Sari Sari ::: no shirt. no shoes. no service. ::: nice writing
9.30.2003
9.29.2003
The Digital Michelangelo Project ::: Autodesk supported Stanford in the 3D faxing predecessor to this project
9.28.2003
9.26.2003
Dinosaur dust-up: Princeton paleontologist produces evidence for new theory on extinction ::: everything old is new again
9.22.2003
9.21.2003
The Digital Imprimatur ::: John Walker pens another killer memo - this time on How big brother and big media can put the Internet genie back in the bottle.
Autodesk founder walks away from another creation. ::: John cites the increasing use of IP shielding NAT boxes. An interesting read.
Magnets attracting wireless attention ::: forget bluetooth, think magnetic induction for short range wireless
To be an individual hunter-gatherer in America is to lead a lonely life ::: "FORTY FIGS per day, every day, for eighty days. "
9.19.2003
Windows to Power ATMs in 2005 ::: um, with all the recent windows security holes is this a good thing?
Sunglass camera records everything you see ::: special software helps you lick the good stuff at day's end
9.18.2003
Use a Surplus Primestar Dish as an IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networking Antenna ::: 10mile range, at full bandwidth
Retro Replay ::: and, here's the ethernet card for the C64 to get you connected to the net - broadband!
9.15.2003
linux powered remote control pda airplane ::: interesting in light of all the military talks regarding combat robots.
9.11.2003
Solving The Peeping Camera-Phone Problem ::: a new technology can keep camera phones (and other digital devices) from working. interesting solution to the problem, if a little heavy handed. i wonder what the implications are for pacemakers, auto-defibrillators, and other health related electronics? or even less critical but necessary devices like language translators and pda guidebooks?
9.05.2003
VoIP goes to city hall ::: cities get ready to take on the phone monopolies. ready to rumble with the bell babies?
9.04.2003
Lost in Translation :::
Original English Text: Oh, the places you'll go... and oh, the things you'll see
After 10 language translations: The ampere hour, the places... and in the OH -, the things goings, of
that see
Stop Alien Abductions ::: a DIY telepathic thought screen helmet.
Caution: Wear the helmet as much as you can, especially during times that you feel you are usually abducted. Some persons report complete success just wearing the helmet at night, others report that the aliens became aware when they were not wearing the helmet and took them when they weren't wearing it.
One abductee reported that when she wasn't wearing the helmet, the aliens gave her a telepathic command when they were about to take her to not put on the helmet. The only way to stop such alien telepathic commands is to wear the helmet as much as possible.
RIAA decries drop in CD sales ::: boo-hoo... their not raking in the cash anymore. poor little record companies.
NewsFlash: San Rafael, California experiences a mild rolling earthquake lasting about 30 seconds. See your local news sources in about 2 hours for details. You heard it here first.
Improper strip searches alleged / 2 women sue, claim they were left naked in S.F. jail cells ::: moral of the story - don't talk back to bums, and don't spill corn syrup! also, if you're a woman, don't let the SFPD take you alive.
9.02.2003
Researcher sees cellophane window to 3D ::: and you thought Saran Wrap was only useful in the bedroom...
Teletext Babez ::: believe it or not, there are still places using teletext - you remember that quaint unidirectional data casting format that allowed about 40bytes of data to be trasmitted in the signal between broadcast television picture frames. check out the art you catch on late night german teletext.
Study: CDs may soon be as final as vinyl ::: and you wonder why the RIAA are fighting piracy so hard - they're fighting for no less than their future livelihood.
Product-et700 ::: a 20gig MPEG 4 video player/recorder. oh yeah, it also does MP3. i'll take one if it makes it to market.
