do_download_accelerators_work.html?awt_l=5e6_J&awt_m=JmiCAIFaCZdfbL



BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

 

Volunia, A Social Search Engine, Says The Web Has Come Alive:

 

How to Predict the Spread of News on Twitter. Computer scientists have discovered the four factors that make news stories popular on Twitter: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27555/?nlid=nlweb&nld=2012-02-08

How Twitter May Save Democratic Society: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42342

 

Student's brainchild going live. Fipeo's goal: Uniting people through video: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/06/students-brainchild-going-live/


GOOGLE

 

GooReader: When you need Google Books to go:

 

Interesting Quotes From Google’s Search Lead, Amit Singhal: http://searchengineland.com/interesting-quotes-from-googles-search-lead-amit-singhal-110721


 

Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page preloads: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224085/Google_ships_Chrome_17_touts_more_malware_alerts_and_page_preloads

 

Report: Google+ & The +1 Button Are Seeing Gigantic Growth In The US:                                              http://marketingland.com/report-google-the-1-button-are-seeing-gigantic-growth-in-the-us-5695



WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

 

The e-Reader — an Educational or an Entertainment Tool? e-Readers in an Academic Setting:                http://infodocket.com/2012/02/11/new-article-the-e-reader-an-educational-or-an-entertainment-tool-e-readers-in-an-academic-setting/


SCIENCE

What Makes the Human Mind Unique?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/18619

 

How to map the 100 billion neurons in the brain: http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-map-the-100-billion-neurons-in-the-brain


Brain Science is Our Modern Bible: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42311

 

It's Not Solitaire: Brain Activity Differs When One Plays Against Others: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206143948.htm

 

Metaphors Make Brains Touchy Feely: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/metaphors-make-brains-touchy-fee.html?ref=em



Thanks to Science, a Better Definition of Consciousness http://bigthink.com/ideas/42308

 

Why People Can Hold Visual Information in Great Detail in Their Working Memory: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206143817.htm

 

Hearing Metaphors Activates Brain Regions Involved in Sensory Experience: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203182623.htm

 

 

Memory Strengthened by Stimulating Key Site in Brain: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208180057.htm


Breakthrough in Understanding Ultrafast Magnetism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201092910.htm


The Secret of Ant Transportation Networks Just how ants create the highly efficient network of trails around their nests has never been fully understood. Now researchers think they've cracked it:


Jumping spiders zoom in with green light: http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/jumping-spiders-zoom-in-with-green-light

 


TECHNOLOGY

 

Concentrated Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency Record Semprius makes solar modules using tiny cells that need less cooling: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39624/?nlid=nlenrg&nld=2012-02-06

The Dark Side of Wind Power: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42367

 

Acoustic Fusion Touted as Green, Cheap, Virtually Inexhaustible Energy Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/294046/20120207/acoustic-fusion-potentially-ggreen-inexpensive-virtually-inexhaustible.htm

With thanks to Patrick Ellul

 

NanoSpire, Inc. Successfully Harnesses Cavitation Zero Point Energy Producing Dramatic Levels of Fusion: http://www.prlog.org/11794986-nanospire-inc-successfully-harnesses-cavitation-zero-point-energy-producing-dramatic-levels-of-fus.html

 

Phillips announces world's best catalyst for producing hydrogen fuel from water:                                                          http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/02/08/phillips-announces-worlds-best-catalyst-producing-hydrogen-fuel-water  with thanks to Mark Goldes!

 

Data Storage: Magnetic Memories: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201102826.htm

Will Graphene Replace the Silicon Chip?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42378

 

Magnetic breakthrough processes data 100 times faster than current hard-drive technology: http://www.kurzweilai.net/magnetic-breakthrough-processes-data-100-times-faster-than-current-hard-drive-technology

 

Technology and society: The old idea of human computers, who work together to perform tricky tasks, is making a comeback:

 

Hydrogen from Acidic Water: Potential Low Cost Alternative to Platinum for Splitting Water: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152810.htm


Piranha Vs. Arapaima: Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-Proof Armor: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101841.htm



EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

 

The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/30/writers-top-ten-favorite-books/

 

Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture:

 http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/31/paris-vs-new-york-muratyan/

 

The Medici Effect’s Frans Johansson On The Intersection Of Innovation And Social Change: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679222/the-medici-effects-frans-johansson-on-the-intersection-of-innovation-and-social-change

 

How to Plant Ideas in Someone’s Mind: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6BafXU/lifehacker.com/5715912/how-to-plant-ideas-in-someones-mind?tag=manipulation

 

To Perform With Less Effort, Practice Beyond Perfection: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209144013.htm


Lies we told ourselves:

The Trouble With Confidence: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42361

 

Right Hand or Left? How the Brain Solves a Perceptual Puzzle:



A special inspirational writing- thanks to my friend Vlad: http://www.inspirationandchai.com/Regrets-of-the-Dying.html
I am happy to NOT agree with some of the points.

BUSINESS

Is State Capitalism a Good Alternative?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42329

Achieving Sustainable Development for the Global Economy: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42323


Make The Right Decision...Or Make The Decision Right?: http://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/the-right-decision.html


2012 February Leadership Development Carnival:

2 billion jobs will disappear:

 

The No Whining Rule for Managers: http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2011/11/the-no-whining-rule-for-manage.html

How Diversity Inspires Innovation: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42405


Get to Know Your Boss's Boss: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/get_to_know_your_bosss_boss.html

Positive Design for Corporate LeadershipTraining: http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/lisa-sansom/2012020720930 

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6921.html?wknews=02082012

 

The Secret Sauce of Process Improvement: http://qaspire.com/2012/02/09/the-secret-sauce-of-process-improvement/

 

Listen to What Innovators Don't Talk About: http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2012/01/listen-to-what-innovators-dont.html


A decade of life in perpetual beta:

HEALTH & MEDICINE

 

Over-medicated America:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669001/americans-pop-way-too-many-pills-and-the-pills-dont-even-work

NASA Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Medicine: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42380

New Metaphors (& Gene Therapy) Will Beat Cancer: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42419

 

Why Do Cells Age? Discovery of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins May Provide Insight Into Cell Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203180905.htm


Food Poisoning: Understanding How Bacteria Come Back from the 'Dead': http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151256.htm

Is the Brain to Blame for Drug Addiction?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42309

 

Neuroscientists Create Model to Study Burst Suppression and Brain States:                                   http://scitechdaily.com/neuroscientists-create-model-to-study-burst-suppression-and-brain-states/


FOOD & COOKING

Good Health Is Knowing How to Eat: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42411

 

Asia Food Recipe Hits One Recipe Uploaded Every 15 Minutes and Becomes Fastest Growing Website Dedicated to Asian Food Recipes:                                      http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Asia-Food-Recipe-Hits-One-Recipe-Uploaded-Every-2993388.php

 

Which Countries Grew the Most GM Crops in 2011? The area used to grow genetically modified crops keeps growing, fueled by rapid increases in developing nations:


Forget The Fridge: Using Chemistry And Nature To Store Food:                            http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679220/forget-the-fridge-using-chemistry-and-nature-to-store-food

Cultural Offering has helped me to discover  Sunday Sauce:

MISCELLANEA

 

The hidden energy behind the sense of being stared at:
With thanks to Terry Blanton!

SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?: http://askbobrankin.com/how_do_spammers_get_my_email_address.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=J75YYGsDj8P6SL


 
VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

How Malware Removers Detect Malicious Code: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/tp/malwaredetect.htm?nl=1

 

A Brief History of Malware; The First 25 Years: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/A-Brief-History-Of-Malware-The-First-25-Years.htm?nl=1

 

5 Must-have Security Apps for iPhone:  http://netsecurity.about.com/b/2012/01/21/5-must-have-security-apps-for-iphone.htm?nl=1

 

Man-in-the-Browser Attacks (MitB): http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/Man-In-The-Browser-Attacks-Mitb.htm?nl=1


Man in the Middle and Redirection Attacks: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/mitmattacks.htm?nl=1


Attacks on Android Devices Intensify. Rising security incidents and poorly defended phones suggest 2012 could be a risky year for smart-phone users: http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/39677/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-10



WiFi


1 comment:

  1. Thank you! Both from principle and due to lack of money for
    this investment I cannot hire an app developer, but I will not claim copy-right if somebody wants to make good money from the Problem Solving Rules. It is important that he Rules should be applied- they are useful.
    Peter

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