World's biggest dinosaur? Let's keep a sense of proportion here

Credit: SVPow

http://svpow.com/2014/05/19/the-new-argentine-titanosaur-was-about-the-same-size-as-the-biggest-argentinosaurus/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/19/scientists-claim-worlds-largest-dinosaur-find/?tid=pm_pop / Argentine titanosaur size big biggest Argentinosaurus Sauropod vertebra vertabrae whale herbivore carnivore scale photograph skeleton dinosaur dinosaur in the world Tyranosaurus T. Rex newfound P. Rex Pinocchio rex dinosaur scientist scientists biggest bones dinosaur length head to tail 130 feet long 65 feet seven-story building central Argentine town El Sombrero local farmer weighed 80 tons Argentinosaurus sauropod subgroup Titanosaur 100 million years ago long serpentine neck vegetation Patagonia 200 bones animals died drought African elephants weight José Luis Carballido team of researchers Argentina’s Museum of Palaeontology paleontological treasure Argentinosaurus excavation Paul Barrett London’s Natural History Museum fragmentary specimens complete skeleton proportions overall shape conjectural discovery new Argentine titanosaur same size biggest Argentinosaurus Sauropod vertebra Picture of the Week /

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 rumored for 3rd September announcement

Credit: Übergizmo

Something bigger than the existing 5.7 inch display can be taken as read.

How about 64 bits & 20 megapixel camera?

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/05/samsung-galaxy-note-4-rumored-for-3rd-september-announcement/

http://www.techradar.com/au/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-4-release-date-news-and-rumors-1239700 / Samsung phablet original Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones smartphone smart phone phablet Galaxy Note 4 handset when IFA Berlin launch handset Android Geeks source announced 3rd September source Galaxy Note 3 launch 2013 Unpacked event IFA 2014 5th-10th September website handset rumor rumour display S-Pen by /

Hackers allegedly bypass iOS activation lock

Credit: Tom's Guide

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/alleged-hack-ios-activation-lock,news-18822.html / hackers hack hacked hacking killed iOS kill switch hackers hijack connection lost locked iPhone Apple Apple's servers unlock unlocking unlocked phone Apple Activation Lock anti theft anti-theft protection Activation Lock feature introduced iOS 7 users remotely smartphone smart phone phone Lost Mode remotely wipe sensitive data display a custom message user user's Apple ID password wiped impossible thief thieves resell stolen phones smartphone Kill Switch Apple's Activation Lock hackers AquaXetine MerrukTechnolog Netherlands Morocco Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf bypass computer middle connection command unlock criminals reselliPhone man in thee middle attack /

4 myths about Apple design, from an ex-Apple designer

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3030923/4-myths-about-apple-design-from-an-ex-apple-designer / design company company's design process Apple’s employees employee Apple’s fabled design studios interviews interview speculating speculation Apple designer company Mark Kawano founder founding Storehouse Kawano senior designer Apple Aperture iPhoto Apple's User Experience Evangelist guiding third-party app iOS developers create software Apple's platforms Apple released iPhone app apps Apple Has The Best Designers better user experience best design team in the world engineering culture organization structured appreciate and support design UX designers product CEO care icons icon new interfaces Apple Crafts Every Detail With Intention Apple products often defined by small details interact interaction detail details delight Steve Jobs’s Passion Frightened Everyone /

Baby model cosmos grows up to look like the real thing (video)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25530-baby-model-cosmos-grows-up-to-look-like-the-real-thing.html#.U38eWtB_W2c / supercomputer simulation evolution Universe 12 million years after the Big Bang until the present day produce realistic looking galaxies current history of the universe galaxy simulation simulation's creator Mark Vogelsberger Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT understanding galaxy evolutionmodel models predict Universe previous simulations properties individual galaxies web like scaffold dark matter connects groups of galaxies recent advances supercomputing fresh computational approach recent simulation Illustris goal statistical sample of galaxies modelled cube 347 million light years observable universe equations ordinary matter behaviour cosmic structures rigid grid simulation accurate computationally efficient previous ones /

International Towel Day — Celebrating the life & work of Douglas Adams

Credit: www.towelday.org/Lemonly

Reminder: International Towel Day, Sunday 25 May, 2014

http://towelday.org/
(Not a site for Canadian welders)

http://www.towel-day.com/en/

A how-to guide:

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Towel-Day



Credit: Jill Furmanovsky
/ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Towel Day annual celebration 25 25th May tribute late author Douglas Adams 1952-2001 fan fans around universe proudly carry towel his honour I love Douglas Adams get involved help spread the word about Towel Day #towelday tweet blog post in forums share a link in Facebook events event organize Towel Day announce carry a towel where everywhere proudly show world observe observed Towel Day upload picture Facebook Flickr tag ittowelday group video on YouTube Adams author wrote Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Meaning of Liff The Deeper Meaning of Liff Last Chance to See stories television series Doctor Who posthumous collection his work unfinished novel published The Salmon of Doubt in 2002 Restaurant at the End of the Universe Adams /

Too fast, too strong, too scary: fastest production bike on the planet will soon be an electric (video)

2012 prototype:



2013 fastest motorcycle at Pike's Peak:




2014 production LS-218:


Credit: Glynn Kerr/Lightning Motorcycles/Gizmag

Why "LS-218"?

Well ... LS is Lightning Sport ... & 218 is miles per hour ...

http://www.gizmag.com/lightning-ls218-unveiled-specs/32142/

http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/19/lightning/

Video at Bonneville Salt Flats. Doesn't get much more interesting than the frame shown below: inside of motorcycle fairing, GPS speedometer updating, strip of white salt, blue sky. Despite the title, only makes it to an indicated 216 mph in this run, around the 1 minute mark:



About land speed records: records are the average of two runs, in opposite directions, over a flying mile. Both runs must be completed within one hour. For the LS-218, the average was 215 mph. 218 mph was the top speed during one run. At 215 mph, a mile takes 16.74 seconds. / road vehicle 218 mph 350 km/h top speed motorcycle 200 horsepower torque figures absolute excess Lightning LS-218 fast motorcycle fastest release electric motorcycles motorcycle motor cycle bikes practical range exciting performance electric superbike performance petrolheads biggest fastest meanest bikes roadburning dinosaur bones Lightning LS-218 fastest production bike runaway 20 second victory Pike's Peak production superbike Quail Motorsport Gathering Carmel California superbike battery Lightning specs specifications 218 tested top speed world record fastest production motorcycle liquid cooled 200 horsepower 150 kW 168 lb.ft lb ft pound feet 228 Nm of torque acceleration excess direct drive system lower power modes battery pack options available budget 12 kWh 20 kWh pack maximum range 180 miles 290km 30 minutes top up quick charger standard wall socket 495 lbs224.5 kg running gear absolutely top notch Ohlins Öhlins FGRT forks TTX shock magnesium Marchesini wheels radial Brembo front brakes customer bikes upgraded frame swingarm carbon fiber units save weight unsprung mass dash fully programmable Android touch screen seat customized Glyn Kerr designed custom graphics wrap electric vehicle EV electric street superbikes 2012 prototype electric bikes /