antifoidulus writes "CNN is reporting that they were the target of a Denial of Service attack yesterday. According to the article, there have been reports on Asian tech sites that Chinese hackers were targeting CNN for their coverage of the unrest in Tibet. One has to wonder if this hacking attempt was government sponsored or not. The Chinese government hasn't been very happy with CNN, in fact Beijing Bureau Chief has been summoned about a day before this happened."
Livejournal's Ceruleanst's produced a couple of passages' worth of Pulp Fiction, as written by William Shakespeare:
J: And know'st thou what the French name cottage pie?
V: Say they not cottage pie, in their own tongue?
J: But nay, their tongues, for speech and taste alike
Are strange to ours, with their own history:
Gaul knoweth not a cottage from a house.
V: What say they then, pray?
J: Hachis Parmentier.
V: Hachis Parmentier! What name they cream?
J: Cream is but cream, only they say le crème.
V: What do they name black pudding?
J: I know not;
I visited no inn it could be bought.
Livejournal's Ceruleanst's produced a couple of passages' worth of Pulp Fiction, as written by William Shakespeare: J: And know'st thou what the French name cottage pie? V: Say they not cottage pie,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:39 am
The Lincoln-Douglas debates, as conducted by ABC: LINCOLN: In my opinion, slavery will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:36 am
LINCOLN: In my opinion, slavery will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Excuse me, did an Elijah H. Johnson attend your church?
LINCOLN: When I was a boy in Illinois forty years ago, yes. I think he was a deacon.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you aware that he regularly called Kentucky “a land of swine and whores”?
LINCOLN: Sounds right -- his ex-wife was from Kentucky.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why did you remain in the church after hearing those statements?
LINCOLN: I was eight.
DOUGLAS: This is an important question George -- it's an issue that certainly will be raised in the fall.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you denounce him?
LINCOLN: I’d like to get back to the divided house if I may.
I bought a double-boiler, high-end espresso machine back in February and I'm brewing a pretty badass cuppa these days, but I can't quite perfect the art of making patterns in the latte froth (I'm pretty good at doing a flying spaghetti monster, but that's it).
Enter the latte-froth printer, which produces surprisingly hi-rez art in the top of the machine. Time to clear some more counter-space.
Link
(via Neatorama)
I bought a double-boiler, high-end espresso machine back in February and I'm brewing a pretty badass cuppa these days, but I can't quite perfect the art of making patterns in the latte froth (I'm pretty... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:34 am
Decades before Manifold Destiny (the engine-block roadkill cookbook) Modern Mechanix published this guide to cooking with waste-heat from your car-exhaust while camping. Given that this was back in the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
Decades before Manifold Destiny (the engine-block roadkill cookbook) Modern Mechanix published this guide to cooking with waste-heat from your car-exhaust while camping. Given that this was back in the era of leaded gasoline, I'm sure the car-exhaust imparted a magic flavor to the chow.
MEALS can literally be cooked on the run through the use of the automatic cooker shown in the photo above. The cooker is mounted on the rear bumper of the motor tourist’s car and an extension from the exhaust pipe connected up with it, as shown in the insert. The cooker contains a steam pressure kettle which is heated by the hot exhaust gases. An hour’s drive is quite sufficient to thoroughly cook meats and vegetables. Total weight of the unit is so slight that running qualities of the car remain quite unaffected. Motor tours are much more pleasant when one is assured of a well-prepared meal at the end of the trip.
Here's an ad for a multi-level-marketing scheme for a "high-tech" car headlight, circa 1931. With artwork like this, I'm ready to sign up. I think I just found my next tattoo.
AT LAST! An amazingly queer yet simple invention lifts the curse of night driving from the motoring world. This altogether new discovery called “Perfect-O-Lite,” replaces old glass “bulbs” in your automobile headlights with truly amazing results. Road illumination is instantly doubled yet glare is absolutely banished. Ordinary objects in the road, ruts, animals, obstructions, etc., are made clearly visible at least three times as far. Instead of ordinary “direct” light, this beam is composed entirely of double-reflected or “infused” light. This new kind of light cuts right through the other fellow’s headlights. Even shoots through fog, mist, rain and snow. There is no wiring or installation. No extra upkeep. Banishes the need for glare shields. No wonder concerns like Wallace & Tiernan, N. J., Houston Post-Dispatch, Tex., Columbus, Ohio, Fire Trucks, etc. have already installed Perfect-O-Lite as standard equipment. To prove what this invention will do, the manufacturer now offers a set to every motorist on FREE TEST. Simply mail the coupon promptly for details.
Here's an ad for a multi-level-marketing scheme for a "high-tech" car headlight, circa 1931. With artwork like this, I'm ready to sign up. I think I just found my next tattoo. AT LAST! An amazingly... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:26 am
maemst writes "Can you code 24 hours non-stop? Hackontest is a new Google-sponsored 24-hour programming competition between different open source projects. Its goals are to enhance Free Software projects according to user needs and to make visible how enthusiastically open source software is being developed. During the current online selection process users and developers of open source software may submit feature requests and rate and comment them. On August 1st, 2008 the Hackontest jury will pick the three most promising teams. Each team will receive a free trip to Switzerland on September 24/25, 2008 to participate in the competition located in Zurich. Hacking 24 hours inside an etoy.CONTAINER, the teams and their virtually present communities will implement certain features based on the online ratings and jury selection. In the end, the Hackontest jury evaluates the code and awards the winners with a total of USD 8500. The jury is made up of 10 renowned open source contributors: Jeremy Alison (Samba), Jono Bacon (Ubuntu), Brian W. Fitzpatrick (Subversion), Martin F. Krafft (Debian), Alexander Limi (Plone), Federico Mena-Quintero (GNOME), Bram Moolenaar (vim), Bruce Perens (OSI founder), Lukas K. Smith (PHP) and Harald Welte (gpl-violations.org)."
Here are some of the highlights from the week's Web Tech action on ReadWriteWeb. On the product side, we analyzed the increasing mainstreaming of social news site digg; and we reviewed some awesome new... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:24 am
Instructables user Randofo created this awesome HOWTO for turning your beloved old tees into a handsome rug. I have so many damned tees (and I give away a bushel's worth every year to charity) -- my... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:24 am
Instructables user Randofo created this awesome HOWTO for turning your beloved old tees into a handsome rug. I have so many damned tees (and I give away a bushel's worth every year to charity) -- my only problem with this is that I'd eventually run out of floorspace. Maybe a layered look?
Link
(via Craft)
A severe tropical storm hit southern China on Saturday bringing gale-force winds, as authorities reported the rescue of 38 fishermen who sheltered in reefs as the typhoon approached, state... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:21 am
A Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, 260 miles off its mark, Russian space officials said. Mission Control spokesman Valery... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:09 am
Text of report by state-run Iranian radio on 19 April [Gholam Hoseyn Nejaabat - managing director of the Petrochemical Industries of Iran on the sidelines of the 13th Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition in Tehran] A one hundred million Euro contract is ready for signature here. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Kristen Hays, Houston Chronicle Apr. 19--At least three companies in the Houston area manufacture a ubiquitous chemical used in plastic that got new attention this week because of possible links to cancer and reproductive and developmental disorders. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Melissa Santos, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Apr. 19--The large, gnarled tree stumps that dot the shore of Spanaway Lake are an eyesore to nearby resident Tom Richards. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Mara Rose Williams, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Apr. 19--Deforestation in Mexico could ruin a natural wonder -- the mysterious 3,000-mile migration of the monarch butterfly. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Rachel Hatzipanagos, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Apr. 19--HIGHLAND BEACH -- The turtle tracks in the sand looked funny. Not like the comma-shaped fin prints volunteer Beverly Knight usually sees. These were pointed. "We thought they looked strange," Knight said. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
A bird in the hand is worth. . . VISITORS to Billingham Beck Valley Ecology Park yesterday met a live kestral and discovered how they live in the wild. The bird of prey hunt in a wide range of habitats, from coastal dunes, to woodland and town centres. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Apr. 19--After some final tweaks to deliver a little more water to the Everglades, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has settled on a new plan to overhaul the historic Tamiami Trail. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Kathy Etling, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr. 19--On March 26, Michael Kyle of Springfield, Mo., caught a 3-pound, 12-ounce white bass while fly-fishing with 8-pound class tippet on Beaver Creek, an arm of Bull Shoals Lake near Forsyth, Mo. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle Apr. 19--AUSTIN -- Foster care agencies again would be allowed to use private fire inspectors instead of local fire marshals to review family homes under a rule approved Friday by a state advisory council. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
By Rachel Hatzipanagos, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Apr. 19--HIGHLAND BEACH -- The turtle tracks in the sand looked funny. Not like the comma-shaped fin prints volunteer Beverly Knight usually sees. These were pointed. "We thought they looked strange," Knight said. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Jason Goldman at Twitter used to be the Blogger product manager at Google. So when he saw the comscore chart on my wordpress vs facebook post yesterday, he asked what comscore's numbers are for Blogger... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 10:47 am
Great discussion yesterday about wordpress vs facebook. As always the post was just the kickoff of a wonderful discussion that is 75 comments long at this time. The big debate was whether blogging was... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 10:07 am
San Francisco-based blogging startup Six Apart has made a significant acquisition, we heard today from someone with knowledge of the deal. “Significant” in the sense of a possible strategic... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:55 am
A Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut touched down in northern Kazakhstan on Saturday, 260 miles from its target landing site, a Russian space official said. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:46 am
Chris Blanc writes "In their ever continuing battle to 'free the Internet', The Pirate Bay has now launched an uncensored blogging service, called Baywords. The service is intended to be a safe haven for bloggers who want to be able to write whatever they want."
Irwindale schedules Earth Day events IRWINDALE - The city is hosting an Earth Day celebration today at the Dan Diaz Recreation Center, 16053 Calle de Paseo. The celebration starts with a Posole breakfast fundraiser at 9 a.m. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
By JoAnne Poindexter joanne.poindexter@roanoke.com 981-3232 Billye White takes a lot of footsteps around the Roanoke Valley as she acquires donations on behalf of Total Action Against Poverty. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
Google Inc.'s stock soared 20 percent Friday, restoring $28 billion in shareholder wealth as Wall Street renewed its love affair with the Internet search leader after weeks of worry about an online advertising slowdown. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK has just put up its review of the Asus Eee PC 900 Win running Windows XP and discovered that it's the first Windows machine to support multi-touch, 'Better still, the mouse trackpad supports multi-touch gesture inputs — even in Windows XP. A pinching motion lets you zoom in on images, stretching lets you zoom out, and a two-finger vertical stroking motion allows you to scroll up and down through documents. MacBook Air and iPod touch users have enjoyed this feature for some time, but it's the first we've ever seen it implemented on a Windows laptop.'"
South Korea's first astronaut ended her nine-day stay on the International Space Station on Saturday as her spacecraft began a three-and-a-half hour descent to Earth, a Russian official... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:17 am
The software that advertisers use to track people's behavior online is difficult to block. Advocates are calling for a 'do not track' registry. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
The jet stream -- America's stormy weather maker -- is creeping northward and weakening, new research shows. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
Their team repeats an earlier experiment and finds consistent results, but critics say its claims are still questionable. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
Cambridge University Library posts about 20,000 items and 90,000 images relating to the naturalist that had been accessible only to scholars. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
But it also lowers the price per share for the maker of the 'Grand Theft Auto' video game series. Take-Two Interactive... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
Purdue biologists surveying road kill in Indiana find that 95% are frogs and other amphibians. Death by car could... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Archivists at Waxy.org have gotten a copy of the backup of Infocom's shared network drive from 1989 and are piecing together information about games that were never released. In particular, there is the sequel to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy called Milliways: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and there are two playable prototypes of it. And yes, they have playable downloads available."
The company that provides online invoice services for HP, IBM and GlaxoSmithKline has hired corporate shop Rostrum Communications to handle its European PR. Rostrum was brought on board by OB10 following a five-way pitch. The agency is replacing incumbent Chazbrooks Communications. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
By Chad Dryden, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Apr. 18--It's called nature-deficit disorder, the disconnect between children and the outdoors, and it's a growing problem. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGWOOD - Four years after the Legislature considered shutting it down, the Mountaineer Challenge Academy is getting a major upgrade. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s first-quarter profit climbed 30 percent to surpass analysts' predictions in a performance that alleviated some of the economic worries that have hammered the Internet search leader's stock this year. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
By David Kennard, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Apr. 18--An e-mail message about your tax refund could be an attempt at identity theft, IRS officials said Friday. With the April 15 tax filing deadline passed and refunds in the mail, it's the season for scams. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Pittsburgh newspaper has filed a lawsuit against West Virginia University, charging it did not fully comply with Freedom of Information Act requests involving a degree awarded to Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
Venture capital investments in the United States dipped 5 percent to $7.1 billion during the first quarter compared to 2007, signaling the financing climate may be turning frostier for... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 4:01 am
PrinceofThieves writes "CNET technology columnist Don Reisinger has issued a call to arms for all journalists and tech junkies to join him in his crusade against the forces that attempt to ruin the sanctity of tech. 'Now, a new group of people has emerged to confront the tech lovers all over the world and stop them from being able to do what they want with the technology they own. And while many have tried to confront them on an individual basis, it has not worked. And it's for that reason that we must all come together and fight the ridiculous impositions brought upon us.'"
Americans lust for big-screen flat panel TVs looks to be getting smaller. According to data released by the research firm, Pacific Media Associates, the share of the TV market for 30 to 34-inch L.C.D... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 1:36 am
Government investigators have filed a criminal complaint against the former chief financial officer of software maker Mercury Interactive accusing her of tax evasion in connection with a stock options... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 1:16 am
WSJdpatton writes to mention that Carl Bialik has an interesting look at why good data can be hard to find, much less understand, online. He cites a couple of examples, both Google's first-quarter performance numbers and Alexa's revamp of their number-tracking process. "Now Alexa is incorporating other sources of data -- though it says the prior ranking "wasn't wrong before, but it was different." Some sites saw big changes in their rankings following Alexa's move: The tech blog TechCrunch said it fell far from its prior position in Drudge Report territory (rarefied air in Web-traffic terms). On Friday afternoon, Drudge Report ranked 545th, compared with TechCrunch's ranking of 1,784th, according to Alexa's new math."
Government investigators have filed a criminal complaint against the former chief financial officer of software maker Mercury Interactive accusing her of tax evasion in connection with a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 1:13 am
On April 29 and 30, CopyCamp, an unconference devoted to copyright issues, will come to Toronto. Admission's $50 for out-of-work artists (and goes up from there), but subsidies are available):
CopyCamp is a place to meet people making art and making waves, an opportunity to discover how the Internet can work for artists and fans, and a chance to debate the value(s) of copyright with some of the key players. It is an event in which participants drive the programming, and debates are genuine round-tables. There are no observers: everyone has something to offer and is expected to contribute.
There will be an electronic salon showcasing successful projects. There will be internationally-acclaimed experts. There will be a carefully selected mix of artists, geeks, and bureaucrats, with conversation always focused squarely on the arts, and the interests of creators. The CopyCamp organizing team is passionate about convening an event like no other you have ever attended. Space at the event is limited. There will be a number of subsidized spots for those who need them.
Wrapping up our week-long retrospective of the most crowd-pleezin' episodes in Boing Boing tv's first 6 months of existence, we revisit an episode in which...
Vienna-based art-pranksters monochrom teach us how to "hack the urban context" with campfires, sausages, beer, and an elderly Austrian gentleman who speaks LOL. In the second segment of today's episode, someone constructs a campfire, complete with beer bottles and half-cooked links, right in the middle of the Vienna airport. American kids, don't try this at home unless you want a one-way to Camp X-Ray.
An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off here on Friday and successfully deployed telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, Arianespace said. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Apr 2008 | 12:31 am
A single village in China is responsible for cranking out 60% of the world's paintings. The overwhelming majority of the paintings are slavish reproductions of famous paintings. The artists doing the work are very talented, however, and an organization called Regional asked some of the artists to paint themselves. The results are incredible.
Dafen is a village surrounded by the thriving metropolis of Shenzhen, and the origin of most of the world’s reproduction oil paintings. In the popular imagination Dafen’s artists produce anonymous works for unknown customers, operating no differently than a faceless factory churning out counterfeits, replicas and nothing close to what would be considered art.
Regional productively collaborated with the otherwise commoditized community in Dafen by asking selected individuals, some for the first time, to imagine themselves in their professional medium. The final works show the technical, creative, and professional facets of the artists identities subsumed by the styles and relationships they maintain with specific famous artists. The hybrid result of original subject with derivative style comments on originality, global cultural production and Regional's cooperation with emerging enterprise forms that are internationalizing the village.
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday putting into orbit telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, a space official said. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 18 Apr 2008 | 11:36 pm
MOVEMENTS in financial markets are correlated to the levels of hormones in the bodies of male traders, according to a study by two researchers from the University of Cambridge (newscientist.com). John... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 18 Apr 2008 | 11:36 pm
explosivejared writes "It sounds farcical when you first hear it, but NBC has teamed up with an ad agency to produce actual feature programs that are centered around promoting the products of the network's sponsors. The network has already began production on one sci-fi program entitled 'Gemini Division', which will act as a platform for products from Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco. The programming will be broadcast via the network's 'digital properties', eg the NBC web site. I guess it was only a matter of time for something like this to come along after product placement became the norm."
MaineCoasts writes "The Financial Times reports that Ebay's new CEO is evaluating a sale of Skype if new ways cannot be found for the fast-growing service to support its core e-commerce business. Ebay reported earlier this week that Skype had a 61 percent increase in first quarter revenue over the same quarter last year and now has 309 million users worldwide."
Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle has arrived. Again. Amazon's $399 electronic book reader debuted in November but sold out almost immediately. Since then, Amazon has been bullish about customer Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 18 Apr 2008 | 10:09 pm
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger predicted Friday that an international deadlock over how to deal with global warming will end once President Bush leaves office, while a leading... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 18 Apr 2008 | 10:00 pm
A Canadian security firm says the TSA and federal air marshals are a joke and the only way to safeguard air travel is to make passengers wear bracelets capable of scrambling their central nervous system.
Chris Blanc writes "A Texas woman has sued Blockbuster over its activities relating to Facebook's Beacon tool. The movie rental service has been reporting user activity to Facebook since Beacon launched last November, which the plaintiff says is a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act."
The Ocean Conservancy announced this week that their volunteers found six million pounds of trash on the world's beaches in a single day; now, they've released their data to Wired.com for your perusal.
Responding to a user backlash, Apple has redesigned Mac OS X's Software Update system so that it no longer installs unwanted applications automatically. But some users have already ditched the auto-updater, a move which may affect future interoperability with Apple's consumer devices like the iPod and iPhone.
After the credits roll each week, animator Jerry Hultsch's short clips show Ronald D. Moore and David Eick mutilating each others' bodies in brutally ingenious ways. Blink and you'll miss Battlestar's funny bits.
MEALS can literally be cooked on the run through the use of the automatic cooker shown in the photo above. The cooker is mounted on the rear bumper of the motor tourist’s car and an extension from the exhaust pipe connected up with it, as shown in the insert. The cooker contains a steam pressure kettle which is heated by the hot exhaust gases. An hour’s drive is quite sufficient to thoroughly cook meats and vegetables. Total weight of the unit is so slight that running qualities of the car remain quite unaffected. Motor tours are much more pleasant when one is assured of a well-prepared meal at the end of the trip.
