Tag: election

  • 10 patents Facebook is suing Yahoo with

    ZDNet has a list of 10 patents that Facebook is using to attack Yahoo. This is a simple list: Generating a feed of stories personalized for members of a social network (U.S. Patent No. 7,827,208) Tagging digital media (U.S. Patent No. 7,945,653) Headline posting algorithm (U.S. Patent No. 6,288,717) Method for enabling a user to fetch a specific…

  • Frog All Lit Up by Swallowed Christmas Light

    The Daily Dozen feature on National Geographic, edited by photo editor Susan Welchman, is a treasure trove of neat “Your Shots” photos submitted by the magazine’s readers (a selection of which will actually appear on the magazine itself – talk about awesome!). (Source: Neatorama via Yeni). Photographer: James Snyder

  • The US Election 2008: Astronauts to Vote From Space Station

    Michael Fincke (Expedition 18 commander) and Greg Chamitoff (flight engineer) will beam their vote from the International Space Station as they fly 220 miles (354 km) above Earth. How they vote from the space? The County Clerk’s office prepares a secure electronic ballot that is then relayed to the International Space Station via NASA’s Mission…

  • Third 2008 Presidential Debate (US)

    Just in case you’re interested. Third 2008 Presidential Debate is available at YouTube.