This is not the kind of news I want to be hearing about the future site of man-made black holes.
Come on Google - why are you blindingly enforcing illegal DMCA requests?
Is Newton to be disproved again?
Fish and Wildlife corruption? That is odd.
For those of you that hate M$ Office, it might be time to update your OpenOffice.
Interesting approach... Turn in your guns and get free computers. Of course, the Mexican schools also seem to be more high-tech than most schools in the USA.
The EU makes some interesting changes... File sharing is now a felony -- IF there is monetary profit. Private uses are now exempt... In similar news, the Russian school teacher who won the case regarding his use of Microsoft products in school is now being retried.
China's fastest growing currency is virtual.
An astronaut is going to run the Boston Marathon on a treadmill in space.
Rumor is that Dyson is looking to compete with Roomba.
Wonder where the scams, spam and phishing is coming from? Aparently, Oracle, Best Buy, et al.
Terahertz for wireless communication? What about the poor ghosts? :)
Governments are against using corn for biofuel. Including our own.
Ooh... A judge ruled AGAINST the DVD-CCA saying that the CSS was not part of the license agreement.
The USPS is releasing a set of Star Wars stamps.
So here's the lesson... When the RIAA sues you and then drops the case, you still pursue a counterclaim. Run them out of business.
Circuit City fired 3400 of their highest paid sales staff to replace them with cheaper labor. Lesson here, if you work for Circuit City, don't get promoted or you risk loosing your job. Personally, that only discourages good customer service, and I for one am very tempted to boycott them.
Wow. Someone listened. California is going to pursue Open Source voting systems.
Cisco develops mobile (read: robotic) wireless net.
MIT manages to reversibly shut down the brain using yellow light. Whether talking about possible medical breakthroughs due to this, or police riot gear... Intriguing nonetheless.
Oooh, now that is some custom sunglasses.
Boeing is working on a fuel cell aircraft.
Eeks - no more boosting my immune system please.
More evolution theories abound.
Spaceport America is underway.
Plastic is on the rise to replace Silicon.
31 March 2007
29 March 2007
28 March 2007
Sometimes people need to be reminded what they fight for
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
News from the Net
Now that's geeky artwork.
Looks like Nuclear power is going the way of oil.
Airplane almost gets knocked out of the sky by flaming space debris.
John McCain gets screwed by the CEO of Newsvine.
Oooh! My new toy!!! I wanna!!! Evolving Hardware!!!
The RIAA voluntarily backs down after receiving a stern letter.
Semi-Identical twins discovered.
A Hexagon on Saturn that is bigger than Jupiter's Red Spot and has been seen there for over 20 years? Ok, now I am intrigued.
Samsung makes some advances in solid-state storage.
What you need to know before you visit the UK.
I was looking at how you can now get fined $10million and 10-30 years in prison for so much as selling a sandwich to someone with a name similar to one on this list of NATIONALS provided by the Treasury Department... Since our own representative's last name is on the list, I decided to let him know.
Canada tries to follow in the steps of the US.
The Supreme Court looks at making a MINIMUM retail price on products.
Looks like Nuclear power is going the way of oil.
Airplane almost gets knocked out of the sky by flaming space debris.
John McCain gets screwed by the CEO of Newsvine.
Oooh! My new toy!!! I wanna!!! Evolving Hardware!!!
The RIAA voluntarily backs down after receiving a stern letter.
Semi-Identical twins discovered.
A Hexagon on Saturn that is bigger than Jupiter's Red Spot and has been seen there for over 20 years? Ok, now I am intrigued.
Samsung makes some advances in solid-state storage.
What you need to know before you visit the UK.
I was looking at how you can now get fined $10million and 10-30 years in prison for so much as selling a sandwich to someone with a name similar to one on this list of NATIONALS provided by the Treasury Department... Since our own representative's last name is on the list, I decided to let him know.
Canada tries to follow in the steps of the US.
The Supreme Court looks at making a MINIMUM retail price on products.
27 March 2007
Tuberculosis at Stream's Millikan Site
Fox12 News tonight reported that the Stream site on Millikan and Murray was hit by TB.
Best Buy acquires Speakeasy
Well, I received sad news in my email today. Speakeasy is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy. Literally overnight, my loyalty to Speakeasy has evaporated. Maybe Google will provide an alternative.
26 March 2007
News from the Net
Your next human organ transplant may actually come from a sheep.
IBM debuts an optical transceiver chipset.
I don't usually like diamonds, but I could make an exception.
I've never heard the phrase 'blood is the same color as water' before... hmmm...
So when Bush's lackeys Diebold don't get someones business, what do they do? They sue for "Wrongful Purchase". How I wish we could easily boycott Diebold.
Pixy Stix power activate... my car that is...
Tolkien's son releases "The Children of Hurin"
It appears the police department now officially works for the Republican party.
Washington State has succumbed to the DHS propaganda. Of course, they also signed into the Internet Tax. So what do you think? Are they being bribed or blackmailed?
Dell refunds cost of Vista.
Time to go shopping :)
Google denies that they are doing a mobile phone
Ooooh... Time to paint your house :)
After the new Stargate movies are done filming (June-ish), they will start work on the new series, Stargate Universe.
The RIAA is now going after a 10-year old girl from Oregon. Of course, the RIAA won the Worst Company in America 2007, beating out Haliburton and Walmart as the most-hated company. In related news, the University of Nebraska attacks the RIAA.
Coldwell Banker starts selling property in SecondLife.
Looks like the government has quit pretending. After a vote, the county attorney had a 'gut feeling' that people misinterpreted it, so they overturned it.
Did you ever wonder how some dinosaurs managed to survive extinction? Well, scientist have found evidence that some of them burrowed to safety.
Oooh. A java-based x86 emulator!
Transgenic mice can now see in color.
Borders and Amazon break up.
France becomes the first country to open up its UFO files to the public.
Move over Robot Wars, its time now for what I have been waiting for... AI Wars.
Dr. Who is a go for another season.
IBM debuts an optical transceiver chipset.
I don't usually like diamonds, but I could make an exception.
I've never heard the phrase 'blood is the same color as water' before... hmmm...
So when Bush's lackeys Diebold don't get someones business, what do they do? They sue for "Wrongful Purchase". How I wish we could easily boycott Diebold.
Pixy Stix power activate... my car that is...
Tolkien's son releases "The Children of Hurin"
It appears the police department now officially works for the Republican party.
Washington State has succumbed to the DHS propaganda. Of course, they also signed into the Internet Tax. So what do you think? Are they being bribed or blackmailed?
Dell refunds cost of Vista.
Time to go shopping :)
Google denies that they are doing a mobile phone
Ooooh... Time to paint your house :)
After the new Stargate movies are done filming (June-ish), they will start work on the new series, Stargate Universe.
The RIAA is now going after a 10-year old girl from Oregon. Of course, the RIAA won the Worst Company in America 2007, beating out Haliburton and Walmart as the most-hated company. In related news, the University of Nebraska attacks the RIAA.
Coldwell Banker starts selling property in SecondLife.
Looks like the government has quit pretending. After a vote, the county attorney had a 'gut feeling' that people misinterpreted it, so they overturned it.
Did you ever wonder how some dinosaurs managed to survive extinction? Well, scientist have found evidence that some of them burrowed to safety.
Oooh. A java-based x86 emulator!
Transgenic mice can now see in color.
Borders and Amazon break up.
France becomes the first country to open up its UFO files to the public.
Move over Robot Wars, its time now for what I have been waiting for... AI Wars.
Dr. Who is a go for another season.
23 March 2007
Streamlined Sales Tax
Wonder whether your state has decided to join the Streamlined Sales Tax Project?
22 March 2007
News from the Net
Politics on YouTube.
ISPs don't want you to know if you are worthy of their services.
The 1998 p0rn law, "Child Online Protection Act" has been struck down by a federal judge saying that it would be better for parents to deal with their own kids rather than infringe on 1st Amendment rights.
RIAA seems to be loosing supporters.
Scientists now think reproduction is not a necessary step in evolution.
The EU considers becoming a less desirable place to work.
Oooh. A polymorphic computer.
Forget doing your homework at night -- your internet access will get cut off to keep your from looking at p0rn.
You know, a year ago I told Ryzom that Above.net was where the lag was coming from. No one believed me. It appears that Above.net (and others) has been screwing up peoples traffic on purpose for over a year.
You thought NASA was falling behind the times? What do you think will happen now that they are shutting down their think tank?
ISPs don't want you to know if you are worthy of their services.
The 1998 p0rn law, "Child Online Protection Act" has been struck down by a federal judge saying that it would be better for parents to deal with their own kids rather than infringe on 1st Amendment rights.
RIAA seems to be loosing supporters.
Scientists now think reproduction is not a necessary step in evolution.
The EU considers becoming a less desirable place to work.
Oooh. A polymorphic computer.
Forget doing your homework at night -- your internet access will get cut off to keep your from looking at p0rn.
You know, a year ago I told Ryzom that Above.net was where the lag was coming from. No one believed me. It appears that Above.net (and others) has been screwing up peoples traffic on purpose for over a year.
You thought NASA was falling behind the times? What do you think will happen now that they are shutting down their think tank?
Google shoots themselves in the foot
Virtually overnight Google has become a company that no one wants to work for anymore; themselves becoming a mini-Intel or mini-Microsoft. Well, maybe not so mini....
21 March 2007
Choose Your Own Adventure
I read every one I could find as a kid... Brett found a link to the ones I missed.
News from the Net
Hail Eris!
NASA confirms a 2012 solar storm.
SpaceX launch failed.
Haha! The NFL is busted for abusing the DMCA.
You ever wonder what happens to people who piss off the hacker community? Well, look what happened to Apple.
OOh a chart showing the relationship between scientific paradigms.
Require DRM subscription and you may loose your readership. Or triple your customer support calls.
Apparently the FBI thinks that the Patriot Act is too restrictive to apply to them.
I wonder if I am on their list.
Viacom found to be hypocrites.
The Alaska Department of Revenue lost $38 billion worth of data.
Want some genetically-modified mosquitoes?
What do hippies and livestock owners have in common?
The University of Wisconsin-Madison basically tells the RIAA to f-off.
Looks like Mozilla is finally looking at what we suggested years ago.
Internet2 and LambdaRail look to merge.
Want a car that runs on compressed air?
Adobe releases Apollo. Looks to be their planned Flash replacement.
More gamma-ray news.
NASA confirms a 2012 solar storm.
SpaceX launch failed.
Haha! The NFL is busted for abusing the DMCA.
You ever wonder what happens to people who piss off the hacker community? Well, look what happened to Apple.
OOh a chart showing the relationship between scientific paradigms.
Require DRM subscription and you may loose your readership. Or triple your customer support calls.
Apparently the FBI thinks that the Patriot Act is too restrictive to apply to them.
I wonder if I am on their list.
Viacom found to be hypocrites.
The Alaska Department of Revenue lost $38 billion worth of data.
Want some genetically-modified mosquitoes?
What do hippies and livestock owners have in common?
The University of Wisconsin-Madison basically tells the RIAA to f-off.
Looks like Mozilla is finally looking at what we suggested years ago.
Internet2 and LambdaRail look to merge.
Want a car that runs on compressed air?
Adobe releases Apollo. Looks to be their planned Flash replacement.
More gamma-ray news.
19 March 2007
News from the Net
Magnetic coil capture and natural heat pumps on the Moon
More advances on the Grand Unified Theory
Linked Lists, officially developed by the RAND Corporation in 1950s, has been patented by the LSI Logic Group in 2006. It seems the idiots at Cochran Freund & Young LLP get to join the Patent Office in our mutual disgust.
The beginnings of a united space federation?
Dogs have been trained to sniff out CDs.
Looks like is actually a drawback to writing software and donating it to charity.
OOoh. Brain/Computer-Interface!!! I wanna I wanna!
"Baby mummy had European mom[my]"
Ooh Single photon server. I almost said 'photo' instead of 'photon'. That sure would have changed the importance of the link.
Some more advances in car networking.
CPR rescue breaths seem more likely to cause brain damage.
Students vs. Hackers competition.
Archive.org [Friend of the Blog :) ] is being sued because some woman in Colorado decided to run a website without using the standard robots.txt.
Nanotech fingerprinting.
More news on Mars. This time caves.
NASA plans to deflect asteroids.
Hokuriku Electric Power admits to Nuclear coverup.
This is an awesome view of why I like telecommuting :)
Were you wondering what the new Commodores would look like?
High school student awarded $100000 for building a $500 spectrograph.
More advances on the Grand Unified Theory
Linked Lists, officially developed by the RAND Corporation in 1950s, has been patented by the LSI Logic Group in 2006. It seems the idiots at Cochran Freund & Young LLP get to join the Patent Office in our mutual disgust.
The beginnings of a united space federation?
Dogs have been trained to sniff out CDs.
Looks like is actually a drawback to writing software and donating it to charity.
OOoh. Brain/Computer-Interface!!! I wanna I wanna!
"Baby mummy had European mom[my]"
Ooh Single photon server. I almost said 'photo' instead of 'photon'. That sure would have changed the importance of the link.
Some more advances in car networking.
CPR rescue breaths seem more likely to cause brain damage.
Students vs. Hackers competition.
Archive.org [Friend of the Blog :) ] is being sued because some woman in Colorado decided to run a website without using the standard robots.txt.
Nanotech fingerprinting.
More news on Mars. This time caves.
NASA plans to deflect asteroids.
Hokuriku Electric Power admits to Nuclear coverup.
This is an awesome view of why I like telecommuting :)
Were you wondering what the new Commodores would look like?
High school student awarded $100000 for building a $500 spectrograph.
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