10 of the most common misconceptions are blown in under 4 minutes in this entertaining bit of science. There's not a lot of explanation for some, though knowing they are false leads to easy searches about why.
Next time someone states one, show 'em!
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Your Birthday on the Same Day Every Year? Proposed NEW Calendar Would Make It So
Former NASA astrophysicist Richard Conn Henry has proposed a symetrical calendar that would apply each date on the same day year after year.
The Gregorian Calendar has been in use since 1582. Time for a change? There are certainly some upsides...
Wired has the story.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The OLPC Tablet Arrives
Remember the OLPC Project (One Laptop Per Child)? The next step has finally arrived with the reveal of the XO-3, the $100 tablet. It comes in over the $75 projection, but the durability and power options - sips power and has an available hand crank - make it worth the extra bucks.
Sold only to education systems, this isn't geared to the average consumer, but to the developing nations as per the OLPC vision.
Wired has more here.
Gizmodo has more here.
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