http://www.ted.com Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like — and how we might find it.
Nellie McKay: “Mother of Pearl” and “If I Had You”
http://www.ted.com The wonderful Nellie McKay sings “Mother of Pearl” (with the immortal first line “Feminists don’t have a sense of humor”) and “If I Had You” from her sparkling set at TED2008.
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Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration
http://www.ted.com In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
Google Docs: Sharing House Expenses
Learn how Sullivan, Gerard, and Linda, all Dublin Googlers, use a Google Docs template to split their monthly house expenses.
Go to the template gallery at http://docs.google.com/templates, search for “shared house expenses”, and get their template for your own use.
Google Docs: Planning a Wedding
Learn how Jen, a New York Googler, used a Google Docs template to create a guest list for her upcoming wedding.
Go to the template gallery at http://docs.google.com/templates, search for “wedding guest list”, and get her template for your own event.
Pumpkin Seed Flatbread with Feta and Sweet Onions
Like pizza, only better! Visit http://foodwishes.com to get the ingredients, and watch over 200 free video recipes! Leave me a comment there.
Google Mobile App for iPhone
Google Mobile App for iPhone makes searching the web and your contacts faster and easier with features like Google Suggest, My Location, and search history.
David Hoffman: How would you feel if you lost everything?
http://www.ted.com Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that’s been wiped clean in an instant — and looks forward.
Jane Horvath Testifies before Senate Commerce Committee
Jane Horvath, Senior Privacy Counsel, testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee at a July 9, 2008 hearing on the privacy implications of online advertising. Topics of discussion include the benefits of online advertising to advertisers, publishers, and individual users; Google’s efforts to protect our users’ privacy; and policy and technology recommendations for both the private sector and government.