No April Fooling: Inside UC Berkeley's joke recommendation system

Submitted by Alpha Doggs on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 11:51am.

Every day is something like April Fools’ Day at the University of California, Berkeley joke recommendation site, dubbed Jester .

(Readers: What's the best April Fools' prank you've ever played or had played on you? Techier the better. Add in comments below)

Now on Version 4.0, the site tosses visitors a handful of jokes to rate on a scale of “less funny” to “more funny.” It then recommends jokes based on the user’s taste (or lack thereof), dynamically making recommendations based on the user’s most recent ratings.

Source and The Rest: Network World

AZ Island - The Floating Ship Island by Alstom Marine and Jean-Philippe Zoppini

The company Alstom Marine and architect Jean-Philippe Zoppini are working together on an ambitious futuristic project: AZ Island. This titanic project for a high-tech, artificial island capable of movement. If AZ Island eventually sees the light of day, it will measure 400 meters long by 300 meters wide and be able to welcome up to 10,000 passengers. The ovoid island’s shape and size - 29 floors high and a surface area equivalent to 4 football fields - will necessarily limit its speed (4 times slower than a cruise ship). Obviously, the island will be too large to berth. A boat or helicopter will therefore be needed to access its cabin; for this reason, a landing pad and marina have been planned. The AZ Island will be big enough and durable enough to withstand 60 foot waves and hurricanes.
News Source and the Rest: Concept Pop