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3D Printing: Everything You Need to Know in 2 Minutes :  "3D printing is changing the way we produce objects, from tools and toys, to clothing, and even body parts. Recently, giant 3D printers in China were able to produce ten houses in just one day, and at a cost of less than $5,000 per house, proving just how time and cost efficient 3D printing can be."

Study suggests possible link between autism and pesticide exposure | Al Jazeera America : "“This study validates the results of earlier research that has reported associations between having a child with autism and prenatal exposure to agricultural chemicals in California,” said Janie F. Shelton, the study's lead author, in a press release." ...ero.

English: Logo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In Harm's Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality | Electronic Frontier Foundation :  " In 2005, Telus , a Canadian ISP, blocked access to a website that was used to plan actions by the Telecommunications Workers Union during a strike. In 2007, AT&T deleted Eddy Vedder’s criticism of George W. Bush during a webcasted Pearl Jam concert.  Although AT&T was technically acting in the capacity of a content provider, content providers and Internet providers have merged dramatically in the past few years, resulting in the lines becoming uncomfortably blurred. This sort of censorship threatens both innovation and free speech."   ...ero. Related articles In Harm's Way: The Dangers of a World Without Net Neutrality Resetting the Net. E.F.F. Still confused about net neutrality? Here's what you need to know

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I have to dial my own phone? part one - YouTube : " "

I have to dial my own phone? part two - YouTube : " "

Top: a packaged laser diode shown with a penny for scale. Bottom: the laser diode chip is removed from the above package and placed on the eye of a needle for scale. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Lasers: "The Conquest of Light" circa 1962 AT&T 9min - YouTube : " " Lasers: "The Conquest of Light" circa 1962 AT&T 9min http://youtu.be/xzlferSFFZI "Tells the story of the laser, a device with unlimited potential in many areas, explaining how a laser works and what it is." Public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archive, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser A laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification based on the stimu...

AT&T is Buying DirecTV in $48.5 Billion Deal | TIME.com : "AT&T officially will acquire satellite broadcast provider DirecTV in a deal worth approximately $48.5 billion, the company confirmed Sunday, after weeks of rumors about an impending purchase."

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SpaceX Dragon Capsule/Falcon 9 Rocket Night Launch (Photo credit: Scott Smith (SRisonS) ) New Laser Communication System Could Speed Up Communication Between Astronauts And Earthlings, Thanks To SpaceX and NASA | Fast Company | Business + Innovation :  "IF A NEW SPACEX AND NASA PILOT PROGRAM SUCCEEDS, ASTRONAUTS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH MISSION CONTROL VIA LASERS... AND THE RESULTS COULD CHANGE HOW THE INTERNET WORKS."   ...ero. Related articles SpaceX Dragon: Videos Beamed to Earth by Nasa Laser Communications System? 5 Weird Things Launching Into Space on SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Monday Astronauts Will Grow Lettuce In Space With NASA Veggie Farm ISS to Beam Video via Laser Back to Earth Google's Project Tango Team Partners with NASA to Make Autonomous Robots In Space NASA's Resupply Mission Carries First Ever Vegetable Greenhouses to be Used in Space! NASA Veggie project will grow vegetables in the International Space Station Astronauts Wi...

NASA To Grow Vegetables In Space With Its Special "Pillows" : "Veggie, the plant growth chamber, has plants in special “pillows” with blue, red and green LEDs. The growth chamber provides nutrient delivery and lighting. But it depends on the cabin’s carbon dioxide and temperature to facilitate plant growth. NASA payload scientist for Veggie, Gioia Massa said in a statement that it will provide a new resource for researchers and astronauts. Massa said determining food safety will be their primary goal for this test."

OracleVoice: Larry Ellison Doesn't Get the Cloud: The Dumbest Idea of 2013 - Forbes :  "“Larry Ellison doesn’t get the cloud”: will it become the great lie of 2012 in the tech business? Will it be the foolish and permanent legacy of those who repeat it? Or will history–not to mention marketplace realities–somehow reveal that Ellison “doesn’t get” an industry segment he helped to create and in which he’s been immersed for 14 years?"

English: Total Lunar eclipse 15 June 2011 in its total stage as seen from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Rare Blood Moon Rises During Upcoming Total Eclispe :  "The rare blood Moon rises during the upcoming total eclipse because of a interesting and exact series of cosmological events. A lunar eclipse is born when the sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that the Earth’s shadow is caused to land on the moon, darkening its surface. The blood-red crimson hue the Moon takes too is conjured by the refraction of the sun’s light through the Earth’s atmosphere. This is the same effect the sun has on planet Earth for the beautiful colorful sunsets experienced everyday. The light from the sunrises and sunsets becomes dispersed and lands on the face of the moon during its mid eclipse." Related articles - 'Blood moon' rising: Total lunar eclipse on April 14-15, first in rare series Blood Moon kicks off the Lunar Eclipse Tetrad

How the internet works, and why it’s impossible to know what makes your Netflix slow - Quartz : "For most of us, the internet is what you’re looking at right now—what you see on your web browser. But the internet itself is comprised of the fiber optic cables, the servers, the proverbial series of tubes, all owned by the companies that built it. The content we access online is stored on servers and transmitted through networks owned by lots of different groups, but the magic of the internet protocol lets it all function as the integrated experience we know and, from time to time, love."

Level 3 and Cogent ask FCC for protection against ISP “tolls” | Ars Technica :  ""Level 3 urges the Commission to protect the Internet from this abuse, by ensuring that bottleneck ISPs, which control the only means of Internet access to millions of consumers, are not permitted to impose these arbitrary access charges," Level 3's filing said. "That does not mean that ISPs should not be able to offer—and charge for—CDN, transit, or other services to edge providers and others. Rather, the Commission should declare that large bottleneck ISPs, in addition to offering any commercial services they chose to make available, must also exchange Internet traffic on commercially reasonable terms without imposing access charges. That is, ISPs should be permitted to charge other providers for services they provide, but they may not charge fees simply for the privilege of accessing that ISP’s customers.""

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Calling All Lawyers: Did Verizon New Jersey Commit Fiber Optic Fraud? | Bruce Kushnick : Fact: By 2010,  100% of the state-based Public Switched Telephone Network , controlled by Verizon New Jersey should have been upgraded with a fiber optic wire that could deliver 45 Mbps in both directions. Fact: Only 13% of municipalities in New Jersey will be fully wired. One-third of all municipalities will have NO upgrades. About 50% of the population will not get upgraded. Fact: Verizon New Jersey's 2001 Annual Infrastructure Report claimed it completed 55% of the New Jersey with 45 Mbps bi-directional services.

An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web | Technology | The Guardian :  ""Unless we have an open, neutral internet we can rely on without worrying about what's happening at the back door, we can't have open government, good democracy, good healthcare, connected communities and diversity of culture. It's not naive to think we can have that, but it is naive to think we can just sit back and get it.""  ...ero.

Mayor Wants Social Equity in High Speed Internet Access | NY City Lens : "“So many people in this city, even if they are lucky enough—many aren’t—to have [high speed Internet] access in the community, they can’t afford to pay for it.”"   ...ero.