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smarterplanet: Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:42:31 -0400

Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab

Quantum computing took a giant leap forward on the world stage today as NASA and Google, in partnership with a consortium of universities, launched an initiative to investigate how the technology might lead to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

The new Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will employ what may be the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two, which a recent study confirmed was much faster than conventional machines at defeating specific problems. The machine will be installed at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and is expected to be available for government, industrial, and university research later this year.

Google believes quantum computing might help it improve its web search and speech recognition technology. University researchers might use it to devise better models of disease and climate, among many other possibilities. As for NASA, “computers play a much bigger role within NASA missions than most people realize,” says quantum computing expert Colin Williams, director of business development and strategic partnerships at D-Wave.

#sheep may safely graze #fidosfarm

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:30:35 -0400

#sheep may safely graze #fidosfarm

#dollyduprairie says let me off leash so I can run...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:39 -0400

#dollyduprairie says let me off leash so I can run #englishshepherd #dog

#garryoaks #trees blazing #gold at #sunset #viewfrommycondo...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:58:30 -0400

#garryoaks #trees blazing #gold at #sunset #viewfrommycondo #powderworkspark (at DuPont PowderWorks Park)

#traderjoes introduces #scratchnsniff stickers. #chocolate &...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:36:42 -0400

#traderjoes introduces #scratchnsniff stickers. #chocolate & #coffee are so mine!

Trilliums on Flickr.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:12:54 -0400

Trilliums on Flickr.

npr: After years of not understanding coffee, Jerry Seinfeld...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:15:09 -0400

npr:

After years of not understanding coffee, Jerry Seinfeld says he’s finally discovered the delight of meeting someone over a cup. “You have coffee and for some reason it makes you talk a lot,” he says.

So Jerry Seinfeld Called Us To Talk About Coffee : The Salt

Photo: YouTube

Also, a MUST HEAR: Jerry Seinfeld Scolds Steve Inskeep On The Macchiato

When the comedian asked the NPR host whether he knew what a macchiato is, Inskeep had to confess he didn’t. And this happened during Morning Edition’s “coffee week!” Seinfeld was amused. Inskeep says he’s now going to go try one of the coffee drinks.

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:21:55 -0400

double cherry blossoms. by cate♪ on Flickr.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:56:46 -0400

double cherry blossoms. by cate♪ on Flickr.

cherry blossoms ”ソメイヨシノ” by cate♪ on Flickr.So beautiful.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:55:37 -0400

cherry blossoms ”ソメイヨシノ” by cate♪ on Flickr.

So beautiful.

Sunset at Borth by _asv_ on Flickr.Borth, Wales

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:41:05 -0400

Sunset at Borth by _asv_ on Flickr.

Borth, Wales

Puget Sound Beach by prorallypix on Flickr.Love this beach.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:38:30 -0400

Puget Sound Beach by prorallypix on Flickr.

Love this beach.

unionmetrics: How much time is spent on social networks? | From...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:30:16 -0400

unionmetrics:

How much time is spent on social networks? | From iAcquire & Survey Monkey’s study:

“From 2011-2012 time spent on social media has increased by roughly 30 billion minutes (or 37%). You may have thought Facebook increased the most, however there was a 4% dip in user visiting the site. However, Pinterest’s visits increased by 1000% (that is a whole lot of pins). This is a useful insight because it shows the social media market is not solely Facebook, a social media strategy needs to be holistic and flexible.”

'Groundwater Inundation' Doubles Previous Predictions of Flooding With Future Sea Level Rise

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:25:26 -0400

'Groundwater Inundation' Doubles Previous Predictions of Flooding With Future Sea Level Rise:

climateadaptation:

Salt water will mix and spoil freshwater supplies as sea-levels rise. This is called “groundwater inundation.” Recent study shows that rates of inundation are much higher than previously projected. This will become very problematic for cities, ecosystems, and forests near coastlines that depend on freshwater from the ground.

“With groundwater tables near the ground surface, excluding groundwater inundation may underestimate the true threat to coastal communities,” said Rotzoll, lead author of the study.

“This research has implications for communities that are assessing options for adapting to SLR. Adapting to marine inundation may require a very different set of options and alternatives than adapting to groundwater inundation,” states Fletcher, Principle Investigator on the grant that funded the research.

Groundwater inundation is localized coastal-plain flooding due to a simultaneous rise of the groundwater table with sea level. Groundwater inundation is an additional risk faced by coastal communities and environments before marine flooding occurs because the groundwater table in unconfined aquifers typically moves with the ocean surface and lies above mean sea level at some distance from the shoreline.

Rotzoll and Fletcher combined measurements of the coastal groundwater elevation and tidal influence in urban Honolulu with a high-resolution digital elevation model. With this, they were able to assess vulnerability to groundwater inundation from SLR.

Via ScienceDaily

#lichen (at Sequalitchew Trail @ DuPont City Hall)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:31:10 -0400

#lichen (at Sequalitchew Trail @ DuPont City Hall)

#speedracer #snailspace #sluggonecondo #mollusc

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:08:58 -0400

#speedracer #snailspace #sluggonecondo #mollusc

somehow, this is comfortable

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:03:35 -0400

somehow, this is comfortable

Future Tech Report: 2013: Another Record Breaking Year for Digital Health

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:09:17 -0400

Future Tech Report: 2013: Another Record Breaking Year for Digital Health:

futuretechreport:

Rock Health, the first seed accelerator for digital health startups, released a report this week which sets 2013 up to be another record year for funding in the digital health sector.

In fact the first quarter of this year is already 35% higher than Q1 of last year with 37 deals valued at…

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:06:25 -0400

soup fixings. #lunch this week. 🍲

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:07:16 -0400

soup fixings. #lunch this week. 🍲