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posted by [personal profile] noveldevice at 11:30am on 14/06/2009 under , , , , ,
Colour-changing cuttlefish inspire new display technology.

The Taming of the Cat. It took place earlier and in a more restricted location than was once presumed. This is an interesting article that incorporates genomic study, archaeological evidence, and ancient art to support a timeline of domestication for the housecat that varies greatly from what was previously believed. Cats have been living with humans for 10,000 years, yet they remain, with a few physiological exceptions, fundamentally unchanged from their wild ancestor: Felis silvestris libyca, the Libyan wildcat. Interestingly, their domestication is incomplete to this day: the housecat is as a species only feral at best, tolerating and accepting human cohabitation and interference, but by and large housecats are still perfectly able to function in the wild.

Turning away from science and to pop culture, this essay at Tigerbeatdown on the movie Observe and Report and its rape scene is quite astute.
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posted by [identity profile] laradwyer.livejournal.com at 08:37pm on 14/06/2009
Just friended you and wanted to let you know. No obligation to friend back though as I understand the sensitivity of locked entries. :)
 
posted by [identity profile] noveldevice.livejournal.com at 08:24pm on 15/06/2009
Yay!
 
posted by [identity profile] colubra.livejournal.com at 08:51pm on 14/06/2009
You know, that cuttlefish display? I've been waiting for that ever since I discovered that ichthyology had pinned down the precise mechanism. Really, it does seem like a no-brainer, doesn't it?
This is majorly awesome. Hurrah, passive-charge displays that use next to no power and can't burn out!

I totally want a laptop with this.
 
posted by [identity profile] noveldevice.livejournal.com at 05:54pm on 15/06/2009
The one problem I can see is that it's strictly reflective, but with the lit keyboards of the new macbooks, I betcha it would throw enough light to make the screen work just fine even in low-light environments.

It's pretty exciting, that's for sure.

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