Ground Motion Link Swap

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Links

• Microsoft wants to rename netbooks with absurd five-word phrase | Boing Boing Gadgets

  Bear in mind that this chap is a marketing manager: he's doing this because he thinks it will make it easier to sell the software. Microsoft's soul is so attuned to selling committee-ordained business concepts to management that it just can't help itself.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:11:45 +0200

• Create Digital Music » Livid’s Ohm64 Controller: Full of Buttons and Knobs, As Open As You Like

  So, you’ve been looking at that Akai APC40. And it’s appealing. It’s got lots of lights and a huge array of buttons for triggering samples or video or what have you, and plenty of knobs and faders. Now the APC40 has some serious “indie” competition, though, in the form of Livid’s Ohm64

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:29:53 +0200

• 100% Custom Shower Curtains? - Photo Shower Curtains

  Yes! Use a photo or digital image of your choice. Simply place your order, send us your image and in 2-4 weeks we will send you an amazing fully printed shower curtain!

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:20:01 +0200

• Orange newsroom

  The Orange Power Pump, created by GotWind, the renewable energy experts, harnesses kinetic energy from an air bed foot pump, a standard piece of camping equipment, which in turn drives a turbine within the Power Pump. This energy is then converted into an electrical current which can re-charge your mobile phone

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 26 May 2009 14:08:12 +0200

• mypressi TWIST: The perfectly portable espresso maker

  The sleek, state-of-the-art mypressi TWIST uses fresh ground coffee or standard ESE pods and requires no pumping, priming or compressing to make one perfect shot after another. Requiring no external power, the twist uses standard gas cartridges, available online or at almost any quality kitchen goods retailer.

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 26 May 2009 13:17:57 +0200

• LOUGHTON: Pupils walk out of lessons in protest against Big Brother cameras (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

  PUPILS walked out of classrooms in protest against Big Brother-styled CCTV cameras recording their lessons. They were so angry with the installation of the equipment at Davenant Foundation School in Chester Road, Loughton, they refused to return until they received assurances it had been turned off. It meant they missed three weeks of studies and led to the drafting of a petition signed by about 150 of their peers. And when they did return to the classroom they all wore masks to continue their protest.

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 26 May 2009 12:57:31 +0200

• Quote: Sony Pictures CEO on the value of the internet | Boing Boing Gadgets

  "I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come from the Internet," said Sony Pictures Entertainment chief executive officer Michael Lynton. "Period."

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 18 May 2009 10:18:05 +0200

• Practical Tips for Combatting Swine Flu In Your Home | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com

  People freak out over "pandemics," even though we've got one of the worst pandemics in history, AIDS, raging through the carcass of the body-politic right now. Every once in a while you see a street demo or a charity show about AIDS. Carla Bruni is pretty big on fighting AIDS. Otherwise we just drop dead of AIDS in hecatombs, and the pandemic has become our business as usual. AIDS is an extremely fearsome disease, practically 100% lethal, yet it's hard work to get people to remain properly afraid of it. *There is always some flu around and flu is always killing some people. Even when a raw mutant flu manages to kill off more people than a shooting-war, flu has never ravaged whole cities as cholera or the Black Death can do. As awful pandemics go, flu is like the snotty-nosed little sister of awful pandemics. *So if you catch the new swine flu, you're very likely not gonna die. *But since it is a flu, you're gonna kinda WISH you could die.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 07 May 2009 12:05:58 +0200

• Warner Music to Warner Music: You are pirates! - Boing Boing

  Over on the Sire Records web site, they have a big page full of music videos from all their artists... Except that if you actually click on any of them to play, they've *all* been taken down for copyright infringment... by Warner Music Group, Sire's parent company. Their long arm of the law has stretched all the way around the internet to spank themselves in the ass.

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 04 May 2009 16:41:23 +0200

• David Kessler: Fat, Salt and Sugar Alter Brain Chemistry, Make Us Eat Junk Food - washingtonpost.com

  Kessler was on a mission to understand a problem that has vexed him since childhood: why he can't resist certain foods. The labels showed the foods were bathed in salt, fat and sugars, beyond what a diner might expect by reading the menu, Kessler said. The ingredient list for Southwestern Eggrolls mentioned salt eight different times; sugars showed up five timesInstead of satisfying hunger, the salt-fat-sugar combination will stimulate that diner's brain to crave more, Kessler said. For many, the come-on offered by Lay's Potato Chips -- "Betcha can't eat just one" -- is scientifically accurate. And the food industry manipulates this neurological response, designing foods to induce people to eat more than they should or even want, Kessler found.

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:25:20 +0200

• Bildspel: Joysticks vi minns - MikroDatorn

  Suncom Tac-2 vann m�ngas hj�rtan med sin enkla strykt�liga design. Tac st�r f�r Totally Accurate Controller, vilket vi inst�mmer helt och fullt med. Knapparna kunde b�rja glappa s� sm�ningom, men den som lyckades skruva upp den kunde putsa till kopparplattorna f�r att b�ttra p� kontaktytorna. Tv� knappar. Kom �ven i vitt.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:26:11 +0200

• Sweden to boycott UN racism conference - The Local

  Sweden to boycott UN racism conference

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:58:38 +0200

• Transforming Sweden through social media - The Local

  Transforming Sweden through social media

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:51:40 +0200

• "DO WE REALLY WANT TO CHANGE AMERICA INTO SWEDEN?" - På stan-bloggen

  Fantastiskt inslag om socialistiska Sverige från gårdagens "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", inklusive hembesök hos Robyn

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:13:23 +0200

• Lägg till 138:an i telekompaketet, annars...

  # The European internet is being threatened seriously! # The telecoms-package is a set of monstrous laws regulating the internet. # Amandment 138 is securing a fundamental rights. # If amandment 138 is excluded, internet will be turned into a cable-television system.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:02:01 +0200

• Svenska parlamentariker tar strid för rättssäkerheten i telekomförhandlingar - DN.se

  Inför omröstningen ikväll om EU:s telekompaket är utgången fortfarande oviss. Kritikerna är alltjämt oroliga för internets framtid. Men svenska parlamentariker lovar att ta strid för rättssäkerheten.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:31:53 +0200

• FreePoverty - Knowing Helps

  See how many cups of water you can donate by testing your knowledge about the world. Each correct answer means we will be donating 10 cups on your behalf. Good luck!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:41 +0200

• FreePoverty - Knowing Helps

  See how many cups of water you can donate by testing your knowledge about the world. Each correct answer means we will be donating 10 cups on your behalf. Good luck!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:07 +0200

• Search To Aid will donate 1 cup of food to the hungry each time you use this Google search engine. Help end world poverty with something you do everyday, searching the Web!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:03 +0200

• Coy village tells Google Street View 'spy' to beat a retreat | Technology | The Guardian

  Any villains inspired to check Google Street View to see whether a personal visit to the Buckinghamshire village of Broughton might be profitable, have been confounded. The residents formed a human hoarding to block the camera's view of their streets, then forced its vehicle into ignominious retreat. In the satellite images on Google maps the village looks jolly nice: back gardens the size of small parks, swimming pools, tennis courts, two cars parked outside most of the large houses, a smart pink parasol behind one house on London Road. But a note on the Google website says, of Broughton, "no street view", a sign that usually means the area has not yet been added to the millions of photographs that now reveal aspects of towns across nine countries and three continents - in brick-by-brick detail. In fact, once Paul Jacobs spotted the Google camera when he glanced out his window on Wednesday, the photographers did not get far. The car was an unmarked black Opel, but the 360-degree camera on the roof was a bit of a giveaway. Jacobs rushed round banging on neighbours' doors, and soon had a posse surrounding the driver.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:30:55 +0200

• Video: New footage emerges of alleged G20 police misconduct | UK news | guardian.co.uk

  A policeman is seen striking a woman with his baton at a memorial protest for Ian Tomlinson on 2 April

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:33:08 +0200

• YouTube - Funny Animation

  LOL!

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:17:54 +0200

• Real Time Cities, or Just Info Porn? - ReadWriteWeb

  Andrea Vaccari, from the SENSEable City lab at MIT, spoke at ETech recently about how cities are being transformed by mobile Web technologies. He described MIT's project WikiCity, which monitors cell phone traces in Rome and creates visualizations from them. The goal is ultimately to make this data useful to actual people, in real time. The theory being that this will make cities run more efficiently. And we're seeing proof of this to some degree already - for example electronic bus stop displays that tell you when the next bus is expected, based on GPS data. However, for the most part projects like WikiCity are still academic exercises. For the geeks amongst us, just another beautiful visualization of data to marvel at. When will these projects create meaningful change in cities?

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:18:53 +0200

• Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense | Video on TED.com

  This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:17:56 +0200

• RealityPrime » The [unofficial] History of Virtual Worlds

  October 20th, 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of the MUD [1]or Multi User Dungeon, widely recognized as the world’s first multi-participant text-based virtual world. Only three years later, a somewhat less interactive work, True Names,[2] by Vernor Vinge, imagined full multi-sensory worlds with millions of participants. The film TRON debuted only a year after that, popularizing, if not actually monetizing, computer-mediated virtual worlds as full-on alternate realities — places with lives onto themselves. But before any of these were even conceived, The Veldt[3], by Ray Bradbury, envisioned “The HappyLife Home,” a fully immersive CAVE-like space, consuming parents and kids alike, way back in 1950. The history of virtual worlds is a complex mesh of fact and fiction, weaving pioneers, dreamers, authors, and critics in a quest to define a grand vision and to meet an ancient need, dating back to the days of burnt charcoal on cold cave walls. That need is to communicate, to share and persist what is otherwise ephemeral, isolated, and ultimately bounded to the lifespan of memory: our thoughts, our ideas, and our stories about life, real and imagined. It is perhaps fitting that these visionary fictions are themselves conveyed to audiences, new and old, as print- and film-mediated virtual worlds[4], just as the CAVE acronym[5] itself is a recursive allusion to “Plato’s Illusion” playing on those same torch-lit walls.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:11:10 +0200

• Facebook | Pink Floyd- Careful With That Axe, Eugene

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:26:34 +0200

• Facebook’s Newest Funding Source: You

  There’s no real world parallel to this gift, like Facebook’s existing (and reportedly underperforming) virtual gifts product that lets you give someone an image of a cupcake or whatever on their birthday. My strong guess is very few people will use this, I can’t imagine someone saying “nice status update, here’s some fake money.” But it’s another weapon that the giant will use to try to eke out a profit during these tough financial times. And it’s far better than having to return to the capital markets to raise money at what’s likely to be an embarrassing large discount from that ridiculous $15 billion valuation that Microsoft gave them in 2007. Maybe if enough users buy credits that can never be redeemed back for cash they can stretch their runway a little farther.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:55:21 +0200

• Can fractals make sense of the quantum world? - physics-math - 30 March 2009 - New Scientist

  QUANTUM theory just seems too weird to believe. Particles can be in more than one place at a time. They don't exist until you measure them. Spookier still, they can even stay in touch when they are separated by great distances. Einstein thought this was all a bit much, believing it to be evidence of major problems with the theory, as many critics still suspect today. Quantum enthusiasts point to the theory's extraordinary success in explaining the behaviour of atoms, electrons and other quantum systems. They insist we have to accept the theory as it is, however strange it may seem. But what if there were a way to reconcile these two opposing views, by showing how quantum theory might emerge from a deeper level of non-weird physics?

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:17:54 +0200

• stor fisk

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:32:58 +0200

• Needle Sized Art

  Very incredible story! Not only is this mans art cool but he got a ton of cash for it!

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:37:02 +0200

• YouTube - Los Colorados Hot & cold

  It's Ukrainian band! They aren't russian!!! You can listen to it here: http://vkontakte.ru/club233...

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:30:01 +0200

• Absolutely Incredible Art made with Old Cassette Tapes | NoiseAddicts music and audio blog

  Iri5 is an artist who specializes in using non traditional media such as old books, audio cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards, basically whatever he can find. He says: It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world. What he’s created with some old cassette tapes and reel tapes is simply remarkable. Using these old tapes, iri5 has turned them into works of art in a series that he calls “Ghost in the Machine.” The series portrays celebrities and musicians such as Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Robert DiNero, Jimi Hendrix, Ian Curtis, and Jim Morrison.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:49:54 +0100

• The Wire: Adventures in Modern Music: Article

  Mark Fisher's unedited transcript of his interview with underground dubstep artist Burial

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:23:11 +0100

• How to save the world from an asteroid impact - space - 25 March 2009 - New Scientist

  T IS 2036. A large asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. Unless it is stopped, it will crash into the Pacific Ocean, creating a devastating tsunami. What should we do? We could blast the asteroid with a nuclear bomb, but that would risk shattering it into smaller pieces that could still threaten Earth. Or maybe we should try to force it off course by slamming into it with a heavy object - an unproven and therefore risky technique. Now there may be a third option: gently nudging the asteroid away from Earth without breaking it apart, either by exploding a nuclear device at a distance or zapping it with high-powered lasers.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:18:53 +0100

• Tillrymden.se

  Nu kan alla resa till rymden. Virgin Galactic med Richard Branson i spetsen erbjuder nu världens första kommersiella resor ut i rymden, nu tillsammans med Upplevelsepresent.se.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:45:33 +0100

• Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe - space - 23 March 2009 - New Scientist

  IT IS midnight on 22 September 2012 and the skies above Manhattan are filled with a flickering curtain of colourful light. Few New Yorkers have seen the aurora this far south but their fascination is short-lived. Within a few seconds, electric bulbs dim and flicker, then become unusually bright for a fleeting moment. Then all the lights in the state go out. Within 90 seconds, the entire eastern half of the US is without power. A year later and millions of Americans are dead and the nation's infrastructure lies in tatters. The World Bank declares America a developing nation. Europe, Scandinavia, China and Japan are also struggling to recover from the same fateful event - a violent storm, 150 million kilometres away on the surface of the sun. It sounds ridiculous. Surely the sun couldn't create so profound a disaster on Earth. Yet an extraordinary report funded by NASA and issued by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in January this year claims it could do just that.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:36:27 +0100

• YouTube - Feiern - der Trailer zum Film

  Eine Dokumentation über Menschen deren Nächte manchmal 72 Stunden dauern. Das Porträt einer Subkultur in 19 Gesprächen, 56 Nächten und 13 Tracks. Mehr Infos unter www.feiern-film.de

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:26:18 +0100

• Speaking in Code

  Speaking in Code is an intimate account of people who are completely lost in music. A heartbreaking and lighthearted documentary, it's a vérité glimpse into the world of techno.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:22:18 +0100

• YouTube - Bouncing School - Hilarious (Tiny's School of Bouncing)

  Great scene from boys and girls guide - 'Tiny's School of Bouncing'

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:14:22 +0100

• 20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers - Telegraph

  We present 20 of the most ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers to their travel agent, taken from research by Thomas Cook and ABTA. A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate".

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:51:30 +0100

• Apache Tomcat - Tutorial

  policy

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:12:47 +0100

• Ed Ulbrich shows how Benjamin Button got his face | Video on TED.com

  Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:02:31 +0100

• HULC Exoskeleton - Boing Boing Gadgets

  The HULC is a completely un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains. Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and upper-body lifting. There is no joystick or other control mechanism. The exoskeleton senses what users want to do and where they want to go. It augments their ability, strength and endurance. An onboard micro-computer ensures the exoskeleton moves in concert with the individual. Its modularity allows for major components to be swapped out in the field. Additionally, its unique power-saving design allows the user to operate on battery power for extended missions. The HULC’s load-carrying ability works even when power is not available.

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:47:40 +0100

• 'Nanoball' batteries could recharge car in minutes - tech - 12 March 2009 - New Scientist

  THE next generation of plug-in hybrid cars could recharge in minutes, thanks to a new type of battery. Lithium ion cells are used in portable gadgets and the latest hybrid cars as they are light and can be repeatedly charged and discharged with little degradation. But as with all batteries, charging takes some time. That's because it involves detaching lithium ions from the cathode at one end of the battery and absorbing them at the anode; pulling the ions from the cathode is normally a slow process. Now Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have revealed an experimental battery that charges about 100 times as fast as normal lithium ion batteries. Their battery contains a cathode made up of tiny balls of lithium iron phosphate, each just 50 nanometres across. The balls quickly release lithium ions as the battery charges, which travel across an electrolyte towards the anode. As the battery discharges, the lithium ions move back across the cell to be re-absorbed by the nanoballs. Previous studies have shown that batteries containing similar balls of lithium iron phosphate can release and absorb lithium ions more quickly than the cathodes in conventional lithium ion batteries. Now Kang and Ceder have found that coating each ball with a thin layer of lithium phosphate accelerates this process even further, perhaps because the coating is an excellent conductor of lithium ions, swiftly transporting them to and from the surface of the nanoballs. If cellphone batteries can be made using the material, they could charge in 10 seconds flat, the researchers calculate (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature07853). Bigger batteries for plug-in hybrid electric cars could charge in just 5 minutes - compared with about 8 hours for existing batteries - though this would require a very high-powered charger.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:49:45 +0100

• YouTube - The Lonely Island ft. T-Pain - Im On A Boat (SNL) [Official Video]

  The new single from The Lonely Island's debut album "INCREDIBAD" In stores this Tuesday! (2/10/09) The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone. *Caution: may not be suitable for minors* (C) Universal Republic

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:36:54 +0100

• Dogs On Acid - DRUM n SPACE

  Cadence Recordings Podcast 1. Escape - DJ Infusion - Cadence Recordings 2. Zero Balance - Orange n Blue - Cadence Recordings 3. Tracks of Our Time - Agent Alvin - Hospital 4. Dawning - Survival - Osiris 5. White Room - Dr Freebs - Cadence Recordings 6. Friday Night Groove - PHD - Cadence Recordings 7. Music Life - Solar - Black Reign 8. Dust Cloud - Aural Imbalance - Cadence Recordings 9. The Visitors - Orange n Blue - Cadence Recordings 10. Global Peace - DJ Enfusion - Cadence Recordings 11. Lucid - Komatic - Phunkfiction 12. Beneath The Reef - Dr Freebs - Cadence Recordings 13. Pilgrimage - Altya - Black Reign 14. Kenisis - Orange n Blue - Cadence Recordings 15. Sunny Side - DJ Enfusion - Cadence Recordings 16. Untitled - Aural Imbalance - Cadence Recordings 17. New Dawn - DJ Enfusion - Cadence Recordings 18. Saffron - Orange n Blue - Cadence Recordings Cadence podcast from last year, special thanks to Itstooloud.com

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:53:39 +0100

• Reason, and critical thought are not required in the reproduction continuum of Homo Sapiens Sapiens, the basics of behavioral genetics.

  Themepark 1984. It is a philosophical mockumentary of North Korea, with twisted humor.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:48:13 +0100

• YouTube - Nirvana song on V-Beat AirDrums and AirGuitar

  Come as you are. Robert Zwamborn on drums, Jorn van Dijk on guitar.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:01:40 +0100

• YouTube - Ed Rush, Optical, Nico, Trace, Fierce - Edtrafienical [No U-Turn]

  This is an unreleased Techstep track by the No U-Turn crew. What a filthy, disgusting tune! It was recorded from bailey's show on BBC 1Xtra in 2005, when Nico was a guest there.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:14 +0100

• Micro Speaker Keychain - buy at Firebox.com

  There you are, listening to your MP3 player when you suddenly fancy sharing your guilty pleasures playlist with the masses, or at least with the bloke sitting next to you. You don�t want to yuckify your earphones with the frankly useless �ear each� method. And you can�t even begin to sing the chorus of Stefan Dennis�s �Don't It Make You Feel Good�, so you�re stuck. Or are you? charges via usb Charge via USB Well no, not if you�ve got a Micro Speaker Keychain stuffed in your pocket. Similar in size to a largish stock cube, this incredible gizmo plugs into your player�s headphone jack (cable supplied) and amplifies your tunes. Buy one of these and like a sobbing X Factor contestant you�ll never want to go back to your old life. Rechargeable via USB, the Micro Speaker Keychain will blast out your music for up to 8 hours before it needs rejuicing. That means all you vindictive loafers can irritate your co-workers all day, every day. Result! You can even plug into your mobile phone to beef up tunes, unfunny message alerts and jaunty ringtones.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:23:50 +0100

• Toy Fair: Bunkbots, cute, world-dominating plush robots - Boing Boing Gadgets

  This line of 10 different plush robots stand about 8" tall, and each has a different configuration of arms and tools. They all have a different backstory and real robot they are based on too, and have names like Pinch, Tracks, Commando Stepper and Ninja Servo (my favorite).

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:03:05 +0100

• Galaxy Zoo 2

  Welcome to Galaxy Zoo, where you can help astronomers explore the Universe The Galaxy Zoo files contain almost a quarter of a million galaxies which have been imaged with a camera attached to a robotic telescope (the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, no less). In order to understand how these galaxies — and our own — formed, we need your help to classify them according to their shapes — a task at which your brain is better than even the fastest computer. More than 150,000 people have taken part in Galaxy Zoo so far, producing a wealth of valuable data and sending telescopes on Earth and in space chasing after their discoveries. Zoo 2 focuses on the nearest, brightest and most beautiful galaxies, so to begin exploring the Universe, click the ‘How To Take Part’ link above, or read ‘The Story So Far’ to find out what Galaxy Zoo has achieved to date.

  Posted by: jacs at Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:05:35 +0100

• BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | UK 'eyes' to hunt for other Earths

  The telescope Nasa is preparing for launch next month won't reveal if there is intelligent life in the Universe, but it should at least provide concrete evidence that there are places like Earth for ET to live. "This mission has been designed very carefully, such that a null result is as important as finding planets," said Michael Bicay, director of science at the US space agency's Ames Research Center in California. "This will not only have scientific relevance, but philosophical ramifications."

  Posted by: jacs at Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:51:11 +0100

• Яolcats

  English Translations of Eastern Bloc Lolcats

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:15:36 +0100

• BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | How to build a star on Earth

  How to build a star on Earth

  Posted by: jacs at Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:18:53 +0100

• Nerdlife » Facebook: Sea Cow of the Internet

  With most aspects Facebook does a decent job: with the exception of advertiser scripts and some application-specific code they use etags, minify their JS, and use long expires headers. What amazed me is the number of JS and CSS files on each page, all listed one after another in the header:

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:07:00 +0100

• Op-Ed Contributor - Education Is All in Your Mind - NYTimes.com

  AS Department of Education officials consider how best to spend billions from the economic stimulus plan, they would be wise to pay attention to which programs actually help children�s achievement � and keep in mind that sometimes very small influences in children�s lives can have very big effects. Consider, for example, what the social psychologists Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson have described as �stereotype threat,� which hampers the performance of African-American students. Simply reminding blacks of their race before they take an exam leads them to perform worse, their research shows.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:28:28 +0100

• Bouncing Red Ball » 12 fantastic photos of factories in Japan

  The photos themselves conjure up images of some strange, enormous, metallic creatures of the night on an alien landscape.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:11:44 +0100

• BBC NEWS | Health | Can our natural rhythm heal us?

  Could a natural rhythm - which some experts believe we all possess - be a cure for a variety of health problems? Some certainly think so. Musician Simon Lee, from Kent, is called on to teach drumming to patients with problems ranging from addiction to autism, and learning difficulties to mental health issues. He has even offered help to terminally ill patients needing palliative care. And he says the results are amazing. Experts believe that rhythmic drumming can aid health by inducing a deep sense of relaxation, reducing stress, and lowering blood pressure.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:05:21 +0100

• YouTube - Jeff Vader at the Death Star Cafeteria

  "I'll have the penne al arrabiata" -- a clip by Eddie Izzard

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:05:48 +0100

• The Grand Unified Theory On The Economics Of Free | Techdirt

  Ok. I'll be the first to admit that I've taken the long way around in going through my series of posts exploring the economics of goods when scarcity is removed. What I had thought would be a series of 5 or 6 posts, turned into something much longer -- but each week people came up with new questions or discussions or objections, and so I tried to spend some time digging down on various pieces of the economics at hand. However, what I haven't done is tie it all together in one single spot. In the last couple of weeks there's been tremendous confusion among people from Scott Adams to CNN to various others that have made it abundantly clear that the one thing I've failed to do is put the whole concept together in a single place. That's resulted in people being confused about what I'm actually saying -- where they only pick up a tiny piece of the argument or confuse it with the arguments made by others. So, while I still think it was important to go through the details, now is as good a time as any to pull the whole theory together (with some links back to the previous articles in the series). First off, and this is key, none of what I put forth is about defending unauthorized downloads. I don't download unauthorized content (never have) and I certainly don't suggest you do either. You may very well end up in a lawsuit and you may very well end up having to pay a lot of money. It's just not a good idea. This whole series is from the other perspective -- from that of the content creator and hopefully explaining why they should encourage people to get their content for free. That's because of two important, but simple points:

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:50:44 +0100

• The John B Podcast Page

  The first John B podcast of 2009 - recorded live at the Palladium club in Freiburg for the 7 Years Jungle Club Birthday Party! 3 hour mighty John B set with MC Fava on the mic, German Dry reisling white wine flowing (as you can hear by the end!). Respect! Photos are up on John B's flickr page. Enjoy!

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:49:22 +0100

• Electro Mixes « Retrend

  Archive for the Electro Mixes Category

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:49:07 +0100

• April Winchell » Barack Obama is tired of your motherfucking shit

  If you’ve ever read President Obama’s Dreams From My Father, good for you. I couldn’t get past the foreword. I wish I had. Because today I discovered that there’s a fairly juicy little subplot in the book, involving one of Obama’s high school friends. Ray, a fellow classmate of Obama’s, was also bi-racial, and also trying to define himself. But what set him apart was his colorful manner of self-expression. Ray cursed like a motherfucker. This would all be snickerworthy enough, but it turns out that Obama actually read the audiobook version of Dreams From My Father. And that means he read Ray’s quotes. And that means you’re about to hear the President of United States using language that would finish Cheney off once and for all.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:45:36 +0100

• Article: New Buzz beta highlighted

  As you might have read already, Oskari Tammelin aka Jeskola, started rebuilding Buzz based on old back-ups. The last real Buzz 1.2 update is made the 5th of october 2000, the day when Oskari's harddisk caught fire. After that no real native updates have been made. Starting from June this year, Oskari started to rebuild Buzz based on an old back-up. This article will highlight some of the new features that Oskari Tammelin has implement into the new beta version of Buzz.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:15:05 +0100

• Facebook | Lexulous

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:04:57 +0100

• Stockholm: Inselstadt am Ende der Welt - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Reise

  Sie pfl�ckte Orangen in Israel, kellnerte in London, war Statistin in Hollywood. Doch an keinem Ort der Welt ist die schwedische Bestsellerautorin Liza Marklund lieber als in Stockholm - unter anderem, weil sie nur hier passende Designerkleider findet. Eine Liebeserkl�rung. Wenn ich Gl�ck habe, w�hlt der Pilot eine Einflugschneise �ber der Stockholmer Innenstadt. Ich lege die H�nde wie ein Fernrohr um meine Augen und presse das Gesicht gegen das Flugzeugfenster, mein Herz schl�gt mir ganz oben im Halse, ich atme sehr verhalten, damit die Scheibe nicht beschl�gt. STOCKHOLM: DIE KRONE DES NORDENS

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:39:12 +0100

• Richie Royale - J Dilla Tribute Mix 2006 | Postbocks.com

  Tracklisting/Details: Keith Murray, Busta Ryhmes, The Pharcyde, Slum Village, Common, Q-Tip, J-88, Jaydee, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Phife Dogg and Tribe Called Quest.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:41:00 +0100

• Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy� | contest

  At Worth1000, Star Wars is a cliche that will get your entry disqualified. But not today! For this contest, we want you to re-imagine a Star Wars character - any character - using a celebrity.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:36:29 +0100

• A-Team film gets green light - Yahoo! News UK

  British director Ridley Scott is set to produce a film version of hit 1980s TV series The A -Team.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:28:23 +0100

• ThinkGeek :: 3D Star Wars Starfighter Kites

  Each ship is presented in all the kite detail that kites can provide. You can choose from either Luke's X-Wing or Vader's Tie Fighter. Imagine the peaceful, floaty dogfights as Darth chases Luke in the trench of a cloudy-made Death Star. Just like the movies, but a lot more relaxing.

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:02:56 +0100

• DJ Flight [Download MP3: Recorded 28/01/2009] :: Pyro Radio

  INFO The Next Chapter - with special guest Instra:mental TRACKLISTING 1. Metabeats - Toaster Jazz - White 2. Fatima / Cohen / Cuthead & Dorian Concept - Do I Know You? - Red Bull Download 3. Metabeats - OhShit - White 4. Martyn - Seventy Four - 3024 5. Luke.Envoy - Uptown - Bare Dubs 6. Sigha - On The Strip - White 7. F - Tryclops - 7even 8. Headhunter & Luke.Envoy - Chaos Engine - White 9. Instra:mental - Forbidden - White 10. Instra:mental - Leave It All Behind - NonPlus+ 11. [BED] Commix - Japanese Electronics (Instra:mental Remix) - Metalheadz 12. Instra:mental - Photograph - Darkestral 13. Instra:mental - The Dead Zone - Darkestral 14. [BED] Instra:mental - Hunter - Soul:r 15. Instra:mental - Thugtronik - Exit 16. Instra:mental - No Future - NonPlus+ 17. Instra:mental & dBridge - Translucent - Darkestral 18. Oak - Bedroom Community - Microfunk 19. Triad - Spellbound - White 20. Insight - Psyche - White 21. Funk Ethics - Trans Europa Step - White 22. Quest - The Unknown - White 23. Kromestar - Grey Thought - White 24. Martyn - Far Away - 3024 25. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (Recomposed by Carl Craig & Moritz Von Oswald) - Uli / Mein Ponyhof (Villalobos Remix) - Universal Music Classics & Jazz

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:44:00 +0100

• Video Detail : Video & Photos

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:59:41 +0100

• BBC - 6 Music - Astoria's finale

  14 January 2009 - The last ever gig at the historic venue takes place tonight (Wednesday 14 Jan), with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. The Automatic, My Vitriol, The King Blues and VV Brown. London's iconic gig site, The Astoria, is due to be demolished in the coming weeks to make way for a new �10bn Crossrail project, linking East and West London via the West End.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:20:51 +0100

• NIN Dazzles With Lasers, LEDs and Stealth Screens

  A vast wall of swirling static dances on a giant screen as Trent Reznor and his band launch into their song, "Only." Initially obscured by this sea of visual white noise, the Nine Inch Nails front man intermittently appears to push through the particles of snow with his hands and body, popping in and out of view and opening up random tunnels in the chaos. "Sometimes, I think I can see right through myself," he sings. Nine Inch Nails fans are accustomed to such sonic and visual feasts whenever Reznor and company go out on tour. But this time around, NIN has pulled out all the stops, creating a groundbreaking, fully interactive visual display that is as much a part of the show as the band's instruments.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:37:56 +0100

• Sweden Considers Police Action Against File-Sharers | TorrentFreak

  The IPRED proposals, which have faced widespread opposition, aim to increase penalties and criminalize breaches of intellectual property law inside the EU. The new law was already heavily opposed by Swedish Pirate Party Chairman Rick Falkvinge, who told TorrentFreak: “These laws are written by digital illiterates who behave like blindfolded, drunken elephants trumpeting about in an egg packaging facility. They have no idea how much damage they’re causing, because they lack today’s literacy: an understanding of how the Internet is reshaping the power structures at their core.”

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:27:06 +0100

• YouTube - Subwoofer Cat

  For more, visit http://icanhascheezburger.com

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:46:27 +0100

• ‘Puma City’ Shipping Container Store by LOT-EK | ARCHITECTURE LIST

  Designed by LOT-EK, the Puma City is constructed with 24 refurbished shipping containers and is fully dis-mountable. This flexible and movable store stand at 3 level and covering 11,000-square-foot, and it was completed three months ago.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:01:45 +0100

• Barack Obama's inauguration speech ... crafted by 27-year-old in Starbucks | World news | The Guardian

  Favreau would be up most nights until 3am, honing the next day's stump speeches in a caffeine haze of espressos and Red Bull energy drinks, taking breaks to play the video game Rock Band. He coined a phrase for this late-night deadline surfing: "crashing". He crashed his way through all Obama's most memorable speeches. He wrote the draft of one that helped to turn Iowa for Obama while closeted in a coffee shop in Des Moines. For the presidential election, he wrote two speeches: one for a victory, one for defeat. When the result came through, he emailed his best friend: "Dude, we won. Oh my God."

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:37:56 +0100

• Blogg: SvD:s ledarredaktion | SvD

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  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:14:31 +0100

• YouTube - Armless dj spins while smoking

  Pascal Kleiman not only dj's but changes cds, takes out a cigarette, and uses a lighter with his FEET!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:05:55 +0100

• YouTube - Toward 2012: The Tipping Point

  In this episode founder and president of MAPS, Rick Doblin, goes over the history of the radical cultural and political changes that happened during the 60s. He argues that the tipping point was achieved through a combination of synergies fueled in large by the youths experimentation with mind altering substances. Directed by Joao Amorim

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:25:00 +0100

• HÄR VARE LIVAT! | Nöjesguiden - reborn

  20. Regeringsgatan 61 White room Stureplansstekaren Max Lönner ber nattklubben White room att till premiärkvällen beställa in en trelitersflaska Dom Perignon å hans vägnar. Flarran måste flygas in från Paris och bärs in under kvällen i en helt nedsläckt lokal, till en av spotlights upplyst Max Lönner ackompanjerat av Star wars-temat. Dagen efter nekar Max hemsidan Stureplan.se en intervju, med förklaringen att han inte vill väcka för mycket uppmärksamhet.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:54:40 +0100

• Video: Gibson Dark Fire guitar hands-on - Engadget

  We'll be honest -- we're totally in love with Gibson's Dark Fire guitar. The $3,499 update to the Robot guitar we played with at CES last year is lighter, faster, easier to use and features new Chameleon Tone technology that actually reconfigures the individual pickups to deliver different sounds. The FireWire / MIDI breakout box enables you to record directly to a computer, but you can also tweak presets and control the guitar from the included Ableton Live / Guitar Rig bundle. It's seriously hot -- and it's even hotter when it's being demoed by German inventor Chris Adams, who might be the single coolest dude at CES.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:11 +0100

• YouTube - Technoviking Hammertime!

  Yes! Technoviking vs MC Hammer, who da best?

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:53:42 +0100

• Official Google Blog: Powering a Google search

  Not long ago, answering a query meant traveling to the reference desk of your local library. Today, search engines enable us to access immense quantities of useful information in an instant, without leaving home. Tools like email, online books and photos, and video chat all increase productivity while decreasing our reliance on car trips, pulp and paper. But as computers become a bigger part of more people's lives, information technology consumes an increasing amount of energy, and Google takes this impact seriously. That's why we have designed and built the most energy efficient data centers in the world, which means the energy used per Google search is minimal. In fact, in the time it takes to do a Google search, your own personal computer will use more energy than Google uses to answer your query. Recently, though, others have used much higher estimates, claiming that a typical search uses "half the energy as boiling a kettle of water" and produces 7 grams of CO2. We thought it would be helpful to explain why this number is *many* times too high.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:26:05 +0100

• At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard - NYTimes.com

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. � For as long as anyone can remember, introductory physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was taught in a vast windowless amphitheater known by its number, 26-100. Skip to next paragraph Related Times Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enlarge This Image Jodi Hilton for The New York Times In the class, Afrah Shafquat and her classmates use clickers to answer their professor�s questions. Readers' Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. * Read All Comments (74) � Squeezed into the rows of hard, folding wooden seats, as many as 300 freshmen anxiously took notes while the professor covered multiple blackboards with mathematical formulas and explained the principles of Newtonian mechanics and electromagnetism. But now, with physicists across the country pushing for universities to do a better job of teaching science, M.I.T. has made a striking change. The physics department has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. Last fall, after years of experimentation and debate and resistance from students, who initially petitioned against it, the department made the change permanent. Already, attendance is up and the failure rate has dropped by more than 50 percent.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:51:59 +0100

• fridgebuzzz atari 400 synth has buttons, knobs galore on [technabob]

  This wild looking analog synthesizer gets its body from a classic Atari 400 computer - but none of its brains.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:23:20 +0100

• tiltshiftmaker.com - Transform your photos into tilt-shift miniatures

  Tilt-shift miniature style photos are pictures of real-life scenes that are manipulated to look like model photographs. Now you can easily transform your existing digital camera photos into tilt-shift miniatures using tiltshiftmaker.com.

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:51:22 +0100

• Svenskt kranvatten tippas som n�sta heta milj�trend

  San Francisco i Kalifornien �r f�rst ut med det radikala beslutet att helt stoppa flaskvattnet p� m�nga arbetsplatser. Stadens borgm�stare Gavin Newsom f�rbj�d den f�rsta juli i �r alla myndigheter att k�pa in flaskvatten. T�rstiga anst�llda h�nvisas i st�llet till kranen. I december utvidgas f�rbudet att g�lla �ven st�rre vattenkylare. Borgm�staren h�vdar att mer �n ofattbara en miljard tomma vattenflaskor hamnar p� tippen i hans stad varje �r. F�rbudet �r ett s�tt att f� ner det enorma sopberget, men ocks� att minska de omfattande transporter som flaskvattnet ger upphov till.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:22:55 +0100

• Andreas Kleerups utbrott p� galan - N�je - Expressen.se

  Efter s�ndningen l�mnade Andreas Kleerup Hovet. Han visade ilska och "gav fingret" �t pressfotograferna. Kan du ber�tta varf�r du �r s� arg, Andreas? �r det f�r H�kans kommentar? - Nej! Det h�r handlar om S�po, j�vla idioter! skrek Kleerup.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:16:18 +0100

• Ariane Sherine: All aboard the atheist bus campaign | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

  The atheist bus campaign launches today thanks to Comment is free readers. Because of your enthusiastic response to the idea of a reassuring God-free advert being used to counter religious advertising, the slogan "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life" could now become an ad campaign on London buses – and leading secularists have jumped on board to help us raise the money. The British Humanist Association will be administering all donations to the campaign, and Professor Richard Dawkins, bestselling author of The God Delusion, has generously agreed to match all contributions up to a maximum of £5,500, giving us a total of £11,000 if we raise the full amount. This will be enough to fund two sets of atheist adverts on 30 London buses for four weeks. If the buses hit the road, this will be the UK's first ever atheist advertising campaign. It's an exciting development, which I never expected when I first proposed the idea on Cif in June. Back then, I was just keen to counter the religious ads running on public transport, which featured a URL to a website telling non-Christians they would spend "all eternity in torment in hell", burning in "a lake of fire". When I suggested the atheist counter-slogan (now shortened for readability), the response was extremely positive, and hundreds of you pledged your support after the follow-up article.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:55:13 +0100

• Prince storsatsar inf�r 2009

  Skivan "MPLSOUND" ska inneh�lla en experimentell electropop i krokigt nedstigande led fr�n Prince egna banbrytande album kring 1980-talets b�rjan. Ett fr�n m�nga h�ll efterl�ngtat �terbes�k till den avskalade syntetfunken som just fick namnet Minneapolis Sound n�r den kom.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:12:02 +0100

• soundtoys.net -

  Soundtoys.net is the internets leading space for the exhibition of exciting new works by of audio visual artists. The site is a meeting point for this growing community of artists and its audience. In addition to the exhibition of audio visual projects, the site contains areas for artists interviews, links to resources, and texts by contributing writers for more serious and educational issues around interactive arts, audio visual synthesis, generative art, and a history of interactivity are discussed.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:26:11 +0100

• BBC NEWS | Technology | Germans create 'future hotel'

  Scientists in Germany have developed the "Hotel Room of the Future" to show hotels how they can use the latest technology to make guests feel more comfortable. Steve Rosenberg went along to the laboratory at the Fraunhofer Institute in Duisburg to test the room's hi-tech features.

  Posted by: jacs at Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:54:07 +0100

• Rene Wanner's Poster Page / Shepard Fairey posters for Barack Obama

  In 1989, Shepard Fairey (b. 1970) began to paste stickers all over town with a face and the mysterious message "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" or "Obey Giant" . Since then, his palette, geographic range and activities have increased enormously, and when he offered to support Barack Obama's campaign with some posters in January 2008, he readily got permission from Obama to do so. Within a day, he had finished a design, one with the text "PROGRESS", and another with "HOPE". A first print run of 350 was sold out within minutes for $ 45 a piece, and, much to Fairey's annoyance, resold on ebay for a lot more. Wall Street Journal began to track the ebay prices, they quickly shot up to $ 3'000, and reached $ 10'000 in June. In July, a mixed media painting done by Fairey in the same style as his "Hope" poster, sold for $ 108'000. By July 31, about 200'000 sticker versions of the original Obama poster had been printed. Meanwhile, Fairey and his fans continued to wild post their Obamas all over the United States, and Fairey was promptly arrested, like many times before, and spent a night in jail. Ironically, this happened in Denver during the Democratic National Convention that won Obama the nomination of his party. The strong, simple poster hit the nerve of many graphic designers. Fairey, who had been accused of copying style and content of communist propaganda posters, found himself suddenly imitated with numerous versions of his original design. Tutorials and plugins began to appear in the web on how to make your own Fairey/Obama poster, even ready made solutions where you can just enter your own text instead of HOPE.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:01:32 +0100

• Brand New: Brand New: Best & Worst 2008

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:22:56 +0100

• YouTube - World Freeze Day Stockholm

  Between two and threehundred people freeze simoultaneously at Stockholm Central Station as part of the World Freeze day event where over 30 cities freeze at the same time all over the globe. This is the footage from The World Freeze Day event in Stockholm Centralstationen on April 1st 2008 made by Team 1 at Kaospilot Stockholm.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:09:18 +0100

• The Guerrilla Gardening Homepage

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:09:00 +0100

• Down Under, Wireless Broadband Speeds to 21 Mbps

  Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson and Australian phone company Telstra today announced the launch of an HSPA Evolution-based wireless broadband network that has peak speeds of up to 21 Mbps.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:55:09 +0100

• 10 classic clueless-user stories

  Someone within our IT department asked how to attach two copies of the SAME file to an email. When asked why someone would wish to do that, the answer was that the recipient was going to be printing two copies of the file...!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:04:46 +0100

• Video of Wiimote destroying TV - Boing Boing Gadgets

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:14:30 +0100

• Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon™ | Star Wars™ Classic | LEGO Shop

  Build the ultimate Millennium Falcon™! This is it - the biggest, most spectacular LEGO® Star Wars model ever! Straight out of the classic Star Wars movies comes the Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon, Han Solo's famous smuggling starship. Every detail of the modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 freighter is here, all constructed to scale with LEGO minifigures. At almost 3 feet (90cm) long, it's the ultimate centerpiece to any Star Wars collection!

  Posted by: forty at Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:05:40 +0100

• Star Wars: Skywalker Last Supper Painting Made With 69,550 Star Wars Frames

  This is what you get when you capture 69,550 full resolution frames from the six Star Wars movies and combine them with a version of DaVinci's Last Supper on a PC with mosaic-making software and a custom matlab-based algorithm. The 262-megapixel mosaic (24,168 x 10,864 pixels) took two weeks to complete, including 30 hours of computing power and manual retouching for the final version. Avinash Arora, the guy who did it, tells us about the process.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:32:08 +0100

• YouTube - Holy Ghost VS Andy C & MC GQ - Baptazia NYE 2007 - part 3

  Posted by: jacs at Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:22:34 +0100

• Common Errors in English

  What is an error in English? The concept of language errors is a fuzzy one. I�ll leave to linguists the technical definitions. Here we�re concerned only with deviations from the standard use of English as judged by sophisticated users such as professional writers, editors, teachers, and literate executives and personnel officers. The aim of this site is to help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak. But isn�t one person�s mistake another�s standard usage? Often enough, but if your standard usage causes other people to consider you stupid or ignorant, you may want to consider changing it. You have the right to express yourself in any manner you please, but if you wish to communicate effectively, you should use nonstandard English only when you intend to, rather than fall into it because you don�t know any better.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:29:49 +0100

• About the Program | Point of Inquiry

  Point of Inquiry is the premiere podcast of the Center for Inquiry, drawing on CFI's relationship with the leading minds of the day including Nobel Prize-winning scientists, public intellectuals, social critics and thinkers, and renowned entertainers. Each episode combines incisive interviews, features and commentary focusing on CFI’s issues: religion, human values and the borderlands of science.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:47:43 +0100

• The Apollo 8 mission that changed everything | Science | The Observer

  It has proved to be the most enduring image we have of our fragile world. Over a colourless lunar surface, the Earth hangs like a gaudy Christmas bauble against a deep black background. The planet's blue disc - half in shadow - is streaked with faint traces of white, yellow and brown while its edge is sharply defined. There is no blurring that might be expected from the blanket of oxygen and nitrogen that envelops our planet. Our atmosphere is too thin to be seen clearly from the Moon: a striking reminder - if we ever needed one - of the frailty of the biosphere that sustains life on Earth. This is Earthrise, photographed by astronaut Bill Anders as he and his fellow Apollo 8 crewmen, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman, orbited the Moon on Christmas Eve, 1968. His shot, taken 40 years ago next month, has become the most influential environmental image, and one of the most reproduced photographs, in history. Arguably, his picture is also the most important legacy of the Apollo space programme. Thanks to this image, humans could see, for the first time, their planet, not as continents or oceans, but as a world that was 'whole and round and beautiful and small,' as the poet Archibald MacLeish put it.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:50:28 +0100

• Woolies' biggest (and last) sale gets a pic'n'mixed reaction | Business | The Guardian

  Hard-pressed staff behind the counters at Woolworths - had they a moment to spare from the lengthening queues - might have reflected that if their employer had generated such customer interest at any time over the last few years, the company might not have had to close down. Yesterday, they served grimly on, well aware of their impending unemployment and under instructions not to share their views with the press.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:35:47 +0100

• The iPod? It's bound to fail (and the other predictions the experts would rather forget) - Features, Gadgets & Tech - The Independent

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:48:48 +0100

• Secret Mark Throwing Star Magnets

  These throwing star magnets are perfect for any metallic surface. Post notes on your fridge door, or make your mark wherever you feel outnumbered. Each star has 2 powerful magnets for a strong grip. Makes a great gift! 2 magnets are included inside an authentic ninja-styled shuriken box.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:21:45 +0100

• crazy calculator constantly crashes on [technabob]

  Everybody has an impulse to CRASH! We seek for the excitement of crashing in this calculator. You will be driven to crashing with the unpredictable action it makes. Calculate to crash, get an answer to crash… Enjoy yourself by operating this uncontroll”

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:21:13 +0100

• Desktop lamps made of vintage Italian moped handlebars - Boing Boing Gadgets

  Italian craftsman Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi wrenches the necks off of vintage mopeds and crafts their handlebars and headlamp into gorgeous Lambretta scooter lamps. Or, at the very least, he does the next best thing: recreates them without decapitating a perfectly good vintage bike.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:18:55 +0100

• TIX LED Clock

  Posted by: jacs at Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:04:14 +0100

• Open Handset Alliance signs up 14 more Android-lovers, including Sony Ericsson, ASUS and Garmin - Engadget

  The Open Handset Alliance just made a major score with 14 more members: AKM Semiconductor Inc., ARM, ASUSTek Computer Inc. (previously rumored), Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International Inc., Huawei Technologies, Omron Software Co. Ltd, Softbank Mobile Corporation, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, Toshiba Corporation and Vodafone. That's not quite everyone that matters, but pretty darn close. Were we to climb not-very-far onto the limb of conjecture, we might posit that Garmin might be looking at Andoid for its much-delayed nuviföne, or some sort of followup, while the emergence of an ASUS "Eee Phone" or a XPERIA X1 running Android (Sony Ericsson may very well be the biggest win here, consumer-wise) would be welcome moves from those manufacturers. We'd say at this point the holdouts are starting to stick out more than the actually OHA members, which spells good things for the industry no matter what specific hardware is the fruit of this relationship... but seriously guys, build us some more Android phones.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:53:09 +0100

• Fading Obsession :: Pro Ana Mia Website plus Forum

  01. You will be FAT if you eat today, just put it off one more day. 02. You don't NEED food. 03. Fat people can't fit everywhere. 04. Guys will be able to pick you up without struggling. 05. You'll be able to run faster without all that extra weight holding you back. 06. People will remember you as "the beautiful thin one". 07. If someone has to describe you, they'll say "oh she weighs like 90, 100 lbs". 08. Guys will want to get to know you, not laugh at you and walk away. 09. Starving is an example of excellent willpower. 10. You will be able to see your beautiful, beautiful bones.

  Posted by: jacs at Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:51:09 +0100

• When Do You Believe Earth Was Created? - Christian Teen Forums & Chat

  I think it's around six thousand years old or so. And this is something I and people who have actually studied Creationism (in perspective to a young earth) could argue for a lifetime. There's so much evidence to support a young earth, yet that same evidence can be used to support an old earth, however, I would rather apply the evidence towards the earth which is supported by the Bible. If you do the calculations, and look at geneology, you will clearly see that the earth cannot be over 10,000 years old according to the Bible. If you think it's unscientific to believe in young earth Creationism, you REALLY need to do your research.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:32:30 +0100

• Camera Design - Pan-Starrs - Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System

  The four PanSTARRS cameras will each be the largest digital cameras ever built. Each camera will have about 1.4 billion pixels spread over an area about 40 centimeters square. For comparison, a typical domestic digital camera contains about 5 million pixels on a chip a few millimeters across.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:59:19 +0100

• Cell Phones That Never Need To Be Charged? Sound Wave-powered Devices Possible

  Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running. It's not as far-fetched as it may seem thanks to the recent work of Tahir Cagin, a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. See also: Matter & Energy * Materials Science * Nanotechnology * Batteries * Civil Engineering * Physics * Technology Reference * Nanowire * Nanorobotics * Electricity * Electric power Utilizing materials known in scientific circles as "piezoelectrics," Cagin, whose research focuses on nanotechnology, has made a significant discovery in the area of power harvesting � a field that aims to develop self-powered devices that do not require replaceable power supplies, such as batteries.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:49:17 +0100

• Portable Eco Mini-Fridge eco friendly Iactive

  Unlike conventional fridges the Eco Mini Fridge does not use any refrigerant. Instead it utilises an advanced thermoelectric system, which also means that this eliminates the usual problems of recycling refrigeration units. It uses a mere 33 Watts which is one of the smallest power consumptions for any type of fridge. It is able to run on either mains electricity or uses as 12 Volt car adapter. As it utilises an advanced thermoelectric system not only can it keep food cold, but with a simple flick of a switch it can warm up to 65 degrees Celsius to keep food warm.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:44:03 +0100

• Guns N' Roses get heavy on Dr Pepper | Music | guardian.co.uk

  When Guns N' Roses finally released Chinese Democracy last week, Dr Pepper celebrated by offering every American a can of their fizzy, vaguely cherry-tasting beverage. But while you would expect fizzy, vaguely cherry-tasting beverages to make everyone happy, there is at least one fellow who isn't – Guns N' Roses' lawyer, Alan Gutman. Goodness is he angry. "Our clients are outraged at your treatment of their fans and the American public in general," Gutman wrote in a letter to Dr Pepper Snapple Group CEO Larry Young, according to Billboard. "This offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of vocal fans, 'ruined' the day of Chinese Democracy's release." Gutman's clients are not annoyed that Dr Pepper gave away cans of fizzy drink. Nor are they miffed that Dr Pepper "use[d] public interest in Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses as a lure to increase consumer awareness of Dr Pepper". No, what has Guns N' Roses' leather trousers in a twist is that Dr Pepper's website crashed. A lot.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:35:33 +0100

• Man Does 360 on Giant Swing - Video

  This is like watching a pendulum go back and forth but much more entertaining. This guy does succeed in his quest to go a full 360 on this giant swing.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:29 +0100

• di.se - Vd:n försnillade halv miljard - från Årets tillväxtbolag till konkurs på en vecka

  Så sent som i förra veckan prisades mjukvaruföretaget IT Factory som "Årets tillväxtbolag" i Danmark. På måndagen begärdes bolaget i konkurs. Vd och en halv miljard danska kronor har gått upp i rök.Med hjälp av luftfakturor till falska bolag i utlandet blåste IT Factorys firade direktör upp bolagets försäljning av mjukvaruprodukter och leasingavtal. Vd:n och delägaren Stein Bagger efterlystes av Interpol på måndagen. Han har varit försvunnen sedan i torsdags, då han befann sig i Dubai på en kombinerad arbets- och semesterresa. På söndagen avslöjades ett hemligt kontor i anslutning till IT Factorys högkvarter i danska Værløse där han förvarade dokument som röjde ett svindleri på mer än en halv miljard danska kronor, skriver Børsen.dk.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:49 +0100

• Global Warming Effects Information, Global Warming Effects Facts, Climate Change Effects - National Geographic

  The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole, and everywhere in between. Globally, the mercury is already up more than 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar regions. Photograph by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters/Corbis And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some far-flung future. They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over, and some of them are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea ice, it’s also shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move. Some impacts from increasing temperatures are already happening. * Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice. * Researcher Bill Fraser has tracked the decline of the Adélie penguins on Antarctica, where their numbers have fallen from 32,000 breeding pairs to 11,000 in 30 years. * Sea level rise became faster over the last century. * Some butterflies, foxes, and alpine plants have moved farther north or to higher, cooler areas. * Precipitation (rain and snowfall) has increased across the globe, on average. * Spruce bark beetles have boomed in Alaska thanks to 20 years of warm summers. The insects have chewed up 4 million acres of spruce trees.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:58:00 +0100

• YouTube - En samling av alain1981´s filmer(fruktsoppa osv)

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:10:10 +0100

• Stitch humidifier retches moist air into your face - Boing Boing Gadgets

  It emits a constant gaseous belch of misty air from its toothy maw, keeping winter air breathable

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:04:02 +0100

• YouTube - Idol 2008: Johan Palm Fan Blir Galen

  Idol 2008: Johan Palm Fan Blir Galen

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:06:17 +0100

• Poptastic - I Want One Of Those

  Now fortunately someone with way too much time on their hands, and who obviously wasn't busy designing the new space probe, has come up with an electronic version that fits on your key ring. It's the bubble wrap that never runs out of bubble. Every time you press one of the electronic bubbles, it makes a satisfying popping noise. We've tested several and this one was our winner. Bloody ridiculous, but just you try putting it down.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:25:45 +0100

• YouTube - Glacier Melting

  Tourists watch as the 70 meters (220 feet) front wall of the glacier Perito Moreno breaks down Sunday, March 14, 2003 for the first time in 16 years in Lago Argentino, some 3,200 kilometers, (2,000 miles) southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:46:37 +0100

• Sonic Charge - Synplant

  Did you ever wonder if the convention of imitating hardware in software is the final word on friendly user interfaces? Is it indisputably the most efficient, creative and inspiring way of interacting with a software synth? We asked ourselves these questions� and we created Synplant. Synplant is a software synthesizer with a genetic approach to sound creation. Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches. The purpose of this product is to move focus away from the sometimes intricate and difficult process of sound synthesis and instead let you develop sounds by simply using your ears.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:06:51 +0100

• Kidnapped Boy Found Safe, Imagines Kidnapped Boy | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

  According to the kidnapped child's imagination, Meyers was liberated from his abductors when 30 law enforcement agents swooped down from helicopters, crashed through the windows of the basement where he was being kept, and carried the desperate third-grader away to safety. Blocking out the sight and stench of his surroundings, the boy's imagination went on to report that Meyers was led by authorities into the arms of his overjoyed parents—a complete fantasy the 9-year-old was somehow able to conjure up despite the fact that he was lying face down on a filthy concrete floor, his arms and legs restrained by rope. "I'm so happy to be free," said a delirious Meyers, the sound of his voice muffled by the sock stuffed deep inside his mouth. "I knew my Mom and Dad would never stop looking for me. I knew they would find me." "They said everything is going to be all better now," continued Meyers, disregarding strict orders from his captors to quiet down and stop moaning. "And that nothing like what happened back there will ever happen to me again."

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:43:01 +0100

• Ryanair – a reckless price cutter! - forbrukerportalen.no

  Ryanair is one of the most successful air companies. Ryanair has enormous profits, and is now considered to be the third most valuable air company in the world. Ryanair expands, and offers more and more flights to more and more destinations. Merely from Norway Ryanair now flies to three destinations, and in April the fourth connection will be opened. But why and how do they earn this money? Former Ryanair employees strongly criticise the conditions “behind the curtain”. - The corporate management has an unofficial system in order to get rid of troublesome employees. If you get ill, have too much fuel after landing, or do anything else “wrong”, you will get a mark. When you have got too many, they fire you, says Petter Helland. He was a Ryanair pilot for 6 months, up to last spring. Then he quit, and he will never set foot again in a Ryanair plane.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:41 +0100

• SMule: Ocarina [Zeldarian] on Vimeo

  Ocarina, for iPhone, by SMule

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:17:31 +0100

• Holistic Reality: Mumbai’s Cybertecture Egg « Shape of Now

  India has been on world architecture news for a while now. Antilla has hardly left the headlines, Cybertecture Egg has already taken a place on top. Talk of intelligent design- this building will surpass all that fall in this category. You will see it built by 2010.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:58:41 +0100

• Zeitgeist - The Movie

  ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:53:34 +0100

• SNL Sarah Palin Videos - Not John Chow Just Better Looking

  This is all of the Saturday Night Live Spoof Debates and Interviews. Youtube has them blocked. I tried every way known to god to get them uploaded but they kept getting deleted during procesing.So I am running them off my site here. Please leave a COMMENT or SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest SNL Videos.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:51:45 +0100

• ThinkGeek :: Das Keyboard Ultimate

  You mastered Donkey Kong in pre-school. You hacked your first school terminal during recess before you were ten. You speak and think in various programming languages. And you can type faster than most dullards think. Finally, there is a keyboard that understands you: Das Keyboard. And what's even better... the Das Keyboard Ultimate has been improved with a more responsive IBM style clicky keyboard. Das Keyboard Ultimate is an enhanced 104 or 105-key USB PC keyboard equipped with 100% blank keys mounted on gold-plated and clicky high-end mechanical key switches.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0100

• Garrett Lisi on his theory of everything | Video on TED.com

  Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementary particles and forces you've ever seen.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:48:52 +0100

• Video: Lifelike animation heralds new era for computer games - Times Online

  Extraordinarily lifelike characters are to begin appearing in films and computer games thanks to a new type of animation technology. Emily - the woman in the above animation - was produced using a new modelling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured and recreated. She is considered to be one of the first animations to have overleapt a long-standing barrier known as 'uncanny valley' - which refers to the perception that animation looks less realistic as it approaches human likeness.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:46:42 +0100

• IEEE Spectrum: New Brain-Machine Interface Reactivates Monkey's Paralyzed Muscles

  In exchange for a reward of applesauce, the monkeys had been conditioned to create just the right amount of torque in their wrists to move a cursor on a display so that it hit a target. To conduct the experiments, the researchers used anesthesia to block signals in a nerve just below the shoulder of a monkey’s arm, temporarily paralyzing the rest of the limb. The brain cells that control wrist movement were still firing in response to the monkey’s desire to hit the target and get the payoff, but with the neural connection shut down, the wrist remained limp. The scientists implanted electrodes into the monkey’s motor cortex and fed the electrical signals they received from the monkey’s brain into a computer. The computer then translated the signals into a stimulating current that was fed to electrodes implanted below the nerve block in the monkey’s wrist. The monkeys were able to learn to manipulate their own brains to get their wrists moving.

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:04:37 +0100

• FTD - Frontotemporal Dementia - Brain Disease - Pick's Disease - Creativity - New York Times

  � �Bolero� is an exercise in compulsivity, structure and perseveration,� Dr. Miller said. It builds without a key change until the 326th bar. Then it accelerates into a collapsing finale. Dr. Adams, who was also drawn to themes of repetition, painted one upright rectangular figure for each bar of �Bolero.� The figures are arranged in an orderly manner like the music, countered by a zigzag winding scheme, Dr. Miller said. The transformation of sound to visual form is clear and structured. Height corresponds to volume, shape to note quality and color to pitch. The colors remain unified until the surprise key change in bar 326 that is marked with a run of orange and pink figures that herald the conclusion. Ravel and Dr. Adams were in the early stages of a rare disease called FTD, or frontotemporal dementia, when they were working, Ravel on �Bolero� and Dr. Adams on her painting of �Bolero,� Dr. Miller said. The disease apparently altered circuits in their brains, changing the connections between the front and back parts and resulting in a torrent of creativity. �We used to think dementias hit the brain diffusely,� Dr. Miller said. �Nothing was anatomically specific. That is wrong. We now realize that when specific, dominant circuits are injured or disintegrate, they may release or disinhibit activity in other areas. In other words, if one part of the brain is compromised, another part can remodel and become stronger.�

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:54:51 +0100

• YouTube - Grotesco - Ett kilo mjöl

  Från avsnitt fem av humorserien Grotesco

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:41:25 +0100

• dirty-mind-2.istheshit.net

  Posted by: forty at Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:59:52 +0100

• BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Supersonic car targets 1,000mph

  The British team that claimed the land speed record in 1997, taking a car through the sound barrier for the first time, is planning to go even faster. RAF pilot Andy Green made history in 1997 when he drove the Thrust SSC jet-powered vehicle at 763mph (1,228km/h). Now he intends to get behind the wheel of a car that is capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,610km/h). Known as Bloodhound, the new car will be powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:17:52 +0100

• German traffic cops angered by British driver who mocks traffic cams with a Muppet - Boing Boing

  Someone in Germany is driving an automobile built for UK roads and has installed a Muppet in the passenger seat.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:37:54 +0100

• YouTube - Wassup 2008

  Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay...

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:00:17 +0200

• Allt om Stockholm - Din guide till Stockholm

  Gillar du Snaps �Rythm is a dancer�, Culture Beats �Mr Vain� eller Haddaways �What is love� �r det h�r klubben f�r dig. Alla tre �r klara f�r varsin spelning p� Ambassadeur.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:06:55 +0200

• Al Gore on 60 Minutes | We Can Solve It

  On March 30, 2008, Al Gore appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes to discuss the launch of the We Campaign. Check out this short clip from the piece.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:34:57 +0200

• Exclusive: Storm over Big Brother database - Home News, UK - The Independent

  Early plans to create a giant "Big Brother" database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government's own terrorism watchdog.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:29:18 +0200

• Security services want personal data from sites like Facebook | Politics | guardian.co.uk

  The government is drawing up plans to give the police and security and intelligence agencies new powers to access personal data held by internet services, including social network sites such as Facebook and Bebo and gaming networks.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:27:58 +0200

• Roving brain electrodes reverse paralysis in monkeys - tech - 15 October 2008 - New Scientist Tech

  A brain implant with mobile electrodes that can seek out and connect to individual neurons in the brain has enabled monkeys to regain control of a paralysed wrist.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:01:57 +0200

• The Christian Science Monitor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:52:52 +0200

• YouTube - Interview - Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty

  Interview with Naomi Wolf author of "Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries" given October 4, 2008 on Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:02:06 +0200

• Shop 3M: Nexcare Duct Tape Bandages 520-20

  Nexcare� Duct Tape Bandages are made of real duct tape with medical grade adhesive.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:28:40 +0200

• The strange, lingering death of minimal techno | Music | guardian.co.uk

  People are bored. There is plainly a desire for change. In recent weeks, you might have smiled knowingly at Matias Aguayo's Minimal, which rails, as much as you ever can do via the medium of fruity mutant funk, against music that has, "no groove, no balls". The DJ Koze remix of Minimal was released on Kompakt, a label which once defined the pop end of minimal techno - but whose new compilation, Total 9, is full of dub, trance, indie and disco hybrids. Likewise, DJs, producers, bloggers and journalists are moving on. Minimal techno catalysed a wholesale change of editorial tone in Mixmag, but it's mentioned less and less. Meanwhile, in the current FACT, Kiran Sande despairs, brilliantly, at the, "steady, sterile pulse of T-Mobilized minimal techno that's boring Europe's dancefloors to death." That is, perhaps, a better line than it is cast iron fact. Anja Schneider, Dinky and the brilliant Marcin Czubula have all recently released iridescent albums which owe an obvious debt to the minimal aesthetic. The difference is that all three have brought new elements into play: delicate melodies, vocals, abrasive electro sounds, classical piano, jazz twangs, house tones and Latin percussion, to create something much closer, in spirit, to the mischievous warmth of original 90s click or micro-house, than the deadpan, intellectual sonic surgery that people (sometimes unfairly) associate with Poker Flat and M_Nus.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:54:22 +0200

• McCain: Planetariums are Foolish | The Perfect Silence

  If you needed any more evidence that a certain major political party - at least on the Federal level - is on the completely wrong side of science education in this country, I give you the latest quote from Presidential Candidate John McCain: McCain responded by criticizing Obama for seeking more than $900 million in these earmarks, by one count. ‘‘That’s nearly a million every day, every working day he’s been in Congress,’’ McCain said. ‘‘And when you look at some of the planetariums and other foolishness that he asked for, he shouldn’t be saying anything about Governor Palin.’’ (emphasis mine) I can just about hear all the hushed “oooohhhs” from the science education community, like Dustin Diamond had just slapped Jack Lambert with a white glove. Oh no he didn’t!

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:29:54 +0200

• Burglary bid by big blue bunny backfires - The Local

  A massive blue bunny, along with a shotgun-toting accomplice, were arrested on Wednesday afternoon following their unsuccessful attempt at robbing a currency exchange office in Farsta, south of Stockholm.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:32:51 +0200

• 90s hiphop mix by Cocotaxi — Pacemaker.net

  hip to the hop!

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:45:21 +0200

• BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Banksy's pet shop

  His exhibition, at The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill, in Manhattan, features chicken nuggets with legs, busily dipping themselves in sauce.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:00 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Business | US debt clock runs out of digits

  The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure. The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point last month, the sign could not display the full amount.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:09:48 +0200

• Marc Ecko Star Wars Hoodies | Uncrate

  There's no better, more flexible addition to a fall wardrobe than a nice, comfortable hoodie, and the new line of Marc Ecko Star Wars Hoodies ($58-$98) are at the top of our list. Made from soft, 100% cotton, each features a different design, along with adjustable hoods, ribbed cuffs and waistbands, and front pockets. Our favorites? The Real Trooper and Fett for Real hoodies, which double as lazy-man costumes. In our best gravely Emperor tone: "Gooooood." [Thanks, Danny]

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:35:46 +0200

• YouTube - Örebros kommunala musikskola - Also Sprach Zarathusthra

  Örebros kommunala musikskola performs Also Sprach Zarathusthra to the images of Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey Dawn Of Man.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:50:09 +0200

• YouTube - Tropfest NY 2008 winner, "Mankind Is No Island" by Jason van Genderen

  Winner of Tropfest NY 2008!

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:50:13 +0200

• YouTube - Justin Timberlake jam

  1:39 - "my name is" by eminem 3:20 - "feeling for you" by cassius, or "all this love that i'm givin" by gwen mcrae 2:25 - "peter piper" by rundmc 2:56 - "candy" by cameo

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:40:02 +0200

• Luxury designed Pac-Man Italian stools - Boing Boing Gadgets

  mimicking the profile of Pac-Man gorging himself on an electro-fueled, ghost-digesting power pills

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:03:17 +0200

• YouTube - Youscope (oscilloscope demo)

  a demo using an oscilloscope to display something. - third in assembly 2007 shortfilm compo - most original entry at assembly 2007 - scene.org awards nomination to most original concept, breakthrough performance and best animation.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:44:52 +0200

• Astronomy Picture of the Day

  Is there any place in the world you could see a real sight like this?

  Posted by: jacs at Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:10:59 +0200

• YouTube - Unique performance of Steve Reich - 1 musician on 2 pianos

  Peter Aidu plays Steve Reich's "Piano Phase" with an absolutely unique technique: with a left hand on one instrument and the right hand on the second piano - he alone performs the score for two pianists

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:46:59 +0200

• YouTube - Clapping Music (1972) by Steve Reich

  Clapping Music (1972) was Steve Reich's attempt to write a piece of music requiring nothing but the human body -- two performers that hand-clap. His first attempt at translating phase technique from recorded tape loop to live performance was his 1967 Piano Phase for two pianos (which I performed on marimbas with Thad Anderson on my Master's recital at UT in 2005). In Piano Phase, the performers repeat a rapid twelve-note melodic figure, initially in unison. As one player keeps tempo with robotic precision, the other speeds up very slightly until the two parts line up again, but one sixteenth-note apart. The second player then resumes the previous tempo. This cycle of speeding up and then locking in continues throughout the piece; the cycle comes full circle three times, the second and third cycles using shorter versions of the initial figure. Although Reich's original intent was for Clapping Music to be a phase piece, he found that the idea of phasing was not appropriate for the simple ways in which to experiment with sound using the human body. Instead, he employed a shifting technique -- still cyclic, like phasing. Reich states that the piece is "to have one performer remain fixed, repeating the same basic pattern throughout, while the second moves abruptly, after a number of repeats, from unison to one beat ahead, and so on, until he is back in unison with the first performer." Clapping Music is intended for performance in a large space where the echoes and reverberations of the clapping create "a surrounding sensation of a series of variations of two different patterns with their downbeats coinciding."

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:44:23 +0200

• Vincent Laforet : photos : Reverie - Behind The Scenes- powered by SmugMug

  Behind the scenes footage of Reverie the film by Vincent Laforet. Film shot with Canon's 5D Mark II.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:10:03 +0200

• Sophia Somajo s�ker sin inre clown

  Sophia Somajo gillar mots�gelser. Hon f�rklarar att hon inte har scenskr�ck samtidigt som hon s�ger att hon kan f� panik�ngest av att upptr�da f�r m�nga. N�got som bidrar till att hon i h�st v�ljer en webcamturn� framf�r en klassisk s�dan. - F�r mig k�nns det som ett mer modernt m�te, m�nga m�ten jag haft p� n�tet har varit mer intima �n i v�r vanliga v�rld. Hur personligt �r det att l�tsasbonda med 300 m�nniskor p� Nalen? Det h�r �r mer genomf�rbart med mina nerver. I ljuset av detta kan jag inte l�ta bli att fr�ga om hon �r nerv�s n�r jag m�ter henne senare p� kv�llen p� hennes releasefest. - Nej, jag ska inte upptr�da sj�lv, viskar hon s� att hemligheten inte ska l�cka ut. I st�llet l�ter hon Veronica Maggio, Vincent och Juvelen tolka tre av hennes l�tar och Kihlen mixa "The laptop diaries" med Mos Def och Prince. Ett dj�rvt grepp i en tid d�r liveframtr�danden �r viktigare �n n�gonsin f�r en artists �verlevnad.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:21:35 +0200

• �terupptaget resande gl�der inte i Bryssel

  - Utm�rkt, fantastiskt sk�nt och bra att medarbetarna inte beh�ver �ka bil eller t�g. H�r har vi ju all infrastruktur p� plats. Att vi nu har haft tv� sammantr�den h�r visar att v�rlden inte sk�lver bara f�r att vi inte kan m�tas i Strasbourg, s�ger den moderate EU-parlamentarikern Gunnar H�kmark. Han pekar ut de tv� senaste m�nadernas indragna resor till Strasbourg som den "st�rsta praktiska klimatinsats" som EU-parlamentet n�gonsin har gjort. Resandet mellan Bryssel och Strasbourg ber�knas kosta 200 miljoner euro per �r och leda till ett �rligt koldioxidutsl�pp p� n�stan 19.000 ton. De senaste tv� m�nadernas inst�llda resande ber�knas ha inneburit en besparing f�r EU p� 17 miljoner euro. Samtidigt har det kostat 6,5 miljoner euro att reparera taket i Strasbourg.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:08:56 +0200

• Steven G. Brant: Celebrating Capitalism's Death? Not so Fast...

  We no longer have a "market economy" here in America. Capitalism is dead. But what are the people on Wall Street and other financial centers celebrating? The end of something bad. But -- I assert -- not the start of something new that is good. Our government literally sees that the Titanic is sinking. And it is using its extraordinary power to raise the Titanic out of the ocean, shake all the water out of it (literally bailing it out), and place it back in the ocean hoping it will then sail on. But the Titanic cannot sail on.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:17:22 +0200

• Incredible Sahara Forest Project to Generate Fresh Water, Solar Power and Crops in African Desert : TreeHugger

  Can you imagine being able to produce enough water in the Sahara to grow crops there? Can you imagine harnessing sufficient quantities of solar power to supply electricity to cities in Africa and cities in Europe? Can you imagine producing a sustainable bio-fuel that doesn’t impact on world food supplies? Charlie Paton, Michael Pawlyn and Bill Watts can and what’s more they can imagine all these happening in the same place at the same time. This week this trio of visionaries launched the Sahara Forest Project: their proposal to combine two innovative technologies, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Seawater Greenhouses, to produce renewable energy, water and food in an area of desert known to be one of the hottest places on earth.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:14:23 +0200

• Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

  The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanistan in early 2010, which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum of 20 months by the time they ship out. In the meantime, they’ll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it. They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack. Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and includes specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the “jaws of life” to extract a person from a mangled vehicle; extra medical training for a CBRNE incident; and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area. The 1st BCT’s soldiers also will learn how to use “the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded,” 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them. “It’s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they’re fielding. They’ve been using pieces of it in Iraq, but this is the first time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded, and because of this mission we’re undertaking we were the first to get it.” The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic; shields and batons; and, beanbag bullets. “I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered,” said Cloutier, describing the experience as “your worst muscle cramp ever — times 10 throughout your whole body.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:54 +0200

• YouTube - David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign

  On the "Late Show," David Letterman talks about John McCain suspending his campaign in order to solve the economic problems.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:45:55 +0200

• Subprime mortgage primer -- online comic - Boing Boing

  When stuff gets complicated, I rely on profanity-spewing stick figures to explain it to me in terms I can understand. This 45-page online comic explains the subprime mortgage mess in about 2 minutes.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:48:05 +0200

• Museet d�r skapelsen tas bokstavligt

  I begynnelsen beh�vde Ken Ham ett stort stycke jord - 20 hektar - och en rund summa pengar. Han samlade ihop motsvarande 170 miljoner kronor. Och han fann marken i Kentucky. D�r l�t han bygga ett museum till�gnat Bibelns skapelseber�ttelse.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:53:07 +0200

• moist-towelette.com :: home

  The Official Moist Towelette Museum

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:34:17 +0200

• Flash » Noice

  Albino Blacksheep » Flash Files » Noice

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:33:08 +0200

• Rooibos tea made with espresso machine - Boing Boing

  I recently bought a bag of Red Espresso, which is rooibos tea ground for espresso makers. Rooibos has no caffeine, and has a strong toasty flavor. It's fun to make espresso-style and it even produces a crema-like substance.

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:22:57 +0200

• DealExtreme: $1.18 Mini Pig 2 LEDs Flashlight White

  Interesting pig shaped keychain

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:32:44 +0200

• Mälardalens Högskola, MDH - Världsartister gör musik av MDH-forskning - Newsdesk

  Ett alternativ till Windows blir ett musikinstrument! Besökarna på festivalen New Media Meeting kommer att få lyssna till Elektronikamusik av Håkan Lidbo, Sophie Rimheden och Måns Nyman. Det speciella är att artisterna kommer att använda ett musik- och videoprogram som är ett resultat av forskning vid Mälardalen högskola. Programmet visar ett alternativ till Windows och Mac OS X för hur användare kommunicerar med datorer.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:26:11 +0200

• Hackers infiltrate Large Hadron Collider systems and mock IT security - Telegraph

  Hackers have mounted an attack on the Large Hadron Collider, raising concerns about the security of the biggest experiment in the world. By Roger Highfield. # Have Your Say: Does the LHC need a new name? # Full coverage of the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher # The LHC: Your questions answered | CERN helps us understand the world # Glossary | LHC Facts | How it works As the first particles were circulating in the machine near Geneva where the world wide web was born, a Greek group hacked into the facility, posting a warning about weaknesses in its infrastructure. Calling themselves the Greek Security Team, the interlopers mocked the IT used on the project, describing the technicians responsible for security as "a bunch of schoolkids."

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:03:35 +0200

• Stephen Hawking to unveil strange new way to tell the time - Telegraph

  The Chronophage "hypnotises the watcher with its perpetual motion, punctuated by an extraordinary repertoire of slow blinks, jaw-snaps and stings from its tail," says Dr Taylor. The Corpus Clock, a true mechanical mechanism, which is wound up by an electric motor, has no hands. "It is a new way to show time, with light," said Dr Taylor. The clock has no digital numbers, either, but instead a series of slits cut into the face, each a tenth of a degree across. Blue LED lights are arranged behind the slits, and 60 quarter inch lenses, so that when the escape wheel moves, a series of rapidly darting lights runs in concentric circles to mark passing seconds, and pause at the correct hour and minute. What appears to be lights flashing in sequence are actually controlled mechanically, using the same principle as a zoetrope, the old fashioned way to view a moving image through slits. The total wattage used by the clock is less than that of three 60 watt bulbs.

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:46:32 +0200

• 'Upside down rainbow' caused by freak weather - Telegraph

  Freak atmospheric conditions rarely seen outside the polar regions have been credited with causing the formation of an "upside down rainbow".

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:41:20 +0200

• Street Performer Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  The Street Performer Protocol (SPP) is a way of encouraging the creation of creative works in the public domain, described by the cryptographers John Kelsey and Bruce Schneier[1] of Counterpane Systems (although the underlying idea is much older). SPP assumes that current forms of copyright and business models of the creative industries will not work in the future, because of the ease of copying and distribution of digital information. Under the SPP, the artist announces that when he receives a certain amount of money in escrow, he will release a work (book, music, software, etc.) into the public domain. Interested donors make their donations to a publisher, who keeps the donations in escrow, identified by their donors. If the artist releases the work on time, he and the publisher are paid from the escrow fund. If not, the publisher repays the donors, possibly with interest.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:52:11 +0200

• The bone-scouring monstrosity of the JVC HXD77J mini-system - Boing Boing Gadgets

  Now this is the kind of boom box that could blast your eyeballs into the back of your cerebellum.

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:00:41 +0200

• Blu Mar Ten

  As you may or may not know, we’re working on a drum & bass album right now. Around 6 weeks ago we got frustrated at how pedestrian it was sounding and tore lots of it up, vowing to take a swerve into the left-field and leave behind us all our concerns about whether the tunes fit in to what else is happening in the scene, or whether DJ [x] or DJ [y[] is likely to play it. Once we did that the music blossomed like crazy, giving us probably the best results we have seen for years. Will it get played by all the dancefloor merchants? Not a chance. Is it evocative, emotional, romantic music that I will want to listen to myself and be proud to stand by in years to come? Absolutely.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:14:50 +0200

• Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game

  Posted by: jacs at Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:12:51 +0200

• YouTube - How To Play Your Casio Keyboard (Intro)

  Here's how to play your Casio keyboard...

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:02:01 +0200

• Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube | Electronic Frontier Foundation

  Over a period of twelve hours, between this Thursday night and Friday morning, American Rights Counsel LLC sent out over 4000 DMCA takedown notices to YouTube, all making copyright infringement claims against videos with content critical of the Church of Scientology. Clips included footage of Australian and German news reports about Scientology, A Message to Anonymous/Scientology , and footage from a Clearwater City Commission meeting. Many accounts were suspended by YouTube in response to multiple allegations of copyright infringement. YouTube users responded with DMCA counter-notices. At this time, many of the suspended channels have been reinstated and many of the videos are back up. Whether or not American Rights Counsel, LLC represents the notoriously litigious Church of Scientology is unclear, but this would not be the first time that the Church of Scientology has used the DMCA to silence Scientology critics. The Church of Scientology DMCA complaints shut down the YouTube channel of critic Mark Bunker in June, 2008. Bunker’s account, XenuTV, was also among the channels shut down in this latest flurry of takedown notices.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:55:48 +0200

• YouTube - Earth Race

  Posted by: jacs at Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:53:45 +0200

• Heartland - Geopolitical maps Europe, Asia and World

  Geopolitical reasoning consists of specific cases, not theories. Hence geopolitical maps provide a fundamental basis for our type of analysis. In this section, we present a selection of maps that provide a detailed graphic representation of the main geopolitical issues dealt with inside Heartland.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:38:10 +0200

• The Electoral Map: Key States - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times

  The latest breakdown by The New York Times of which states are considered to be in play in the presidential election, along with how all the states voted in the past five elections.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:25:49 +0200

• 2008 Elections - Full coverage of presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races | washingtonpost.com

  Full state-by-state coverage of presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial races, including candidate profiles, past election results, demographics, campaign ads and the latest headlines.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:24:34 +0200

• Arctic becomes an island as ice melts - Telegraph

  The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:12:26 +0200

• CGSociety - NVArt: Amazing Creations Winners

  The CGSociety and NVIDIA are proud to present the winners of our new competition, NVArt: Amazing Creations, the first in a series of worldwide competitions to be held during 2008.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:32:31 +0200

• Facebook | Home

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:35:12 +0200

• Typewriters Morph Into Creepy Sci-Fi Creatures

  Jeremy Mayer collects antique typewriters, but he doesn't display them in a curio cabinet. Instead, he tears them apart, then turns the components into sleek, sci-fi-inspired bugs, skeletons and anatomically correct human figures. Mayer, who describes his work as a cross between Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical drawings and the gritty futures imagined by sci-fi maestros William Gibson and Philip K. Dick, assembles his artwork without welding, soldering or gluing.

  Posted by: forty at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:58:13 +0200

• YouTube - Magical Sound Shower 　from OutRun (Live)

  Performed by Sega Sound Team Band. 音ズレ・ボリューム修正版です。

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:21:09 +0200

• London from above, at night - The Big Picture - Boston.com

  With the end of the Olympics in Beijing, all eyes turned for a moment to London, site of the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics. While looking for good photographs of London, I was contacted by London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact) - some of which which he's agreed to let me share here. From Jason: "Shooting aerial photography during the daytime had its own difficulties, you are strapped tightly into a harness leaning out of the helicopter, shouting directions through the headsets to the pilot. If shooting in the day can be difficult, night and the lack of light causes its own set of problems, but overcoming them is half the fun and the results can be stunning. I shoot at night using the very latest digital cameras, mounted on either one or two gyro stablazied mounts, depending on the format of the camera and length of lens I'm having to use."

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:58:30 +0200

• Facebook rave staged in Milton Keynes Ikea store | 'Flash' rave party was arranged on Facebook to commemorate popular nightclub The Sanctuary | The Sun |News

  Families browsing the textiles section of the store in Milton Keynes stood amazed as the ravers started dancing in a show of 'remembrance' for popular nightspot 'The Sanctuary' - which made way for the Ikea store, an Asda and the Milton Keynes Dons FC stadium in 2004.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:52:44 +0200

• Ground Motion Link Swap

  Posted by: forty at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:48:35 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Technology | In search of the neo-nomad

  I am, it seems, a neo-nomad. Or perhaps a digital bedouin, if you prefer something that makes the computing connection more obvious. Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle recently reporter Dan Fost claims that a new generation of IT workers has grown up, people who turn a laptop, a wireless connection and a caf� into an office and work wherever they happen to be.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:34:10 +0200

• Det blev visst ingen cd-skiva.

  Det blev ingen cd. N�gra 15-�ringar fr�n Dommarhagsskolan t�nkte kolla in cd-skivor under lunchrasten. Men aff�ren de gick till hade st�ngt. Fr�n v�nster st�r Alfredo Pettersson, Richard Kn��s, Tommy Carlberg, Mattias Persson och Max Malmstr�m.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:13:56 +0200

• WEST APPLAUDS CHINA'S TREATMENT OF UGLY CHILD - The Daily Mash

  CHINA was last night congratulated for its adoption of western values after banning an ugly child from appearing on television. Image Yang perfomed from a dungeon under the stadium US secretary of state Condoleeza Rice said China had taken a 'cultural leap forward' by excluding seven year-old Yang Peiyi from the Olympic opening ceremony.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:54:26 +0200

• YouTube - Samsung Omnia (i900) Unboxing

  PROMOTIONAL CONTENT: Today we were asked by Samsung to make a video unboxing their new phone, the Omnia (i900). Many thanks to Samsung http://omnia.samsungmobile.com for the chance!

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:05:28 +0200

• Collector buying old coin operated penny arcade games collecting, fortune tellers, gun rifle games, cranes, diggers

  This document covers coin operated electro-mechanical arcade games as found at penny arcades during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Pretty much any penny arcade game up to the video game era (pre-1977).

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:49:17 +0200

• Photosynth

  Posted by: hg at Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:41 +0200

• WorldofGood.com, an eBay Community: Eco-friendly furniture - 100% organic, �

  Hey, I am thinking of replacing my couches with eco-friendly organic stuff. Having shopped around a little I realized it is going to cost since all organic materials are very expensive. Have you bought any eco for your home? If yes , where did you get it from ? I am thinking of ordering it from http://www.ecosofadesign.com/ but would like to explore more options before i commite to something.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:18:15 +0200

• Madeleine Bunting: We may admire the Nordic way, but don't try to import it | Comment is free | The Guardian

  One of my best friends is a Finn. She came to England at 16, but when it came to giving birth to her first baby 13 years later, there was no hesitation: she went home. When she returned, along with her stories of state of the art healthcare, she brought tangible evidence of the largesse of the Nordic welfare state: each new mother was given a box of exquisite new baby clothes and equipment. Everything was a perfect mint green and lavender. In contrast, when it was my turn several years later to give birth in the UK in an overcrowded, dirty hospital, a harassed nurse handed me a plastic bag stuffed with leaflets advertising baby products and a couple of free samples. In Finland, the state signalled its commitment to the wellbeing of each new citizen with an abundance of gifts; in the UK, it was a crash course in consumer capitalism.

  Posted by: jacs at Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:06:30 +0200

• Madeleine Bunting: We may admire the Nordic way, but don't try to import it | Comment is free | The Guardian

  Posted by: jacs at Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:05:32 +0200

• Time Banking - Creating Social Change by Weaving Community

  For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend on having someone do something for you. It's that simple. Yet it also has profound effects. Time Banks change neighborhoods and whole communities. Time Banking is a social change movement in 22 countries and six continents.

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:28 +0200

• How to get into a club by pretending you're a DJ - Boing Boing

  I've proven I can get into any club I like, skip any queue, pay no cover charges, go up to the DJ and pretty much take over their job.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:41:46 +0200

• Linköpinglivin'

  "Välkommen till Linköping, Sverige." or "Welcome to Linköping, Sweden." In July of 2006, I moved from the United States (hometown of La Canada, CA and recently Seattle, WA) to Sweden for a life adventure of living and working abroad. This blog is the account of my experiences in Sweden and beyond, updated weekly - no more, no less. Thanks for browsing to Linköpinglivin'.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:59:07 +0200

• Color Hunter

  create and find color palettes made from images

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:09:05 +0200

• BBC - Britain From Above

  A visualisation of our nation of 60 million people scattered across the land

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:38:39 +0200

• YouTube - Church Song goes wrong

  Words cannot explain this!

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:23:22 +0200

• Mixxx | Free Digital DJ Software

  # Free, open source DJ software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux # MIDI controller support # Superior mixing engine with recording, vinyl control, and more # Written for DJs, by DJs

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:48:01 +0200

• JamNow

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:07:18 +0200

• WIFIKARTAN.SE » Sveriges nya wifi-sajt

  Hitta caféer och andra ställen i Sverige som har gratis trådlöst internet för sina gäster!

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:02:18 +0200

• SUSHIKARTAN.SE » Sveriges nya sushi-sajt

  Sushikartan.se är en ny sajt där du kan kommentera och recensera sushi-ställen i hela Sverige.

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:01:20 +0200

• Esquire to geeks: hack our e-paper magazine cover - Boing Boing Gadgets

  E-paper cover a "stupid gimmick"? No way, Brian. Esquire's animated 75th anniversary cover is the flashing, squawking future of magazines. It's pretty easy to see the far future. Cheap, disposable e-paper magazines on subway newsstands and on the racks of your airport's Hudson News. Each one thin, flexible, disposable. Just a couple of pages, with bright, glossy color, wirelessly updated with the latest issues of your favorite rag. Need something to read? Buy a new e-mag — or press a button to refresh your virtually dog-eared copy to this month's edition. That's about five years away, just like it has been for the last decade. But deputy editor Peter Griffin can tell you what magazine stands will look like this October, when then the 75th Anniversary issue of Esquire with an e-paper cover will be unloaded from refrigerated vans and slotted into the rack. For the first time ever, one of the magazines will be animated.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:36:07 +0200

• $3 iBeer about as drinkable as real-life $3 beer - Boing Boing Gadgets

  The photo says it all: a beer animation that swishes around to the whims of your iPhone's accelerometer. Everyone hates it, but I love it. $3.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:31:07 +0200

• ekosystem.org :: graffiti posters stickers trains street art urban stencils

  The 1st version of ekosystem was uploaded during winter 1999. It is mainly a street-art & non-hip-hop-graffiti gallery with daily news & links.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:28:23 +0200

• Water Fountain: Vortex Fountain Scares the Piss Out of Traditional Fountains

  The Vortex Fountain eschews gentle, soothing streams for a powerful water funnel. The illusion of a standing block of water is created by an acrylic case hidden by transparency and water cascading down the sides, and the vortex itself is formed through the combination of strong, alternate currents of water that collide in the tank. Depending on the angle from which you view the fountain, it alternates between a majestic restraint of nature and an oversized science experiment involving expensive two-liters.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:22:54 +0200

• Ektopia

  Tokyoplastic do the thing again with the brilliant animation, Electric Koi. Masters of their craft. It’s also worth pointing out that their site has been updated and is much easier to navigate to all their recent works.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:21:21 +0200

• New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog: Rappin' physics

  Katherine McAlpine, at the time working in the CERN press office, had the idea for an LHC rap. She managed to get a couple of afternoon's access to the CMS and ATLAS detectors and, impressively, succeeded in sweet-talking a bunch of us into appearing in the video. By the time we filmed this, construction work on the detectors had almost finished - in fact, if you look past the dancers (hard though that is) these are some good shots of the detectors at their most impressive, just before they were closed off.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:27:12 +0200

• YouTube - McCain Ad Mocks Obama's Fame

  With three months before Election Day, the McCain campaign launched a negative ad that mocks Barack Obama's popularity, comparing him to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Chip Reid reports.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:36:55 +0200

• Taberu Me: Peanuts as business cards ::: Pink Tentacle

  For people looking to liven up the formal rigamarole surrounding the exchange of business cards in Japan, Arigatou Co., Ltd., a company specializing in the sale of laser-etched food products, offers “Taberu Me” edible business cards printed on peanuts. Laser-etched beans and nuts -- Taberu Me cards are created using Arigatou’s high-grade CO2 laser engraver nicknamed “Shiawase-kun,” which can etch up to 700 characters per second on hard organic materials like beans, nuts, rice and pasta and which has been optimized to print clean-looking logos, names and telephone numbers on the irregular surfaces of peanut shells.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:43:55 +0200

• gnimmel: This are serious thread

  c) I'm really, really sorry about this. Sometimes, one just has to do something to get the lolcats out of one's system....

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:49:09 +0200

• United States Patent: 7376903

  A 3D volumetric display system is configured to generate 3D diagnostic displays of 3D volumetric data acquired from a patient by an imaging system in a virtual-reality environment and to permit a user to conduct diagnostic interpretation of images in the virtual-reality environment and to permit the user to interact with the 3D diagnostic displays.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:16:22 +0200

• Deadmau5-Essential Mix-SAT-19-07-2008 | House | WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIP | Download newest dj mixes,dj live sets,dj radio shows.Trance,house,progressive,techno,electro.

  Tracklisting -=-=-=-=-=-=- o1. Deadmau5 - Complications o2. Deadmau5 - Sometimes Complicated o3. Deadmau5 - Bye Friend o4. Sydney Blu - Senses Of The Mind o5. Deadmau5 Vs Jelo The Reward Is More Cheese (Summer Festival 08 Version) o6. Deadmau5 - Hi Friend o7. BSOD ? Milton o8. Supermayer - 2 Of Us (Deadmau5 Edit) o9. Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Deadmau5 Edit) 1o. Matt Rock - What You Feel (Deadmau5 Remix) 11. Deadmau5 - Desynchronised 12. John Dahlback - Pyramid (Original) 13. Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin (Piano Version) 14. Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin w/ Morgan Page - The Longest Road (Accapella) 15. Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember 16. Deadmau5 - Arguru 17. Deadmai5 - Alone With You 18. Deadmau5 - Brazil (Second Edit) 19. Deadmau5 - Clockwork 2o. Deadmau5 ? Jaded

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:05:52 +0200

• Technology Review: A New Competitor to LCD

  A pixel that uses a pair of mirrors to block or transmit light could lead to displays that are faster, brighter, and more power efficient than liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Researchers at Microsoft Research who published their novel pixel design in Nature Photonics say that their design is also simpler and easier to fabricate, which should make it cheaper. LCDs corner half of the global TV market and are the most popular technology for cell phones and flat-panel computer monitors. But for three reasons, they do not boast the best image quality. First, the pixels do not turn completely off. Second, it takes 25 to 40 milliseconds on average for the pixels to switch between black and white, which is slow enough to blur fast-moving images. Third, LCDs are almost impossible to use in bright ambient light. "There is nothing in LCD technology that stands out," says Sriram Peruvemba, vice president of marketing at electronic-paper pioneer E Ink, based in Cambridge, MA. "The only reason it has done well is it's the lowest price [flat-panel] display today." The new telescopic pixels switch completely off and on within 1.5 milliseconds. Michael Sinclair at Microsoft Research says that the ultrafast response time translates to simpler, low-cost color displays. In LCDs, a pixel is made of three subpixels--red, green, and blue--that are lit up simultaneously at different intensities to create, say, yellow. Each subpixel is controlled with a separate transistor circuit, which makes the circuits complex. Because the telescopic display switches so rapidly, you could put red, green, and blue light-emitting diodes behind each pixel, Sinclair says, and have them sequentially light up to create a color shade. "This would reduce the complexity and cost of today's LCD," he says.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:39:34 +0200

• The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents: Scientific American

  # Scientists trace the path of human migrations by using bones, artifacts and DNA. Ancient objects, however, are hard to find. # DNA from contemporary humans can be compared to determine how long an indigenous population has lived in a region. # The latest studies survey swathes of entire genomes and produce maps of human movements across much of the world. They also describe how people’s genes have adapted to changes in diet, climate and disease.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:51:40 +0200

• The Analysis & Resynthesis Sound Spectrograph : Examples

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:01:53 +0200

• FORA.tv - Will Wright and Brian Eno

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:44:47 +0200

• YouTube - Epic Fail @ Arvikafestivalen 2008

  Girl stuck in a chair outside Orion at Arvikafestivalen 2008.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:38:47 +0200

• YouTube - The best unedited fight sequence ever

  This is the most impressive fight sequence I have ever seen that contains no edits. From the movie "The Protector", featuring Tony Jaa (of Ong Bak fame), this stedicam shot lasts over 3 min. I wonder how many times it took to get this shot right! Simply amazing! After watching the behind the scenes extras on the DVD, here is some additional info that filmmakers and martial arts film fans may appreciate: The director calls this "the most dangerous long take scene ever." A 4 minute stedicam shot featuring a variety of martial arts.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:11:25 +0200

• IOL Technology - CGI effects to wow moviegoers

  Whether it's the delinquent superhero Hancock (Will Smith) saving the world, the Pevensie children back for another adventure in Narnia in Prince Caspian, or the green giant flexing his muscles in The Incredible Hulk, the CGI is startling. Nonetheless, a strong argument can be made that special effects are less refined now than they were during an earlier, more innocent time in cinema. In the transition to the digital age, there are skills that have been lost, probably never to be recaptured. Meanwhile, certain names, once revered, have been forgotten. "Everything that Ray did influenced me, and I salute him every day," Steven Spielberg says of the special-effects supremo Ray Harryhausen, who discussed Harryhausen's career at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week. Peter Jackson and George Lucas are also Harryhausen fans.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:35 +0200

• CrunchGear » Archive » More Surface secrets - you’ll wish you were here

  There were still a few surprises up Microsoft’s sleeve today at this little conference I’m at. They’re talking about the SDK, testing the surface with robotic arms, and they demoed some totally freaking awesome apps they’ve got running in launch or alpha state. Believe me, you do wish you were here.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:54:34 +0200

• YouTube - U.F.O DISCLOSURE PROJECT U.FO MEETING

  A large number of ex high ranking officals including air traffic controllers, ex secret op. officers, commercial pilots, numorous military defence specialists with top secret clearance, people who had access to very sensitive documents lieutenants, ex commanders in the u.s airforce, astronauts,etc... all going befor ethe national press club to discuss what their experiences have been regarding u.f.o's and all are willing to go before congress to testify under oath.. never before has such a group come forward.. this is a must see it is long.. extremely informative and enlightening.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:54:00 +0200

• YouTube - 100 Japanese men having fun

  100 Japanese men having fun

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:32:04 +0200

• YouTube - Re: Första TV3-vinjetten

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:49:12 +0200

• List of problems solved by MacGyver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  MacGyver defuses a highly advanced nuclear warhead using a paper clip to short circuit the timing device.

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:38 +0200

• YouTube - Royksopp - Remind Me

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:16 +0200

• YouTube - Rube Goldberg machine from Waiting

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:46 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Earth 'not at risk' from collider

  Our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded. The document addresses fears that the Large Hadron Collider is so energetic, it could have unforeseen consequences. Critics are worried that mini-black holes made at the soon-to-open facility on the French-Swiss border might threaten the Earth's very existence. But the report, issued the European Organization for Nuclear Research, says there is "no conceivable danger".

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:31:00 +0200

• Millions, billions, trillions, quadrillions | Ryan Independent

  Running parallel to the upsurge in political violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe well described in the Human Rights Watch Report that was well publicised today, is the related economic and financial meltdown. Inflation has suddenly leaped from 355,000 just a couple of weeks ago to over 2,000,000%. There are reports of bank employees having to divide their balances 31 times so that the computers can balance the books. Last Friday, the government’s mouthpiece newspaper the Zimbabwe Herald (one of the most surrealistic reads you can find on the web), ran a story about the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s announcement of a 25 quadrillion Zimbabwe dollar loan facility for farmers. The RBZ governor described it as a micro-credit programme. To appreciate what a quadrillion is, see the illustration below of one quadrillion US pennies relative to buildings such as Chicago’s Sears Tower.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:58:22 +0200

• "Bullets for Each of You": State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe’s March 29 Elections

  �Bullets for Each of You� State-Sponsored Violence since Zimbabwe�s March 29 Elections

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:58:07 +0200

• reDiscovery Institute

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:14:12 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Oldest' computer music unveiled

  A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:05:24 +0200

• YouTube - Interactive LED Coffee Table Demo

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:46:11 +0200

• YouTube - Blackbox Soundmachine

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:43:27 +0200

• conway's life on Vimeo

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:04:44 +0200

• YouTube - Harmonics - Salt on a vibrating table

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:52:16 +0200

• YouTube - the reacTogon - chain reactive performance arpeggiator

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:49:21 +0200

• MP reacts to homophobic assualt by suggesting “ex-gay” therapy for victim - from Pink News - all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News

  Reacting to news that a man was viciously attacked because he is gay, she suggested that he should consider therapy to "cure" him of his homosexuality. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster today she condemned the attack on Stephen Scott but added: "I have a very lovely psychiatrist who works with me in my offices and his Christian background is that he tries to help homosexuals trying to turn away from what they are engaged in. "And I have met people who have turned around to become heterosexual."

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:18:04 +0200

• Naomi Wolf: Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | World news | The Guardian

  From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:30:21 +0200

• Spread Firefox | Download Day 2008

  Download Day is here! Set a Guinness World Record Enjoy a Better Web Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do to help us set the record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours is get Firefox 3 now – it’s that easy. We're not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:27:24 +0200

• svt.se - Rapport

  Nu �r det klart att Robyn kommer att f�lja med p� Madonnas turn� "Sticky & Sweet". Robyn ska agera f�rband �t v�rldsstj�rnan med ett eget liveframtr�dande.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:18:26 +0200

• Is a sniff of coffee as good as a sip? - health - 13 June 2008 - New Scientist

  DRINKING a cup of coffee can wake you up, but perhaps just a whiff of Java is enough to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:06:49 +0200

• V�lkommen till bloggportalen intressant.se

  Lite mer v�lskrivna inl�gg fr�n svenska bloggar

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:52:14 +0200

• "En outh�rdlig f�rlust"

  Jag t�nker p� "When everyone has gone". Det var Esbj�rn Svenssons f�rsta skiva med e.s.t, sl�ppt ungef�r samtidigt som jag sj�lv b�rjade skriva om jazz. Jag tyckte att musiken var s� bra att jag n�stan tvivlade p� mitt eget omd�me. I bakgrunden fanns ju alla de stora jazzklassikerna, odiskutabla kvalitetsm�tare som aldrig skulle kunna matchas, �n mindre �vertr�ffas. Men jag var s�ld p� Esbj�rn. Jag ans�g ohj�lpligt att det h�r m�ste hela v�rlden f� h�ra. Det fick den ocks�, s� sm�ningom. Vid det laget hade jag ocks� mer klart f�r mig vad det var han gjorde med sin musik. Hans anslag och tonbildning. Hans melodi�sinne och lyriska driv. Men kanske mest av allt - hans tydlighet. Det var den som gjorde att jag reagerade s� starkt redan f�rsta g�ngen jag h�rde honom. N�gon klok sj�l har sagt att det sv�raste med att vara kreativ �r att best�mma sig. Det tror jag var precis vad Esbj�rn Svensson hade en s�llsynt f�rm�ga att g�ra. Han best�mde sig. Ton f�r ton, fras f�r fras, s�kert mer �eller mindre medvetet men alltid lika klart. Det �r d�r n�gonstans jag h�r den starkaste kopplingen till Jan Johansson. Det �r grymt och ironiskt att b�da skulle g� bort s� pass unga. Johansson var f�rst�s en ikon l�ngt innan jag hakade p� jazzen. Svensson d�remot var min man, i min tid, och - det inser jag nu - en av mina viktigaste ing�ngar i jazzen �ver huvud taget.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:42:22 +0200

• BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate

  Management speak - don't you just hate it? Emphatically yes, judging by readers' responses to writer Lucy Kellaway's campaign against office jargon (see link, right). Here, we list 50 of the best, worst examples.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:35:45 +0200

• Bug in Mouth Brings Out the Street in Reporter Video

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:45:46 +0200

• Korg's nanoSeries shrinks your music studio - Engadget

  Korg really wants you to downsize your studio with its new lineup of miniature controllers, dubbed the nanoSeries. The diminutive set includes the nanoKEY (a 25-note, velocity sensitive keyboard), the nanoPAD (12 trigger pads and a touch-sensitive X/Y touchpad), and the nanoKONTROL (a mini-mixer with nine faders, nine knobs, 18 switches, and playback controls). The modular, lilliputian gear connects via USB and are all bus-powered, though we're hoping they've got other power options so the devices can be daisy-chained. No word on pricing or availability, but you'll know when we do.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:49 +0200

• Real Life Versions of Homer Simpson and Mario by Pixeloo | Laughing Squid

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:18:51 +0200

• Stoppa FRA-lagen!

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:33:41 +0200

• dubplate digest.: Stunna - BIOS Recordings Mix (March 2008)

  - A LIFE LIKE THIS (STUNNA + RELEASE) *next BIOS Digital Release, March 17th, 2008! - JIGSAWS (KHARM) - NO TIME LIKE NOW (NUSENSE) - LIBERTY (HENREE) - STATE OF URGENCY (STUNNA + SOL.ID) - TELL ME (SPECIFIC) - FILL THE BLANK (FX909) - RICOCHET (SPECTRASOUL) - FEEL TO ME (SMOTE): DECEM RMX - MORNING DEW (SILBRFISH) - GLIMMER (FLACO) - LITTLE CHILD (BROTHER) - ARTIST'S MUSE (BLOCKS + SCI PHI) - BACKSTAGE PASSES (NYMFO + PROXIMA) - EXODUS (DAN MARSHALL + MIXMASTER DOC) - HOW DO YOU SAY (JJ) - WHEN YOU HOLD ME (ROBOT REDFORD) - BABY (ATP + CLART)

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:31:28 +0200

• YouTube - HAL(Hybrid Assistive Limb) from Cyberdine

  HAL 5 or Hybrid Assistive Limb 5 is a robot suit (aka artificial powered exoskeleton) developed by Yoshiyuki Sankai who is the professor of Tsukuba University of Japan. HAL 5 is currently capable of allowing the operator to lift and carry nearly twice as much weight as they could lift and carry unaided

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:17:58 +0200

• YouTube - dj jazzy jeff @ bonbon - shanghai

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:33:04 +0200

• YouTube - Hexstatic - Ninja Tune

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:24:39 +0200

• hitta.se 3D

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 29 May 2008 23:20:55 +0200

• YouTube - Bulgaria Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (VIDEO)

  Bulgaria Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (VIDEO)

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 24 May 2008 11:10:59 +0200

• Beyond Beyond Good & Evil | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

  Well then, internets: whether or not I’m a wrong-headed, paranoid buffoon, are you going to go nuts about BGE2? (The correct answer is yes).

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 20 May 2008 11:09:36 +0200

• YouTube - Bootsy Space Bass Solo

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 17 May 2008 19:26:00 +0200

• MySpaceTV-videoklipp: .........Just a Sneak Peek.... av Dj Ruthless Ramsey and Persuit Crew Dj's

  Real Time...Double Cassette Cuttin...

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 17 May 2008 01:04:44 +0200

• Environmental News and Humor | Grist | 16 May 2008

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 16 May 2008 11:47:36 +0200

• Mousetrap Technology - Times Online - WBLG: Microsoft's giant touchscreen

  Microsoft is trying to out iPhone the iPhone. The software company, not renowned for its slick interfaces, has built a piece of equipment that will turn any flat surface into a giant touch-sensitive screen. Michael Arrington, of the TechCrunch blog, got a sneak preview of Touchwall, due to be unveiled at Microsoft’s headquarters today.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 16 May 2008 11:28:39 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Rocketman flies in the skies

  A 48-year-old man from Switzerland has successfully jumped out of a plane over the Alps using a jet propelled hang-glider he built himself Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 15 May 2008 11:44:07 +0200

• fractal Takeshi Miyakawa Design

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 15 May 2008 11:02:01 +0200

• MIDIBox Front on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

  My DIY MIDIBox64 based controller. ( www.ucapps.de ) 12"x12" Faux Walnut Case 16 Knobs 5 Faders 16 Arcade Buttons 32 MIDI controlled LED buttons

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 15 May 2008 09:58:28 +0200

• Portion Size, Then and Now : DivineCaroline

  Over the past few decades, portion sizes of everything from muffins to sandwiches have grown considerably. Unfortunately, America’s waistbands have reacted accordingly. In the 1970s, around 47 percent of Americans were overweight or obese; now 66 percent of us are. In addition, the number of just obese people has doubled, from 15 percent of our population to 30 percent.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 14 May 2008 22:20:22 +0200

• The 10 Most Irritatingly Impossible Old-School Video Games | Cracked.com

  In the old days, you didn't come back to a game again and again for anything as fancy as online multiplayer or user-created content. No, you came back because the games were freaking impossible. That was the only way game designers of the Nintendo Entertainment System and SNES days could extend the play time: through mindless, frustrating repetition. These are the 10 games so infuriating, their very mention makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 14 May 2008 21:56:20 +0200

• Free Music Studio Means No More Excuses | Listening Post from Wired.com

  This free online electronic music studio lets you compose with two TB-303 Bass Line generators, Roland TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines and two banks of effects pedals including three delays, crusher, detune, flanger, reverb, a parametric equalizer and a compressor. By clicking the mouse button, you can drag virtual cables between any output and any input to customize the setup.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 14 May 2008 21:23:39 +0200

• 60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without at CameraPorn

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 14 May 2008 21:21:53 +0200

• Phonic-FX live Plymouth Dome Presentation on Vimeo

  Presentation of Phonic FX at tne Immersive Vision Conference at the University of Plymouth's Dome. Intro: Underworld - Twist Setlist: FC Kahuna - Hayling Materia - Voodoo Goldfrapp - Lovely Head Kodamas - Joe Hisashi (Mononoke Soundtrack) Unkle - Reign (feat. Ian Brown) Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions Video record and edited by tomba.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 14 May 2008 17:03:03 +0200

• YouTube - Family Guy The Matrix Trailer

  Posted by: miklo at Sat, 10 May 2008 11:14:23 +0200

• Using a record-cutter to turn old CDs into 45RPM singles - Boing Boing

  As part of Manchester's Futuresonic 2008 conference, you can have your old CDs and DVDs "overwritten" with a vintage record cutter and converted to a 45RPM record:

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 09 May 2008 23:15:40 +0200

• Vice Magazine - FINALLY - The Breakthrough Institute Wrests Environmentalism Away from the Dumbs - by Thomas Morton

  I�m generally into the idea of �standing up for nature� and �not turning the planet into an uninhabitable trashball,� but the thing that�s always kept me at arm�s length from environmentalism is how completely selfish the better part of its proponents are. Sure, they�re �thinking globally� as they �act locally,� but aside from assuaging their own wounded conscience and giving them something to harp on about at parties, you know what all these local acts amount to in the global picture? Fuck all. Riding a bike with a bunch of folks across the Williamsburg bridge once a month or converting your car to bio-diesel may make you �feel like part of the solution,� but it does nothing to counteract the billions of people driving cars every day around the world. And recycling? Please. Besides the fact that the better part of American waste-management companies just dump the majority of their recyclables in with the regular trash while no one�s looking, even when it�s actually carried out it�s still a scam.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 08 May 2008 16:35:59 +0200

• Shout at your wrist in the street with the EP2502 cell phone watch - Boing Boing Gadgets

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 06 May 2008 23:01:16 +0200

• Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!

  Today at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator (and real life inspiration) Lee David Zlotoff announced he has a big budget MacGyver movie in the planning stages.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 04 May 2008 18:59:06 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

  An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin. The South African-based scientists who witnessed the incident say it is the most unusual case of mammal mating behaviour yet known. The incident, which lasted for 45 minutes and was caught on camera, is reported in the Journal of Ethology. The bizarre event took place on a beach on Marion Island, a sub-Antarctic island that is home to both fur seals and king penguins.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 03 May 2008 16:23:25 +0200

• YouTube - Bicycle Repair Man!

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 01 May 2008 15:44:37 +0200

• MySpace.com - YMCK - JP - Pop / Electro / Jazz - www.myspace.com/ymck

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:59:23 +0200

• YouTube - FPM - City Light

  FPM - City Light

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:04:01 +0200

• YouTube - Different Colors / FPM

  Different Colors / FPM

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:57:18 +0200

• Iwo Jima Veterans Blast Time's 'Special Environmental Issue' Cover

  Lt. John Keith Wells, the leader of the platoon that raised the flags on Mt. Suribachi and co-author of “Give Me Fifty Marines Not Afraid to Die: Iwo Jima” wasn’t impressed with Time’s efforts. “That global warming is the biggest joke I’ve ever known,” Wells told the Business & Media Institute. “[W]e’ll stick a dadgum tree up somebody’s rear if they want that and think that’s going to cure something.” Time managing editor Richard Stengel appeared on MSNBC April 17 and said the United States needed to make a major effort to fight climate change, and that the cover’s purpose was to liken global warming to World War II.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:35:20 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Technology | Sliding into work at Google HQ

  A tour of Google's Zurich HQ, where staff ride a slide to lunch and shimmy down a fireman's pole.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:07:44 +0200

• YouTube - Synthesizer Club

  Synthesizer Club

  Posted by: M�rre at Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:18:49 +0200

• ThomHartmann.com - The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

  While it seems that things are collapsing all around us -- and on many fronts they are (global warming, humans messing with genes, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, global famine, wars, etc.) - it's also possible for us to do something about it and create a world that will work for our children's children. "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight" details in three parts the damage being done to our biosphere, the reasons why our culture would inevitably do such damage, and how we can fix the problem.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:50:59 +0200

• YouTube - Talang 2008 - Zara Larsson 10år sjunger

  Zara Larsson, 10år sjunger i Talang 2008!

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:07:52 +0200

• ToneLadder.com>>>concept

  If a household ladder is extended with a melodic function, it will develop into a real musical instrument. The ordinary ladder transforms into a soundladder. Stepping on a bar of the ladder creates a sound or tone which is different from rung to rung. So you can create a piece of music by stepping up and down on the ladder. Together with a partner you can even play a duet.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:38:37 +0200

• bsynth

  A kick, a wave of the hand or a clenched fist, a ripple of the back, even a yawn or a scowl can make Muscle-Music. The BodySynth is a system for transforming movements, gestures, and other muscle efforts into sounds and other effects.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:36:25 +0200

• 1337haxorz.de - delivering superior consumer technology since 2004

  Here it is - the synthesizer that was responsible for creating all sounds in the famous farbrausch intros such as .the .product, poemtoahorse, Candytron, Flybye and of course the 96 kilobyte shoot-em-up .kkrieger, and the 177 kilobyte miracle called debris.

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:41:14 +0200

• BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Secret 'dino bugs' revealed

  It is like a magic trick - at first there is nothing and then it appears: a tiny insect unseen by any eye for 100 million years. We are with Paul Tafforeau who is scrolling through images on his computer. His pictures have been produced by a colossal X-ray machine that can illuminate the insides of small lumps of clouded amber (fossil tree resin). As he plays with the settings, what starts out as grey nothingness suddenly becomes the unmistakable outline of a "wee beastie". Who knows? This little creature could once have buzzed a dinosaur. It's certainly the right age.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:48:17 +0200

• Ogle Earth: Up next: GeoImmersive video

  Darn. 360-degree streaming immersive video? Of London? Of humpback whales? Georeferenced and mapped onto Google Maps? Want a buzzword for 2008 — here it is: GeoImmersive video, by a company called Immersive Media. No word on pricing for these systems yet, but I’m already feeling so behind the curve...

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:21:26 +0200

• Peter Callesen

  selected works

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:10:46 +0200

• Rapex: the internal anti-rape device | Features | The First Post

  Rapex - dubbed the 'rape trap' - is a product worn internally by women. The hollow inside is lined with rows of razor-sharp hooks, which are designed to latch on to a rapist's penis during penetration. They can only be removed by a doctor. The product will be on the shelves of South African chemists and supermarkets later this month. South African mother-of-two Sonette Ehlers developed the original prototype in 2005 but has struggled to get it patented and approved for sale, not least because of staunch opposition from feminist groups.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:01:26 +0200

• Arts - Telegraph TV

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:19:54 +0200

• YouTube - grimace

  belle grimace lool

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:11:49 +0100

• Retro To Go

  A while back, we featured the Singgih Kartono Magno radio, thinking it was a one off. But as you can see from the above picture, it was just one of a range of retro Singgih Kartono Magno wooden radios. Three available - small, medium and large - all made as much as possible from wood, specifically ebony, with the radios made in Indonesia by local craftspeople. All essentially offer the same functionality - AM, FM and shortwave radio reception and connectivity for an iPod/MP3 player.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:44:41 +0100

• Tilt-Shift Photography: It’s a Small World After All : Photography Tips at Cheapshooter - Photography on a Budget

  One of the most unique types of photography is tilt-shift photography, a style that makes the world look like it’s miniature. Enjoy these fine examples of tilt-shift photography and I’ll explain just how the effect is achieved at the end, along with several ways you can practice tilt-shift photography on your own.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:07:42 +0100

• Reznor makes $750,000 even when the music is free

  Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails made headlines again this week as he released his new, four-part instrumental album Ghosts I-IV, at a variety of price points, including a $300 super-deluxe package. He's also giving away Ghosts I at no charge, even throwing the tracks up on The Pirate Bay for anyone to download. And it appears to be working quite well for Reznor, who has managed to sell all 2,500 copies of his $300 package without major label backing or much in the way of splashy marketing. If Reznor's earlier experiments in digital distribution failed to recoup their costs, he's clearly learned his lesson: grossing $750,000 in the space of three days isn't a bad haul for any businessperson.

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:37:02 +0100

• Sonic State - News (Video Item) MESSE08:Melodyne Blows Our Minds, Direct Note Access - tis the work of the devil I tell you..

  MESSE08:Melodyne Blows Our Minds

  Posted by: M�rre at Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:44:02 +0100

• Aftonbladet: Delfin r�ddade valar ur d�dsf�lla (Nyheter)

  N�r m�nskliga f�rs�k misslyckats och hoppet f�r tv� strandande valar b�rjat dala, grep en delfin in i dramat p� stranden Mahia i Nya Zeeland.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:29:08 +0100

• the Vanishing Point

  Imagine a tunnel more than ten storeys underground, a hundred years old, bricklined, wet, and completely inaccessible save by descending through a narrow slit in its ceiling thirty feet above the floor, and then returning up the same rope you came down. Now imagine that this tunnel flows into Niagara Falls

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:37:28 +0100

• RETROMANIA 15-16 mars! -

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:49:29 +0100

• Amazon.com: Playmobil Security Check Point: Toys & Games

  Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:26:07 +0100

• YouTube - Model Falls, News Anchors Laugh Their Asses Off

  Who would not have laughed

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:14:39 +0100

• YouTube - A day with analog synthesizer

  Posted by: M�rre at Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:38:36 +0100

• Stuff White People Like

  This blog is devoted to stuff that white people like

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:42:01 +0100

• YouTube - Krtek a Muzika (The Mole and the Music)

  This is old Czechoslovakia cartoon movie from famous artist Zdenek Miler.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:53:06 +0100

• MySpaceTV-videoklipp: Big Mouth av spoc

  Big Mouth

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:22:04 +0100

• Tetrahedral Planetoid

  In this print Escher imagined a small planet in the shape of a tetrahedron, or pyramid. Two of the four surfaces are visible and show houses, gardens, trees, roads, and even people.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:54:36 +0100

• Plastic: Trashing the Oceans Thomas Hayden THOMAS HAYDEN / U.S.News & World Report 4nov02

  At Taco Bell on Main Street in Ventura, Calif., you can take out the chalupa of your choice�Baja, Nacho Cheese, or Supreme, with ground beef, chicken, or steak. But it will always come in a small plastic shopping bag. The bags arrive preprinted from a factory in Asia�usually. One brilliant summer morning in 2000, the small private research vessel Alguita discovered a 10-mile-wide flotilla of the disposable sacks, an estimated 6 million of them destined for Taco Bells around the country, bobbing more than 1,000 miles west of the Ventura store. �We were out in the middle of the Pacific, where you would think the ocean would be pristine,� recalls the Alguita�s captain, Charles Moore. �And instead, we get the Exxon Valdez of plastic-bag spills.�

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:19:40 +0100

• Humankind 1, Oceans 0 (updated)

  It is perhaps an understatement to suggest that humans have had a noticeable impact on our surroundings. The growing threat of anthropogenic climate change demonstrates that, but greenhouse gases aren't the only way we're changing the planet. A new paper, published today in Science, offers a comprehensive look at our impact on the oceans, and it makes for highly depressing reading.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:09:36 +0100

• YouTube - Kurt Cobain Jumps Into Drum Set

  Posted by: hg at Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:03:51 +0100

• YouTube - Black Fire Percussion

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:24:50 +0100

• Gallery: Scientists Scan Striking Nanoscale Images

  Posted by: hg at Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:55:42 +0100

• Falsk sexforskare polisanm�ls

  Mannen presenterade sig som forskare n�r han ringde upp kvinnor i Sundsvallsomr�det och intervjuade dem om deras sexvanor. Nu har �tta av kvinnorna polisanm�lt honom, skriver Dagbladet och Sundsvalls Tidning.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:45:49 +0100

• Timbaland to produce the world's first album for a mobile phone | News | guardian.co.uk Music

  He dominated the charts in 2007, now the producer extraordinaire is set to issue the first album made solely for mobile phones

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:22:45 +0100

• YouTube - RoofBall - Fifa Street 3 (best quality)

  Ad Movie for the new Fifa Street 3 showing some impossible magic freestyle tricks. (Propaganda do novo Fifa Street 3 mostrando alguns dribles e movimentos impossíveis.)

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:22:32 +0100

• Lesbisk fick inte k�pa hundvalp - Nyheter - City.se

  Transvestiter �gnar sig �t �kraftig djurporr�. Med den motiveringen v�grade en kennel�gare p� V�rmd� att s�lja en hundvalp till en lesbisk kvinna. I g�r d�mdes �garen f�r diskriminering.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:22:19 +0100

• Mini-muscleman: Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder | the Daily Mail

  At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder. Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight. Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:14:46 +0100

• Covert Operations Recordings :: View topic - IZM | MINOTAUR | [Exploring the depths of Ambient in D'n'B]

  IZM / MINOTAUR [KBPS:192 | MIN: 77 | MB: 106] TRACKLIST: 1. INTRO: MILES DAVIS � SANCTUARY [COLUMBIA] 2. BOP � TRANSCENDENT [DUBPLATE] 3. TSUNEARI FUJI � WAVES [PRECISION] 4. ANGEL ZERO � SATELLITE�S END [BREAKBEAT SCIENCE] 5. MAKAI � FIVE ELEMENTS NINJA [PRECISION] 6. MAKAI � NORTHSTAR / MATRIX RMX [PRECISION] 7. ICR + MACC � SO UNLOVED [COUNTER INTELLIGENCE] 8. AMIT � IMMORTAL [COMMERCIAL SUICIDE] 9. POLAR � MIND OF A KILLER / POLAR RMX [CERTIFICATE 18] 10. DENSITY � NIGHT FALLS / FRAGMENT [PUNCTURED LIGHT] 11. DENZ + TRIBALIST � CORPORATE MONDAY [REINFORCED] 12. GRAPHIC FT. BEANS � I AM METAL / DUB [OFFSHORE] 13. LAMB � LITTLE THINGS / KLUTE RMX [NOT ON LABEL] 14. PHONEHEADS + ORSON � TALENT [INFRACOM] 15. DJ VADIM � MORNING PRAYER [NINJA TUNE] 16. PIETER K � SATURNINE [BREAKBEAT SCIENCE] 17. PHOTEK � AXIOM [SCIENCE] 18. BREAKAGE � COME BACK [BASSBIN] 19. TEEBEE � LIFELESS [CREATIVE SOURCE] 20. SEBA � MAKE MY WAY HOME [OFFSHORE] 21. DISSIDENT � BLIND VIEWER [COUNTER INTELLIGENCE] 22. ASC � FROZEN SHORES [NERVE] 23. ZERO TOLERANCE + SURVIVAL � COLD BLOOD [REVOLUTION] 24. SABRE � THESE SIMPLE THINGS [FUTURE THINKIN] 25. B.L.I.M. � GLACIERS [EMOTIF] 26. BJORK � COVER ME / DILLINJA RMX [ONE LITTLE INDIAN] 27. POLAR � BREAKIN THRU [CERTIFICATE 18] 28. SUSUMU YOKOTA � SECRET GARDEN [LEAF] 29. BURIAL � BROKEN HOME [HYPERDUB] 30. OUTRO: TRANSFER � DISK

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:23:04 +0100

• SSL

  Brilliant Noise takes us into the data vaults of solar astronomy. After sifting through hundreds of thousands of computer files, made accessible via open access archives, Semiconductor have brought together some of the sun's finest unseen moments. These images have been kept in their most raw form, revealing the energetic particles and solar wind as a rain of white noise. This grainy black and white quality is routinely cleaned up by NASA, hiding the processes and mechanics in action behind the capturing procedure. Most of the imagery has been collected as single snapshots containing additional information, by satellites orbiting the Earth. They are then reorganised into their spectral groups to create time-lapse sequences. The soundtrack highlights the hidden forces at play upon the solar surface, by directly translating areas of intensity within the image brightness into layers of audio manipulation and radio frequencies.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:10:17 +0100

• Photo In the News: Hubble Snaps "Eye in the Sky"

  Looking like a big red eye in the sky, this latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers the clearest glimpse yet into one of our nearest celestial neighbors. The heavenly halo captured by Hubble is actually a cloud of gas and dust particles surrounding the small star Fomalhaut. The star, which from Earth can only be seen in the Southern Hemisphere, is 25 light years from our solar system�that's just around the corner in astronomical terms.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:06:01 +0100

• Clouds Over Mount Shasta

  Mount Shasta is known for its beautiful clouds. The lenticular clouds, often called "flying saucers," are probably the most well-known type of cloud in the region. However, there are many types of clouds that can be seen around Mount Shasta.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:03:16 +0100

• "Sounds" of individual molecules captured

  Phys­i­cists say they’ve rec­orded ti­ny vibra­t­ions of in­di­vid­ual mol­e­cules, that could be called sounds—de­pend­ing on how you de­fine sound—and put them in au­di­ble form. The re­sulting bell-like tones can be heard here. But the study went much fur­ther. The vibra­t­ions in their orig­i­nal form, sci­en­tists said, are too fast and small to hear, but oth­er­wise fit the phys­i­cal de­scrip­tion of what makes a sound: they can pro­duce si­m­i­lar vibra­t­ions in neigh­bor­ing mol­e­cules, which do the same to their neigh­bors, and so forth, spread­ing the os­cilla­t­ions out­ward.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:53:48 +0100

• Australian Centre for Visual Technologies | VideoTrace: Rapid interactive scene modelling from video

  Posted by: hg at Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:43:20 +0100

• Today is the Day: Today is the Day

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:30:49 +0100

• YouTube - The samchillian - a musical instrument based on relativity.

  Posted by: hg at Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:25:36 +0100

• YouTube - Musical Tesla Coils Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:27:49 +0100

• Microsoft l�gger bud p� Yahoo

  Den amerikanska mjukvaruj�tten Microsoft l�gger bud p� internetbj�ssen Yahoo. Microsoft erbjuder 31 dollar per aktie, vilket v�rderar Yahoo till cirka 44,6 miljarder dollar, motsvarande 280 miljarder kronor.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:05:00 +0100

• UPPSALA STADSHOTELL

  P� dessa sidor kommer vi att ber�ttar mer om vinerna som omsorgsfullt handplockas av v�ra h�ngivna somalier. V�lkommen �ter...

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:54:46 +0100

• Engineer unlocks Wii's hidden potential | Underexposed - CNET News.com

  By attaching the sensor bar to his head and the Wiimote to a TV, he was able to construct a system that knows where his head is located. That information is then fed into an algorithm that changes the perspective of an image on a monitor. The result is a very convincing 3D feel that looks like it would be a great fit for video games. The whiteboard application relies on use of a pen with an infrared LED in its tip. After a quick calibration--the subject of Lee's thesis--a computer can track where Lee is "drawing" on a wall, tabletop, and laptop screen. Perhaps the most mainstream potential comes with Lee's Wiimote-based multitouch user interface. Lee attaches small reflectors to his fingertips, which the sensor bar can track. The result is a user interface that can respond to gestures such as pinching and swiping. And by tracking four points, it enables the "multitouch" abilities that are all the rage with Apple's iPhone and MacBook Air as well as the Microsoft Surface "Milan" project. Lee's open-source work has traveled beyond his own domain. Cynergy Labs' Maestro project shows the Wiimote-based multitouch system in action. And his work has spawned a discussion site called Wiimote Project. Lee also is notable for another practical design, a poor man's steadycam.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:30:30 +0100

• Scaling The Universe - The Official Uniview Site

  Carter Emmart from the Hayden Planetarium (AMNH, New York) talks on global networking of the Digital Universe 3D atlas to classrooms using Uniview.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:45:47 +0100

• Get Weird Turn Pro

  Randomness. Jibberish. Tunes. Pictures. Stuff

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:57:42 +0100

• Andreas Nilsson

  Andreas Nilsson, artist and director.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:56:08 +0100

• Swedish Ministry of Design

  Ministry of Design är en designblogg för dig med ett intresse för svensk form. Här läser du om mode, arkitektur och formgivning. Skicka in dina designnyheter till info@ministryofdesign.se Vi kallar det demokrati. - A blog for those with an interest in Swedish design. Targets fashion, architecture and furnishings.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:54:09 +0100

• iGoogle

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:19:55 +0100

• Huge Monitor: Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It's From Another Planet

  We can't have one of these Alienware curved monitors until the second half of this year, but until then, we've been abducted by its four nearly seamless and sharp screens of DLP goodness. Lit by LEDs, this 2880x900 monster is well over three feet wide and is said to have an other-worldly .02ms response time, great for gaming.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:00:09 +0100

• Smallest ever advent calendar made

  A group of nanotech specialists in Germany have got into the Christmas spirit by making what they believe is the smallest ever Advent calendar. It would take about five million of the miniature calendars to cover a postage stamp. PhD student Daniel Neumaier, one of three members of the University of Regensburg's micro- and nanostructures group that created the calendar, told Chemistry World, 'We wanted to have a nice picture of Christmas on our home page. We waited until normal business was done for the day in the clean room. Then we went in and did it. We were just having fun.' The rectangular Advent calendar measures 8.4�m by 12.4�m and is etched onto a semi-conducting gallium arsenide wafer coated with Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) - used to make Perspex. The doors for 1 December through to 6 December are open, with six different images including Santa Claus, a bell, a snowman and a church. The smallest images on the calendar are the glass panes on the church windows, which measure about 20nm. At the bottom of the calendar, 'a Merry Christmas wish from Nanonic' is written in German.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:38:05 +0100

• amadana - product - VP110

  Natural material, laminated bamboo, is used for its body. Equipped with a flat-touch panel, it allows easy button operation. It's an entirely new portable DVD player, where you can enjoy high-quality images as well as the satisfaction of possessing it.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:31:34 +0100

• Letters from Kamp Krusty: What If "24" Were Set in 1994?

  Rated PG. Worth watching for anyone who remembers -- truly remembers -- life in 1994.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:26:31 +0100

• St�d kvinnorna!

  Att l�ta hela ens liv och v�rldsbild formas av religi�s vidskepelse �r en form av sinnessjukdom. N�r den f�r styra nationer, blir de som helhet sjuka. FN visade detta i en rapport 2003, skriven av "distinguished Arab intellectuals". Under en hel tjugo�rsperiod, 1980-2000, skapades 370 patent i arabv�rlden, under samma period 16.000 patent i ett land som Sydkorea. Islamismen/jihadismen �r en katastrof f�r det land d�r den f�r f�ste. I kraft av �ppningar mot omv�rlden, avregleringar, modernisering och en betydande satsning p� vetenskap har Pakistan p� senare �r gjort betydande ekonomiska framsteg, med en snittillv�xt p� cirka 7 procent per �r. En professionell medelklass har v�xt fram. Kvinnor har i v�xande grad kunnat g�ra sig g�llande. Nu hotas allt detta, inte bara av terrorn utan ocks� av att n�stan h�lften av befolkningen - utifr�n religi�s sinnessjukdom - har sympati f�r "jihadisterna".

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:57:15 +0100

• New Paradigm

  Dr. Glen Barry is the President and Founder of Ecological Internet (EI). He is a conservation biologist and ecologist, a writer of essays and blogs, and a computer specialist and technology researcher. Dr Barry's tireless use of the Internet to address global ecological change has been described as providing "the global ecological conscience" necessary to pursue and achieve global ecological sustainability. Imagine the panic as Americans and others in the world that are ecologically ignorant and isolated realize food does not come from grocery stores but from healthy agro-ecosystems with dependable climatic patterns and rich soil. That water does not come from the tap, but from aquifers and rivers. That weather need not follow reliable cycles, that natural resources are finite, and that social order depends upon all the above. I prophesize that within my lifetime environmental destruction and unsustainable living will lead to widespread global ecological collapse and social disintegration; leading eventually to extinction for most life forms including humans and Gaia - the Earth system itself. This is the Earth Prophecy. None of what follows need happen, and I close this essay by repeating the policies that offer the way out. We have all the tools and knowledge on hand to prevent global ecological and social collapse. Yet the hour is late, widespread political and personal will essentially absent, and the momentum behind Earth destroying trends so pernicious and constant that barring major social change unprecedented in scale and ambition, the Earth and her inhabitants are going to die a hard and brutal death. Globally as the climate becomes wildly unpredictable, droughts and floods prevalent, and the land and oceans lifeless; starvation and disease will become rampant, economies will fail, and social cohesion will break down leading to unprecedented violence and death as the truth of existence is revealed to a formerly air-conditioned, consumer society fighting to survive.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:50:42 +0100

• » Google Earth inner workings described in newly published Google Patent App | IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband | ZDNet.com

  Google Earth inner workings described in newly published Google Patent App

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:25:13 +0100

• CR Blog » Blog Archive » The Bible According To Google Earth

  “We like to disorientate audiences a little with all our work. And with this piece we felt technology now allows events which may or may not have happened to be visualized and made to appear dramatically real,” say The Glue Society’s James Dive. “As a method of representation satellite photography is so trusted, it has been interesting to mess with that trust.”

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:18:09 +0100

• Steve Purcell - Interview - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, Previews, Interviews, Galleries, Forums, Features, Cheats

  To fans of comics and adventure games, Steve Purcell is a celebrity artist who needs no introduction. He is best known as the creator of the comic book characters Sam & Max. First emerged from the pages of comics in 1987, the dynamic duo of “anthropomorphic shamus canine” and a “hyperkinetic rabbity thing” leapt onto the computer screen in 1993 as an adventure game called Sam & Max Hit the Road (from LucasArts) and later appeared on television in 1997 as an animated television cartoon series called The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (on FOX). After the abrupt cancellation of Sam & Max Freelance Police in 2004 by LucasArts that disappointed many of his fans, Purcell collaborated with Telltale Games (a company which, incidentally, was founded by ex-employees of LucasArts) in 2005 to begin development of a new Sam & Max adventure game that was to be delivered in episodic format. Season 1 of the new Sam & Max series finally arrived in 2006. The games received critical acclaims from both fans and critics, and a new future was secured for Sam & Max.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:15:11 +0100

• GDC07: Sony Unveils Home

  As you read this Phil Harrison is standing in front of a packed auditorium at the Game Developers Conference unveiling what I think is a pretty damn cool new, free application for the Playstation 3. Playstation Home is essentially a living world inside your console. It's probably a flawed analogy but think of it as Second Life meets the PS3.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:13:53 +0100

• Pancake appreciation society

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:53:56 +0100

• YouTube - Jim Breuer - Alcohol

  Posted by: M�rre at Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:20:27 +0100

• Jumbojet blir vandrarhem

  Ett vandrarhem � i en jumbojet. Som dominerar infarten mot Arlanda. Snart kan Uppsalabon Oscar Di�s planer p� att starta upp ett vandrarhem i en Boeing 747 bli verklighet. L�s mer � Jumbobjet kan bli vandrarhem Vad �r det h�r? Bloggat om artikeln Bloggar p� n�tet som l�nkar till denna artikel. Bloggl�nkar fr�n Twingly * �teranv�ndning * Andras IRL-id�er 071220 * O Avi�o - Strip Club Visa alla (3) Topplista: Mest bloggade Detta sedan b�de Luftfartsverket och V�gverket sagt ja, skriver Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT). Det skulle inneb�ra att de �ver 500 flygstolarna sl�ngs ut och 80 s�ngar f�sts i v�ggen. Cockpit f�rvandlas till en liten svit d�r delar av utrustningen sparas.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:59:19 +0100

• Grottsekt h�ller st�nd

  Sektens ledare, Pjotr Kuznetsov, �r fortfarande inlagd f�r v�rd p� ett psykiatriskt sjukhus i regionen. Han har tv� g�nger f�rts till grottan f�r att f�rs�ka f�rm� sina anh�ngare att ge upp, utan resultat.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:21 +0100

• SvD » Idagsidan » Knullborgarmärket läggs ned

  Hur ska det nu bli med sexlivet i Sverige? RFSU:s sextest Knullborgarmärket läggs ned sedan Svenska simförbundet protesterat.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:47:29 +0100

• YouTube - My one and only love - Sylvain & Jon

  Posted by: hg at Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:01:05 +0100

• Dilated Peoples - Spit It Clearly on Odeo

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:20:25 +0100

• Scientists trap light in nano-soup

  Physicists at the Bhavnagar University in Gujarat, India, have demonstrated how to trap and retrieve light using a soup of micro- and nano-sized magnetic spheres.

  Posted by: hg at Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:00:04 +0100

• Digital Urban: Google's Android - Mobile Maps, Panoramas and Google Earth?

  Android the uniquely named new open source operating system for mobile phones is intriguing. We like the open source nature and the tie in with Google allows easy use of their maps application along with the ability to view linked apps such as 'Street View'. In the video below Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz discuss the availability of the SDK and provide a walk through of some sample applications. Of note is the 'World Time' using a spinning earth via a touch screen interface - with the link to OpenGL could this be the first glimpse of a mobile Google Earth?

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:39:20 +0100

• KnitML: standards-defined knitting patterns - Boing Boing

  KnitML is a community standards effort aimed at defining a universal, machine- and human-readable system for describing knitting patterns: * Render a pattern in either written directions or a chart, dependent on a preference setting * Render a pattern in any language, using conventions familiar to that language and dialect

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:15:50 +0100

• earthmine inc

  earthmine inc., a 3D street side mapping company today announced it has finalized an exclusive agreement with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to license 3D data generation software and algorithms created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and utilized on the Mars Exploration Rover Missions. earthmine recently unveiled its ground-breaking technology for collecting and delivering street-level three dimensional geospatial information for cities. The agreement with JPL and Caltech includes an exclusive and perpetual license for photogrammetric technology that allows for the creation of very dense and accurate 3D data from stereo panoramic imagery. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Caltech has taken an equity position in earthmine.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:22:07 +0100

• Relics: Einstein's Brain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Einstein's Brain is a 1994 documentary by Kevin Hull following Japanese professor Kenji Sugimoto in his search for Albert Einstein's brain. It is produced by BBC Films, and is currently not available in any commercial format.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:28:29 +0100

• Startup monitors traffic via Web providers to refine ad data, highlighting privacy struggle - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au

  But the fact that you visited a site doesn't say as much about your interests as knowing what you did there and afterward. Did you read several articles or quit halfway through one? Did you leave the site to research the topic further on a search engine? To glean those deeper insights, NebuAd installs equipment inside the facilities of Internet service providers (ISPs), which see everything their customers do online. NebuAd's boxes examine many of the sites people visit, what they do there and what they hunt for on search engines. While some tracking mechanisms can ferret out an interest in travel or the outdoors, NebuAd says it can tell whether you are in the market for a trip to the south of France or snowboarding gear. The company won't say how many carriers or advertisers it works with, though CEO Bob Dykes said Internet providers representing millions of customers run NebuAd's system to let it gather information. In return, they get a share of the revenue from advertising NebuAd places.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:58:14 +0100

• The Tantalizing Fascism of Legoland - Nerd World - Lev Grossman - Matt Selman - Technology - TIME

  The Howard Roark-like triumph of Legoland is, of course, Miniland. This is the area of the theme park where Lego Master Builders have created perfect scale replicas of famous cities and world monuments. Miniland is like a much better, smaller, plastic, lifeless -- but still better -- version of reality. Case in point, in Miniland, the Lego Freedom Tower is already up and running (unlike Daniel Libeskind’s mired-in-political-infighting-and-then-changed actual Freedom Tower), giving the finger to Lego terrorists everywhere. The Lego Freedom Tower even contains working wind turbines that power 20 percent of the building's electricity. Truly, the best isn't good enough.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:47:39 +0100

• BLDGBLOG: The future warehouse of unwanted books

  "The warehouse is extraordinary," the Guardian writes, "because, unlike all those monstrous Tesco and Amazon depositories that litter the fringes of the motorways of the Midlands, it is being meticulously constructed to house things that no one wants."

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:45:21 +0100

• 19.20.21.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:41:10 +0100

• MAME oscilloscope plays Star Wars arcade game - Boing Boing

  Flickr user Moose2000 hacked a sound-card and MAME into an old oscilloscope and now the thing plays the Star Wars arcade game (with super-sharp vector art)!

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:35:45 +0100

• Metro - Arkad med b�de spel och �l

  Nu kommer arkadmaskinen f�r alla er som tycker sig bli b�ttre p� datorspel n�r ni dricker. "The Gamerator" �r spelmaskinen som leveras med en 26 tums HDTV, 150 arkadklassiker och en inbyggd kyl f�r �ltunnor. I fronten p� "The Gamerator" sitter en �ltapp som �r kopplad till tunnan .

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:36:05 +0100

• Metro - S� s�ker svenskarna p� Google

  I �stersund t�rstar man efter k�rlek medan Sundsvallsborna �r mest sugna p� sprit. G�vleborna t�nker bara p� pengar.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:47:26 +0100

• 02138 § Poking Facebook

  Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg created one of the most trafficked sites on the Web and became a paper billionaire as a result. But ongoing lawsuits suggest that Facebook's origins are murkier than Zuckerberg would like to admit. Is the man many are calling Harvard’s next Bill Gates telling the truth?

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:46:24 +0100

• Aftonbladet: Licenstv�ng � f�r tv i kartong

  Skaffa tv-licens innan ni s�ljer tv-apparater bland kotletterna. Det �r budskapet fr�n L�nsr�tten till l�gpriskedjan Netto. Trots att apparaterna stod nedpackade i kartonger tvingas butikskedjan betala tv-licens f�r 63 butiker.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:46:45 +0100

• Google's Privacy Policies

  Why was Google the first engine to use "maximum" cookies that expire in 2038? Why generate unique cookie ID numbers at all? Why is it that the only data retention policy Google appears to have, is to collect everything that can be collected about the searcher, and store it indefinitely? How does this help Google improve its engine? How can anyone at Google guarantee the future of all this data? Wouldn't Google better serve the public interest by retaining only the data it needs, and only for as long as needed, and then purge it on a regular schedule?

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:40:58 +0100

• Naughty Knot Lingerie - the best damn invention I've ever seen :: Vidmax.com

  Naughty Knot Lingerie - the best damn invention I've ever seen

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:16:49 +0100

• Pipparkaka - �rets sk�naste kakform!

  Grisar och julbockar i all �ra, men nu �r de �ntligen h�r, kakformarna som f�r granen att resa sig och juleljusen att gl�da. Pipparkakan �r f�dd. Bjud hem dina v�nner p� ett annorlunda pepparkaksbak. Eller varf�r inte pigga upp julafton med en pl�t k�rlekskranka kakor. Inspireras av en lustfylld jul!

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:55:58 +0100

• Dead Fred - Vaktar din penna med livet!

  Det �r sjukt jobbigt att h�lla reda p� pennor. Just n�r du vill skriva �r de n�gon helt annanstans �n d�r du har f�r dig att du la dem. De �r bara f�rsvunna. Man skulle kunna kalla dem skrivbordets strumpor. Men d�r strumpor l�mnar en av sina egna efter sig n�r de g�r in i den lilla d�rren till Narnia l�ngst in i torktumlaren �r det enda du ser av pennan de d�r bl�ckfl�ckarna mellan tummen och pekfingret, och de �r ju fr�n f�rra g�ngen du skrev. J�kla pennor, kort sagt, man kan inte ta med dem n�nstans. De bara f�rsvinner. Satan.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:55:17 +0100

• Digital Urban: Frank Lloyd Wright Architectual Visualisation in Half Life

  In a follow up to our previous post on City 17, the fictional location for Half Life, we now take a first look at using the game engine for Architectural Visualisation. A Half Life user known as Kasperg has produced a model of the Kaufmann House by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Half Life Source Engine.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:32:00 +0100

• YouTube - Ciao PDA application / interaction design

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:53:47 +0100

• derBauer� Audio Visual Media | LU: 24.11.2007 16:25 UTC

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:56:19 +0100

• Deziner Folio» Blog Archive » Ultimate Web 2.0 Gradients - FREE Download

  Gradients are one of the most important aspects to be considered while designing a Web 2.0 Site.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:17:31 +0100

• Protest: Halbnackte Schwedinnen k�mpfen gegen Bikini-Pflicht - Panorama - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten

  F�r sie ist es ein Versto� gegen die Gleichberechtigung: Weil sie im Schwimmbad aufgefordert wurden, ihren Busen zu bedecken, haben zwei Frauen aus Uppsala eine Protestwelle losgetreten. Jetzt demonstrieren landesweit Dutzende barbusiger Damen gegen die Badeanzugpflicht.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:38:20 +0100

• Mitt eget jävla narnia » Blog Archive » Ny kampanj från Gert Fylking

  Efter Gert Fylkings och Rix FM strålande kampanj “Visa tuttarna för Gert och Robban mot bröstcancer!” som uppmanade folk att visa brösten på medborgarplatsen lanserar nu Gert Fylking på privat initiativ en ny kampanj.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:18:05 +0100

• Bubblare.se - Macho Gang - Naughty Boy (Live @ Polnish TV)

  Macho Gang - Naughty Boy (Live @ Polnish TV)

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:37:36 +0100

• Radiators Have Other Uses Too » Yanko Design

  The Natural Wave is ceramic plate that fits over an old school radiator. The heated plate keeps your drinks and snacks warm without having to use additional power and energy like a microwave or oven.

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:03:43 +0100

• SPACE.com -- Incredible Comet Bigger than the Sun

  A comet that has delighted backyard astronomers in recent weeks after an unexpected eruption has now grown larger than the sun.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:40:04 +0100

• Blås och styr din dator - Ny Teknik

  En man blåser mot en animerad fladdrande stearinljuslåga på en datorskärm. Och ljuset släcks. Sedan riktar han luftstrålen i tur och ordning mot de övriga tre ljusen och släcker även dem. Det här är ett exempel på ytterligare ett nytt gränssnitt för att styra datorns programfunktioner. Men det behövs ingen sofistikerad vindmätare för att avgöra var luftstrålen träffar skärmen. Istället används datorns inbyggda eller fristående mikrofon för att avgöra blåsriktningen.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:36:12 +0100

• iGoogle

  Posted by: miklo at Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:51:42 +0100

• YouTube - Automatic Projector Calibration with Embedded Light Sensors

  A demonstration video of a technique used to automatically discover the locations of surfaces in the projection area using embedded light sensors. Project by Johnny Chung Lee - Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:39:22 +0100

• YouTube - Automatic Projector Calibration with Embedded Light Sensors

  A demonstration video of a technique used to automatically discover the locations of surfaces in the projection area using embedded light sensors. Project by Johnny Chung Lee - Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.

  Posted by: Materia at Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:22:54 +0100

• YouTube - Efterklang Mirador

  animated music video for the Efterklang song Mirador. Directed by Hvass&Hannibal & UFEX. Animated by Jens Christian Høgni Larsen & Nan Na Hvass. Mirador can be found on Efterklangs new album entitled Parades which is out now. www.efterklang.net // myspace.com/efterklang

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:36:34 +0100

• YouTube - Heja Kuba!

  Kuba skäller på Sverige/Carl Bildt

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:26:29 +0100

• YouTube - Gay Mount Everest

  Newscaster opens mouth...inserts foot.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:23:11 +0100

• YouTube - Il était une fois dans l'Espace

  Il était une fois dans l'Espace

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:20:49 +0100

• Cordic (English)

  You surely have been already struck by the speed of your hand-held scientific calculator computing the logarithm of a given number or the sine of an angle. If your math is fresh enough, you possibly have guessed that the machine was using a sort of series approximation like Taylor or a polynomial approximation scheme. In fact, the method used is very original regarding classical numerical calculus and is in perfect harmony with the hardware architecture of the machine. Discovering these �hardware algorithms � is what the present article is about.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:34:30 +0100

• MySpaceTV Videos: Interview with Anton Corbijn, director of Control av Black Curtain Australia

  Control, the first feature film by legendary music photographer Anton Corbijn, tells the story of Ian Curtis, the troubled lead singer of seminal English band Joy Division, who committed suicide on the eve of the band's first U.S tour in 1980. Control is in cinemas Thursday October 25.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:05:01 +0100

• Matmagi i Matsalen

  Krogkommissionen har �ntligen hittat en restaurang som �r v�rd h�gsta betyg.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:45:38 +0100

• De 100 st�rsta rock�gonblicken p� Youtube

  Musikjournalisten Fredrik Strage har �ntligen hittat ett s�tt att f� betalt f�r alla de timmar som han annars skulle ha sl�sat bort p� videosajten Youtube. F�r STHLM:s r�kning presenteras h�r - onsdagar och fredagar - de 100 st�rsta rock�gonblicken p� Youtube, ett efter ett. H�ng med redan fr�n b�rjan!

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:41:34 +0100

• Cabinet Magazine Online - A Minor History of / Giant Spheres

  Meteorologist Lewis Fry Richardson, creator of the first dynamic model for weather prediction, proposes the creation of a �forecast factory� that would employ some 64,000 human computers sitting in tiers around the circumference of a giant globe. Each calculator would be responsible for solving differential equations related to the weather in his quadrant of the earth. From a pedestal in the center of the factory, a conductor would orchestrate this symphony of equations by shining a beam of light on areas of the globe where calculation was moving too fast or falling behind.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:29:09 +0100

• ROFLCOPTER!!!1

  Fly your trusty ROFLcopter and battle hordes of LOLLERskaters and LMAOplanes. Instructions are in game, read for controls. OMGmissiles arn't supposed to hit LOLLERskaters and WTFbombs arn't supposed to hit LMAOplanes... IRL. Yes, this is indeed a parody of heliATTACK, have fun!

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:26:44 +0100

• YouTube - Wingsuite mountain swoop

  De lo mejor para sentir el aire atravesar todo el cuerpo. Extremo...

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:04:03 +0100

• NoOOXML: NO to the Microsoft Office format as an ISO standard

  I ask the national members of ISO to vote "NO" in the ballot of ISO DIS 29500 (Office OpenXML or OOXML format) for the following reasons: 1. There is already a standard ISO26300 named Open Document Format (ODF): a dual standard adds costs, uncertainty and confusion to industry, government and citizens; 2. There is no provable implementation of the OOXML specification: Microsoft Office 2007 produces a special version of OOXML, not a file format which complies with the OOXML specification; 3. There is information missing from the specification document, for example how to do a autoSpaceLikeWord95 or useWord97LineBreakRules; 4. More than 10% of the examples mentioned in the proposed standard do not validate as XML; 5. There is no guarantee that anybody can write software that fully or partially implements the OOXML specification without being liable to patent lawsuits or patent license fees by Microsoft; 6. This format conflicts with existing ISO standards, such as ISO 8601 (Representation of dates and times), ISO 639 (Codes for the Representation of Names and Languages) or ISO/IEC 10118-3 (cryptographic hash); 7. There is a bug in the spreadsheet file format which forbids any date before the year 1900: such bugs affect the OOXML specification as well as software applications like Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007. 8. This standard proposal was not created by bringing together the experience and expertise of all interested parties (such as the producers, sellers, buyers, users and regulators), but by Microsoft alone.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:48:19 +0100

• Helvetica

  Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica is currently screening at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide, followed by the DVD release November 20th. Get more info about the film...

  Posted by: hg at Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:47:40 +0100

• Cassini-Huygens: Multimedia-Images

  A lone moon hurtles past as the Cassini spacecraft stares into the clouds of Saturn.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:36:53 +0100

• Catalog Page for PIA08397

  The moon Prometheus slowly collides with the diffuse inner edge of Saturn's F ring in this movie sequence of Cassini images. The oblong moon pulls a streamer of material from the ring and leaves behind a dark channel. Once during its 14.7-hour orbit of Saturn, Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across) reaches the point in its elliptical path, called apoapse, where it is farthest away from Saturn and closest to the F ring. At this point, Prometheus' gravity is just strong enough to draw a "streamer" of material out of the core region of the F ring.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:32:55 +0100

• National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Week in Photos: Space Currency, God of the Dead, More

  A model holds a Quid�or Quasi Universal Intergalalatic Denomination�the world's first space currency in this undated photo released on October 4. Designed for the foreign exchange company Travelex by scientists from Britain's National Space Centre and the University of Leicester, the currency can withstand the stresses and extreme environments of space.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:24:46 +0100

• Retrospec - Retrogaming at its best

  Posted by: M�rre at Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:23:35 +0100

• IP firm sues... everyone for WiFi patent infringement - by Jacqui Cheng | PPInternational

  Another day, another patent infringement lawsuit. This time, Canada-based Wi-LAN—"a leader in technology licensing"—has filed two suits against 22 total companies that it alleges have infringed on its patents relating to WiFi and power consumption in DSL products. Those companies include some strange bedfellows: PC manufacturers like Apple, Acer, Gateway, and HP; WiFi gear makers such as Atheros Communications, Belkin, Broadcom, Buffalo Technology, and D-Link; and a pair of big-box retailers—Best Buy and Circuit City—just for kicks.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:30:17 +0100

• IP firm sues... everyone for WiFi patent infringement - by Jacqui Cheng | PPInternational

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:29:41 +0100

• Search The Psychologist Online

  Watching a David Lynch film can give the viewer the impression that the director intuitively understands the underlying mechanisms of psychotic experience. Furthermore, in an age where experiential and subjective approaches to understanding mental illness have fallen out of favour, David Lynch may also offer some insight into the feeling of what it is like to suffer from psychosis.

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:04:36 +0100

• YouTube - Human Tetris II

  From the site that originally brought you "Human Tetris" and hopes to bring you more in the future!

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:22:20 +0100

• LOL DJs

  Hai guyezz!!1

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:55:17 +0100

• T-banef�rarna rasar mot �ktenskapsreklamen

  Nu sluter tunnelbanef�rarna upp i kritiken mot reklamkampanjen Bevara �ktenskapet.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:37 +0100

• Institute for Creative Technologies

  Researchers at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) along with their collaborators have devised a reproducible, low-cost 3D display system that requires no special glasses, and is viewable from all angles by multiple users. This system allows computer generated 3D objects to be seen in new ways, and will impact the future of interactive systems. The Interactive 360 degree Light Field Display (3D Display) was demonstrated at Siggraph 2007, and won the award for "Best Emerging Technology."

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:22:24 +0200

• Premi�r f�r �l som r�cker l�ngre - Ny Teknik

  6000 glas av en helt ny typ av �l serverades p� fredagen i Ebisu Beer Museum i Tokyo. �let har bryggts av ett nyframtaget korn som h�ller drycken fr�sch l�ngre �n vanligt �l.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:38:35 +0200

• IBM s�ker patent p� pengar p� patent - Ny Teknik

  IBM har uppfunnit ett nytt system f�r att tj�na pengar p� patent som man nu - s�ker patent p�.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:38:01 +0200

• YouTube - Dutch Interview

  An interview on a Dutch Television show where the interviewer loses it, and his job.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:48:20 +0200

• YouTube - Jeff Dunham-Achmed The Dead Terrorist

  Jeff Dunham-Spark of Insanity

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:40:12 +0200

• YouTube - Raggare, va.

  Rolig figur

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:26:30 +0200

• SomaFM: Recently Played Tracks

  Posted by: miklo at Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:56:30 +0200

• YouTube - Malmö är tredje rikets största stad!

  Malmö är tredje rikets största stad!

  Posted by: M�rre at Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:59:01 +0200

• Voyager's Last View - Explore the Cosmos | The Planetary Society

  These family portraits of the Sun and planets were Voyager's final photographic assignment. Planetary Society President and Voyager Imaging Team member Carl Sagan worked for a decade to get these pictures taken. Between the two Voyager spacecraft, they returned some 67,000 images of the four outer planets and their 56 known moons. Voyager 1 had the slightly easier assignment: It encountered Jupiter in March 1979 and swung by Saturn in November 1980. Then it headed out in search of the heliopause, the edge of our Sun's sphere of magnetic influence, and where the solar wind gives way to the wind from the stars.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:44:20 +0200

• Hasselblad H3D II | Digital Camera Review

  Hasselblad H3D-II DSLR - 39 megapixel A complete DSLR that is much more than the sum of its parts, the H3D II is peerless in terms of its combined image quality and flexibility. While retaining its full digital lens line and the choice of 22, 31 or 39 megapixel capture units using CCD image sensors up to 48x36 mm - the largest currently available and more than twice the size of even the largest 35mm camera sensors

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:43:43 +0200

• Google Earth Community: Shedding light on North Korea (330+ placemarks)

  The most authoritative, publicly available map of North Korea on Google Earth Version 4: August 29, 2007 This map covers North Korea�s agriculture, aviation, cultural locations, manufacturing facilities, railroad, energy infrastructure, politics, sports venues, military establishments, religious facilities, leisure destinations, and national parks. It is continually expanding and undergoing revisions. This is the fourth version.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:42:59 +0200

• flashtro.com - - Cracktro to Flashtro

  | Flashtros |Javatros | GameIntros |

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:54:17 +0200

• Graffiti Research Lab » Drive-In GIF Theater

  This is the uncut, slightly sped-up 9 min clip of all the animations that made it into our low-res-film festival in Rotterdam. Over sixty animation were sent to us via-email by the creme de le plebes of the net. Thank you to everyone who submitted. We made no curatorial decisions so if you submitted an animation and don’t see your gif on the wall we apologise. It was due to a communication or programming glitch and not an intentional slight or curatorial choice on our part.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:19:24 +0200

• The Underwire - Wired Blogs

  Hahahahaha LMAO ROTFL: Acronyms fail me when I try to encapsulate my reaction to this fake movie trailer from CollegeHumor. Two arch-enemies ruin lives by -- what else? -- Facebook sabotage. "Caspar sent me...3,000 toilet paper rolls?"

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:16:02 +0200

• LED ad campaign ignites terrorism scare in Boston - Boing Boing

  There was a terrorism scare in Boston today -- strange devices were found all over the city. The bomb squad came and detonated one of them, and removed the others. Turns out the devides are part of a guerrilla marketing campaign for [Cartoon Network's] "Aqua Teen Hunger Force." The devices are little LED Moominites.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:15:47 +0200

• The Underwire - Wired Blogs

  BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada -- A 130-foot-long slug by the name of The Mechabolic is supposed to crawl across the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man, eating trash and creating gas and electricity. It is also supposed to sequester carbon in the form of an agriculturally useful char to balance whatever carbon dioxide it emits. As of Thursday afternoon, it is still mostly a metal platform on wheels with an assortment of mulchers in front, a blown big-block Chevy engine in the middle and a gasifier in back. But project leader Jim Mason, a San Francisco Bay Area artist with many years of Burning Man experience, predicts that the gasifier will fire Thursday night and the slug will begin to crawl Friday.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:15:38 +0200

• Scientific American: Feature Article: The Architecture of Life: January 1998

  Life is the ultimate example of complexity at work. An organism, whether it is a bacterium or a baboon, develops through an incredibly complex series of interactions involving a vast number of different components. These components, or subsystems, are themselves made up of smaller molecular components, which independently exhibit their own dynamic behavior, such as the ability to catalyze chemical reactions. Yet when they are combined into some larger functioning unit--such as a cell or tissue--utterly new and unpredictable properties emerge, including the ability to move, to change shape and to grow.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:04:54 +0200

• A Moon with a View - Part One

  Moon with a View: Or, What Did Arthur Know � and When Did He Know it? Part 1 By Richard C. Hoagland � 2005 The Enterprise Mission "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them � into the impossible." -- Clarke�s Second Law

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:43:00 +0200

• Schneier on Security: Chinese National Firewall Isn't All that Effective

  The study, carried out by graduate student Earl Barr and colleagues in the computer science department of UC Davis and the University of New Mexico, exploited the workings of the Chinese firewall to investigate its effectiveness. Unlike many other nations Chinese authorities do not simply block webpages that discuss banned subjects such as the Tiananmen Square massacre. Instead the technology deployed by the Chinese government scans data flowing across its section of the net for banned words or web addresses. When the filtering system spots a banned term it sends instructions to the source server and destination PC to stop the flow of data. Mr Barr and colleagues manipulated this to see how far inside China's net, messages containing banned terms could reach before the shut down instructions were sent.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:11:50 +0200

• The unhappier you are, the more ice cream you get

  "Employing voice stress analysis of the user’s answers to specific questions, varying degrees of unhappiness are measured and the counteractive quantity of ice cream is dispensed: The more unhappy you are, the more ice cream you need."

  Posted by: miklo at Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:42:47 +0200

• » 50 terabyte flash drive made of bug protein » USB Powered Gadgets and more..

  A prototype USB drive using bug protein to store data in the neighborhood of around 50 terabytes worth of data could be here in less then 18 months. This idea first started out by coating DVDs with a layer of protein so that one day solid state memory could hold so much information that storing data on your computer hard drive will be obsolete, says Professor V Renugopalakrishnan of the Harvard Medical School in Boston while reporting on his findings at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Brisbane this week.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:38:26 +0200

• Scaling The Universe - The Official UniView Site

  The Uniview Geoscope leverages and extends existing visualization technologies into a visualization platform providing a global context to geospatial datasets, thus enabling the telling of Geostories as first conceived by Buckminster Fuller in the late 1960�s. Contextualizing visualizations of geospatial datasets help users better understand and interact with the science presented, increasing the impact of a presentation and ultimately helping society to better understand important matters such as environmental, economical or sociological issues.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:43:20 +0200

• Pixelvärk » PixelVÄRK Festival – 5-6th October 2007

  PixelACHE is a festival for electronic art and subcultures. The first festival was organised in Helsinki in 2002. Since then it has become anannual event at Kiasma and additional festivals has been arranged in NewYork, Bratislava, Montreal, Paris and Colombia. PixelACHE presents projects experimenting with media and technology from a broad range of discipline: artists, engineers, designers, researchers and architects. There is a focus on grass-root networks and communities such as VJ Communities, media activists, open source communities and demo scene. The overall aim for PixelACHE is to bridge between traditional creative disciplines and electronic subcultures.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:43:00 +0200

• Stranger Fruit: From Sea to Shining Sea

  So I was watching Adult Swim last night (Futurama x2 followed by The Family Guy) and they were running a cool visualization by Aaron Koblin of the air traffic over the US.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:48:56 +0200

• Tesla Motors

  Posted by: M�rre at Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:11:02 +0200

• YouTube - The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance

  Music video to The Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance"

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:46 +0200

• Trends in Japan » Tokyo Summerland wave pool manages to fit in some water

  …and not just any pool, but a wave pool! It was broken until 3:00, and when they announced it was starting again, the following craziness happened. If you get motion sickness easily, please do not watch this video.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:56:05 +0200

• TED | Talks | Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world (video)

  In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software -- which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:09:32 +0200

• Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy�s Couch - New York Times

  Until I talked to Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it never occurred to me that our universe might be somebody else�s hobby. I hadn�t imagined that the omniscient, omnipotent creator of the heavens and earth could be an advanced version of a guy who spends his weekends building model railroads or overseeing video-game worlds like the Sims.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:33:47 +0200

• Google Earth Design

  The Antidote to Red Dot Fever - Good Design for your Google Earth Map.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:25:15 +0200

• Invandrare - d� fick inte nedslagna Ali hj�lp - Nyheter - Expressen

  Den 37-�rige sm�barnspappan �verf�lls och slogs blodig i en park. Men han v�grades komma in ambulansen - och nu menar norska folket och politiker att han utsatts f�r grov rasism. - Det luktar vardagsrasism l�ng v�g, s�ger H�yre-politikern Andr� Dahl Oktay. Det var i s�ndags som Ali blev nedslagen i Sofienbergparken i Oslo. Flera vittnen s�g den grova misshandeln. Ali hade bett �t ett g�ng som spelade fotboll t�tt intill hans familj att sluta - d� slogs han ned. N�r ambulansen kom bl�dde Ali kraftigt fr�n n�sa, mun och huvud. Omt�cknad r�kade 37-�ringen kissa mot en ambulansf�rares fot - och f�raren ska ha reagerat med att skrika: "Du kissar p� mig ditt svin! Du ska inte in i bilen!" "J�vla svin" Vittnen ber�ttar att f�rarna ocks� sagt "bara l�t honom ligga d�r och sprattla" och "j�vla svin" om den skadade mannen. Han f�rdes i taxi till jourl�kare. Och det har uppr�rt en hel nation.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:29:44 +0200

• Welcome | Do A Deed

  Inspired by the movie "Pay it forward"** [2000], I wish to start this initiative on the web. The idea is to implement the original idea of the young boy in the movie. I do 3 good deeds, and the receiver needs to pay it forward by doing the same thing for 3 other people.
"it is described as an obligation to do three good deeds for others in repayment of a good deed that one receives, and that such good deeds should be things that the person cannot accomplish on their own. In this way, the need to help each other can spread exponentially through society, creating a social movement with the hopes of making the world a better place" (wikipedia on "pay it forward").

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:37:39 +0200

• Makai's podcast

  01. Planet Funk – Static (Martin Buttrich Dub) 02. Nacho Marco – Sugar 03. Sideshow – African Cheri 04. Denis Karimani – Aether 05. M.A.N.D.Y. – Put Put Put (John Tejada Mix) 06. Bangana – Skrik (Dub) 07. Johnny Dangerous – Only Yourself (Pasta Boys Dub) 08. Piatto - Nervous Breakdown 09. Marco Shuttle – Numash (Davide Squillace Remix) 10. Tom Clark & Daniel Dreier – The Rising Beat 11. Christian Smith & John Selway – Transit Time 12. Amir - Handless (Piemont Remix) 13. Guido Schneider – Halo 14. Pheek – Magda Had A Little Doll (Gurtz Remix) 15. Canvas – The Cat 16. Lee Van Dowski – The Darkened Component 17. Umek – Print This Story 18. Visionary – Inside Out Feat Mykel (D-Nox & Beckers Remix) 19. Livio & Roby – Drumatik 20. Gabriel Ananda – Shake Ready

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:32:49 +0200

• MySpaceTV: Sand storm . . . by Christo

  Ever sit around and watch the clouds roll in just before it rains. Well, I wouldn't suggest doin' it in Iraq.

  Posted by: tectonic at Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:32:40 +0200

• Stockholm Secret Subway - tram.se :::

  Djupt nere under Stockholms innerstad finns en hemlig underjordisk j�rnv�g. Under stadsdelarna �stermalm, Norrmalm och Kungsholmen ringlar sig denna j�rnv�g fram.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:28:30 +0200

• N�jesguiden/ �vrigt/ Att finna sin Stig

  Stig Larsson �r en Sveriges mest k�nda f�rfattare. Med Autisterna slog han ner som ett geni i den svenska litteraturv�rlden. Sedan dess har han skrivit dikter, romaner, en ohygglig m�ngd artiklar, samlade i Artiklar 1975-2004, om allt fr�n hur han stalkade Fassbinder till v�nsterr�relsens problem och regisserat och skrivit film- och tv-manus. P� senare tid har han mest arbetat med Peter Birros August, ni vet det d�r manuset som skulle ha regisserats av Richard Hobert. I jul s�nds de tv� nittio minuter l�nga avsnitten. Jag sitter i Tallkrogen och kr�ks upp en s�rja som har en vag smak av tequila. Vad i helvete pysslar jag med? Jag lyckas resa mig och tar tunnelbanan tillbaka hem. Min sambo f�r h�ra brottstycken av min kv�ll innan jag somnar som ett riktigt fyllo med kl�derna p� efter att ha spytt lite till. Min plan var att fr�ga en av Sveriges mest k�nda f�rfattare och regiss�rer om den tr�ttsamma men livskraftiga myten om kopplingen mellan genialitet och galenskap. Eller jag vet inte, inget verkar riktigt h�lla ihop.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:12:06 +0200

• MySpaceTV: Sports

  Freak rally accident

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:37:53 +0200

• geothought: Microsoft Virtual Earth to support KML

  I'm at the GeoWeb conference in Vancouver which has been good so far - I will be posting more when I get time, but it's been hectic so far. However, I just thought I would do a quick post to say that in the Microsoft "vendor spotlight" presentation which just finished, the speaker said that Virtual Earth will support the ability to display KML in a September / October release this year.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:40:19 +0200

• Svensk sprit kan bli fransk

  Svenska Susan Gustafsson �r bolagsjurist p� Pernod Ricard, ett av de f�retag som sl�ss om att f� k�pa Vin & Sprit och Absolut. - Jag finns med i processen, b�de i egenskap av jurist och svenska, s�ger Susan Gustafsson.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:36:36 +0200

• MySpaceTV: The Original Human POLE POSITION Performance by NOTsoNOISY

  POLE POSITION is the 3rd video performance of the GAME OVER Project, directed by the Swiss artist Guillaume REYMOND (NOTsoNOISY creative agency). This stop-motion video was shot and played during and for "The game is up!" festival at the Vooruit (Ghent, Belgium | www.vooruit.be) on February 11th 2007.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:58:19 +0200

• Video-Klipp.se - Paul Pott borde sluta s�lja telefoner och ta sin talang p� allvar ist�llet. H�r han sjung i Britain's got talent

  Paul Pott borde sluta s�lja telefoner och ta sin talang p� allvar ist�llet. H�r han sjung i Britain's got talent

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:10:08 +0200

• Bygg din egen kontrollenhet - Studio

  Har du inte hittat den perfekta midi-kontrollenheten, med precis r�tt f�rdelning mellan reglar och rattar f�r att passa dina syften? Nu kan du konstruera din egen kontrollyta med hj�lp av det modul�ra Mawzer-konceptet.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:21:55 +0200

• Spontaneous Separation of Charged Grains

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:33:43 +0200

• Watermelon Flavored Sigmund Freud Head Pops, Archie McPhee® Toys, Gifts & Novelties

  head in your mouth, you'll find that the subtle contours and watermelon flavor of these Sigmund Freud Head Pops are worth the strange looks you'll get as you suck them.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:19:17 +0200

• Remote Control, Hopping, Yodelling Lederhosen, Archie McPhee® Toys, Gifts & Novelties

  It's the next generation of novelty lederhosen! Each 6-1/4" tall, plastic pair of Bavarian trousers is activated by infrared remote control technology. Just press the button on the 4-1/2" long, plastic knockwurst and watch in joyous astonishment as the lederhosen hops around and sings a merry little yodel.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:18:50 +0200

• Ogle Earth: A blog about virtual globes, with a special focus on Google Earth.

  A Washington Post article alerted me to a new report on Iran by the Institute for Science and International Security, released as a PDF on July 9, 2007. The report shows new tunneling activity near the Natanz nuclear complex on imagery taken by a Digital Globe satellites on June 11, 2007. It's great that ISIS is buying brand-new Digital Globe imagery to rush us third-party independent analysis of the continuing nuclear brouhaha in Iran. Last year, a report by ISIS showed new tunneling near another Iranian nuclear complex, near Isfahan. Just like last year, however, this imagery has been made available online in a PDF and not as an overlay on Google Earth. A KML overlay is far more useful, as you can compare before-and-after views yourself:

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:14:33 +0200

• Kremlin shuts AllOfMp3

  THE KREMLIN has shut down a popular online music store under pressure from the US government and the World Trade Organisation. Russia wants to enter the WTO but is finding that its membership is being blocked by the US whose political masters are sustained by campaign donations from the music and movie business. AllOfMP3 had six million users who were able to download songs and albums for $0.20 per song, or less. The outfit claimed it was legal and obeyed Russian copyright law. Since that copyright law was being administered by an outfit that was a rival to the RIAA, there was a certain amount of demarcation argie-bargie involved.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:58:00 +0200

• YouTube - Jimmy Kimmel "This week in Unnecessary Censorship" 6/2/07

  "George Clooney is... "The F*cker".

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:42:34 +0200

• YouTube - FL Studio featured in 'The Lab with Leo' ....

  Cole Benoit demo's FL Studio in the TV show called 'The Lab with Leo'.

  Posted by: tectonic at Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:42:55 +0200

• The Big Noob - About

  In March of 2000 a guy by the name of Brad Smith received a resume from an Office Depot employee named Ryan Sims. Being hungry, they went to get some lunch. After an hour of conversation, they decided to start working together. Six months later they were both informed their jobs were going away, so they did what any group of young adults would do... Brad took a second mortgage out on his house, while Ryan started working up some logo comps, website wire frames and a mission statement (kidding about a mission statement). Two weeks later, they had a new office, 5 employees, credit card debt and ZERO clients. Yet they sucked it up, threw their bodies upon the burning altar of client work and pushed through.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:19:33 +0200

• Mike Davidson: Hacking A More Tasteful MySpace

  Several weeks ago, I finally signed up for an account, and within seconds I was instantly put-off by what had been created for me: a hastily-designed “profile page” with uninspired colors, misaligned tables, and a mish-mash of extraneous cruft and design elements which made this feel more like a halfway house than a “home”. Now, granted, I am a designer by trade so my tolerance for this stuff is orders of magnitude lower than most of the population, but clearly, this was not a place I even felt comfortable having my name on. So with the default home page this underwhelming, what is a MySpacer to do? Customize, of course. One of MySpace’s greatest features is its ability to let you skin your own home page. Unfortunately, 99% of the customizations I’ve seen are chalkboard-screechingly awful, but what could a MySpace home page look like if some actual design thought went into it? That is the question I sought to answer.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:07:37 +0200

• Styleboost - showcasing outstanding websites since 2001

  Styleboost was developed by Johan Bakken using CSS, XHTML, PHP and MySQL. For more than five years, since January 2001, Styleboost has been all about showcasing the most beautiful sites on the web.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:05:24 +0200

• Uncrate | The Buyer's Guide For Men

  Uncrate is a web magazine for guys who love stuff. Our team finds the best gadgets, clothes, cars, DVDs and more. New gear is posted every weekday — bookmark us, sign up for email updates, or grab our RSS feed.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:05:04 +0200

• RealityPrime » How Google Earth [Really] Works

  After reading an article called "How Google Earth Works" on the generally great site HowStuffWorks.com, it became apparent that the article was more of a "how cool it is" and "here’s how to use it" than a "how Google Earth [really] works." So I thought there might be some interest, and despite some valid intellectual property concerns, here we are, with "part one" of explaining how at least part of Google Earth works.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:46:48 +0200

• Dogs On Acid - The flexi-laws of physics (most interestingest article ever)

  The flexi-laws of physics 30 June 2007 Paul Davies SCIENCE WORKS because the universe is ordered in an intelligible way. The most refined manifestation of this order is found in the laws of physics, the fundamental mathematical rules that govern all natural phenomena. One of the biggest questions of existence is the origin of those laws: where do they come from, and why do they have the form that they do? Until recently this problem was considered off-limits to scientists. Their job was to discover the laws and apply them, not inquire into their form or origin. Now the mood has changed. One reason for this stems from the growing realisation that the laws of physics possess a weird and surprising property: collectively they give the universe the ability to generate life and conscious beings, such as ourselves, who can ponder the big questions.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:09:15 +0200

• Index

  THE WORLD VOTE FIELD TEST CAN WE EXTEND UNIVERSAL VOTING RIGHTS TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN ON THE PLANET? Clearly there are issues of global importance today that require a global response. With recent technological advances it seems viable, for the first time in human history, to consult the people of the world directly.

  Posted by: tectonic at Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:52:44 +0200

• Music Machines: samples

  Manufacturers/Machines: ARP Odyssey Akai MPC Boss DR-110 Boss DR-220 Boss DR-55 Casio CZ Casio RZ-1 Casio SK Chroma Chroma-Polaris Fender Chroma-Polaris Kawai K-3 Kawai SX-synths Korg KPR-77 Korg KR-55 Korg MS-synths Linn LinnDrum Moog MG-1 Moog MicroMoog Moog MiniMoog Moog Rogue Multivox MX-51 Music-and-More VF11 Octave Kitten Paia Fatman Paia Vocoder Rhodes Chroma-Polaris Roland CompuRhythm Roland JX Roland Juno Roland MC-202 Roland MC-303 Roland MT-32 Roland SH-101 Roland SH-synths Roland System-100 Roland TR-505 Roland TR-606 Roland TR-626 Roland TR-707 Roland TR-727 Roland TR-808 Roland TR-909 Sequential Drumtraks Sequential Tom Siel DK-600 Univox Micro-Rhythmer-12 Yamaha CS-50 Yamaha MR-10 Yamaha RX Yamaha TX-81z

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:06:37 +0200

• TruthBox - Neil Armstrong: WE SAW A UFO!

  In 2005, while being interviewed for a documentary entitled "First on the Moon: The Untold Story" (aka Apollo 11: The Untold Story), Buzz relayed to an interviewer that he and the crew of the Apollo 11 witnessed an unidentified flying object (UFO). He claimed that, out of fear of being forced to turn back due to the possible presence of aliens, they informed Mission Control via a subtle request for the current position of the S-IVB. He also claimed that upon returning to Earth space agency bosses covered up their sighting.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:07:14 +0200

• Ufo.The.Greatest.Story.Ever.Denied.-.XviD-Mp3.avi

  This is the best of the whole story of UFO investigation that we have today. It’s an All in One, UFO’s Prophecy and technology.

  Posted by: tectonic at Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:10:56 +0200

• A Low Impact Woodland Home

  The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself and the land rather than, at worst, a mass produced box designed for maximum profit and convenience of the construction industry. Building from natural materials does away with producers profits and the cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings.

  Posted by: miklo at Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:43:13 +0200

• Comment is free: The public and the private

  The Iran regularly portrayed in the western media - a Jew-hating president determined to strike Israel - is shunned by many Iranians. Access to the internet is pervasive - around one million blogs exist in Iran and while many are for meeting boys and girls, rather than political in nature, the web has changed the dialogue - and young Iranians are very well aware of the damage being done to their country by Ahmadinjad's ravings (though none supported a US strike against the country). Iranians appear willing to shun US foreign policy while warmly embracing the American and British peoples, despite both countries meddling in the republic. Internet censorship is a growing problem, however. Type in words like "choral" or "queer" into Google and both will be blocked (the former because "oral" is a banned phrase.) Google Earth is not generally accessible. There is little international e-business because Iranians can't easily obtain a Visa or Mastercard, making such transactions virtually impossible (likewise trying to purchase products on sites like Amazon.) The mullahs have realised the potential of the internet - magazine editor and blogger Bozorgmehr Sharafedin said that the reformist movement was failing to gain international support because it translated none of its newspapers into English - and now train bloggers in the holy city of Qom.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:55:45 +0200

• The Revolution of Greed and the Music Industry

  By: Benn Jordan A decade ago, while being an amateur musician and daytime computer technician, a tech-savvy friend of mine called me raving about MP3s. He even sent me some files on my painfully slow dialup connection. He spoke of groups on BBS systems and IRC that were ripping and trading albums. I eventually figured out what they technically were, and how they worked. The technology impressed me, but I didn�t worry about it either. I thought to myself: �Surely nobody is going to spend 40 hours downloading an album at a horrible audio quality.� Of course I didn�t speculate how advanced the internet would become 10 years later. Terabytes, iPods, wireless networking, and broadband internet�I just didn�t have the foresight. Those who did either fought it or became millionaires. Now before you start getting excited about being part of a �music revolution�, I�m going to share my rendition of it, which isn�t going to be inspirational in the least bit. The point of all it all is, well, that nearly everyone involved is unethical and greedy. From the largest corporation all the way down to the consumer.

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:57:39 +0200

• piksels » Words Invented by Shakespeare by joel laumans

  Today while browsing the ever so beautiful interwebs, I came across something interesting about Shakespeare. Turns out that our second favourite William (after the one and only William Gates of course) invented over 1700 of the words we use commonly use, by simply turning nouns into verbs, adjectives into verbs, and so forth..

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:05:41 +0200

• Duckon 2007-Steve Ward's Singing Tesla Coil video

  Duckon 2007-Steve Ward's Singing Tesla Coil video

  Posted by: M�rre at Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:56:40 +0200

• greencycles: OVERVIEW (note this is a new post with a new comments link):

  I was accosted, assaulted with battery, and tased at Minneapolis St Paul international airport, simply for leaving the airport by bicycle. I had broken NO laws.

  Posted by: miklo at Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:03:41 +0200

• Defending KML against the proprietary police

  It would appear that the only salient difference in proprietary-ness is that KML was developed by a single company (albeit with input from others), whereas GML was developed by a standards committee. The salient difference in the marketplace is that KML is usable and hand-editable, whereas GML is rather too complex for use without tools. In contrast to what one might expect, the standards committee developed format requires tools to create, whereas the one developed by Keyhole does not. Strong words against the GML camp, but some of it might be deserved. Personally I’ve not run into too many people complaining about KML being proprietary, but I’ve seen people bring it up on different blogs. As a GIS professional I don’t really care about which formats have OGC standard labels on them as most of our clients use one of 3 formats for data interchange; e00, shapefile or personal geodatabase, all ESRI formats. I don’t see the day anytime soon where KML will get added to that list, but if ESRI continues to integrate KML support into their products and continues to ignore GML it could happen.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:42:18 +0200

• aiwww's bookmarks tagged with "gml" on del.icio.us

  aiwww's items tagged gml

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:41:53 +0200

• The Carbon Project - Innovative Geosocial Solutions

  To meet today's government and security challenges location-based information must be accessible to everyone, everywhere. With CarbonArc Lite for ArcGIS managers and other users at all levels of government can now instantly connect to hundreds of online channels for weather, imagery, water, utilities and other content and gain unprecedented situational awareness. CarbonArc Lite is the first module of the CarbonArc interoperability extension platform for ESRI's ArcGIS, the world's most popular geographic information system (GIS).

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:41:42 +0200

• Ogle Earth: KML vs. GML

  RLake, who appears to be one of the developers of the original GML markup language and who blogs at Geo-Web, has written an interesting series comparing KML with GML.

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:38:22 +0200

• Moving Past Push Pins » Blog Archive » GeoData Format wars: GML vs KML vs ?

  We have previously mentioned here our ongoing work in launching a public geodata warehouse, which will allow anyone to share their geodata with the world, and to use the data that exists in it on their own, whether it’s in GeoIQ or another application. Without launching into a full blown rant on the various pros and cons of some of the options available for geodata exchange formats, I would like to direct your attention to the poll on the right side of the page (RSS readers, sorry, but you’ll have to load up the full page in your browser). Please post any comments/questions/initiation of full-blown shout-fests as comments in this post, or, even better, in the GeoIQ Forums. Read on for a brief description of the poll options available, as well as my quick take on them. The outcome of this (admittedly very unscientific) poll and the feedback that it generates, if any, will probably play a big part in exactly what, and how much, of the relevant standards and technologies we support initially, so please, don’t hold back!

  Posted by: tectonic at Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:37:53 +0200

• Behold the Creation Museum - a photoset on Flickr

  Save yourself (and your money) by browsing through my images rather than attending the museum. I've documented the entire thing right here, with the exception of a few videos. I tried my best to reduce the glare on the signs-- most of them are still legible. Look no further, here are your Answers in Genesis...

  Posted by: tectonic at Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:12:04 +0200