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Boing Boing: David Byrne mops up the world.

Boing Boing: David Byrne mops up the world.: "I caught an incredible performance by David Byrne at the Hollywood Bowl in LA tonight. Backed by the Texas-based Tosca Strings. Impassioned, funky, magnificent. Arcade Fire opened, and Byrne teamed up with them during his set -- then unleashed San Francisco's Extra Action Marching Band on the crowd and jammed with them for a few numbers towards the end. Closed with a samba-tinged cover of Beyonce's 'Crazy' that climaxed in a squirming heap of dry-humping, baton-twirling, bethonged marching band members, center stage. The show heads to San Diego tomorrow night (with the marching band!), and NYC on the 29th. If you're in either city, consider it unmissable. "

BBC - Radio 1 Glastonbury 2005

BBC - Radio 1 Glastonbury 2005: "Watch live video of bands from Glastonbury, See footage of The Doves, Fatboy Slim, Babyshambles and Bloc Party's Friday performances..."

holy shit! growing up wanting every year to be there and now i get to watch! not the same but pretty close!!! so far everyone i have seen put on a great set, now live, interpol!!!

Litiholo home hologram kit

Litiholo home hologram kit: "While you won%u2019t achieve projections of your toddler sputtering Chelp me Tinky Winky, you're my only hope, the
Litiholo Hologram Kit does allow you to make your own 3D laser holograms at home. The kit includes a SafetyLight
laser and all the other bits required to create and view the image. But what really makes this kit usable by us hacks
is their Polaroidesque Instant Hologram Film (a reasonable $2US per hologram) which unlike traditional holographic
film does not require chemical processing, a dark room, or even vibration free hardware. The same laser is then used to
view the hologram. The kit is available now and includes 20 film plates for $139US."

Bionic man controls artificial limbs with his mind

Bionic man controls artificial limbs with his mind: "Jesse Sullivan lost both arms after touching live wires as a Tennessee utility lineman. Researchers have been able to fit him with artificial limbs he can actually control merely by thinking, moving them by will just as if they were real limbs. He also reportedly feels sensation in the bionic arms and, eventually, tiny sensors in the fingertips will allow him to feel texture and temperature as well."

Pentagon Creating A Database Of Students

Pentagon Creating A Database Of Students: "'The Washington Post is reporting that the Pentagon is working with a marketing firm to create a database of students ages 16 through college to help them identify recruits. A little chuckle from the Pentagon in the article: '...anyone can opt out of the system by providing detailed personal information that will be kept in a separate suppression file. That file will be matched with the full database regularly to ensure that those who do not wish to be contacted are not, according to the Pentagon.''"

as if there were new!!!

The Rolling Stones will play the historic Hollywood Bowl for the first time since 1966

The Rolling Stones will play the historic Hollywood Bowl for the first time since 1966 : "when their upcoming tour reaches Los Angeles in November. The rock veterans will perform at the outdoor venue on Sunday, Nov. 6, with tickets going on sale to the public on June 27 via Ticketmaster, according their Web site. Prices will range from $63.50 to $454.50. Capacity at the 83-year-old site is just under 18,000. The only other Los Angeles-area show currently on the itinerary of the Stones' On Stage tour will be at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Nov. 4. The trek begins on Aug. 21 in Boston. The Stones last played the Bowl on July 25, 1966, the eve of singer Mick Jagger's 23rd birthday. Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood performed there last year during a Rod Stewart gig."

Lions rescue kidnapped girl

Lions rescue kidnapped girl: "Three lions reportedly rescued a 12-year-old girl from her kidnappers in Bita Genet, Ethiopia. The girl had been held captive for seven days by men who intended to force her into a marriage. Police say the lions scared off the kidnappers and stayed to protect her. From the Associated Press:
'They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest,' (police sergeant Wondimu Wedajo) said, adding he did not know whether the lions were male or female...Stuart Williams, a wildlife expert with the rural development ministry, said that it was likely that the young girl was saved because she was crying from the trauma of her attack. 'A young girl whimpering could be mistaken for the mewing sound from a lion cub, which in turn could explain why they (the lions) didn't eat her,' Williams said. 'Otherwise they probably would have done.'"

Legal Music Downloads At 35%, Soon To Pass Piracy

Legal Music Downloads At 35%, Soon To Pass Piracy: "'Entertainment Media Research released a study stating that 35% of music listeners are using legal download services, and that the percentage will soon surpass illegal downloads, currently at 40%. Slashdot has also previously reported on services like iTunes gaining in popularity over P2P services. 'The findings indicate that the music industry is approaching a strategic milestone with the population of legal downloaders close to exceeding that of pirates,' said Entertainment Media Research chief executive Russell Hart.''"

BARELY LEGAL RADIO

BARELY LEGAL RADIO: Joe Escalante of the Vandals talks law on indie 103.1!

wow i had no idea, how cool, punk rock lawyers!!!

America Online Inc. unlocks the gates of AOL's walled garden today

America Online Inc. unlocks the gates of AOL's walled garden today: "giving everyone free access to features and content previously available only to subscribers. Jonathan Miller, America Online chairman and CEO, is heading this fundamental shift in the company's approach to the Internet, guided by his years as an entertainment executive and his relationship with AOL parent Time Warner. He detailed his plans and strategies in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Marlowe, editorial director of digital media."

Radio 1 to be broadcast in US

Radio 1 to be broadcast in US: "The station has reached a deal with SIRIUS Satellite Radio which allows many Americans their first opportunity to hear the station. Andy Parfitt, controller of Radio 1, said: 'This is such an exciting development. Radio 1 already has a strong international reputation amongst music fans around the world, including the US. Now the station can be heard easily across America. With our commitment to great new UK music we hope that we can help British acts make inroads into the massive US music market. The show will be broadcast with a delay, so that the station can be heard as intended ie, breakfast will go out in the mornings, local time. Broadcasts are due to start in the US later this summer."

wow! i may have to buy one of those damn things after all!!!

URGENT: Call your Senator RIGHT NOW or live with the goddamned Broadcast Flag forever!

URGENT: Call your Senator RIGHT NOW or live with the goddamned Broadcast Flag forever!: "

Danny sez,

We've heard rumors that the Broadcast Flag that Cory, the EFF, and a coalition of pressure groups have fought so hard against (and beat in the courts) will be sneaked back via an amendment to the giant Senate Appropriations Bill in a sub-committee at 2PM EST on Tuesday 21st. This week is Hollywood's last chance to ram the flag past Congress, and they're working hard to get it under the radar.
There's no time to write letters or start a media campaign: but folk in the states below have just enough time to warn their senators, who are all on the sub-committee. People of Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin - it's up to you!
There's a sample script after the phone list. Remember: be cool, collected and polite. Most of these senators won't know a thing about the flag, until one of them makes it a throwaway amendment tomorrow. Make sure their ears twitch when they hear 'broadcast flag' today.
ALABAMA Senator Richard Shelby (202) 224-5744
ALASKA Senator Ted Stevens (202) 224-3004
HAWAII Senator Daniel Inouye (202) 224-3934
IOWA Senator Tom Harkin (202) 224-3254
KANSAS Senator Sam Brownback (202) 224-6521
KENTUCKY Senator Mitch McConnell (202) 224-2541
MARYLAND Senator Barbara Mikulski (202) 224-4654
MISSOURI Senator Christopher Bond (202) 224-5721
NEW HAMPSHIRE Senator Judd Gregg (202) 224-3324
NEW MEXICO Senator Pete Domenici (202) 224-6621
NORTH DAKOTA Senator Byron Dorgan (202) 224-2551
TEXAS Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (202) 224-5922
VERMONT Senator Patrick Leahy (202) 224-4242
WASHINGTON Senator Patty Murray (202) 224-2621
WISCONSIN Senator Herb Kohl (202) 224-5653
'Hello, Senator _________'s office'
'Hi, I'm a constituent. I'm registering my opposition to
the broadcast flag amendment being introduced in the
Senate Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations
subcommittee mark-up on Tuesday, and in full committee on
Thursday.'
(*** You can give your own reasons for opposing the flag
here. Here's a sample: ***)
'The Broadcast Flag cripples any device capable of
receiving over-the-air digital broadcasts.'
'It give Hollywood movie studios a permanent veto over how members
of the American public use our televisions.'
'It forces American innovators to beg the FCC for permission before
adding new features to TV.'
'It will prevent fair use of copyrighted works: critical review, and use of
material in distance learning'
'This is an important issue which will affect all Americans,
and should not be inserted in a large bill, at the last moment, with no debate.'
'Please oppose the broadcast flag amendment. My name and
address are ___________________.'
'Thank you for your time.'
Good luck!


Link

(Thanks, Danny!)
Update: You can now fax and email appropriation committee members for free at the EFF's action center. Do it tonight, or live with the consequences of a Hollywood veto over your PC forever."

Jon Aquino's Mental Garden: YubNub: My entry for the Rails Day 24 hour programming contest

Jon Aquino's Mental Garden: YubNub: My entry for the Rails Day 24 hour programming contest: "YubNub is a command-line for the web. After setting it up on your browser, you simply type 'gim porsche 911' to do a Google Image Search for pictures of Porsche 911 sports cars. Type 'random 49' to return random numbers between 1 and 49, courtesy of random.org. And best of all, you can make a new command by giving YubNub an appropriate URL."

Bloggers Test New MS China Filter

Bloggers Test New MS China Filter: "'Rebecca MacKinnon at Global Voices Online has set up a test of Microsoft's censored blogs on MSN China (see previous Slashdot story) with screenshots. It seems that MSN rejected titling a new blog 'I love freedom of speech, human rights, and democracy' (in Chinese) because 'The title must not contain prohibited language, such as profanity.' MacKinnon managed to use a workaround and got a pro-freedom blog up, for the moment.'"

Grosso case could be test of Calif. law

Grosso case could be test of Calif. law: "As Hollywood nervously awaits the Grokster decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has been petitioned to hear another potentially far-reaching copyright case. Miramax v. Grosso, which grew out of the alleged unauthorized use of Jeff Grosso's script 'The Shell Game,' could drive the high court to revisit the 1976 Copyright Act, state and federal jurisdiction over copyright cases and the notion of an implied contract. Attorneys for Miramax asked the Supreme Court to consider the case -- and a controversial ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -- in a petition for writ of certiorari filed this week."

Supreme Court down with Beastie Boys

Supreme Court down with Beastie Boys: "The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a 1992 Beastie Boys song infringed on the copyright of a jazz flutist's recording. Without comment, justices let stand a lower court ruling against jazz artist James W. Newton. Newton contended that the punk rappers' 'Pass the Mic' included a sample from his musical composition 'Choir' without his full permission. The Beastie Boys paid a licensing fee for the six-second, three-note segment of Newton's work, but failed to pay an additional fee to license the underlying composition. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to dismiss Newton's lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. The appeals court reasoned that the short segment in 'Pass the Mic' was not distinctive enough to be considered Newton's work."

Viewing Files on the Web Considered Possession?

Viewing Files on the Web Considered Possession?: "'A Georgia lawyer is taking a case to appeals court to prove that the mere act of viewing a website does not constitute possession of the materials that were automatically cached on your hard drive.' While the case in question involves pornographic photos, the implications of such a declaration could reach far further."

HOWTO Stream from iTunes to your mobile phone

HOWTO Stream from iTunes to your mobile phone: "DittyBot is a script for OS X that uses a clever combination of mobile email and VoIP to stream music from your iTunes collection to your cellphone. Using your phone, email the title/artist info for a song in your iTunes library to DittyBot, which is running on your Mac, pulling down mail every minute. DittyBot receives the request, calls you with Skype, and plays the song back to you over voice-over-IP using iTunes. Wow. You send a text message from your mobile phone to your POP email account. Your text message should contain the keywords of a song title (and possibly an artist name) that you want to hear. DittyBot finds that email (he checks Mail every 45 seconds) and copies the song name into a text file. The song name is then copied into iTunes and a playlist is created from your search. Next, DittyBot loads Skype (the internet telephony app) and begins calling your mobile phone. Your mobile phone rings and when you pick it up, you should hear your song start playing in all its compressed glory. DittyBot will play your selection to you over your phone until you hang up. Mind you, this all should happen within 1 minute of sending your song request (depending on the speed of your POP server). Sometimes it's even quicker!"

why? because you can!!!

IIP's retinal implant restores limited eyesight to the blind

IIP's retinal implant restores limited eyesight to the blind: "There have been some more academic inquiries into this concept, but it looks like IIP is the first to commercialize this retinal implant technology, which combines an ocular microchip with a small video camera integrated into a pair of glasses to restore limited vision to patients with hereditary blindness. The processing duties are handled by a microcomputer clipped to a belt, which takes visual information received by the glasses and converts it into electrical pulses that stimulate the patient's optic nerve."

Dinosaur Jr extend reunion tour

Dinosaur Jr extend reunion tour: "DINOSAUR JR have added yet more dates to their reunion tour. The band recently played in the UK with their original line-up for the first time in over 15 years. Now frontman J Mascis, along with bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph have added a series of US West Coast dates to the list of already announced North American shows, kickng off on August 13 in Las Vegas. The full list of dates is as follows:
Orlando House of Blues (July 7)
Atlanta Variety Playhouse (8)
Norfolk The Norva (9)
Carrboro Cat's Cradle (10)
Washington DC 9:30 Club (11)
Northampton Pearl Street (12)
Philadelphia Electric Factory (13)
New York Central Park SummerStage (14)
Boston Avalon (15)
Quebec City Summer Festival (16)
Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre (17)
Cleveland House of Blues (19)
Detroit Majestic Theatre (20)
Covington Madison Theater (21)
Milwaukee The Eagles Club (22)
Minneapolis The Quest (23)
Chicago Lollapalooza (24)
Fuji Rock Festival (29-31)
Las Vegas House of Blues (August 13)
San Diego Soma (15)
Anaheim The Grove (16)
Los Angeles Avalon (17)
San Francisco Fillmore (18)
Portland Crystal Ballroom (19)
Seattle The Showbox (20)
Vancouver Commodore Ballroom (22)
Carling Weekend: Reading Festival (27)
Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival (28)"

DIY DJ cassette decks

DIY DJ cassette decks: "Score one for lovers of all things audio and retro: DJ Aptem has cooked up a pair of DJ decks any analog fiend would wet themselves over. These are varispeed tape decks with jog wheel, EQ and motor off switches to cover your mixing needs whilst rifling through those old dubs you made long before DRM was even a gleam in the RIAA's eye."

Fight against file sharers heads to the courts

Fight against file sharers heads to the courts: "The BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI) have said their fight against illegal file-sharers is likely to end up in the courts."

Lessig on the World Social Forum

Lessig on the World Social Forum: "'Lawrence Lessig has a great article up on Technology Review about the World Social Forum held this past January in Brazil. In addition to telling an engaging story, it covers topics ranging from GNU and DRM to Brazil's interesting stance on the rights of foreign copyright holders, and is a good introduction to the permission culture/remix culture debate. It also makes me want to live in Brazil.'"

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for x86 Leaked?

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for x86 Leaked?: "'Mac Daily News is reporting that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for x86 processors has been leaked to the internet already. Apparently the version running on the development kit machines is easily transfered to run on any x86 machine. Conspiracy theorists unite: an Apple marketing scheme?'"

Week of Music

what a week! pixies, 6 feet from kim in the pit!!! kraftwork, robots, no more need be said!!! and kasabian, madchester is alive and well, and living in 2005!!!

iTunes More Popular Than Most P2P Sites

iTunes More Popular Than Most P2P Sites: "A study by NPD Group shows that iTunes ranks #2 in popularity of music downloads, rivaling services like Limewire, Kazaa, and iMesh. The #1 service was still WinMX, but NPD believes this proves to the music industry that legal downloads can work, and that iTunes provides an economically viable alternative.' From the article: 'According to NPD, about 4 percent of Internet-enabled households in the nation used a paid music download store in March."

In medical marijuana case, Supreme Court says everything is interstate commerce

In medical marijuana case, Supreme Court says everything is interstate commerce: "On politech, Declan McCullagh writes: Today's decision in Gonzales v. Raich hints at how the Supreme Court would rule on other cases dealing with federalism. It also shows the lack of respect that six of the current Supreme Court justices have for the plain text of the Constitution. GMU law professor David Bernstein's take: another way to say it is that we live during a time of rule by men and women on the bench and in Congress, each governed by personal whims and predilections and fears. The rule of law, with a federal government properly limited by constitutional dictates, no longer exists."

US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Lexmark Case

US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Lexmark Case: "The US Supreme Court has rejected Lexmark's petition for certiorari in its long and bitter battle against North Carolina-based Static Control Components (SCC). For those out of the loop on this one, Lexmark tried to lock in consumers and lock out competition by adding code to their printers and toner cartridges so that only Lexmark toners would work. SSC defeated their monopolist technology and began selling the off-brand chips to aftermarket toner cartridge makers. As discussed here earlier, in mid-February Lexmark was dealt a defeat by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, who denied Lexmark's request for a rehearing. Other related threads here, here, here, here, and here.' The story is on the AP Newswire as well."

Extending Pop Music Copyrights

Extending Pop Music Copyrights: "'According to TimesOnLine, the UK is considering doubling the copyright term for popular music to 100 years. That means the Beatles' 'Love Me Do' and 'Please Please Me,' scheduled to to go into the public domain in 2013, would earn royalties for record companies until 2063.'"

Live from WWDC: Steve Jobs keynote

Live from WWDC: Steve Jobs keynote : "Apple's moving Macs to Intel, Microsoft's moving Xbox360 to PPC... Everything you know is wrong, man."

quote of the day!!!

Baby punk tee

Baby punk tee: "This baby punk tee sports age-appropriate nihilistic slogans such as ANTI-CRIB and BEDTIME SUCKS."

word my future little people are getting these!!! actually on second thought my little people will screen their own!!!

Slashdot | Judge Rules Offering != Distributing

Slashdot | Judge Rules Offering != Distributing: "'From the EFF's website: 'Judge Marilyn Patel issued a ruling (PDF) Wednesday that settles an important question in the ongoing Napster case -- whether under the law, simply offering copyrighted material to others means you're distributing it. Copyright holders have to prove that someone actually downloaded the file from you before you can be found liable for distributing. The simple act of offering isn't enough. It clarifies the law, providing a safeguard against the over-reach that the ART Act threatened.' Ernie Miller and Techdirt have more on this decision.'"

comments later!!!

Think you know the Apple Newton's History? Think again

Think you know the Apple Newton's History? Think again: an interesting storuy of the apple newton and its sorted history. most interesting i found this quote... "Apple ... decided to stop developing its own handwriting recognition software in favor of Calligrapher (now sold as a Pocket PC app) from a small Muscovite software publisher." WOW! who knew!!!

Free conference calling

Free conference calling: "Web site FreeConference.com lets you conduct conference calls using your regular phone with up to 25 participants for free.
Schedule a conference call on the FreeConference.com site and you%u2019ll receive a call-in number and access code for participants to join in. The call-in number is not toll-free, so regular long distance charges can apply. (The Premium version costs the organizer 10 cents a minute per participant, but callers get a toll-free number to join in.) Fantastic for coordinating with groups of friends or remote co-workers."