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Ever since I discovered Vimeo last year, I’ve endlessly stumbled upon great videos. There’s many more, but here are some of the best from 2009.
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When I Grow Up from Fever Ray on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 02.28.09

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 03.19.09

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 03.20.09

Capracara – King of the Witches (DFA) from Konx-om-Pax on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 05.02.09

Fluid Sculpture from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 06.12.09

The Coathangers – Stop Stomp Stompin from Extra Zero Media on Vimeo.

Muzorama from Muzorama Team on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 07.29.09

Major Lazer “Pon De Floor” from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 08.06.09

Man In Van from Sean Dunne on Vimeo. >>> originally posted on 08.29.09


A Growing Pile of Work from Siggi Eggertsson on Vimeo.
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Top Ten Vimeo Videos of 2008

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Here are my favorite Flickr photos from 2009. Don’t forget to click the images for more information. Enjoy!
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Top 10 Flickr Photos of 2008

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Here are 10 stories from 2009 that you may have missed. For one reason or another, I didn’t post them when I originally read them. As the year comes to an end, I wanted to share as we prepare for 2010. Enjoy.
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Finally, urine recycler passes astronauts’ test
“HOUSTON — After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water — a necessity for supporting the international space station’s crew, which will soon double.” read article in its entirety
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As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
“TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) — For every excess pound piled on the body, the brain gets a little bit smaller.” read article in its enitrety
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Boost Your Brain’s Health with Loud Music
“Generally speaking, things that are good for you aren’t always the most enjoyable. But there are certain cases when being “bad” can actually help improve your health. Enjoy blasting your music, for example? Then you’re in luck.” read article in its entirety
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Electrical circuit runs entirely off power in trees
“You’ve heard about flower power. What about tree power? It turns out that it’s there, in small but measurable quantities. There’s enough power in trees for University of Washington researchers to run an electronic circuit, according to results to be published in an upcoming issue of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Transactions on Nanotechnology.” read article in its entirety
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By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain…
“…or at least that’s what Ray Kurzweil thinks. He has spent his life inventing machines that help people, from the blind to dyslexics. Now, he believes we’re on the brink of a new age – the ’singularity’ – when mind-boggling technology will allow us to email each other toast, run as fast as Usain Bolt (for 15 minutes) – and even live forever. Is there sense to his science – or is the man who reasons that one day he’ll bring his dad back from the grave just a mad professor peddling a nightmare vision of the future?” read article in its entirety
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Is the ‘Wild Things’ Movie Too Scary for Kids?
“Maybe. But that’s exactly why they should see it.” read article in its entirety
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Woe, Superman?
“In the year of Darwin’s bicentenary, science fact presses hard on the heels of science fiction. Three decades since Louise Brown, the first ‘test tube baby’, woke to the world, breakthroughs are now trumpeted almost every month. Chinese scientists recently announced that they had cloned the first animals from skin cells. Earlier, British scientists revealed they had manufactured artificial sperm using stem cells from a five day old male embryo.” read article in its enitrety
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3,000 Images Combine for Stunning Milky Way Portrait
“A new panoramic image of the full night sky — with the Milky Way as its centerpiece — has been made by piecing together 3,000 individual photographs.” read article in its enitrety
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New Measure of Human Brain Processing Speed
“A new way to analyze human reaction times shows that the brain processes data no faster than 60 bits per second.” read article in its entirety
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Streaming will never stop downloading by Cory Doctorow
“Far from being a cure for the industry’s woes, substituting streams for downloads wastes bandwidth, reduces privacy and slows innovation” read article in its entirety
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Honorable Mentions: First Detailed Photos of Atoms, Internet Vices, A Boy and His Flag, Check Out Jim Carrey’s Bizarre New Website and People Hear With Skin as Well as Their Ears
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Take your time.

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Occasionally, during my daily read I’ll come across an image that I instantly want to share with our readers. Instead of writing a little something explaining the image, I decided just to post it and let it explain itself. Here are the top 10 random images I’ve found in 2009. I hope all of you enjoy these as much as I do. And don’t forget to click the images for more information about them.
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Top Ten Random Images of 2008

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Creepy!

I absolutely love this time of year. I’m not religious at all but I do love all of the American rituals that are associated with Xmas.

I hope everyone has an amazing holiday season and gets to spend it with family, friends and loved ones. I myself will be spending Xmas with my family and will be having a few drinks to get through it. I hope that Santa got me that 24-carat camera I asked for.

Related:Santa Claus: The Real Man Behind the Myth

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During my daily read, I came across this amazing animated film, Metropia. The preview is stunning and the animation looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before. According to IMDB, there is no release date for America, so I’m hoping that will change. Here’s an interview with the director, Tarik Saleh:

Intervju med Tarik Saleh från Atmo from Adobe Nordic on Vimeo.
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“Metropia takes place in a not-so-distant future. The world is running out of oil and the underground train systems have been connected into a gigantic subway network beneath Europe. Whenever Roger from Stockholm enters this system he hears a stranger’s voice in his head.
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He looks to the mysterious Nina to help him escape the disturbing web of the Metro, but the further they travel, the deeper he’s involved in a dark conspiracy.” art of metropia / atmo / website
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thanks cinematical

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Here’s a fascinating World Changing article that I wanted to share. The problem of “overwork and overconsumption” is a BIG national issue. It’s almost as if the busier you are, the lower your quality of life. The article brings up an interesting point because, as Americans, we are encouraged and trained to “work hard” and “climb the ladder,” but eventually we seem to be doing more damage to both ourselves, our community and our environment.

“I argued that the long hours we in the United States work — some 300 more per year than western Europeans — mean we are more likely to rely on ‘convenience’ and disposable items, such as heavily-packaged fast foods and single-use goods. I told my audience that many people had told me they were ‘too pressed for time even to recycle.’ Moreover, our long work hours allow us to produce and buy more and more ’stuff,’ resulting in a greater pressure on resources and an inevitably stream of more waste.” read article in its entirety (world changing)

I’ve personally worked a four-day work week, so I understand the personal benefits. I really hope, for our own sanity and our environment, that (like Utah and other states) this eventually becomes a national norm.

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“We’ve got three theme rooms, sparkle motion dance floors, stilt walkers, moon bounces, balloon animals, polar bear club diving contests, and laser tag in the parking garage. Just trust us it is going to be epic, cause we care.
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We’ll have DJs around every corner like the Fatback crew, AutoRock, Shea Van Horn of Mixtape, DJ RAD of Pink Sock, and the Rave Camp DJs: Daniella Downs, Simon, Empath, Amitai, Charly C, and maybe Cale if he’s not running around like a maniac. So yeah, the hipsters, the gays, the ravers, the funk/soul heads, the weirdos, and everything in between are welcome, let’s all get naked at midnite.
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So all this, plus an open bar all night (not just rail crap either) for only $45, and food for $12. We’ve got coat check too. No cash bar = fast service, and the open bar lasts all night.
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And unlike everywhere else, we’ll let the under 21 crowd and non-drinkers in for $30, cause we love you too.” purchase tickets / website
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This looks fun.

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Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday. He covered the SNL Xmas classic “I Wish It Was Christmas Today”. Below are both versions and I hope they inspire some Xmas cheer… and “I don’t care what your momma says Christmas time is near. I don’t care what your daddy says. Christmas time is dear. All I know is that Santa’s Sleigh. Is making its way to the USA.”
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Over the years, I’ve posted about vertical farming (on two occasions) with a huge enthusiasm for the possibilities. To me, this is one of the most important human developments of the last decade. Not only would this completely change agriculture as we know it, but it would be a huge step towards a healthier environment. As the years go on, it seems that vertical farming becomes more and more plausible to scientists and agriculturalists. This article from Scientific American really delves deep into how they are making vertical farming a reality.

found image @ www.verticalfarm.com

“Together the world’s 6.8 billion people use land equal in size to South America to grow food and raise livestock—an astounding agricultural footprint. And demographers predict the planet will host 9.5 billion people by 2050. Because each of us requires a minimum of 1,500 calories a day, civilization will have to cultivate another Brazil’s worth of land—2.1 billion acres—if farming continues to be practiced as it is today. That much new, arable earth simply does not exist.” read article in its entirety

Related: Growing crops in buildings proposed as solution to world’s food woes (cbc news)

Vertical farming isn’t the only way we’re rethinking agriculture; World Changing puts a nice spotlight on “agriburbia,” which is “a way to bring some meaningful food production to suburban sprawl.”

Exciting stuff!

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