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Energy-Generating Waterfall Doubles As Bungee Platform

During the night, this tower is an energy-generating waterfall. During the day, it creates power using large solar panels while allowing bungee jumpers to leap from level 90.5. More »
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By Rosa Golijan
Image of modestmouse modestmouse 08:36 PM


Word Of The Day is a new daily feature for whitenoise by modestmouse, highlighting tech-related terms you may or may not have heard of before.

Todays word: meme |mēm| noun

Definition: A meme is a postulated unit of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes, in that they self-replicate and respond to selective pressures.

Meme-theorists contend that memes evolve by natural selection (in a manner analogous to that of biological evolution) through the processes of variation, mutation,competition, and inheritance influencing an individual meme's reproductive success. memes spread through the behaviors that they generate in their hosts. memes thatpropagate less prolifically may become extinct, while others may survive, spread, and (for better or for worse) mutate. Theorists point out that memes which replicate the most effectively spread best, and some memes may replicate effectively even when they prove detrimental to the welfare of their hosts.

A field of study called memetics arose in the 1990s to explore the concepts and transmission of memes in terms of an evolutionary model. Criticism from a variety of fronts has challenged the notion that scholarship can examine memes empirically. Some commentators question the idea that one can meaningfully categorize culture in terms of discrete units.

Etymology: Coined by Richard Dawkins, 1976 in the book, The Selfish Gene. Modelled after gene, from Greek μίμημα (imitation, copy), influenced by memory and même (same).

Example: LOLcats are image macros, made of humorous photos of cats with superimposed text written in a form of broken English known as lolspeak.

Know Your Meme is a website dedicated to explaining various memes that are prolific around the internet.

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If you have any questions, comments, or critiques, feel free to leave them below in the comments.

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Night of the Gun: Remembering Only What We Can Stand To Remember

Click here to read <i>Night of the Gun</i>: Remembering Only What We Can Stand To Remember
Before David Carr was my favorite NY Times columnist, he was an asshole. More »
Memory Forever
08:03 PM
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By David Carr
#imagecache Click here to read The Typo We've Been Waiting For

The Typo We've Been Waiting For

Admit it. You've been waiting for someone at a publication to slip up and make this typo ever since the LHC was announced. Unfortunately for Telegraph.co.uk and fortunately for us, Rebecca Watson caught a screenshot when it finally happened. [Flickr]
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By Rosa Golijan
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@mattycakes:

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@bill cant fart: Well that didn't work.

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#iphoneapps Click here to read Football - Real Kick iPhone Game Actually Plays Meatspace Soccer

Football - Real Kick iPhone Game Actually Plays Meatspace Soccer

Some app developer was smart enough to realize that the iPhone's speaker pushes air around, and thus, can be used to move a little styrofoam ball around a fake soccer field. More »
07:20 PM
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By Jason Chen
Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero 07:19 PM

Will anyone be in #drunkmodo tonight?

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#iphoneapps

This Week's Best iPhone Apps

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In this week's reminiscent app roundup: Music, comprehended! Transformers, done justice to! Zombie defense, executed within the bounds of Newton's laws! Images, kaleidoscoped! Premium navigation, sold piecemeal! iPhones, blown upon! And more... More »
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By John Herrman
#energy

Tendril Vision Clock Helps You Save in Electricity Bills

I like the Tendril Vision's looks. And I like it even more because it's real, even while it feels like a spare part for the Enterprise's bridge. The clock connects to the electric grid, giving you real time consumption information. More »
06:50 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
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Last weekend I saw Gizmodo featured on BBC Click ("The BBC's flagship technology programme") [news.bbc.co.uk]

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@Scotland: Dang limeys.

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#googlestreetview Click here to read DIY Alien Race Invades Earth

DIY Alien Race Invades Earth

After birds and firetrucks and scuba divers and branches and the devil and burgers and God and teddy bears and drunks and noses invaded Earth, now it's the turn of crafty DIY aliens. Here's their mothership. [Google - Thanks oakleytimebomb!]
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By Jesus Diaz
Image of ottermann killed Kenny ottermann killed Kenny 06:05 PM

Yay! Friday work is done, and i get to go home!

Too bad theres nothing to do.....

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@ottermann killed Kenny: Do some Faraday work to kill time now?

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#tgif Click here to read The Five Stages of Data Loss Grief

The Five Stages of Data Loss Grief

So your hard drive just died, and you didn't back it up. I'm so, so sorry. You can expect to go through the following five stages once you discover that all of your photos, files and music are gone forever. More »
Memory Forever
06:00 PM
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By Adam Frucci
#health Click here to read Steve Jobs on Organ Transplant Lists: &quot;I Almost Died&quot; Waiting

Steve Jobs on Organ Transplant Lists: "I Almost Died" Waiting

When Steve Jobs received his liver transplant, he was considered "the sickest person on the waiting list." Now he's speaking out about the faults in California's current organ donor system which left 400 people dying in wait last year alone: More »
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By Rosa Golijan
#nowavailable

Now Available

Pony up that cash, it's payday! This is what you should be blowing your kids' college fund on, unless you already blew it on St. Patrick's Day—here's what's Now Available. More »
05:00 PM
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By David Chaid
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Remember that whole student-laptop spying fiasco? Here's an update:

The kid took the computer home, but his family hadn't paid the necessary insurance fee. In my opinion, using the built-in camera this early in the case was probably a little extreme.

They saw the kid handling what appeared to be drugs. His parents said it was candy. Now they're suing the school.

[educationtechnews.com]

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#broken Click here to read Best Buy Now Completely Full of Crap in 3D

Best Buy Now Completely Full of Crap in 3D

If you drop a few grand on a 3DTV package, the Geek Squad will "sync" those 3D glasses for you free—part of a "$149.99 value." The problem? Syncing shutter glasses only requires that you LOOK AT THE SCREEN. More »
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By Mark Wilson
Image of BloggyMcBlogBlog BloggyMcBlogBlog 04:34 PM

I have a feeling of malaise. I need some entertainment.

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Image of mattycakes mattycakes 04:54 PM

@BloggyMcBlogBlog: Find whatever speakers you can, stick them out your car window, and drive past a park playing the stereotypical ice cream truck jingle.

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@BloggyMcBlogBlog: Everytime I hear that word, the first thing that comes to mind is a horrible combination of marmalade and mayonnaise.

I think I just invented the worst sandwich ever.

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Image of modestmouse modestmouse 05:44 PM

@Benguin: Pics.... etc.

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Image of Scotland Scotland 05:56 PM

@BloggyMcBlogBlog:
Let Me Entertain You

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Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead 05:59 PM

@BloggyMcBlogBlog: For some reason, malaise sounds delicious.

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Image of Brownski Brownski 04:31 PM

Just curious: has anyone gotten to know someone on Giz, only to later find out they already know them in real life?

Extra points if you hated them on Giz/loved them in life or vice-versa.

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Image of mattycakes mattycakes 04:52 PM

@Brownski: I would also like to hear if anybody has done this on any other websites.

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Image of zeroprime zeroprime 05:11 PM

@mattycakes: Two cases:

1) I had seen a funny animated .gif of two brothers my senior year in highschool ("Self taught" Calc class with 4 students; we spent most the time web-surfing). Turned out I was friends with one of them two years later in college, but didn't know it until his brother posted some photoshops of them by my third or fourth year in college.

2) Met and hung out with some people I met through an on-campus DC++ filesharing network. Play video games, make a mess in the cafeteria, throw the occasional party. Found out later that several of them were also friends with some of my old highschool friends, whom I had lost touch with, when we had a party and one of the bands they had play were several of my old highschool friends.

I also get a kick out of seeing member names I recognize across different forums (mydellmini, what.cd, SCC), but I change my username so I doubt anyone recognizes me.

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Image of modestmouse modestmouse 05:43 PM

@Brownski: OCEntertainment is my father.

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Image of mattycakes mattycakes 05:59 PM

@zeroprime: Speaking of similar usernames, you don't happen to have ever frequented TPS in the past, have you?

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Image of zeroprime zeroprime 06:04 PM

@mattycakes: Can't say I have. About all I know about TPS reports is that's where you gut your fish. #michaelbolton

Oh, I know a cool one. When you played a videogame online 10 or more years ago and then you run into someone you knew from that time in some new, totally unrelated game.

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Image of mattycakes mattycakes 06:12 PM

@zeroprime: Worth a shot.

Interesting story: I did become best friends with a guy from my school, even though we both met while visiting another school at the same time.

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Image of Prostate of Grace Prostate of Grace 07:09 PM

@modestmouse: WHOA. He's my sister.

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