CDs have five years left versus downloads

CDs have five years left versus downloads: "The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study says. Technology consultancy Jupiter Research said in its annual report on Tuesday that in 2009 European music fans will buy €836 million euros ($1.02 billion) worth of music in the form of digital downloads and subscriptions to internet radio services. At that level, digital music revenues will account for roughly 8% of Europe's estimated €10.2 billion ($12.56 billion) music market. The study does not take into account the surprisingly successful market for mobile phone ring tones."

SpaceShipOne blasts off up into space

SpaceShipOne blasts off up into space: "SpaceShipOne landed safely Wednesday after blasting off up into space in what appeared to be the successful start to its bid to win a $10 million prize for private spaceflight."

Long Trip for Psychedelic Drugs

Long Trip for Psychedelic Drugs: "Psychedelic drugs are inching their way slowly but surely toward prescription status in the United States, thanks to a group of persistent scientists who believe drugs like ecstasy and psilocybin can help people with terminal cancer, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, to name a just a few."

MovieLink 2004's Top Film Download Service, So Far

MovieLink 2004's Top Film Download Service, So Far: "'The NPD Group has released some research on the fledgling pay digital movie download services. Numbers for the first half of this year show MovieLink as number one with a third of total users followed by MovieFlix with 13% of the market. It's a very small market though, with purchases equalling only 0.3% of the total movie market (and nowhere near the numbers of those trading on the free P2P services). Also of note, 80% of users are male and the top films purchased are sci-fi and fantasy.'"

Virgin Atlantic Licensing SpaceShipOne

Virgin Atlantic Licensing SpaceShipOne: "'According to the Australian Broadcasting Commission, British airline magnate Richard Branson has announced a plan for the world's first commercial space flights and has signed a technology licensing deal with Mojave Aerospace Ventures - the US company behind SpaceShipOne. See scaled composites' media release and the Virgin Galactic website'"

Cheap Ipod Idea

i was just inspired by "hmurchison" on this board, who said "For 2005 I'd like to see Apple go here. $99, 512MB USB based Flash card with store support."

so i got to thinking...is it possible. because i certainly think there is a sub $100 market now that apple is missing out on. anyway i looked. seems that it might just be!

according to Steves Forums the drive used in the mini is similar to a compact flash. "It is an OEM (Black/White label) drive. And as such, is customized for that companies application at their request. Also at their request I cannot divulge what is different. There are no CF compliance labels on it since it is NOT Compact Flash org complaint. Only our retail package (blue label) drives are trully CF Compliant as indicated by the CF mark on them. Hence, they will work in all cameras that are also CF complaint.
William F. Heybruck, Ph.D.
Senior Applications Engineer
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies"

it is likely that apple has it slightly modified to keep people from moding them ala rio or MuVo2.

anyway point is the mini is nearly designed for cf as it is. a 512mb cf is about $65 when bought by a consumer. the ipod mini's hitachi microdrive is about $360. both obviously are much cheaper bought oem in volume. but still thats 5.5 times as much for the microdrive as a 512mb flash!

assuming the drive is the major cost (as it seems to be) and since the mini is $250, divided by the 5.5 and you got less than a $50 device!!! but still all other costs do not drop proportionately like, 3rd party licences, same size box and cost for other components, screen, wheel, battery, etc... but you can double the cost of the estimate above and still end up under $100 with the same profit margin as the ipod mini!!!

seems to me it would be totally doable with very, very minor modifications to the existing ipod mini. same form factor, same features, same os except maybe just a firmware update to read an unmodified cf compatible card. and there you go the sub $100 ipod mini capable of using the itms is within reach! maybe they can call it the ipod micro!!!

iMac Case Mod

iMac Case Mod: really crazy wooden trunk style!!!

Slyck - File Sharing News and Info

Slyck - File Sharing News and Info: massive site covering p2p news and stats.

We're Alright

We're Alright: "Campaigning against recording copyright extensions". nice little blog on copyright issues!!!

Skin Flick Pioneer Dies

Skin Flick Pioneer Dies: "Skin flick pioneer Russ Meyer, producer-director behind such films as FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!, passed away Saturday at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 82. A spokeswoman said he dementia and died of complications of pneumonia. Meyer's films tended to focus on large-breasted women rather than hardcore sex itself. He worked on at least 23 movies during his career, including BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, which was co-written by film critic Roger Ebert."

:(

Are poker ‘bots’ raking online pots?

Are poker ‘bots’ raking online pots?: "Pull up a chair at a friendly poker game in a buddy’s den and you probably know the other players and have some idea of their card-playing weaknesses – like Big Al's habit of fingering his chips when he's itching to raise. But take a seat at a table in one of the rapidly multiplying online card rooms and there's no telling who’s sitting to your right – or if the player is even human."

Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown

Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown: "'The recent shutdown of LAX due to an FAA radio outage was apparently caused by a Windows 2000 integration flaw, possibility related to an old Windows 95 bug. An article at the LA Times claims that the outage was caused by human error, as the system will automatically shut down after 49.7 days (related to this Windows 95 flaw?), and a technician didn't reboot the system monthly as he should have. This happened after an upgrade from Unix to Windows. I don't think blame should be assigned to the technician who missed the task; rather, it seems a gross oversight for the FAA to guarantee that such a critical system will crash after only one missed maintenance task. Who's really at fault?'
"

MPAA applauds Calif. piracy law

MPAA applauds Calif. piracy law: "California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Tuesday a bill that makes it a crime to mass-distribute a video, music or other file distributed on the Internet without including information that links the file to its source. The law, SB 1506, requires a person transmitting copies of movies, music or games over the Internet to more than 10 people to include their e-mail address or face a misdemeanor charge that could bring up to a year in jail and $2,500 in fines. The law was patterned after an existing state law that requires people to publish their 'true name and address' on a video, DVD or music CD when it is being distributed so that others will know whether it is legitimate."

last i checked the 1st A didn't require you to flash id before exercising it! wow, thats some shit!!!

A Wi-Fi/VoIP Phone Booth In the Burning Man Desert

A Wi-Fi/VoIP Phone Booth In the Burning Man Desert: "'I, (of EFF/ClariNet/rec.humor.funny) along with Brent Chapman (Majordomo/Building Internet Firewalls) and the satellite dish of John Gilmore (EFF/Cygnus/Cypherpunks/etc.) put together an engaging hack -- a battery-powered free phone booth using 802.11, VoIP and a satellite IP uplink. This was placed in the desert at the Burning Man arts festival deep in the remote Nevada Black Rock playa, exactly where you wouldn't expect a working phone booth to be. With cheap VoIP people were able to call all over the world. The reactions of people to such incongruous technology were great fun and emotional as well. There's a page about the phone including details of building it and live experiences including totally non-gratuitous photos of naked people using technology. (There, that ought to stress-test my new server!)'
"

Johnny Ramone of the Ramones dies at 55

Johnny Ramone of the Ramones dies at 55: "Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of seminal punk band the Ramones has died. He was 55. Ramone died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, his publicist said. He had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer. A tribute concert and cancer research fund-raiser was held Sunday in Los Angeles to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. It featured performances from Los Angeles punk band X, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins and others. Johnny Ramone was one of the original members of the Ramones, whose hit songs 'I wanna be sedated' and 'Blitzkrieg Bop,' among others, earned them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002."

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Windows Fails 8% of the Time

Windows Fails 8% of the Time: "A Journal du Net article reports that about 8% of Windows sessions require a machine reboot. The relevant quote (translated from french) is: 'The average rate of failures requiring a system reboot has been measured at around 8% per session. This number varies widely depending on the version of Windows. Windows 2000 has a failure rate of 4%, and NT4 is at 3%, whereas Windows XP is close to 12%.' The study was originally made by Acadys and Microcost and gathered data from 1.2M machines belonging to about one thousand companies over a period of one month in seven different countries."

The Virtual Window Project

The Virtual Window Project: "What if only your imagination limited what you could see outside your windows? Flat panel technology is quickly becoming bigger, better, and more affordable, which will allow for all sorts of fun ways to transport your domicile to wherever tickles your fancy. This is my modest attempt to view something more interesting than my neighbors."

i always thought screen savers should be like windows to other places. but this is some next level shit!!!

Wind Power Falls Under $0.01/kwh UPDATED

Wind Power Falls Under $0.01/kwh: "Colorado State University's Rocky Mountain Collegian reports that, 'as of June [the price of wind power] dropped to 1 cent per kWh.' Even without further expected improvements in turbine technology, the U.S. would now need to use less than 3% of its farmland to get 95% of its electricity demand satisfied by wind power."

this ones for paul.

also check the new article at wired on the wind farm being designed in nyc for freedom tower.

Flash Animation Website Characters (Avatars), Text to Speech, Audio for Websites - Oddcast VHost SitePal

Flash Animation Website Characters (Avatars), Text to Speech, Audio for Websites - Oddcast VHost SitePal: weird toy. site avatars. worth a check.

Peter Saville Graphic Design

Peter Saville Graphic Design: the works of the man! give it up for the best album art work of all time!!!

B-Boy Jazz Productions Los Angeles CA.

B-Boy Jazz Productions Los Angeles CA.: "B-Boy Jazz Productions! Jazzy Soul Produced by Qwest and T-Bird... Pawn Shop and Jazz and Funk based House and Downtempo Produced by A-Dub and Qwest... The Beat Poets" givin' it up for the kidz!!! wikkid new and old trax glad they are up were they can be heard!!!

Reqwireless - Products - WebViewer

Reqwireless - Products - WebViewer: "Reqwireless WebViewer is a fast HTML Web browser for Java-enabled (J2ME) mobile devices. WebViewer gives you access to the same Web content on your Java-capable cellphone or PDA that you get with any desktop browser. WebViewer is not a WAP browser; it's an HTML browser."

Blink 182 cover The Cure

Blink 182 cover The Cure: "BLINK 182 are to cover THE CURE at a one-off event in LONDON. Hosted by Marilyn Manson, the pop-punk stars will perform at MTV Icon (September 17). The ceremony is intended to feature performances and testimonials from artists and celebrities who have been influenced by the band, their videos and their music. The Cure will also play live at the event. Blink 182 are fans of the band, and their single 'All Of This' featured guest vocals from Robert Smith. More performers will be announced in the coming days. The event will be shown on MTV Europe from October."

starting to get really frustrated with all the mtv europe programing thats the shit not making it here. hope this one gets through!!!

Brilliant takes RIAA to court

Brilliant takes RIAA to court: "Brilliant Digital Entertainment and its subsidiary Altnet sued the RIAA and several online companies Wednesday for alleged patent infringement. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, asks the court to stop the RIAA, Overpeer Inc. and Loudeye Corp. from using Altnet's patent for 'identifiers,' a way of tagging content with a unique tracking number. Loudeye, which acquired Overpeer in March, is accused of infringing on the patent by distributing fake or damaged files in an effort to thwart illegal peer-to-peer music trading. The RIAA and the other defendants, including several current and former RIAA executives, were not immediately available for comment."

this should prove an interesting fight. wonder what the prior art is like?!?

Satellite Pics Going Dark?

Satellite Pics Going Dark?: "'Defense Tech reports the U.S. Gov't. is proposing to exempt satellite images from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The proposed exemption has already passed the Senate and awaits House/Senate conference committee this month. Not only does the exemption apply to Gov't. satellite images, but also any commercial satellite images the gov't buys and 'any... other product that is derived from such data.' That would include maps, reports, news footage, etc. This would heavily impact news gathering and probably the income of commercial satellite operators - who would only be able to sell to the U.S. Govt. And how big is the deficit already?' peter303 writes with a more optimistic story in USA Today ' about building and launching a satellite for as little as $65K,' as long as you can squeeze it into a 4 inch-cube."

that top bit is petrifying but the bottom bit reminds me of another article i read on creating satellites out of the mac cube.

The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock

The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock: "This is a book that attempts to cover the music scene in Britain in the 1990s, contrasting the rise and fall of an indigenous rock music movement with the rise of Tony Blair. The author chooses to focus on a group of bands - Oasis, Blur, Suede, Elastica and Menswear - that were all part of the same incestuous group (The lead singer of Elastica went out with both the lead singer of Suede then Blur for instance). The book is full of minute detail - he said, she said about each other, dates and locations for early gigs, chart positions and such like. I can only say that I think only a real fan would be interested in most of this detail - and if you were a dedicated fan you would probably know most of this anyway. The author's attempt to make links between the rise of Blair and the development (and fall) of Britpop is tenuous. It is true that there was interaction between the Blair camp and bands like Oasis and Blur, but they feel like adjuncts to the story. Yes, Blair and his people co-opted the rise of `Cool Britannia' to their cause, and Britpop was a part of Cool Britannia idea, but the author doesn't make a very strong cause for the association with Blair being a major part for the sell-out, and therefore end, of Britpop. It is as though the author wanted his book to be taken seriously, and thought a book 'just about pop music' wasn't enough, so he threw some politics in."

on my to read list. despight the review above more and more i am runnning in to discussions of "cool britania" and the blair-blur-oasis connection!!!

Tivo and Netflix Partner For DVDs on Demand

Tivo and Netflix Partner For DVDs on Demand: "'The details are not really there yet, but it looks like Tivo and Netflix are going to team up! This is great for those who watch a lot of DVD's. You will be able to order a DVD and have it appear sometime later on the Tivo. Blockbuster will not be far behind with your favorite cable company.'"

The Seventies To The Eighties - Transmute!

The Seventies To The Eighties - Transmute!: wikkid history of star blazers and battle of the planets etc....

. C O M M U N I C A T E

. C O M M U N I C A T E: this is me cached on coral!!!

Coral P2P Cache Enters Public Beta

Coral P2P Cache Enters Public Beta: "'infoAnarchy reports that Coral, a peer-to-peer webcaching system, has gone into public beta. Currently the Coral node network is hosted on Planet-Lab, a large scale distributed research network of 400 servers. You can use Coral right now by appending 'nyud.net:8090' to a hostname. View Slashdot through Coral. Is this the end of the Slashdot effect?'"

Universal3D vs. Real Open Standards

Universal3D vs. Real Open Standards: "'Back in April, Slashdot reported the announcement of a Universal 3D File Format by Intel, Microsoft & others - to be 'as open as MP3'. Of course, that's not all that open. And this turns out to be the sneaky part. There is a real open standard already - X3D is ISO-ratified, royalty-free, and has multiple open source implementations. U3D is 'going to be submitted to ISO' - one day - but right now they're talking to ECMA, which allows royalty-bearing patents. I found this article by Tony Parisi, co-chair of the X3D Working Group a fascinating insider's picture of the standards wars, along with insights into what it takes to release an online game, what really killed VRML, and why open standards do (and don't) matter. I mean, a royalty-bearing, pseudo-open universal 3D format from Intel and Microsoft? Sorry, guys. That trick doesn't work anymore ;)'"

Almost a brawl with tree and i as key players. Bob and the kids nice set despite the fucked and chaotic crowd.

Barriers rushed riots abound and marcus with robot girl.

Seen the red light and its interpol. What else is one to do when there are on new joy division recs.

Rapture growing on me. Lime of like moss.

Mogwai just dont get it. My bad. Head something yeah bad hives imitation.

Curiosa? Nice drummer girl looks like she likes to break things.

Mer-B-day

MerBday: so mocam shots of the festivities!!!

Grokster Wins Big in Ninth Circuit (redux)

Grokster has won big in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read the decision: [PDF]. It is a very strong decision, basically bringing the Sony-Betamax decision into the modern age. Of course, the decision does make it clear that if Congress wants to change the law, they can (cough*INDUCE Act*cough). Read the whole thing, the actual opinion is only 18 single-column pages. See also, commentary from Jason Schultz, Ernest Miller, Cory Doctorow, and Ed Felten. And don't forget to thank EFF."

in honor of the decision, i am posting a paper i wrote in march on a very related subject. for thoes interested...

"It is Time to Compete with Free.pdf -This is a draft of paper I prepared for a Software and Internet Law class while completing my LLM in Entertainment and Mass Media Law. It gives a brief overview of the current problems and inconsistencies facing copyright law, particularly with respect to p2p systems. And further makes the case that economic competition with piracy is not only possible, but presents significant advantages over litigation and legislation at this point in time."

GMail

GMail Archives - Aimless Words: "So you have your GMail account but you need a little extra something. Perhaps you need a GMail import utility? Or possibly a GMail POP3 proxy program. Or maybe you are interested in turning Gmail into a file archival system? Within these pages I have collected links to all the GMail tools I have discovered in my daily web travels. It's a pretty big list."

My Bad

this one's for kate! love mark

Big names confirm for LA festival

Big names confirm for LA festival - NME.COM: "MORRISSEY IAN BROWN FRANZ FERDINANDand THE KILLERS are set to headline LOS ANGELES radio station KROQ%E2%80%99s INLAND INVASION 4 this autumn. Also joining the bill for the event dubbed Flashback to the Future are Siouxsie And The Banshees Muse Billy Idol Devo A Flock of Seagulls Death Cab for Cutie X Tears for Fears The Walkmen and Missing Persons."

England Unedited (Redux)

England Unedited, round one. images, not selected, not commented. just there. more to come. if anyone wants copies, please ask and i'll get you a full size!!!

also, my girl cathy has put up her shots. people get ready!!!

Paul Edwards (Redux)

Paul Edwards, big ups to paul on the write up in the stranger, and the sanzy looking new site!!! word!!!

They want their MTV!

Four amazing bands head up a night of music on MTV2 this weekend - NME.COM: "RAZORLIGHT and THE HIVES are two of the four amazing bands headlining this weekend’s set of exclusive live gigs to be screened on MTV2.The groups will feature alongside The Cure and the Beastie Boys as part of this weekend’s ’Live Night Saturday’ programming (August 14). Beastie Boys will kick off the evening at 10pm, followed by Razorlight at 11pm, The Cure at 11.30pm and The Hives at midnight. Watch out for performances from Jet and The Music the following Saturday night (August 21) on MTV2"

Up!

back from the dead, and soon ready to roll.

done!

home, burrito eaten, sleep soon :)

tomorrow, what i left out about the last 24.

Eye on the sky!

mark to la: hlr - > lax
depart: sun. 8-8-04 @ 12:00pm on virgin flight # 7
arrive: sun. 8-8-04 @ 3:10pm

All Good Tings...

Yeah, as Bugs says, thats all folks. But here is the quick wrap up before my final pint.

WIKKID WIKKID WIKKID is what we say to the worlds most off his head MC BEZ and his SELCTOR SHAUN RYDER!!! Oi Oi Fukin' Oi!!! All i can say is i bez'd with Bez, quite literally! Got the up from the man, and as usual they offered a drink. I declined politely as his girl offered, Big Al took em up. He later passed a sip, sambuca. That makes two drinks i owe the mondays crew! Hopefully i get to pay my tab soon :) Anyway what a great night of tunes, little Zep, some Stones, some ska, bit of Chapterhouse, a dash of Roses, bit of the Charlatans, Primals Primals and more Primals, oh yeah and some Mondays with live vocals!!! But for that matter thay all had live vocals cause the crowd was just up for it! Nice one brotha!!!

yeah ok now back to our regularly schedualled prog...

bristol, nice town. nice markets. good skatespots. cool kids. by the water so all are happy. like that. seems to be a common trait in the costal cities. good afternoon walking through v town. big up full cycle crew!

next day brighton. uh, yeah, really nothing to say here, except that if i ever have to leave la for any period of time again, its to go to brighton! brighton is like the new ashland (for thoes who know)!!! it is so dope, fun, sun, amazing tunes all over the fucking place! i mean bbb, need i say more? got surf shops, despight lack of surf, nice skater kids, the lanes are beautiful, 99 on every block (dope soft serve w/ flake stuck in it), like melrose meets venice meets sf. just amazing! oh and lets not forget riki fukin tik! big up b! we made it for some long islands!!! yeah i am scouting flats next door ;)

anyway, i am sure there is more but i am now officially tired of typing and am goin to bed (after a pint that is), cause tomorrows gona be a long one. i hit the pavement in 10 hrs and fly 4 later. so i am out. for all thoes who need the call, i promise upon waking from my jet lag coma you will get it.

love and miss you all. see you real soon. putting down my magic mirror now.

word!

b is da man

riki fukin tik!!!

Back in the USS...Er uh UK

back in the uk! praha is one of the moste wikkid cities i have ever been privileged enough to kick it in. nice crew, big up to all. the locals supper dope. and some of the most beautiful women i have ever seen. kicked it in gothic cathedrals, drank absinth on a boat in the shadow of the charles and castle. drank pilsner sitting on coble stones looking at cows, under the astrological clock contimplating how disney stole the castle in front of me, and listening to nice granola kids doing bad acoustic covers of nirvana. strange. and beautiful. golash and all. nice town. i wish words did it justice. you all must just go. also stay in the bolgarian prison if possible, it adds to the flavor :)

today landed, staying in hell. tomorrow, better diggs. tried to see ben watt. 0 for 2 on that. cherry and neighborhood, no dice but good adventure. club karma, 0 for three in the last week. hoping tomorrow we fair better.

tomorrow, i groove with BEZ AND MR. RYDER!!! HA LA LU YAH!!!!

day trip planed for bristol, next day brighton and riki tik (big up you self mr b)!

anyway, try to check in more later. and back to la the 8th.

oh bit i left out earlier so as not to scare the kids back home. just missed getting blown to shit by a granade in a mob hit. big al was trying to translate a creamfields poster for me. it was seeming to be a pain so we turned the corner to get some grub. 2 mins later while chowing at this food stand we hear a big bang. sounds kind of like a gun shot but not really. almost like something fell off a building. it was very odd. at first we thought it was just a normal thing, like maybe fireworks or something, but then five oh rolled around. next thing we know there are like police and officials everywhere. turns out some one threw a grenade at a casino mob boss trying to take him out. crazy thoes kids in prauge.

see ya real soon!!!

New Town and Country

Short list. Missed closing night drama at the fitz. Will miss thoes kids. Off to london town. Missed Ryan at fab. Next time. Cue at 2 to loooooong. Off to CZ. Wikkid Praha. Missed a grenade, but safe, more on later. Now for the green fairy. And soon out for Bez on the 5th. After Brighton my new home away fromn home!!! Big up to the Big Beat!!!

The quick up

sure i am leaving out some stuf, for fill in later, but heres a bit. no down time. lots of play time, lots of new stuff in class with guests from all over talking all kinds of stuff. reps from the olimpic committee, groups taking on the fcc and clear channel. really cool stuff.

made it to brighton, hung with the mods and the rockers, met wilco zeff on a the castle mound, crackers goat cheeze, wine, hummus, crackers and some dope madrass. chillen by the river. good stuff all around. saw tim burtons new pupets and and chilled with big al's kids in london town. even caught the man with the golden teeth. but gerard was a tad bit funkier.

all in all good good stuff. ht on her way in today. so off to heathrow. more later.

word, yeah?

Sorry my bad (the redux)

hey sorry i have not been posting. heres the quick detail to follow. sweden, dope, denmark dope. going back to both!!!

missing person report, but all is well.

week of work and beyond rediculousness with kids that think buying the bottles is a good idea.

next off to london town. brit mus, discussions of morals, ethics, art collections and imperialism wit the curators and lawyers at da joint! wikkid but tedious. bit defensive for my taste. next off to see the sphinx and the rosseta!!! yeah, key to cross lang understanding wikkid!!!

then off to cnn. nice bloke runnin could not have been more than 34. my bad what have i been resting on my laurals for. novelty man. waste. also realized merican kid and brit slang = funny combo. next met head council for cnn int, talked pvr or as americans say dvr and in streeam revs, interactive ads, etc.

off to last min follow of nice girls who took good care to make sure i safely went to liverrpool without plans, saw the cavern, with covers of the stones, rod, and the beatles. oh yeah and sabath. no joke it rocked. next the most comfortable hostile on earth.

next morn off to see paul and johns houses. wierd. i mean really so. like modern music culture built in four walls. best part was johns porch hearing the reverb. few words don't do justice, so if curios ask!!! it was truely unbelievable!!!

next ran to manchester, to meet some friends and well, see mecca!!! missed friends, but saw mecca!!! drybar, g-mex, and hacienda in 3 hrs. time too leave sincer cant find girls, oh wait theres a train leaving now? wikkkid! story of the trip. next back to cam to hang.

everything on the money, all worked out, literallly magic within secs. spot on!

oh yeah big ups to collin for kicking the dope shirt, kim and kristen for the care, and too all thoes that i saw in mecca, thanks! especially to the old bloke talking cod shit about the latest paul weller, saying give it up for the jam!!!

i love the north!!!

my bad for taking a decade plus to make it!!! i wish you were all here with it! and for thoes who did not catch it and especial for my man sanjay who did, oh yeah me and bez grooven down at turnmills in 2 weeks!!!! i'm sorry is this my life?

oh one other on the 31 and other good days. big up to all who gave up, and big up to all else, you were thought of and remembered fondly, including dog! i wish you were here for the party which included irish bombs, absyth and old hen, and crazy connections to daven the mad, and shamous, wreck, markman, jenn, dev, tree, william, travis, and all the other kids, seems its become a 6 degress of mark deal.

anyway love and all from the cold and dreary gb.

talk soon!!! wikkid!!!

call the fukin' cops, yeah my life rocks!!!

oi! from 4 countries in 24 hours!!!

heads up posted on monday, but the quick, gb, gmbh, sweden and denmark in 24! nice one brother!!!

the next stop london

headed out to london. checked the new dave mammet, with stiles and eckart. quite good writing and i thought very good acting, but it seams reasonable minds differ. but i'm right and they are not. next wikkid noodle shop! incredible rammen, crazy ginger tomato peper sause. fish and chips. my first time. malt vinigar and everything. warm pint from the caste on the side. saw the memorial to diana, it was off. strange. saw hyde park, palament and ben again. buckingham, and a weird statue of abe lincoln. not sure how that got in there. walked about all day. so much walking. its increadible! then headed out side town to a more suburban neighborhood. it was cool to see where the people live. went to a pub there andf met just the nicest people. they kept feeding us and playing us beautiful baleric beats. first time i think i have really heard them proper and not in the context of a set dedicated mostely to something eles. next most of our crew was getting tired, so we shed some kids and the hard core headed to turnmills. we caught groove armada! oh shit did they rock it too!!! crowd was insane, whisles, yelling hands in the air, soul clap, the whole fucking lot!!! highlights of the night: random blond grabbing me to make out on the dance floor, pints of red stripe free flowing, wheres your head at baging up the place, super styling making the floor bounce, cece peniston, and born slippy literally making about a thousand kids sing in harmony and making your truely cry! it was absolutely phenominal. met some kids with zef in line, nice enough to give us the heads up on some doggy fuckers about. next it was back to the hotel, but on arival we realized, oh shit its moring and time to head back. problem was tubes not running yet, so wanding the street we meat a few nice british girls also stranded from a lat night partying at covent gardens. so we wandered the city together for the next three hours, culminating it the most amazing mcmuffing i have ever tasted. trip back listening to some heavenly and valentines on the train looking out at country houses and fields of flowers. remeinded me of the art work on the some friendly singles and stuff.

next crashed out listening to eno. after a bit of a rest 4th of j party at the row house of the program dirrector. he and his wife are the shit. very cool, very brilliant. nice party, lots of wine, and headed to kings college the oldest of all to listen to their 500 year old choir sing lennon covers while floating on punt baots. wikkid!!! sandwiched between the river and gothic cathedral listing to the choirs leenon reditions. wow!!! next off to a pub from the 1500's drank something called desil. pretty cool. jsut kickin with some cool kids getting loaded, dancing and talking cod shit about law till 2 in the am.

i like it here!!!

oh in case i didn't mention before the dopest hotest curry i have ever had, phall its called. blinding wikkid, between that and the kababs i could be very very happy!!!

i'm off for a pint!!!

KLF

KLF,art terrorist BILL DRUMMOND is to make a rare live appearance in LONDON.

The star will be appearing at this year’s Clerkenwell Literary Festivalon July 14, where he will be launching his new website youwhores.com and asking ‘How much are you worth?’.

Also appearing on the same bill are Adam Buxton (of 'Adam And Joe' fame), Giro Playboy and MC Jock Scot.

The Clerkenwell Literary Festival runs from July 9-14.

Ms. Donelly

TANYA DONELLY releases a new album next month. !!!

Donelly was a major player in the 1990s US indie dynasty which revolved around the 4AD label, currently back in the headlines following the Pixies reunion.

A founding member of the seminal Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristen Hersh, Donelly went on to form The Breeders with Pixies bassist Kim Deal before leaving after one album to enjoy mainstream success with Belly.

'Whiskey Tango Ghosts' is her third solo album, and is released by 4AD on July 26.

She plays two UK shows at London's Bush Hall on July 27-28. For ticket availability, click here or call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663.

Guilfest

Guilfest, blondie, simple minds, ocean collor scene!!!

Razor light show on the 15th

RAZORLIGHT, have lined up a tiny showcase gig in LONDON later this month.

The band, currently expecting a top ten entry for their debut album 'Up All Night' this Sunday, headline the latest in the series of Carling Live Sessions at the Camden Barfly on July 15.

Also playing are Yorkshire punks The Cribs and blues rock three-piece The Archie Bronson Outfit.

Tickets are available through the Carling website carlinglive.com.!!!

chapter 2

stuff here is just absolutely wikkid. saw a decendant of newtons apple tree, hung at a pub where the raf, usaf, aus aaf and can af hung durring ww2. they had their names on the joint. good proper writers.

been meeting tons of cool kids including a bunch of philosophers and mathmaticians here for a conference. sat up drinking pints under a tree till 4 am with em. 4 countries represented discussing bether methodologies for natural language prossesing, the finer points of lsd, k, glastonbury, the concept of oneness and the cognative construction of numbers.

watching euro 2004, drinking spekled hen, reading some interesting cases for the 4th and 5th time, beeing quoted in class from arguments made in previous semesters that seem to have had some impact (hey maybe i'm on to something). haven't been writing like i should be, but there has been so little time. have however been thinking a great deal, and reading tons.

strange walking around this city, some much history, saw a building from the dark ages yesterday. tomorrow off to london for new david mammet with julia styles and arron ekart. hear its bad, but i like mammet.

anyway, lots of reading, talking, walking, drinking! and thinking! i like it hear makes sence why some much great shits been discovered here. its kindof scary. think i'll be comming back.

out

the update, first days at cambridge

ok kids here the update:

got in the other night and chilled in london. stayed at my very first hostel. interesting experience. the place was called the generator and it was near camden. it was like something out of some terry gilliam sifi. it was strait brazil. hung there met some nice kids, and austrailian girl who was visiting friends in brighten. and some kid from san diego who lives off the 163. very odd that last one. had a few pints, some absinth!!! and some dope curry. just kind of walked about, saw the theater district, the themes, the millenium wheele, big ben, parliment, downing street, westminster abby and the savoy all accidently and within about 30 minutes of wandering amelessly. pretty cool!!!

next day was off to cambridge, about an hour by train. nice town, super cool especially when you think about all the shit that went down here. i mean, dna discovered, the atom split, electrons uncovered, hawking, newton, gravity, blackholes, etc... all thought up on the local ale!!! which btw is prety dope, speckled hen, my new fave. hand pumped, room temp, the whole lot!

class is cool,the college is beautiful. kids are nice, first night went out drinking with a few. met some dudes on the wilco trip, several actullay. then met a girl who is dating laird's step brother, another who was telling me about a dope vivian westwood exhibit she just went to, a third who loves pavement and emo and another austrian girl who worked in the music biz in la and has gone back to school to be a lawyer. we talked tunes and geek toys for a few hours. even met some aspiring screenwriters. big big fun!

yeah i like it here. might have to stay a while.

Where is Mark?

ok, so heres the deal. i am off tomorrow for my little european adventure. as of now i will have no phone and the best way to contact me will be via email. i will have net access but it will not be as frequent as usual. however i will check in as frequently as i can. and check here for updates on the adventure. updates to my blog about the trip will appear below this post. so here is some info on my travel and that of thoes who are visiting.

classes:
fitzwilliam college, cambridge, england
6-28-04 - 7-2-04 / mon. - fri.
7-5-04 - 7-22-04 / mon. - thurs.
7-26-04 - 7-28-04 / mon. - wed.
sports: 11:10am - 12:30pm
media: 1:15pm - 3:05pm

finals:
7-29-04 & 7-31-04

field trips:
7-16-04 cnn
7-23-04 three mills studios

mark:
to london: lax - > lhr
depart: sat. 6-26-04 @ 8:50pm on virgin flight # 24
arrive: sat. 6-27-04 @ 3:30pm

to sweden: stn - > mmx
depart: thurs. 7-8-04 @ 6:55pm on ryan air flight # fr258
arrive: thurs. 7-8-04 @ 9:40pm

to cambridge: mmx - > stn
depart: sun. 7-11-04 @ 10:05pm on ryan air flight # fr259
arrive: sun. 7-11-04 @ 10:55pm

to la: hlr - > lax
depart: sat. 8-8-04 @ 12:00pm on virgin flight # 7
arrive: sun. 8-8-04 @ 3:10pm

heather:
lax - > lhr
depart: fri. 7-23-04 @ 8:45pm on american flight # 134
arrive: sat. 7-24-04 @ 3:00pm

hlr - > lax
depart: sat. 7-31-04 @ 12:55pm on american flight # 135
arrive: sat. 7-31-04 @ 3:55pm

The Humanoid Race

The Humanoid Race: "Machines are getting more and more like the rest of us. A piece-by-piece guide to the globe's most advanced bots."

Jane's Addiction to split for good?

Jane's Addiction to split for good?: "A statement has been published online said to be from all the band members, apart from singer Perry Farrell saying that their 'volatile combination' means they will be no more."

if this really ends up being the end, then it is a very sad day. but i find some solice in the fact that this band gave me two of the greatest shows i have ever seen. let the fires begin!!!

iTMS Europe Sells 800,000 Songs in First Week

iTMS Europe Sells 800,000 Songs in First Week: "'After selling over 800,000 songs during its first week, iTunes is Europe’s top online music store,' said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. 'In the UK alone, iTunes sold more than 450,000 songs in the last week—16 times as many as OD2, its closest competitor.'"

Fresh Air for summer!

Fresh Air for summer!: "AIR have confirmed details of their new single 'ALPHA BETA GAGA'. The song, taken from the French duo’s current album ‘Talkie Walkie’, will be released on August 9 on Source/Virgin. It has also appeared on an advert for the mobile company Orange. To coincide with the release, Air play:
London Royal Festival Hall (August 3)
London Somerset House (4)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (10)
St. Austell Eden Project (13)
Leicester Summer Sundae Festival (15)
For ticket availability, click here or call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663."

Massive summer festival cancelled

Massive summer festival cancelled: "LOLLAPALOOZA has been cancelled, just three weeks before it was due to kick off."

U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right

U.S. Supreme Court: Public Anonymity No Right: "'Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that anybody can be compelled at any time to identify themselves, if a police officer asks. People who refuse to identify themselves, even if they are not suspected of a crime, will be arrested. Sound Orwellian? The Supreme Court also said people who are suspected of another crime might not be subject to arrest for not revealing their name. On this latter point, someone will have to bring a separate case. And the SCOTUS is at liberty not to hear any case it doesn't like. The case is Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada [pdf]. Previous Slashdot story here.'"

looks like the country is headed further out the window. i think its tome for my altman-esque self imposed exile. off to europe i go!!!

Private Space Shot a Success

Private Space Shot a Success: "The man at the controls called it 'a mind-blowing experience -- awesome.' But everyone who saw test pilot Mike Melvill become the world's first people's astronaut Monday was calling it history. Melvill flew SpaceShipOne, a rocket plane designed by iconoclastic aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan, to an unofficial altitude of 100 kilometers. The suborbital mission marked the first time a civilian pilot at the controls of a privately financed aircraft had crossed the threshold of space."

now thats whats suposed to happen!!!

Torrentocracy = RSS Bit Torrent Your TV

Torrentocracy = RSS Bit Torrent Your TV: "'I've started a project called Torrentocracy which is the combination of RSS, Bit Torrent and your Television. It's written as a plugin for MythTV (the homebrew Linux PVR project). This means you can not only easily find out about new torrents from various enclosure enabled blogs, but you can also start the torrent download process with the click of your TV remote control. Are RSS aggregators which support torrent downloads the next greatest thing since web browsers? What is the significance of hooking this directly to your TV? Here's a screenshot.'"

for mike!!!

Idlewild to premiere new material at special acoustic shows

Idlewild to premiere new material at special acoustic shows: "IDLEWILD are to preview material from the follow-up to 2002's 'THE REMOTE PART' at special acoustic shows in LA. The Scottish five-piece will play two shows at the Hotel Café on July 5 and 6. The band are currently at work on their fourth album. They spent two weeks at Tambourine Studios in Sweden in December were they recorded five songs with 'The Remote Part' producer Dave Eringa. Idlewild then returned to the Scottish highlands to write more material, before flying back to LA to record with Beck producer Tony Hoffer. The album is expected to be released sometime in the summer."

for all the home town kids not going on my adventure across the pond, this is a must see! reports are expected!!!

Cheap Flights to Europe with SkyScanner

Cheap Flights to Europe with SkyScanner: "Welcome to SkyScanner - the search engine for cheap flights
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Cheap Flights to Stockholm - Stockholm City Information

Cheap Flights to Stockholm - Stockholm City Information: "Cheap Flights to Stockholm & Stockholm City Information"

Q&A With MIT's Nicholas Negroponte

Q&A With MIT's Nicholas Negroponte: "Thought you might be interested in this interview between Nicholas Negroponte and BusinessWeek Online’s Steven Baker. In it, Nicholas says that peer-to-peer is his prediction as to which new products or services are likely to make the biggest splash, he says: Peer-to-peer is key. I mean that in every form conceivable: cell phones without towers, sharing leftover food, bartering, etc. Furthermore, you will see micro-wireless networks, where everyday devices become routers of messages that have nothing to do with themselves. Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic assumption that organization and order can only come from centralism. "

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson to make shock London appearance

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson to make shock London appearance: "BEACH BOYS legend BRIAN WILSON is to make an instore appearance in LONDON next month. Wilson will make the rare appearance at HMV's Oxford Street store on July 29, in support of his new album 'Getting In Over My Head'. Wilson will sign copies of the CD, which is released on Monday (June 21). As previously reported Wilson is also releasing the Beach Boys classic 'lost album' 'Smile' on September 27."

XFM to launch new club nigh

XFM to launch new club night: "LONDON radio station XFM launches its new monthly club night next month. The alternative station, who already host a number of nights in London, will open Xfm's First Friday on July 2. The night, which takes place at Islington Carling Academy, features Xfm DJ's in two rooms, playing all from classic indie anthems to new music. The night runs from 10.30pm-3am. Tickets cost £4 before 11pm or all night with NUS card, £5 with flyer, and £6 after 11pm."

More big names join Bristol leg of big summer music bash

More big names join Bristol leg of big summer music bash - NME.COM: "MASSIVE ATTACK, GROOVE ARMADA and BASEMENT JAXX will all play at the BRISTOL leg of the GROLSCH SUMMER SET. The outdoor event has expanded to include Bristol after the success of the show at London's Somerset House. The bands will play at Canon’s Marsh Amphitheatre from August 2 - 4. The full line-up now runs:
Bristol
Massive Attack (August 2)
Groove Armada (3)
Basement Jaxx (4)
London
Air (August 4)
Turin Brakes (5)
Basement Jaxx (6)
Beverly Knight (7)
Snow Patrol (8)



More acts will be announced in the coming weeks."

Pixies release brand new song

Pixies release brand new song: "PIXIES have written and recorded their first new song for thirteen years, and will release it tonight through the Internet. 'Bam Thwok' will go on-sale for 99 cents at midnight (June 15) exclusively on Apple's iTunes Music Store. Written by bassist Kim Deal, the track was produced and recorded by the band at Stagg Street Studios, Los Angeles, in March."

RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service

RealNetworks, Starz launch movie service: "RealNetworks will launch a broadband movie service through a deal with Starz Encore Group, the companies said Monday. The new service will let subscribers download an unlimited number of movies for $12.95 per month. The movies will be available in RealVideo 10 and can be downloaded using Real's RealPlayer service. They will take around 20 minutes to download, the companies said. Consumers can watch the movies on their PC or on a television linked to a PC with an S-video cable. Subscribers will also get access to a streamed version of the Starz Cable channel. The announcement comes about 18 months after the two companies first made public their plans to work together. The service was originally scheduled to launch in 2003."

Matsushita Designed Sleep Room

Matsushita Designed Sleep Room: "'Matsushita Electric Works has developed a room that helps people sleep. They've been letting their employees take 30-minute sessions in the room and so far, not one has failed to fall asleep, they claim. They plan to open the sleep room to the public next week and intend to start selling it in June 2005 for 30,000 USD.'"

Testing ISP Censorship

Testing ISP Censorship: "'As part of a research project, Christian Ahlert ran an interesting experiment. He posted John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, which is clearly in the public domain, on different ISPs. He then sent the ISPs phony copyright violation notices. The results are troubling, with ISPs 'acting as judge, jury and private investigator at the same time.''"

Carling Live

Carling Live: Live music news, gig guide, gig tickets!!!

Ray Charles dies in LA

Ray Charles dies in LA: "Legendary musician RAY CHARLES has died at the age of 73."

:(

Ryan Adams in new album shock!

Ryan Adams in new album shock!: "RYAN ADAMS has posted an album's worth of demos on his site.All the content at ryan-adams.com has been taken down, except for a picture of a jukebox with 13 songs posted up."

Listen To The Universe On Your iPod

Listen To The Universe On Your iPod: "'A great story about Dr. Mark Whittle, a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia who has taken the cosmic background radiation of the universe and made a series of sounds. The folks over at Engadget made the sounds available in MP3s so you can listen to them on your computer, iPod or whatever. Also, If you'd like to read more about Dr. Mark Whittle's work visit his site, there are a lot of presentations and information regarding Big Bang Acoustics.'"

See The Others storm the London Underground!

See The Others storm the London Underground!: "The show was shrouded in secrecy and only accessible via flashmob-style text message tip-off. The band proceeded to play a surprise show aboard a Hammersmith And City line train to the exasperation of a helpless British Transport Police"

the birth of the flash mob show!!!

Libertines set to launch club night

Libertines set to launch club night: "Despite recent well publicised troubles and Pete Doherty’s ongoing time in rehab, The Libertines are set to put on a united front with the launch of a new club night next week. The band’s Carl Barat will launch ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ on June 7 at Infinity in Old Burlington Street, London. Clash legend and Libertines producer Mick Jones will join Barat on decks on the opening night, as will Libertines bassist John Hassall. There will also be live appearances from The Boxer Rebellion and Special Needs. Doors are at 10.30pm, tickets cost £8 and you’re advised to get along early to beat the crush."

Basement Jaxx, Turin Brakes, Air for London summer outdoor shows

Basement Jaxx, Turin Brakes, Air for London summer outdoor shows: "A host of artists are set to play at a week of show's at LONDON's lush SOMERSET HOUSE this summer. Dubbed the Grolsch Summer Set, the five-night stand takes place at the courtyard venue this August. The artists playing will be:
Air (August 4)
Turin Brakes (5)
Basement Jaxx (6)
Beverley Knight (7)
Snow Patrol (8)
Support acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Basement Jaxx's Felix Buxton said: 'We always have a great time playing the festivals in the summer and we’re looking to bring a little bit of those sun-soaked fields back to the city with us for these Grolsch Summer Set shows in London.'
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More new Morrissey songs!

More new Morrissey songs!: "This year's full Meltdown line-up is:
Morrissey (Royal Festival Hall, June 11)
Sparks (Royal Festival Hall, 12)
'We Are All In The Gutter. An Evening With Mr Wilde' Devised and directed by Neil Bartlett (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 13)
Loudon Wainwright III (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 15)
The Films Of Bob Gruen (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 16)
An Audience With Alan Bennett (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17)
Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 17)
The New York Dolls (Royal Festival Hall, 18)
Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 18)
Jane Birkin / Ari Up (Royal Festival Hall, 19)
Ennio Marchetto (Purcell Room, 19)
Nancy Sinatra (Royal Festival Hall, 20)
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 23-24)
Morrissey (Royal Festival Hall, 25-26)
Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) featuring Yvonne Kenny (Royal Festival Hall, 27)
For tickets contact the Meltdown festival on 08703 808 300 or click here."

Bill Joy On His Own Future, And The World's

Bill Joy On His Own Future, And The World's: "'There is an interesting interview with Bill Joy in the current edition of the Magazine in the New York Times. He is still obssesed with what he calls a 'civilization-changing event' brought on by the fast pace of research into dangerous technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology. Another interesting tidbit: he has flirted with the idea of going to work for Google.'"

You, Too, Can Be a Comics Whiz

You, Too, Can Be a Comics Whiz: "When David Anez decided to create a Web comic in early 2000, he had an idea, a domain name and a self-imposed deadline. What he didn't have was a scanner. With no way to put his drawings online, he turned to a source of pre-made art: a collection of pictures taken from Capcom's popular Mega Man series of video games."

"Fahrenheit" reaches Flash Point of 6.25 (June 2nd, 2004)

"Fahrenheit" reaches Flash Point of 6.25 (June 2nd, 2004): "Looks like Michael Moore has got his wish with his Cannes award-winning documentary 'Fahrenheit 911' not only finalising a US theatrical release, but a damn quick one at that. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that the film has found not one but three distribution entities eager to share in the movie's theatrical release."

all i can say is, thats what you get!!!

SpaceShipOne on a Test Run

SpaceShipOne on a Test Run: "SpaceShipOne is carried by a turbojet launch vehicle shortly after taking off on a test flight in December 2003. On June 21, a pilot will attempt to fly the planet 62 miles up into suborbital space."

nice in flight pic!!!

Bob Dylan adds 'club' date to UK tour

Bob Dylan adds 'club' date to UK tour: "BOB DYLAN has added an extra 'club' date in GLASGOW to his 2004 European Tour. The legendary singer will now also appear in Glasgow (June 24) at the Barrowland Ballroom. Dylan has been on the road in North America since late February and kicks off his European tour in Cardiff on June 18. Following the release of ’Live 1964: Bootleg Series Volume 6’ earlier this year and a host of successful UK dates at the end of 2003, Dylan is set to headline this years Fleadh Festival in Finsbury Park on June 20.
His tour dates are:
Cardiff International Arena (June 18)
Fleadh Festival, Finsbury Park, London (20)
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (22)
Glasgow SECC Hall 4 (23)
Glasgow Barrowland (24)
Belfast Stormont Castle (26)
Galway Pearse Stadium (27)

For ticket availability to all UK shows except the Fleadh, click here or call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663. To check ticket availability for the Fleadh, click here or call the NME Ticketline on 0870 1 663 663."

LA to Oregon at Mach 9

LA to Oregon at Mach 9: watch!!!

Sun COO Schwartz Promises Open Source Solaris

Sun COO Schwartz Promises Open Source Solaris: "'According to C-Net Asia, Sun plans to make Solaris open source soon. While I hardly expect Sun to make it GPL compatible, I wonder how much restrictions Sun will place on distributing modified solaris systems. And will we some integration of Solaris' strong points into other open source OSes like Linux and BSD?' Update: 06/02 14:16 GMT by T: Correction: Schwartz is Sun's COO and President, but not CEO (as the headline originally had it)."

[video] A desktop replacement in your hand

A desktop replacement in your hand [video] : "Ultrathin and light Windows XP notebook weighs in at 14 ounces. A 14-ounce notebook replacement that runs XP and offers full computer functionality is the promise of OQO's Ultra Personal Computer. Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, OQO's chief technology officer, gives ZDNet's David Berlind a preview of the unit, set for release in July."

NTT DoCoMo's 4G Tests Hit 300Mbps

NTT DoCoMo's 4G Tests Hit 300Mbps: "''Your brand-spankin'-new 3G phone is nearing obsolesence: NTT DoCoMo reveals the results from a new 4G test system.' says TheFeature. While in a car moving at 30kph, DoCoMo engineers managed a peak throughput of 300Mbps and a sustained transfer rate of 135Mbps with their new variable spreading factor orthogonal frequency code division multiplexing (WSF-OFCDM) downstream technology. Who comes up with these names, and how does Japan manage to stay lightyears ahead of everyone else in wireless?'"