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|  | May 2nd, 2012 | | Posted about 22 hours ago by  The Week to Holy Kaw! |  1 | | Sex with a machine might not be so bad, say researchers, especially as an alternative to human trafficking and the resulting spread of sexually transmitted infections A new scientific paper suggests that by 2050, many bordellos and brothels will have replaced human prostitutes with lifelike robots. The research, published in the journal Futures, imagines a mechanized sex industry that the study's authors believe is not only possible, but preferable. Here, a look at the pros and cons of robotic prostitutes: Full story at The Week. Photo: CC by Anthony Citrano All the top stories from The Week. | | | | | Posted about 21 hours ago by  Futurity to Holy Kaw! | | Humans continue to evolve and significant natural and sexual selection is still taking place in our species in the modern world, new research shows. Project leader Virpi Lummaa, of the University of Sheffield, says: “We have shown advances have not challenged the fact that our species is still evolving, just like all the other species ‘in the wild’." Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Fotolia | | | Posted about 20 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! | | Astronomers have identified nearly 700 new rogue stars that appear to have been ejected from the Milky Way. “These stars really stand out. They are red giant stars with high metallicity which gives them an unusual color,” says Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor in physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | | | Posted about 20 hours ago by  Infographics Monster to Holy Kaw! | | Growing fresh, organic fruits and vegetables does not require an expansive backyard space or loads of lettuce, just a 4' by 4' box and 50 bucks. Frugal Dad explains the details. 
Via Frugal Dad. Find your green thumb. | | | | | | | Posted about 16 hours ago by  Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! | | 
Sorry, Jason Segel; your affable charm does little to sway one of the world's most powerful women. Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to Segel turning down a proposed role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2: More Forgettable, Sarahier and Marshallest. Hillz did not shoot down the big man completely though, noting she would consider helping with a Sarah Marshall memory erase if Muppets were involved. Via Flavorwire. We love Muppets too, Hillary. | | | Posted about 14 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | In 1962, former newspaper editor Brendon Grimshaw purchased the island of Moyenne for £8,000. Along with a partner, he set out to make the desolate Indian Ocean island habitable. Grimshaw and Rene Antoine Lafortune planted 16,000 trees and built 4.8 kilometers of nature paths, raising the value of the tiny island to €34 million. Fifty years later, the island only has one occupant, the now 86-year-old Grimshaw. Correction: one human resident. Meet Grimshaw's island-mates in this profile from the BBC. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Via 22 words. Explore the world. | | | Posted about 13 hours ago by  Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous | |  | Y Combinator alum Crocodoc is debuting a new technology today that aims to bring an enterprise-grade HTML5 document embedding service for Microsoft Office and PDF files to web-based products. Crocodoc launched in 2010 to kill off Acrobat. The startup’s initial Flash-based technology allowed you to upload a PDF, and receive a version of the same document in your browser, which you could then share with coworkers and annotate with notes, highlighting, text, and a pen tool, with changes that show up to other users in real-time. Last year, Crocodoc launched this technology in HTML5 for mobile embedding. Today, Crocodoc is debuting a new version of this HTML5 embedding technology specifically designed for the scale and demand of consumer and business web and mobile applications. The startup says that using Crocodoc, documents can be embedded into any web or mobile app using a simple iFrame or JavaScript library (no plugins, downloads, or desktop software required). The technology features fast, crystal-clear rendering, and advanced security, including 256-bit document encryption, on-premise storage options, and multiple deployment options including SaaS and private cloud. Read the full article on Techcrunch | | | Posted about 13 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous | | Embedded media -- click here to see it. Per Vices is a startup from the latest class that’s looking to disrupt how wireless communications are sent. They’ve built a device called Phi that can interact with any wireless or radio signal. It’s a transceiver that can demodulate and process signal data up to 4 Gigahertz. In plain English, that means one of Per Vices’ devices can re-route your cell phone calls through your landline connection, if for example you have bad 3G service in your house. In theory, that means you could set up a decentralized wireless network where mobile devices and desktops are sending communications to each other instead of one where all mobile phones have to send and receive signals from carrier-operated cell phone towers. It’s a critical issue the industry needs to solve as data-hogging mobile subscribers eat into the profit margins of the carriers. Read the full article on Techcrunch | | | Posted about 12 hours ago by  Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! | | 7 | | You’ve been there; maybe it was one of many temp jobs or the office gig you can’t leave but make the best of and take care of the worst at happy hour. Full story at Pleated Jeans via Graph Jam. Finding the humor in a slow demise. | | | | | | | | | Posted about 6 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous | | Socialcam has now surpassed Viddy in the iOS App Store, and has also announced a recent angel round. The race to be the “Instagram for video” is hotter than ever, and Socialcam, the app that spun out of video sharing pioneer Justin.tv last year and was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2012 class, is hustling hard for the lead. The company has raised seed funding from a group of angel investors that reads like a “who’s who” list of tech and entertainment industry heavyweights. I’ve been hearing whispers about Socialcam’s crazy angel round for weeks now, and I’ve finally verified the full list of the startup’s seed backers. Read the full Techcrunch article | | | Posted about 6 hours ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous | | For a social network that’s, for lack of a better term,monogamous, social network for couples Pair has just raised funding from so many high-profile investors I’m having trouble picking who to include in this headline, and seriously running out of the room. Investors in the company’s recent $4.2 million seed round include Ashton Kutcher’s A-Grade Ventures, Dave Morin, Paul Buchheit, Founder Collective, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Michael Birch, Sam Altman, CrunchFund, Tencent, Yuri Milner, Betaworks, Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, Harjeet Taggar, Gary Vaynerchuk, Brandee Barker, Brian Pokorny, Elad Gil, and Susan Wu. Read the full article on Techcrunch | | | Posted about 6 hours ago by  Amazing Pics to Amazing Pics | | Photograph by Nancie Battaglia of the 1,925 kayaks and small boats that were combined as a record setting tribute/fundraiser to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. | | | Posted about 6 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! | | 1 | | The Inshriach House offers beautiful accommodations tucked away on the countryside of northern Scotland. The Edwardian country house is situated on the Cairngorms National Park, creating the perfect backdrop for weddings and other special events. The house can fit 17 people, but if your party just couldn't shake off pushy Aunt Sally, there's a special place for her to stay. Not too far from the main house sits a 1956 fire truck that underwent a total makeover to become a quirky guest room. Outfitted with its own sitting area and kitchen, the fire truck lodging ensures pesky relatives stay out of your hair and still have a grand time. Via Design Mom. Inspiring design. | | | | | | |
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