Gravity-defying levitating superconductor on a magnetic Möbius strip
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Loon balloon on display
One of our balloons on display on Google’s main campus today. [Migrated from Google+]
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Introducing Project Loon
After almost two years, I’m proud to finally be able to reveal what I’ve been working on at Google :). For 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. Today we are unveiling our latest moonshot from Google [x] – Project Loon: balloon-powered internet access.
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Meta-presentation on augmented reality
My brother, Geoffrey Alan Rhodes, with a very cool (and very meta) presentation on augmented reality… [Migrated from Google+]
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Coffee Computers and Song
Filk album put out by a former coworker of mine — take a listen. [Migrated from Google+]
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The perfectly fried egg
Looking to try this tomorrow morning… [Migrated from Google+]
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How many games are Turing complete?
It doesn’t really surprise me to hear that Magic The Gathering is Turing Complete, but it’s got me wondering what other games can be turned into Turing machines? Aside from Conway’s Life, I don’t know that I’ve heard of any… [Migrated from Google+]
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Kickstarter for 13th Age expansion
A friend of mine is cofounder of a relatively new game design company made up of former (read: laid off) Wizards of the Coast designers, and they’ve just launched a kick starter to expand their new tabletop RPG, 13th Age. If you’re into RPGs you should definitely check it out — it’s an incredibly talented
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Cyborg Assaulted at McDonald’s: a review
Steve Mann may be the self-titled “father of wearable computing,” but having worked alongside him for several years in the late 90s and at least tangentially followed his work since I’d say his biggest contribution to the field has been as an artist. At the Paris McDonald’s Dr. Mann has returned to the core theme
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Live demo of Google Glass at I/O
Wow — there were so many ways this demo could have not worked, and they nailed it. Take a look… [Migrated from Google+]
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