Birdhouses

Crows Have Human-Like Intelligence, Author Says

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:17 +0000

Crows make tools, play tricks on each other, and caw among kin in a dialect all their own. These are just some of the signs presented in a recent book that point to an unexpected similarity between the wise birds and humans.

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This is how Internet can help make a better world! Want in?

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:28:03 +0000

By watching a video online right here and now, you’re effectively helping a homeless guy in Paris – with documented proof! How is that for a butterfly effect?

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Edward Lorenz, father of chaos theory, dead at 90

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:27:34 +0000

Edward Lorenz, the father of chaos theory, who showed how small actions could lead to major changes in what became known as the ”butterfly effect,” died of cancer on Wednesday at the age of 90, the Massachusetts Institute of…

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Butterfly: the World?s Smallest Indoor Radio-Controlled Airplane

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:27:15 +0000

Mom always said don
?t play ball in the house, but no one ever seems to say much about a good paper airplane. In fact, our story on how to to build the best paper airplane in the world, was one of the most popular items on RealTechNews.

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Gorgeous Pics of Schools of Fish. Barracudas, Eel, Butterfly

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:27:01 +0000

[Nat Geo] Some of pics, when enlarged, produce beautiful, near kaleidoscopic art-like images. Nice stuff. Pics shot all over world.

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‘Beat It’ Among New Tracks Confirmed for Guitar Hero IV

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:26:48 +0000

The new issue of Stuff Magazine contains some new info regarding the songs shipping with Guitar Hero: World Tour which includes Michael Jackon’s hit. Other tracks unveiled were “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band, “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins, “Obstacle 1″ by Interpol, “Light My Fire” by The Doors & “In the End” by Linkin Park.

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Robotic Butterfly, no Motors, has Muscles

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:26:24 +0000

This robotic, lifesized, butterfly uses Flexinol (aka “Memory Muscle”) to expand and contract wings based on environmental circumstance. Very lifelike, fools most people on first glance.

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Green and VERY mean: 30 new pics of the 2008 Dodge Viper

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:26:05 +0000

Not green in the tree-hugging, blue skies and butterflies sense. Green as in the new Snakeskin Green finish. We want.

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Absolutely Amazing Photos Of Nature Under A Microscope

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:25:32 +0000

I especially like the butterfly wings where you can see each individual “feather” – even something as ugly as a silverfish can be viewed as beautiful with close-ups under the microscope. Definitely worth viewing.

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The Butterfly Effect: How Tiny Actions Can Save the World

hickycat66 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:25:13 +0000

The corollary of the Butterfly Effect is that tiny changes you make do in fact make a difference. And when those tiny changes are aggregated among millions of people, we can truly make a real difference in how much nature we save for our children, grandchildren, and beyond. We might even be saving them.

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