I’m looking forward to this technology becoming commonplace. I especially like the example of using it for remote collaboration.
If you live each day as if it was your last. Some day you will most certainly be right.
I never tire of watching this.
I love this
Turntable.fm’s co-founder Billy Chasen has his business on lock, literally. You don’t use keys to enter Turntable.fm’s HQ, you send a text message from a white-listed phone number and voila, it opens. This is a much smarter, safer and cheaper option than handing out a ton of keys.
UPDATE: This won a Twilio prize and he explains how to build one yourself.
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Source: gbattle
![kateoplis:
Fifty miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Colorado River Delta and its once-rich estuary wetlands—reduced by 95% since the river was restricted by dams—are now as perched as the surrounding Sonoran Desert. Only rare floods or cancelled farm orders allow the river to reach the Gulf of California.
Why The Colorado River Stopped Flowing | NPR
Known by some as “America’s Nile,” the Colorado River stretches about 1,450 miles across seven states and two countries — and photographer Peter McBride has traveled the entire thing, shooting photos for his new book, The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict. […]
“This estuary used to be one of the largest desert estuaries in North America,” McBride says. “It ran to the sea for 6 million years, and the river basically stopped in the late ’90s. It used to be 3,000 square miles with lush forests and jaguars and deer. And having walked it … it’s nothing but a cracked, parched arid landscape.” […]](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/hughesdan/8141317062/1/tumblr_locaj2rDkh1qzprlb)
Fifty miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Colorado River Delta and its once-rich estuary wetlands—reduced by 95% since the river was restricted by dams—are now as perched as the surrounding Sonoran Desert. Only rare floods or cancelled farm orders allow the river to reach the Gulf of California.
Why The Colorado River Stopped Flowing | NPR
Known by some as “America’s Nile,” the Colorado River stretches about 1,450 miles across seven states and two countries — and photographer Peter McBride has traveled the entire thing, shooting photos for his new book, The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict. […]
“This estuary used to be one of the largest desert estuaries in North America,” McBride says. “It ran to the sea for 6 million years, and the river basically stopped in the late ’90s. It used to be 3,000 square miles with lush forests and jaguars and deer. And having walked it … it’s nothing but a cracked, parched arid landscape.” […]
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Source: kateoplis
Is extreme weather on the rise?. This storm in South Dakota produced 8-inch diameter hailstones (2010.07.23)
(Source: The Big Picture | Chad Cowan)
Dunno about any claims about the weather, but love the picture.
Source: encosion
Temp office for SBM (at least for today until FiOS gets their act together)
File this under “Why didn’t I think of that”.
Awesome. Thanks @Stefmara.
