Slashdot | Making IE Standards Compliant

Slashdot | Making IE Standards Compliant: "'Dean Edwards has taken it upon himself to make Internet Explorer W3C compliant. How? Well, it isn't by patching the application, as you might suspect. He's created a stylesheet, dubbed 'IE7' that uses DHTML to load and parse style sheets into a form that IE can understand. Just include the style sheet in your HTML pages, and things should render correctly. The complexity of the CSS transformations is really amazing and shows off the power of this stuff.'"

You Are Here :: Astrobiology Magazine :: Search for Life in the Universe

You Are Here: earth from mars!!!

Slashdot | WiFi Phone Announced

Slashdot | WiFi Phone Announced: "'Zyxel just announced its Prestige 2000W VoIP Wi-Fi Cordless Phone. It's designed to work with 802.11b networks, implements QoS and IP-to-IP call functionality and uses 128-bit WEP encryption. It also scans for 'available APs in [the] hand set's environment'. War driving just became a whole lot more interesting.'"

Wired News: What the BLEEX Is That?

Wired News: What the BLEEX Is That?: "Move over, Bionic Man, and make room for BLEEX -- the Berkeley Lower Extremities Exoskeleton -- with strap-on robotic legs designed to turn an ordinary human into a super strider."

Dead Milkman bassist commits suicide: "Dave Blood, bassist for defunct Philadelphia rock act the Dead Milkmen, committed suicide Wednesday, according to a post by his sister on the band's official message board (http://deadmilkmen.com). In a subsequent post, drummer Dean Clean confirmed the news. A memorial service will be held in the Delaware County area of southeastern Pennsylvania at some point in the near future, with details to be announced. The Dead Milkmen formed in 1983 and quickly rose to prominence in the college radio circuit. Their 1985 debut album, 'Big Lizard in My Backyard' boasts the cult-classic single 'Bitchin' Camaro,' but was overshadowed in 1988 by 'Punk Rock Girl,' which was an MTV staple of the time. The band dissolved after releasing 'Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)' in 1995. In late 2003, Restless/Ryko released a retrospective of early and rare recordings, 'Now We Are 20,' and the 'Philadelphia in Love' DVD, which compiled all of the band's videos. In recent years, Blood had stopped playing bass due to extreme tendonitis."

:(

Slashdot | Search Engines Set To Vie For China

Slashdot | Search Engines Set To Vie For China: "Could China be where the battle for top search engine is waged? Reuters is carrying an article on the play for the Chinese search engine market. Already the second largest internet market in the world, there are estimated 80 million users in China and the number growing fast. Yahoo's acquisition 3721.com, Google-styled Baidu.com and Zhongsou.com are already poised and profitable. Where is Google? Blocked at one time, Google has made its way into China. Their handy cached pages are not available, but they do offer the Ad Words service in chinese to lure business. Those unfamiliar with China's rapid adoption of the internet might like to read up on the success of DangDang.Com an online bookseller, on the BBC, where it's noted that houses without heat or running water may actually have internet access. Thanks to China coming in where many growing pains, suffered by the west, have already passed or obstacles such as competing vested interests aren't as influential, so internet infrastructure is going in at a rapid pace.'"

Morrissey, Jarvis and Bono aid Nancy Sinatra comeback - NME.COM

Morrissey, Jarvis and Bono aid Nancy Sinatra comeback - NME.COM: "NANCY SINATRA is staging a comeback with the help of stars including MORRISSEY, JARVIS COCKER and BONO."

Yahoo! News - Russian Inventor Patents Space-Ads Device

Yahoo! News - Russian Inventor Patents Space-Ads Device
: "Big Dipper and Andromeda could be joined in the heavens by ads for soft drinks and cigarettes if a Russian inventor's device catches on."

Slashdot | Overclocking Your Sega Genesis/MegaDrive

Slashdot | Overclocking Your Sega Genesis/MegaDrive: "'I've recently been working on a project to alleviate the slowdown inherent in older game systems. How you ask? By overclocking them! I've managed to perfect overclocking the Sega Genesis / MegaDrive. The processor (a Motorola 68000, running at a stock speed of 7.6 MHz) can be pushed to 16.0 MHz in my experience, and I am still working on higher. The machine doesn't overheat and is entirely stable at these higher speeds.'"

PARC founder George Pake dies | CNET News.com

PARC founder George Pake dies | CNET News.com: "George Pake, the scientist who founded Xerox's fabled Palo Alto Research Center, died after a long illness last week, less than a month shy of his 80th birthday."

bummer :(

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Punk guitar hero dies in sleep - NME.COM

Punk guitar hero dies in sleep - NME.COM: "SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and MAGAZINE guitarist JOHN McGEOCH has died in his sleep at the age of 48. The punk veteran was also famous for his work with Sex Pistol John Lydon's Public Image Limited."

Wired News: Hubble Offers Glimpse of Creation

Wired News: Hubble Offers Glimpse of Creation: "New images, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, of a time long ago and galaxies far, far away could shed new light on how the universe began."

Fully Equipped - CNET reviews

DVD To Pocket PC: taboo or fair use?: "With the introduction of RCA and Archos portable video players (PVPs), there's been a lot of talk lately about such products, and ... if you're a devotee of Palms, Pocket PCs, and smart phones, you've probably noticed that these devices are viable PVPs, particularly as prices for high-capacity 256MB and 512MB memory cards continue to fall. "

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Dish Network drops Viacom channels: "EchoStar Communications dropped all Viacom-owned channels, including CBS O&Os in 16 major markets, from its Dish Network satellite service as of 12:01 a.m. today, leaving its 9 million subscribers without access to MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central and other widely distributed channels. One minute after midnight, Viacom-owned channels and CBS O&Os on the Dish Network service were replaced by a text title card (accompanied by a melodic solo acoustic guitar soundtrack) informing subscribers that the channels are dark because 'Viacom has demanded rate increases which are unreasonable and would contribute to a higher monthly bill for you.' The slate says EchoStar hopes to resolve the dispute quickly and directs subscribers to the Dish Network Web site for more information. The move came after hours of last-minute negotiations between EchoStar and Viacom aimed at striking a new carriage agreement to avoid a blackout of popular channels. But the two sides have turned bitter adversaries in recent weeks, battling in court EchoStar's claims that Viacom is violating anti-trust laws by bundling its channel services and seeking what EchoStar has termed 'excessive' rate hikes in a new deal."

Main Page - Wikibooks

Wikibooks: "is a Wikimedia project set up July 10, 2003. Since then, volunteers have written around 1778 book modules in a multitude of books."

Common Content

Common Content: "is a catalog of works licensed in the Creative Commons, available to anyone for copying or creative re-use. The catalog includes 1284 records, many of which are collections which include hundreds or thousands of other works."

Wired News: One File Swapper, One Lawsuit

Wired News: One File Swapper, One Lawsuit: "A federal judge ruled on Friday that the music industry cannot sue over 200 alleged file sharers in one swoop and that the companies must sue each defendant individually."

Wired 12.03: START

Wired 12.03: START: "Artificial muscles pump up everything from military gear to drug delivery."

Slashdot | Viacom and DishNetwork Battle On Air Over Contract

Slashdot | Viacom and DishNetwork Battle On Air Over Contract: "'This weekend, Viacom stations began scrolling messages on their cable stations(MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, etc) stating that DishNetwork may soon be removing the channels from its lineup and urging subscribers to call DishNetwork. DishNetwork subscribers(me!) may have begun to see black bars cover the messages and calls to DishNetwork regarding the messages were greeted with a recording telling subscribers to call the President and GM of KCBS. These antics stem from lawsuits here. I, for one, will be switching to DirecTV if they don't get this figured out.'"

Slashdot | 'Brain Pacemakers' Being Tested

Slashdot | 'Brain Pacemakers' Being Tested: "'Shades of 'The Terminal Man'? Rob Stein of The Washington Post has reported, via MSNBC, that: 'A handful of scientists around the world have begun cautiously experimenting with devices implanted in patients' bodies to deliver precisely targeted electrical stimulation to the brain in hopes of treating otherwise hopeless behavioral, neurological and psychiatric disorders.' A lot of good can come out of this - potentially. But I can see a the potential for misuse too.'"

SnapStream - Products - Beyond TV 3

SnapStream - Products - Beyond TV 3, all i can say is wish they had a mac version, and its about fucking time!!!

Slashdot | iPod Mini Sells Out

Slashdot | iPod Mini Sells Out: "'According to USATODAY.com, the iPod mini is virtually sold out after two weeks. As we know, it had 100,000 on pre-order. It's the top seller at the Apple Store, where they advise people that there will be a one to three week wait. And it isn't a component shortage that's causing the delays. It's the huge demand amongst teens (for the colors) and athletes who like exercising with the ultralight device. While many here on /. felt that the mini was overpriced and pointed out that for $50 extra, you could buy a regular iPod with 15GB of storage instead of the 4 GB of the mini, Apple seems to have correctly identified the price point and the market they were going after. The space has become so hot that Creative's MuVo2 has also been selling well, but also for a slightly different reason. The MuVo2, which also has 4 GB of capacity, uses a CompactFlash card (which can be used in a digital camera). People have been buying the MP3 player and taking it apart for the card, which would cost more than the $200 dollars for the MuVo2.'"

Hollywoodreporter.com

Hollywoodreporter.com: "Bryan Singer is ready to run. The filmmaker is in negotiations to develop and direct 'Logan's Run' for Warner Bros. Pictures. Singer is producing the project with Joel Silver. Originally a book by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, the novel takes place in a youth-obsessed future society where residents are euthanized as soon as they turn 21. The story centers on Logan, a police officer whose job it is to track down those who run from their fate. But with his 21st birthday fast approaching, he decides to run as well and search for Sanctuary, a fabled place where older folks live. MGM adapted the book into a 1976 movie starring Michael York as well as a TV series the following year. The '76 version changed the age of euthanasia to 30."

alright thats it. i need to start already! everyones makeing my ideas happen before i can get to em!!!

Slashdot | Michael Dell Steps Down as CEO

Slashdot | Michael Dell Steps Down as CEO: "A whole lot of readers made sure we knew that Michael Dell is calling it quits as CEO of Dell, and has named Kevin Rollins, the current president and chief operating officer of Dell, as his successor. Rollins will retain the title of president, but Michael Dell hasn't left completely. He's still planning on sticking around as chairman of the board."

about fucking time!!!

Wired News: Cannibals Descend on MP3 Players

Wired News: Cannibals Descend on MP3 Players: "Digital photographers have found a source of cheap microdrives for their cameras: Creative Technology's MuVo2 digital music player."

Slashdot | Powered Exoskeleton Legs

Slashdot | Powered Exoskeleton Legs: "'Berkeley Engineers have come up with an ingenious mechanism that almost mimics, well, Borg technology. Developed by UC Berkeley's Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory, the Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton (BLEEX) consists of mechanical metal leg braces that are connected rigidly to the user at the feet, and, in order to prevent abrasion, more compliantly elsewhere. The device includes a power unit and a backpack-like frame used to carry a large load. This development bring to the forefront the ability to not only carry large loads in wartime efforts, but may possibly help people with limited muscle ability to walk optimally.'"

Wired News: Need Stem Cells? We Got 'Em

Wired News: Need Stem Cells? We Got 'Em: "Faced with limitations on stem-cell research from the Bush administration, a Harvard scientist has raised his own money and developed 17 new batches of stem cells, which he's offering to any researcher who needs them for just the cost of shipping."

Slashdot | Two-Legged Home Robot, Coming Soon To Japan

Slashdot | Two-Legged Home Robot, Coming Soon To Japan: "'Two Japanese companies, (ZMP corp., and Mizuno, a athletic goods manufacturer), announced that they will start selling the first two-legged robot for home use. The robot, called nuvo, will retail for 500,000 yen. It wil be able to understand 1,000 (Japanese) words, dance, and allow the owner to contact the robot via 3G phones.'"

Convert Yahoo CSV files to iPod VCF files!

Convert Yahoo CSV files to macos address book files!

big big up to josh@newdream.net!!!

just follow through step 4. then rename the "anything.vcf" w/o letting macos change the ext from ".vcf". then double click and address book will ask to add!!! :)

Hollywoodreporter.com

Panel stresses lawyers' value in film funding: Hollywoodreporter.com: "To navigate the byzantine world of international film financing, a panel of experts suggested the most valuable weapon in a filmmaker's arsenal remains a knowledgeable lawyer. 'In a nutshell, it is more and more of a partnership, and I think the entire independent U.S. film marketplace is in complete partnership with Europe,' film financier Bob Yari said, commenting on the overall health of relations in the European-American financing marketplace. 'But it becomes extremely complicated to structure, for example, a German fund investment into a film with a U.K. sale lease-back fund. It is doable, but it just takes tremendous expertise, and that is another component you need to explore.' Yari's comments came Tuesday morning at a packed American Film Market panel titled 'The State of Film Financing in Europe and the U.S.'"

Slashdot | Science of the coin-toss: Bias in Heads-or-Tails

Slashdot | Science of the coin-toss: Bias in Heads-or-Tails: "' An interesting article published in Science News puts a new scientific spin on the outcome of the venerable coin-toss. 'A new mathematical analysis suggests that coin tossing is inherently biased: A coin is more likely to land on the same face it started out on.''"

Wired News: DEA Accedes to Ecstasy Test

Wired News: DEA Accedes to Ecstasy Test: "After a monumental struggle by a small group of advocates who believe Ecstasy, or MDMA, can have beneficial health effects, the Drug Enforcement Agency has finally given the go-ahead to test the drug on patients with post-traumatic stress disorder."

Slashdot | NASA Says Mars Once Drenched With Water

Slashdot | NASA Says Mars Once Drenched With Water: "NASA is currently holding a press conference (carried live on NASA TV) where they are discussing findings from the Mars rovers. They are saying that the crater that the second rover has landed in has convincing evidence that it was once drenched or covered in liquid water. They cite the tiny spherules, odd holes in the rocks, sulfur in the spectrometric analyses, and evidence of an iron sulfate hydrate (a hydrate is a chemical compound which includes water molecules in the crystal lattice). Update: 03/02 19:45 GMT by M: CNN has a story, or see the NASA press release."

Slashdot | Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave?

Slashdot | Do Your $20 Bills Explode In the Microwave?: "'After repeatedly setting off RFID scanners in a truck stop, the author discovered the culprit was a wad of $20's in his back pocket. In a paranoid attempt to keep the government from tracking him, he attempted to fry the embedded chips in his microwave, with interesting results.' Alex Jones has interesting theories about a number of things, but evidently a lot of readers were interested in this one."

Slashdot | Satellite Celebrates 20 Years Working in Orbit

Slashdot | Satellite Celebrates 20 Years Working in Orbit: "'The UoSAT-2/UO-11 small satellite was launched into low Earth orbit on 1 March 1984 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Twenty years later, it's still in orbit and operational -- and we recently found launch footage. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of starting in orbit, the original video celebrating the UoSAT-2 launch is available (in windows media and mpeg). Thrill to the computers, the clothes, and the haircuts of 1984. SSTL has launched more than twenty satellites since.'"

the vid is really cool!!! welcome to the future!!!

Slashdot | Rockstar Announces GTA San Andreas

Slashdot | Rockstar Announces GTA San Andreas: "'According to a Yahoo-reprinted press-release, Rockstar Games has officially announced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the latest in the GTA series. The press release continues: 'Developed by world-class designers Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be available exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and is expected to be in stores in North America on October 19, 2004 and in Europe on October 22, 2004.'' This confirms earlier rumors of (initial?) PS2 exclusivity and possible name for this much-awaited game."

wait, i'm sorry, what platform?!? ;)

Slashdot | Famous Hawking Black Hole Bet Resolved?

Slashdot | Famous Hawking Black Hole Bet Resolved?: "'In 1997 the three cosmologists Stephen Hawking, Kip Thorne and John Preskill made a famous bet as to whether information that enters a black hole ceases to exist -- that is, whether the interior of a black hole is changed at all by the characteristics of particles that enter it. It now looks like Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne may owe John Preskill a set of encyclopedias of his choice, since physicists at Ohio State University 'have derived an extensive set of equations that strongly suggest that the information continues to exist -- bound up in a giant tangle of strings that fills a black hole from its core to its surface.''"

Hollywoodreporter.com

DMCA No Friend-Of-The-Court: "WASHINGTON -- The federal government isn't giving up on the hope that the expedited subpoena powers in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are legal despite the opposite ruling by the appellate court here. In a 'friend-of-the-court' brief filed in St. Louis in the RIAA's case against Charter Communications, the Department of Justice strongly backed the recording industry's argument that the DMCA subpoenas are a legitimate legal tool. In its brief, the DOJ told the appeals court there that the 'D.C. circuit was wrong.' In its December opinion, the court here dismissed one of the RIAA's key arguments that the subpoenas were legal even if the P2P technology wasn't invented when the DMCA was approved. The subpoenas were issued by a court clerk without a judge's ruling."

US punk bands from anti-Bush coalition - NME.COM

US punk bands from anti-Bush coalition - NME.COM: "A coalition of US punk bands have formed a new coalition aiming to stop GEORGE W BUSH from winning the the next presidential election."

KLF mainman turns to soup for next project - NME.COM

KLF mainman turns to soup for next project - NME.COM: "Former KLF man and renowned art terrorist BILL DRUMMOND has turned to soup for his next project."

Pixies to play new material on reunion tour - NME.COM

Pixies to play new material on reunion tour - NME.COM: "PIXIES have revealed they will be playing new material on their forthcoming reunion tour."

Microsoft on every DVD? | CNET News.com

Microsoft on every DVD? | CNET News.com: "An industry standards group has made a preliminary decision to include Microsoft's video compression technology in a next-generation DVD format, giving the company a key boost in the digital media arena."

Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech | CNET News.com

Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech | CNET News.com: "A California appeals court on Friday reversed a 4-year-old order barring the publication of a DVD-cracking tool on the Internet, finding the injunction violated the defendant's free speech rights."

Slashdot | Intellectual Property Laws bad for business

Slashdot | Intellectual Property Laws bad for business: "'The NYTimes has a story called 'Report Raises Questions About Fighting Online Piracy' that talks about how the stringent enforcement of current Intellectual Property laws (see: RIAA) may acutally be bad for business. It's the not EFF or FSF saying this, it's professors at Harvard Business School and Cardozo Law School. The professors say, 'The ideas of copy-left, or of a more liberal regime of copyright, are receiving wider and wider support, It's no longer a wacky idea cloistered in the ivory tower; it's become a more mainstream idea that we need a different kind of copyright regime to support the wide range of activities in cyberspace.' and 'Bits are not the same as atoms. We need to reframe the legal discussion to treat the differences of bits and atoms in a more thoughtful way.''"

Slashdot | Do-It-Yourself Electronic Enigma Machine

Slashdot | Do-It-Yourself Electronic Enigma Machine: "'The Enigma-E is a DIY Building Kit that enables you to build your own electronic variant of the famous Enigma coding machine that was used by the German army during WWII. It works just like a real Enigma and is compatible with an M3 and M4 Enigma as well as the standard Service Machines. A message encrypted on, say, a real Enigma M4 can be read on the Enigma-E and vice versa.'"

Slashdot | Virus Writers - The enemy within.

Slashdot | Virus Writers - The enemy within.: "'An interesting read from todays Observer 'He's 21, he's got dreadlocks, likes punk bands... and his hobby could wreck your computer in seconds. Clive Thompson infiltrates the secret world of the virus writers who see their work as art - while others fear that it is cyber-terrorism.''"

Slashdot | Electromagnetic Emission Art

Slashdot | Electromagnetic Emission Art: "'The artist Richard Box has used the electromagnetic field generated by overhead transmission cables to power 1300 fluorescent lightbulbs positioned underneath. Some pictures available. Professor Denis Harshaw at Bristol University explains 'There's an interactive element to all this, too, for those who go to the site itself. 'You affect the lights by your proximity', explains Richard Box, 'because you're a much better conductor than a glass tube. And there's sound as well as light - a crackling that corresponds to the flashing of the lights. There's a certain smell too, and your hair stands slightly on end.'' Sounds cool and it is on until February 29th. Directons here.'
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Slashdot | China Sending Two People Into Space

Slashdot | China Sending Two People Into Space: "'As reported widely in Chinese media, China has began production of and launch preparations for it's new Shenzhou ('divine ship') 6 spaceship. While being roughly equal in design to Shenzhou 5 which sent the first Chinese into space last year (although having capacity for three persons), Shenzhou 6 is supposed to carry two 'Taikonaut' next year.'"

Slashdot | FCC Supports Neighborhood Radio

Slashdot | FCC Supports Neighborhood Radio: "'According to this story from the Associated Press, the FCC is recommending to Congress that restrictions on low-power FM stations be relaxed. The FCC found that low-power FM stations can be operated in the gaps of spectrum between major stations without substantially interfering with those major stations. If Congress adopts the FCC's recommendations, it will loosen the stranglehold that companies like ClearChannel have on the airwaves.'"

Slashdot | Keyless Entries Fail In Las Vegas On Friday

Slashdot | Keyless Entries Fail In Las Vegas On Friday: "'Some accuse area 51, but in any case many folks were stranded when keyless locks failed or their car computers malfunctioned. No technical explanation but I'm sure slashdotters have theories. Similar to the failure in Seattle 3 years ago. See the Las Vegas Review-Journal for more details.'"

Slashdot | Storing Light In Chips

Slashdot | Storing Light In Chips: "'Recently, researchers have 'stopped light' by storing light pulses in hot or extremely cold gases (check these former stories on Slashdot or at BBC News Online). Now, scientists from Stanford University have devised a method to store light pulses under ordinary conditions. In Light-storing chip charted, Technology Research News says this opens the way for all-optical communications switches, quantum computers and quantum communications devices. The researchers plan to demonstrate this technique by trapping microwave signals within a year. They think that a prototype which works at optical frequencies could be made in two to five years. This overview contains more details and references.'"

Slashdot | The World's Safest Operating System

Slashdot | The World's Safest Operating System: "'UK-based security firm mi2g has analyzed 17,074 successful digital attacks against servers and networks. The results are a bit surprising. The BSD OSes (including FreeBSD and Mac OS X) proved to be the systems least likely to be successfully cracked, while Linux servers were the most vulnerable. Linux machines suffered 13,654 successful attacks, or 80 percent of the survey total. Windows based servers enjoyed a sharp decline in successful breaches, with only 2,005 attacks.'
"

Big Star get to work on first album in 25 years - NME.COM

Big Star get to work on first album in 25 years - NME.COM: "BIG STAR are set to begin work on their fourth album - 25 years after the release of their third." word!!!

Slashdot | William Gibson on his Tech Life and Latest Novel

Slashdot | William Gibson on his Tech Life and Latest Novel: "'The Philadelphia Inquirer is running a brief article on William Gibson. In it he discusses his tech life, the ad that inspired Neuromancer, and his latest book, Pattern Recognition. He says, 'Between my wife and daughter who still lives at home, I'm always the one with the slowest computer. I don't find that being really up on all the latest tech ever does me any good.''" see william uses dead tech too!!!

Slashdot | Search and Seizure at the Supreme Court

Slashdot | Search and Seizure at the Supreme Court: "'On March 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear a case involving an arrest for lack of producing ID on the demand of a police officer. Dudley Hiibel was parked off the road, and was asked 11 times to show ID to the police officer, who gave the justification of 'investigating an investigation.' Finally, he was arrested, and eventually convicted of delaying a police officer,' and fined $250. The incident occurred in Humboldt County, Nevada; Mr. Hiibel's side of the story includes a good section on Terry stops, and has a video of the incident for download. The parallels to the previously covered Gilmore v. Ashcroft case are striking, and the ruling will be an interesting precedent on the issue of requiring ID's. The ACLU, EPIC, and EFF, among others, have filed Amicus briefs in the case.'"

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Kermit Bought: "In a deal that consummates one of the longest on-again, off-again courtships in Hollywood, the Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it has acquired the Muppets and 'Bear in the Big Blue House' properties from the Jim Henson Co." today is a sad day indeed!!!

Wired News: Webmonkey, RIP: 1996 – 2004

Wired News: Webmonkey, RIP: 1996 – 2004: "Webmonkey, the site that turned humble Web developers into attention-grabbing authors, said last week it is closing down following a round of layoffs in the U.S. division of its parent company, Terra Lycos (also the parent company of Wired News). Judging by blog posts and e-mails, the site's fans aren't surprised. Still, they're sad to see the end of an era." :(

monkey you'll be missed...

Sony unveils flash device with biometric security | CNET News.com

Sony unveils flash device with biometric security | CNET News.com: "Sony Electronics announced on Tuesday a flash memory device designed to combine data storage with identity management. The product, dubbed the 'FIU-810 Puppy Fingerprint Identity Token,' is about the size of a lighter and sports both a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection and a fingerprint reader. The reader is designed to keeps users' files secure, Sony said"

Throw Your Own MfA Event! | MFA

Throw Your Own MfA Event! | MFA: KRIST NOVOSELIC political org!!!

Cingular swallows up AT&T Wireless | CNET News.com

Cingular swallows up AT&T Wireless | CNET News.com: "Cingular Wireless won a fierce battle Tuesday for smaller rival AT&T Wireless after bidding $41 billion in cash to trump cell phone titan Vodafone."

Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator

Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator: strange, useful, random text generation!!!

Slashdot | NTT Develops Stamp-Size 1GB Hologram Memory

Slashdot | NTT Develops Stamp-Size 1GB Hologram Memory: "'NTT has developed a new high-capacity memory storage device based on thin-film holography called Info-MICA. The official site is here but it's only in Japanese for now. According to the article, 'NTT is planning to bring the first commercial Info-MICA products to market in 2005 with a postage stamp-size ROM and a memory capacity of 1GB.' My first thought was that it would be perfect for a future handheld game device!'"

quote of the day "There is no freedom to beat-match." -- Noah Shachtman of wired on the grey album!!!

The Grey Album: got one? more at wired on the subject!!!

Wired News: Why Cloning Didn't Happen in U.S.

Wired News: Why Cloning Didn't Happen in U.S.: "The United States is supposed to be the most scientifically and technologically advanced country in the world. So why did South Korean scientists announce here Thursday that they were the first to develop cells that could lead to the biggest revolution medicine has ever seen?"

Microsoft probes Windows code leak | CNET News.com

Microsoft probes Windows code leak | CNET News.com: "Microsoft is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms."

Wired News: Human Clone Produces Stem Cells

Wired News: Human Clone Produces Stem Cells: "Korean researchers have created a human clone and derived the first cloned stem cells from it -- a significant advance toward using the cells to replace those damaged by diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's." and the race is on!!!

Ananova - Bassists come together

Ananova - Bassists come together: hooky is at it again!!!

World of Ends

"What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else.": learn!!!

DAVID MANCUSO

DAVID MANCUSO: dj psychonaut friend of leary. a history!!!

Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data

Bluestumbler: "Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data." more on bluejacking!!!

TLC :: Hackers' Hall of Fame

TLC :: Hackers' Hall of Fame, tlc gives its top list!!!

Nokia takes controlling stake in Symbian | CNET News.com

Nokia takes controlling stake in Symbian | CNET News.com: "Top mobile phone maker Nokia moved to take control of the world's leading cell phone software group, Symbian, on Monday, drawing a line in the sand between the Finnish firm and rival Microsoft."

Slashdot | Preempting Hailstone Formation To Protect Cars

Slashdot | Preempting Hailstone Formation To Protect Cars: "'Nissan has become the first automaker in the United States to start using a device that suppresses hail formation to protect its fleet of new vehicles from hailstorm damage. The device is a cannon capable of shooting sonic waves upto 50,000 feet in the air to keep hailstones from forming. The device comes with its own weather radar and activates when it detects conditions favorable for hail formation. The device can provide hailstorm protection in an area with one-mile radius by firing sonic waves every five seconds.'"

Shaun Ryder and Bez team up again - NME.COM

Shaun Ryder and Bez team up again - NME.COM: "SHAUN RYDER and BEZ have joined forces again - but this time they have reversed roles"

Slashdot | The World of Virus Writers

Slashdot | The World of Virus Writers: "'Looking for a little weekend reading? You might try the cover story from this week's NY Times Magazine. It's titled The Virus Underground, and it takes a look at the world of malware scripters, virus writers and worm designers.'"

Slashdot | A Deep Space Primer

Slashdot | A Deep Space Primer: "'With the latest Mars missions still in the news, people might be curious about what it takes to actually run a deep space mission: how a spacecraft is designed, how the communications are handled, what kind of project management is in place to make it all work. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a primer online that gives broad general coverage of all aspects of putting a satellite into orbit and how to manage it once it's there. Fascinating reading, with lots of links to more detail.'"

Slashdot | The Law of Disassembly

Slashdot | The Law of Disassembly: "'Smalltimes has a story by Douglas Mulhall, author of Our Molecular Future, which discusses molecular nanotechnology (MNT) disassembly, and argues for what he calls the 'Law of Disassembly,' that 'every MNT product must be disassemblable by at least one [of several possible methods].' The article ends with some good suggestions for raising awareness of this important issue. Gratuitous quote: This is disturbingly reminiscent of 'nuclear power will give us clean limitless energy, and don't worry, we'll deal with the byproducts later because we'll have the tools by then.''

Nextel to test '4G' broadband service | CNET News.com

Nextel to test '4G' broadband service | CNET News.com: " Cell phone service provider Nextel Communications will begin testing a new, 'fourth generation' wireless broadband offering later this month with several companies in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area. "

Apple's iPod Is Too Good :: osViews :: Tech Opinions for the People, by the People

Apple's iPod Is Too Good: neat article, theories about how one might take over the planet for real this time!!!

quote of the day: ""Aren't we just chasing the wind?" -- Judge Sydney Thomas

Slashdot | Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die

Slashdot | Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die: "'Technology Review has an interesting article on, as the title suggests, ten technologies that we continue using despite advances made in the same. The best example is that of analog watches, 'Compared to today's digital timepieces, old-fashioned, sweep-hand watches are pathetic one-trick ponies. Digital-watch wearers can check temperature, altitude, and the time in Tokyo, play tunes and games, and send messages. Can wristwatch videoconferencing, Web surfing, and tarot readings be far off? But what digital watches can't do, according to sweep-hand proponents, is display the time and context as elegantly and intuitively as an analog model.'' Interesting counterpoint to this post from a few years back about technologies that didn't manage to hang on. And Bruce Sterling has a short list of ones he'd like to see go away, too ;)" one of my favorite subjects dead tech!!!

Slashdot | The Trouble with RFID

Slashdot | The Trouble with RFID: "'Simson Garfinkel, author of Practical Unix & Internet Security along with Gene Spafford and Alan Schwartz, has an article in The Nation on RFID tags. They're not just for tracking stuff. They can track you too.'"

Slashdot | First Canadian High Speed Internet over Power Grid

Slashdot | First Canadian High Speed Internet over Power Grid: "'Sault Ste. Marie, a northern Ontario town, is going to be the first installation of BPL (Broadband Power Line technology) in Canada. As reported in the Toronto Star, wireless access points will be set up along medium-voltage power lines, providing roaming capability throughout the city to all users.'"

EFF: MGM v. Grokster

EFF: MGM v. Grokster: "Listen to the oral argument heard on February 3, 2004."

Bono in trouble over 'fuck' - NME.COM

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Big names added to Coachella bill - NME.COM

Big names added to Coachella bill - NME.COM: "Tickets go on sale Valentine's Day, February 14 and cost $75 for a day ticket or $141 for a weekend pass.


At press time the full line up is:

Air
And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead
Atmosphere
Basement Jaxx (live)
Belle & Sebastian
Black Keys
Bright Eyes
BRMC
Broken Social Scene
The Cure
Cursive
Death Cab for Cutie
Desert Sessions
Dizzee Rascal
Future Sound of London
Hieroglyphics
International Noise Conspiracy
Junior Senior
LCD Soundsystem
Le Tigre
Moving Units
The Pixies
Prefuse 73
Radiohead
Sahara Hotnights
Sidestepper
Sleepy Jackson
Sparta
The Sounds
Stereolab
The Stills
Turbonegro
The Thrills
Thursday
Wilco
!!!
"

The Strokes hit the road again - NME.COM

The Strokes hit the road again - NME.COM: "San Diego @ Soma (Mar. 30), Universal City Universal Amphitheatre (April 2)"

Slashdot | Decode Your Barcode, Get Your Personal Info

Slashdot | Decode Your Barcode, Get Your Personal Info: "'The Swipe Toolkit is a collection of web-based tools that sheds light on personal data collection and usage practices in the United States. The tools demonstrate the value of personal information on the open market and enable people to access information encoded on a driver's license or stored in some of the many commercial data warehouses. Check out the Data Calculator, which shows how much your personal info is worth, and how the data brokers get it. It's all part of the Swipe Project, which will be on exhibition at UC-Irvine in March.'"

Slashdot | Spirit and Opportunity Now Operational

Slashdot | Spirit and Opportunity Now Operational: "'CNN reports that both the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are now both fully functional. Working on opposite sides of the red planet, they have begun analyzing rock and soil samples.'"

Morpheus upgrade aims for P2P unity | CNET News.com

Morpheus upgrade aims for P2P unity | CNET News.com: "Morpheus 4 provides direct connectivity to users of other peer-to-peer clients including Kazaa, iMesh, eDonkey, Overnet, Grokster, Gnutella, LimeWire and G2, StreamCast said. The software is available for downloading at no cost."

Google continues reign as top brand | CNET News.com

Google continues reign as top brand | CNET News.com: "The Internet search engine Google on Tuesday was named 'global brand of the year' by consultancy Interbrand for the second year running. While Apple Computer was once again in second place in Interbrand's Brandchannel ranking of high-impact brands, the nostalgia-driven small car Mini zoomed up the list to third place from 11th." check the top 10, pretty amazing!!!

Ananova - Pixies confirm comeback tour

Ananova - Pixies confirm comeback tour: "The Pixies have officially confirmed they are to reunite for a full tour this year." : )

Google Guide: Interactive Tutorial Making Search Even Easier

Google Guide : Interactive Tutorial Making Search Even Easier!!!

Slashdot | A Review of Nanotech's Future

Slashdot | A Review of Nanotech's Future: "'A Washington Post article today reviews nanotechnology - 'Nanotechnology, the hot young science of making invisibly tiny machines and materials, is stirring public anxiety and nascent opposition inspired by best-selling thrillers that have demonized the science -- and new studies suggesting that not everything in those novels is fantasy.''"

CNN.com - Source: Fear of bioweapons grounded flights - Feb. 1, 2004

CNN.com - Source: Fear of bioweapons grounded flights - Feb. 1, 2004: "One federal law enforcement source told CNN that the U.S.-bound flights were grounded mainly out of fears that terrorists would use the planes as 'air taxis' to deliver biological, chemical or radioactive weapons material to cities in the United States."

looks like g and i were ahead of the curve on this one!!!

2004 Coachella Valley Music Festival

2004 Coachella Valley Music Festival: the site is up, so far confirmed (from off site sources) Radiohead and the Cure. rumor has it the pixies are up for a reunion. dates sat. may 1 and sun. may 2. $75 a day, or 2 day for $140. camping on site is $25 a person for 3 days. big big fun!!!

Slashdot | MATRIX - A Dossier for Every Person in Utah

Slashdot | MATRIX - A Dossier for Every Person in Utah: "'According to the Deseret Morning News former Utah Gov. Mike Leavittsigned Utah's 2.4 million residents up for a pilot program that gathers dossiers on every single man, woman and child and didn't bother to tell anyone. According to the article MATRIX -- Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange '...cross-references government records from both public and private databases, putting together a dossier on individuals for use by law enforcement.' The state's homeland security specialist dismisses concerns: '...any data gleaned for Utah's participation in MATRIX is information already available to law enforcement.' The Utah legislature is trying to figure out how to get the state out of the program but the question is how was the Governor able to enroll the -whole state- without anyone knowing?'"