That marcescence is the term applied to deciduous trees that do not shed their leaves in the fall, such as the beech.
Politics: Wired discusses attempts to count large gatherings, like those in Cairo. They say that Tahrir Square will only hold about 225,000 people.
(or something) A newly discovered Brazilian tribe has probably had no contact with "civilized" people, ever. Wired shows photos, taken from the air. There are perhaps 100 such tribes around the world.
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware reports on Prey, a free program, running on Windows, Mac, and Android, that allows you to order a missing smart phone to send you a map of where it is, and/or take photos showing its surroundings.
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2 comments:
That is one cool piece of freeware.
Thanks.
Thanks, Weekend Fisher. I confess -- I don't have a smart phone. But it sounded good.
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