Links for 17 September 2008:

Links for 17 September 2008:

• Duchenne – Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne was French neurologist, who was first to describe several nervous and muscular disorders and, in developing medical treatment for them, created electrodiagnosis and electrotherapy. He applied electrodes for recording the path that electricity took in a contracting muscle’s fibres. Duchenne investigated every major superficial muscle with his development and application of surface electrodes, which were used to measure abnormal and normal muscle action.
• Images from the Cultural Revolution 文化大革命图片库档 – These galleries with photographs cover various aspects of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution 文化大革命 in China (generally dated 1966-1976).
• FFFFOUND! – image bookmarking
• GPS Spoofing – Jon used a desktop computer attached to a GPS satellite simulator to create a fake GPS signal. Portable GPS satellite simulators can fit in the trunk of a car, and are often used for testing. They are available as commercial off-the-shelf products.
• J. Craig Venter Institute: About / Overview – Today all these organizations have become one large multidisciplinary genomic-focused organization. With more than 400 scientists and staff, more than 250,000 square feet of laboratory space, and locations in Rockville, Maryland and La Jolla, California, the new JCVI is a world leader in genomic research.
• PARC Forum Archive – Many recent PARC Forum presentations are available below. Each title link includes an abstract and speaker bio, as well as streaming video and downloadable audio podcasts.