Court Orders Non-anonymous Possible Anonymous To Stop Using Real Name

It's the headline of the zeitgeisty moment: "A guy accused of being Anonymous, but who used his real name online, can now no longer use his real name... because he may have been a part of Anonymous." The law, she is a strange and capricious mistress. (Thanks, Sulka!)

Court orders Non-anonymous possible Anonymous to stop using real name

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Real Or Fake Videos

It happens. Someone sends you a video but you can’t tell if it is real or fake. But what can you do? Physics. That’s what you can do. Typically, these videos show something flying through the air. Here are some things to look for that would show that it is fake:

• Real projectile motion has an object with a constant horizontal velocity and a constant acceleration in the vertical direction. If neither of these things are true, it could be fake.
• Time in the air. If it is plain projectile motion, you can calculate how long it should be in the air compared to how long it is actually in the air.
• Some videos are clearly possible, but maybe unlikely. How do you determine how unlikely something would be? You might have to model it (maybe with python) and see how often it works with some probability distribution of starting values.
• If the video doesn’t involve some type of projectile motion, you can still try to see if it agrees with some other fundamental physics concept.

Oh, and how do you get data from these videos? There are two common tools. Vernier’s Logger Pro software and Tracker Video analysis. Both can do the job. I prefer Tracker since it is free and has quite a few more features.

Real or fake videos

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Novelties: Technology Blurs The Line Between The Animated And The Real

Several subtle engineering improvements played a major role in making the computer-animated primates in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” look like the real thing.

Novelties: Technology Blurs the Line Between the Animated and the Real

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Temple-inland Costs Investors $1 Billion Seeking Bid: Real M&a

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- No company in America is costing shareholders more money by holding out for a bigger payday in a takeover than Temple-Inland Inc.

Temple-Inland Costs Investors $1 Billion Seeking Bid: Real M&A

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Hp Breakup Looming With Cheapest Technology Valuation: Real M&a

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Discontent over Hewlett-Packard Co.’s strategic shift has left it cheaper than any technology company in the world, turning the largest computer maker into a potential takeover target.

HP Breakup Looming With Cheapest Technology Valuation: Real M&A

Backlink: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-23/hp-breakup-looming-with-cheapest-technology-valuation-real-m-a.html

Siemens Circling Invensys In Breakup Means 80% Boost: Real M&a

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Invensys Plc may be worth 80 percent more in a breakup, as Siemens AG circles the maker of software used to run the London Underground’s subway trains.

Siemens Circling Invensys in Breakup Means 80% Boost: Real M&A

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Off the Shelf: Prosperity, Real or Imagined

In “Inflated,” a new book, R. Christopher Whalen looks at history to try to understand the long-term viability of the American economy after the financial crisis.

Off the Shelf: Prosperity, Real or Imagined

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Real Estate Developers Prosper Despite Defaults

Unlike ordinary homeowners, developers who suffer costly losses tend to be forgiven by lenders and investors.

Real Estate Developers Prosper Despite Defaults

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What’s a Quiet Guy Doing on Real Estate’s A-List?

A recent deal by Brookfield Asset Management has placed it and its Canadian chief executive, Bruce Flatt, among America’s top investors.

What’s a Quiet Guy Doing on Real Estate’s A-List?

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Surprising Data in Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree Debate

Thinking they are helping the environment, Americans continue to buy millions of artificial Christmas trees. But a new study makes a surprisingly strong case in favor of natural trees.

Surprising Data in Real vs. Fake Christmas Tree Debate

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DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

The deal is the largest involving a real estate investment trust like HCR in the last three years, and will bolster HCP’s presence in high-end nursing. HCR, based in Toledo, Ohio, is among the nation’s biggest nursing operators and has benefited from rising demand for care that costs less than what hospitals can provide.

DealBook: Carlyle to Sell ManorCare Real Estate for $6.1 Billion

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