“The latest iteration of NewsScope “scans and automatically extracts critical pieces of information” from US corporate press releases, eliminating the “manual processes” that have traditionally kept so many financial journalists in gainful employment.”
Baarle-Hertog is noted for its complicated borders with Baarle-Nassau in the Netherlands. In total it consists of 24 separate pieces of land. Apart from the main piece (called Zondereigen) located north of the Belgian town of Merksplas, there are twenty Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands and three other pieces on the Dutch-Belgian border. There are also seven Dutch exclaves within the Belgian exclaves. Six of them are located in the largest one and a seventh in the second-largest one. An eighth Dutch exclave lies in Zondereigen.
“For the first time, we’re enabling the browser to talk directly to the camera. No one else does this. Just plug a camera or camera phone into your computer and the photos appear immediately in the browser.”
— Picurio unveils camera-in-browser for Mac/Safari - Last startup I heard that made this functionality got bought by facebook.
“Other examples from its files include ambient replenishment controller and regional head of services, infrastructure and procurement. Also known as shelf stacker and caretaker.”
Seriality
Seriality is a browser plug-in that gives web pages access to the serial port via Javascript
Smoking Bowl
Why Won't Anyone Clean the Refrigerator?
Sub-Zero bought a week’s worth of groceries and asked a group of 12 customers to put away the items in refrigerators at the company’s research facilities in Madison, Wis.
What ensued was chaos. People put meat and soda cans in the crisper drawers, which have a temperature and humidity meant for veggies. They put their milk in shelves on the door. While the door shelves seem to be a perfect fit for a carton of milk, Sub-Zero says the area is the worst place to store dairy products because it’s the warmest part of the fridge.
And most folks had no clue what to do with the special cheese compartment. “What we found is that most people don’t know what they are doing when they pack the refrigerator,” says Paul Leuthe, the company’s corporate marketing manager.
“A bizarre legal case pits the family of recently-deceased Mary Robbins against Arizona cryonics company Alcor. Robbins signed a contract with Alcor to have her head cryogenically frozen after her death. But now her daughter won’t hand the head over.”
— Cryonics Company And Family Battle Over Ownership Of Woman’s Head
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