Interesting Links for 15-08-2013

[andrewducker]

• Scientists forget to turn off equipment… and make ‘impossible material’ Upsalite - the world’s most efficient water absorber
  (tags: accident chemistry science )
• All 823 Barbara Cartland novels to be republished. (Thank goodness for Print-on-Demand?)
  (tags: publishing )
• Hacker! Shouts! Abuse! At! Baby!
  (tags: babies webcam hacking security )
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Comments

[ipslore]

The 'canned laughter' article misses the point. The laughter may not be mechanically-produced, but it still is artificial and prepackaged -- by the time it gets to me, anyway. It's a sign that the studio audience is enjoying it, and that's great and everything, but why am I listening to it at home?

[ashfae]

That article on sleep was fascinating, thank you. And the racial profiling one had me in stitches.

But I'm traumatized by the fact that the Rock isn't made of rock. Noooooooo!