Friday, May 16, 2003

NPR : The Spiritual Message of 'The Matrix', "The film The Matrix Reloaded has excited philosophers, clerics and theologians who find rich in spiritual meaning in the film trilogy's underlying themes. NPR's Rick Karr speaks with authors and experts about the religion of The Matrix trilogy and the the significance of being 'The One.'" Must listen!!! (real or wmv) Also check...

The Gospel According To Neo, Theologians and pop-culture experts see 'The Matrix' as a phenomenon shaping public opinion about religion by Josh Burek a staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

WOW! Didn't any of them get it...there is no spoon!!!
Justices Decree DVD Show Must Go On, "Claiming that a controversial DVD de-scrambling code has long been available online worldwide, a man accused of improperly linking Internet viewers to the code asked earlier this year that the case against him be declared moot. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court rejected his plea 4-1, ensuring that the closely watched case remains on the court's May 29 oral argument calendar in San Francisco." Here it comes!!!
Sony Debuts Eye Toy for PlayStation 2, "at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Sony shows off the Eye Toy, a new accessory for the PlayStation 2. The USB camera functions as a custom game controller and is expected to eventually support videoconferencing and other uses." New interfaces are dope! This ones not 100% but its a new direction that may show promise so give it up for Sony!!! (real or wmv)
Matrix Reloads For Gamers, "At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, ZDNet's Patrick Houston looks at Shiny Entertainment's video game "Enter the Matrix," developed for the PC, Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation2. " Ok so not only did they do it in the movie but the Brothers W smaked an hours worth of never before seen footage into the game too!!! (real or wmv)
N-Gage at E3, "At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Nokia showcases a combination game console and cell phone called N-Gage. The device allows users to play games with each other over a cellular telephone network." If you have not seen this you MUST! This could change the world of entertainment!!! (real or wmv)




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Gameboy Advance Users To Get Bluetooth Internet, "According to this Extremetech article, X-Tra Fun has developed a Bluetooth module for the Gameboy Advance which is expected to ship by Christmas 2003. The $49 module includes Bluetooth connectivity, although a cellphone or other Bluetooth device with Internet access is required to use the Internet, and it comes with an embedded eCos Linux kernel with a Web browser and 255 pages' worth of cache. A $99 upgrade adds a Secure Digital card slot and a dongle!" The world just keeps getting better!!!
Online NewsHour, is taking your questions and comments on the topic, "is downloading copyrighted music tantamount to stealing? Lawrence Lessig, an expert on Internet law from Stanford University's Law School, and Matt Oppenheim, Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for the Recording Industry Association of America, answer your questions about this heated debate." Go post your own, be heard!!!
Hybrid Robot Uses Rat Brain "After two recent stories of artificial brains used to control rats and one about MIT doing the reverse, NYTimes now has a piece on similar work done at Georgia Tech From the article: "...the layer of rat neurons is grown over an array of electrodes that pick up the neurons' electrical activity. A computer analyzes the activity of the several thousand brain cells in real time to detect spikes produced by neurons firing near an electrode." But this time you can buy one for $3,000." The only thing i like more than a good robot is one that combines biological properties!!!
DVD Copyright Case Mulled Over By Judge, slashdot says, "news.com is reporting that the judge in a closely watched lawsuit challenging the legality of DVD-copying software said she was 'substantially persuaded' by past court rulings that favored copyright holders, but closed a hearing Thursday without issuing a ruling in the case." This is one to watch!!!

Friday, May 09, 2003

Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Paperfolding, is a nice site that explains a little bit about the math in Origami. This ones for Dog!!!
The Madonna Remix Project, is the home for the "What the fuck do you think you're doing," sample and remixes. Thx Tree!!!

Tuesday, May 06, 2003

Kill Rock Stars lets you "type in a band and it tells you all of the bands they were in or guested with...." Thx Tree!!!

Saturday, May 03, 2003

Back with a new addition. See the right side. More regulars on the way.