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How to replace your original iPhone with an iPhone 3GFile under good to know. Apple has published a Knowledge Base article that contains a step-by-step process for replacing a first-generation iPhone with an iPhone 3G while retaining the same carrier. The...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:54 am On the Watch: Apple's 3G iPhone to go on saleApple's new iPhone hits the market on Friday. It's cheaper than its predecessor and works over 3G, or third-generation, faster wireless networks.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:19 am 30,000 Canadians sign petition against high iPhone rates30,000 Canadians are miffed about the high cost of the iPhone up north, and have signed an online petition, an open letter to Steve Jobs. Rogers is the iPhone carrier in Canada and their iPhone plan,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am Free Halo 3 map out now - CVG Online
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:07 am Nokia Intros Phone Device for the Hearing ImpairedNokia has announced the release of a new cell-phone accessory designed for users with hearing aids: The Nokia Wireless Loopset works with T-coil equipped hearing aids or cochlear implants, and slips...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am The dangers of cloud computing (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - The idea of cloud computing -- designed around an architecture whose natural state is a shared pool outside the enterprise -- has gained momentum in recent months as a way to reduce cost and improve IT flexibility. But the use of cloud computing also carries with it security risks, including perils related to compliance, availability, and data integrity.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Poll: Best Internet Bigco of 2008We've reached the halfway point of 2008, so time for a half-year assessment of the Internet bigcos. Below is a poll, asking for your pick of best bigco so far in '08. We did the same poll last July, which...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:49 am Poll: Best Internet Bigcos of 2008We've reached the halfway point of 2008, so time for a half-year assessment of the Internet bigcos. Below is a poll, asking for your picks for best bigcos so far in '08. We did a similar poll last July...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:49 am Nintendo to Release Localized DS in Taiwan - Next Generation
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:43 am The Trouble with GMDownbeat story in the WSJ & Reuters tonight on GM's plans for massive layoffs, etc. And not to diminish the awfulness of GM's plight -- okay, to diminish it a little -- I was struck by the story plopped...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am Prius hybrid to get rooftop solar panel - Register
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am Canadian Iphone peddler told off by Apple - Inquirer
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:25 am Facebook Continues War On App Developers. This Week: Super WallFacebook is continuing its war on Facebook apps that push the limits on acceptable user interaction. Last week it was Slide’s Top Friends App, which it briefly suspended. Later Facebook also suspended...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:04 am 82% of US cell phone users surveyed say they've never text messagedAccording to The New York Times, in the United States, 82 percent of cellphone owners said that they never used text messaging, 3 percent said that they used it monthly or less, and 15 percent said that...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am FriendFeed. More Like (Fake)FriendFeedI as sitting in Philadelphia Airport, wondering when my connection to San Francisco is going to actually take off. The good news is that my EVDO modem is working, my Macbook is plugged in and I watched...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:56 am Repeat the Part After, "Now Listen Carefully"Chief: Now listen carefully: [gives a series of complex instructions] Did you get that? Max: Not all of it. Chief: Which part didn't you get? Max: The part after 'Now listen carefully'...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:53 am Driving and cell phones -- what you need to know - Times-Standard
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:36 am Review: SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 (Macworld.com)Macworld.com - For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos's SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal to business and power users for whom Apple's offerings are insufficiently powerful or versatile.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:30 am Meet the New Chess Boxing Champion of the WorldAttila Dimedici writes "A Russian man has just been crowned world champion in the sport of chess boxing. Apparently the idea originated in a French comic strip from the early '90s. In 2003 a Dutch artist decided to bring the 'sport' to life. The 'sport' is played by starting a chess match in the middle of a boxing ring. After four minutes, the chess board is cleared and the opponents box for three minutes. A match consists of six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing. A match is decided by knockout, checkmate, or points."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:09 am Azusa Student Takes Unusual Chemistry ClassBy Bethania Palma AZUSA - Erica Ascencio will be making action figures this summer. But they won't be visible to the naked eye.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am 'Bailout' Bill Helps Save Us AllCall it a bailout if you will, but a $4 billion plan to help cities in California cope with the foreclosure crisis is also a necessary step toward eliminating the blight that comes with abandoned homes.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Homeless, Needy Get Ripped OffWITH all the propositions and bond measures that California voters are regularly asked to approve, you might have forgotten all about Proposition 1C, or even what it is.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am New Cemetery Offers Deceased Last Chance to Help Environment: No Embalming, Metal Caskets or Metal Vaults to Be Allowed in Burial Sites at Nature PreserveBy Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 7--SUGAR CREEK TWP. -- Later this month, a 43-acre tract operated by the Wilderness Center will become Ohio's first nature-preserve cemetery featuring only natural burial for the deceased.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am The Present is Catching Up to Texas' Old CemeteriesBy David Mclemore Staff Writer, The Dallas Morning News Jul. 7--A large part of the state's historic legacy -- thousands of archaeological sites and old cemeteries -- is under attack by vandals, urban growth and development, state officials said.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am I'Ll Turn the Highlands into Wildlife Capital of Europe ; REAL-LIFE MONARCH OF THE GLEN IS CREATING A SCOTTISH HAVEN FORANIMALS Millionaire's Dream Would See Wolves, Bears and Elk Roaming FreeBy Paul English IT was very nearly the first plane crash in the history of mankind to be caused by flying moose. Hugh Fullerton-Smith and Paul Lister had opted to fly two young elk from Sweden to their wildlife project in the Scottish Highlands.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Monday's Letters to the Editor'Investment' Bells should go off every time a politician uses the word "investment." It is usually nothing more than a verbal ploy to hide the ball. That certainly seems true in Mayor Bob Foster's recent comments regarding what he feels is the need for "investment" in infrastructure.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Paterson Announces $24.9M in Environmental Protection Fund GrantsBy Carbonaro, Maria Gov. David A. Paterson has announced the award of $24.9 million in grants from the State Environmental Protection Fund's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) for 97 projects across New York State.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am BRIEF: 2 Teens Drown in Kentucky RiverBy Herald-Leader Staff Report, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 7--VERSAILLES -- Rescuers recovered two bodies from the Kentucky River in Woodford County on Sunday night, Sheriff Wayne Wright said.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am CRIME-FREE VILLAGE IN CCTV ROW ; Petition Over 'Spy' on PierVILLAGERS are up in arms after CCTV was installed in an area where crime is almost unknown. Nearly all of them have signed a petition to have the spy cameras removed.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Meridian-Based Clear Voice Finds Niche in VoIP MarketBy Hicken, Robb When DK Commercial began looking for a new VoIP (Voice-over- Internet Protocol) system three years ago it checked out all the products on the market.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Don't Downplay BooksI would have hoped that Mr. Brinker would have listened to the message from Mr. Hughes (beyond the name calling). If you believe that libraries are failing, you may need to look to yourself and others like you, who downplay the value of a book in hand to a trip to the computer.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Pioneer Develops World's First 16-Layer Optical Disc; Big Step Toward Future Large-Capacity Archive SystemTokyo, July 7, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world*. Its per- layer capacity is 25 gigabytes, which is the same as that of a Blu- ray Disc (BD).Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Autonomy etalk Receives the 2008 IP Contact Center Technology Pioneer AwardCustomer Interaction Solutions Magazine Recognizes Qfiniti for Advanced IP Call Recording CAMBRIDGE, England and DALLAS, Texas, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Google should defy court order - InfoWorld
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:45 am Elbit Systems' Hermes(R) 450 Records Another Success: Elbit Systems to Supply UAV Systems to a European Country Valued at US$20 MillionHAIFA, Israel, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately US$20 million to...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am A way to save on flightsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Robert C. Seamans Jr., 89; engineer helped guide NASA during the space raceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Portable analog TVs may be lost in digital transitionSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Tuning in digitally when the power goes outSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 7:00 am Won't someone please think of the kitten videosFor various reasons, this week degraded into cute baby animal week here at Boing Boing. There was something floating around about an internet catfight; then duckies, then puppies, then everyone learned how to just get along. The final word, above: techno kittens. Bonus: a cat eating corn on the cob, another licking a green sour apple lollipop, and one more who taught himself how to eat with a fork. Source: Boing Boing | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:57 am Planet's core is similar to Earth's, Messenger shows - Rocky Mountain News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:10 am UN chief says US must take lead on climate changeUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the United States must take the lead in fighting climate change as he opened talks with the world's most powerful leaders. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:06 am Total Make Over!inkClub's New Online Shop has Opened UPPSALA, Sweden, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- inkClub, Europe's largest supplier of ink cartridges and toner on the Internet, has...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Firefox Users Stay Ahead On the Update CurveReader Alex links to news of a study comparing the currency and patch level of various Web browsers, excerpting: "Firefox users were far and away the most likely to use the latest version, with an overwhelming 83.3 percent running an updated browser on any given day. However, despite Firefox's single click integrate auto-update functionality, 16.7 percent of Firefox users still continue access the Web with an outdated version of the browser, researchers said. The study also revealed that the majority of Safari users (65.3) percent were likely to use the latest version of the browser between December 2007 and June 2008, after Safari version 3 became available.Meanwhile, Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s Internet Explorer users ranked last in terms of safe browsing. Between January 2007 and June 2008, less than half of IE users — 47.6 percent — were running the most secure browser version during the same time period."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:18 am Engaging Community By Sharing About ICTBy Izwan Ismail FOR technology writer Afiq Hanif, conveying what he knows about information and communications technology is one way to help people understand the many subjects of ICT, be it products, technology or trends.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am OKI Develops CenterStage(R) NX4300, a Security Gateway With Translator Function for IPv4 Depletion CountermeasuresOki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has developed "CenterStage(R) NX4300," a security gateway with a translator function to allow communications over different protocols, i.e. IPv4 and IPv6. The new device will be provided to the large-scale telecom carriers in Japan.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Study: All Employees Surf the InternetBy The Associated Press It's no secret that people sneak in some personal e-mail and Web surfing when they're supposed to be working. A new study attempts to shatter perceptions that these Web surfers are just slackers trying to avoid work.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Delaware County Unveils Web SiteMANCHESTER, Iowa - Delaware County has a new Web site - www.co.delaware.ia.us.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am 10 Internet News Sites to Get AccreditationPUTRAJAYA: Long popular with the masses, Internet news portals have finally won over their strongest critic, the government, which will issue them with media accreditation passes soon.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Localising Online QueriesBy Rozana Sani Internet registry and addressing services provider Mynic Bhd signed a memorandum of understanding with Internet Systems Consortium Inc (ISC) last month that soon led to the deployment and operations of a new mirror version of the F-root server in Malaysia.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Going Beyond the RinggitBy Rozana Sani Among information and communications technology circles, ICT multinationals are no laggards as corporate citizens. Many are leveraging on their innovative technologies and market reach to tackle societal issues in ways they know best.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am RIP, Thomas M DischSf author Thomas M Disch committed suicide at his apartment on July 4. Patrick Nielsen Hayden's eulogy paints a picture of a man who was brilliant, noble, foolish, difficult and angry. I only knew him through his fiction, from which I learned a great deal. Patrick writes:Link Source: Boing Boing | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:54 am Barlow's Fourth of July messageVinay sez, "John Perry Barlow is in Iceland for the Icelandic Foundation for Digital Freedoms' conference. We shot this Fourth of July talk with him at Thingvellir, the ancient site of Iceland's historic parliamentary republic, B. 930 AD, D. about 3 centuries later." Link (Thanks, Vinay!) Source: Boing Boing | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:52 am Olympic sailors find added adversary in Qingdao: pollutionWorld class sailors are rarely afraid of water but the bright green algae that adorns the surface of their Beijing Olympics venue has left many boaters fearing for their health.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:23 am Energy-frugal Japan toots horn at G8 summitFrom air conditioning using snow to green vehicles and humanoid robots -- this year's Group of Eight summit is getting the full flavour of high-tech Japan and its efforts to save the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:11 am AT&T U-verse Arrives in TulsaTulsa Customers Can Now Enjoy Next-Generation Integrated TV, Internet, Wireless and Voice Services - All on One Bill TULSA, Okla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am New Economics Magazine Launched for 'Amateur Economists'HONOLULU, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Amateur Economists, a new online economics magazine for non-economists, published its first issue today on its website atSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am July 7, 1936: Get a Grip — Phillips Screws Up the Toolbox1936: Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new kind of screw and the new screwdriver needed to make it work. It changes the worlds of mass production and machine repair, not to mention your home toolbox. Phillips was a Portland, Oregon, businessman who invented something to solve a problem that few home repair folk or do-it-yourselfers even knew existed. In those days, if you wanted to drive a screw into a hole, you just grabbed the right-size slotted screwdriver and did the deed. The only thing you needed to puzzle over was the size. Too big wouldn't fit; too small wouldn't give you enough torque. So why do you now need to grab the right kind, as well as size, of screwdriver? It's enough to make you cross. Phillips wasn't trying to make life with hand tools easier. He was trying to solve an industrial problem. To drive a slot screw, you need hand-eye coordination to line up the screwdriver and the slot. If you're a machine -- especially a 1930s machine -- you ain't got no eye, and your hand coordination may depend on humans. The Phillips-head screw and Phillips screwdriver were designed for power tools, especially power tools on assembly lines. The shallow, cruciform slot in the crew allows the tapering cruciform shape of the screwdriver to seat itself automatically when contact and rotation are achieved. That saves a second or two, and if you've got hundreds of screws in thousands of units (say, cars), you're talking big time here. And not only does a power Phillips driver get engaged fast, it stays engaged and doesn't tend to slide out of the screw from centrifugal force. Another advantage: It's hard to overscrew with a power tool. The screwdriver will likely just pop out when the screw is completely fastened. It turns out that a Peter L. Robertson had patented a self-seating, square-socket screw in Canada in 1907. Some Canadian factories adopted it, but Robertson was vexed by the onslaught of World War I and his own insistence on maintaining tight control of the technology. Phillips applied for his own patents in 1934 and '36. After years of rejection, he got the American Screw Company to spend $500,000 ($5.7 million in today's money) to develop a manufacturing process. Then they convinced General Motors to try the new-fangled fasteners on the 1936 Cadillac. Presto, change-o. Nearly all American automakers had switched to Phillips screws by 1940. The American jeeps and tanks of World War II, not to mention the aircraft, were assembled with speed and efficiency, thanks in a small part to Henry Phillips. Today, manufacturers can choose from a wide array of screws -- including the Robertson square, the Allen hex and some exotic varieties developed by the Phillips Screw Co. If you're a weekend handyperson who has to keep your toolbox stocked with all kinds of screwdrivers (or driver bits), the variety may be annoying. The Phillips cam-out -- when you've gone far enough and the tool pops out of the screw -- has led to plenty of workshop profanity. And loosening a machine-driven Phillips screw with a hand-held screwdriver has apparently reminded many, judging from their language, of the tenacity of a female dog protecting its newborns. Still, remember Henry Phillips gently. His screws are holding your life together. Source: American Heritage Invention & Technology 
Source: Wired Top Stories | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Mr. Know-It-All: Retrieving Your Porn-Filled Laptop From Your Friend's KidI recently gave my old laptop to a friend's 9-year-old daughter. Later, I remembered that I had left some risqué material hidden in an obscure folder. Should I ask for the laptop back or just hope the kid doesn't discover my stash? Never bet against the inquisitiveness of a child. It might be next month, it might be next year, but eventually the girl will stumble upon your copy of Fondling Sarah Marshall. And when she does, her father may come looking for you with a tire iron. You needn't debase yourself in order to avoid such unpleasantness. "I think it's quite OK to say, 'Gosh, I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I really need the computer back for a day— I left some important files on there,'" says Syndi Seid, founder of Advanced Etiquette, a San Francisco-based training company. Chances are your pal won't press the matter and ask about the nature of those files. If he does, just say they're "work related." He may see through the fib, but he'll likely let it slide — why embarrass the guy who graciously provided his daughter with a free (and soon-to-be porn-free) computer? Next time, though, do a full hard-drive wipe and OS reinstall before donating your laptop. It's so easy to forget that Grinding Nemo is lurking somewhere in the Drivers folder. I own a restaurant that just got panned on Yelp. The reviewer called my food "worse than off-brand gruel." I suspect it's a longtime foe with an ax to grind. What should I do about such a fraudulent slam? Hell hath no fury like a restaurateur scorned, so your inclination is probably to demand that Yelp kill the review. But before you up the ante against your nemesis, consider the consequences of giving in to anger. Because, as Yoda taught us, anger ultimately leads to suffering—or, in your case, to more bad publicity. No one enjoys being raked over the coals by a pseudonymous commentator, especially when the attacker is motivated by hostility rather than honest dissatisfaction or disagreement. But don't credit your detractor with too much influence. You need to trust in the sophistication of online-savvy consumers—specifically, their ability to see the big picture and factor out aberrant comments. "A single review won't make or break your business," says Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's cofounder. And that's doubly true, he adds, if the offending one-star viewpoint is offset by a slew of four- and five-star raves. That "off-brand gruel" wisecrack, though nasty, is unlikely to cause your eatery any real harm—unless you are serving off-brand gruel. Not sufficient comfort? You may still want the review deleted on principle. Yelp, like many other sites with user-generated content, has an appeals process designed to weed out truly malicious postings. If you succeed in expunging the slam, however, your enemy will know he got your goat. And when a bully finds a weakness, he exploits it. Another mean-spirited takedown will surely follow, and then another, and another. Now's the time to nip that vicious cycle in the bud. Mr. Know-It-All recalls an ancient adage about turning the other cheek. Was that also Yoda? Smart guy. 
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Is it OK to Photoshop my wedding pictures before I post them on Flickr? I just want to do something about my crow's-feet. As long as you don't go overboard with the improvements, tweaking your soon-to-be-Flickr'd pics is perfectly copacetic. Professional wedding photographers, after all, regularly blot out blemishes. "I touch up photos so people look as good in their photographs as they did in real life," says Scott Kelby, editor of Photoshop User magazine, who has shot dozens of weddings. And while such modifications might be verboten in the ethics-constrained world of photojournalism, your nuptials aren't exactly front-page news—no matter what your mother says. Need help navigating life in the 21st century? Email us at mrknowitall@wiredmag.com.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Gallery: Japan's Hottest Celebrity Bloggers : If you go to Japan and tell people you're a blogger, they might assume you're a celebrity. While blogs are making incredible headway as a source of credible information in the United States, in Japan they are mostly thought of as high-profile diaries. "It's an evolution of Japan's diary culture," which dates back to the 8th century, says Ichiro Kiyota, an editor at Gizmodo Japan. "Celebrities say things on blogs that they can't tell the mainstream media, and we all read it so we can get to know them better." Japan's celebrity bloggers run the gamut in terms of popularity and topics they write about, but they have several things in common: They're good-looking, they're geeky and they love to blog. Here are our 10 faves. Name: Shoko Nakagawa Age: 23 Blog: Shokotan blog Claim to fame: Japan's new Queen of Blogging makes geeks go wild with her impressive otaku cred. Traffic: By some estimates 100 million pageviews per month.* Day job: Actress, singer, etc. Favorite topics: Nails, cake, cats, cosplayers, cellphone bling, sexy figurines. Most recently, she created worldwide buzz when she put a cat in her mouth. *Traffic is self-reported unless otherwise specified.  : Name: Kaori Manabe Age: 27 Blog: Kaori Manabe's Between You and Me Claim to fame: The original Queen of Blogging was one of the first celebrities to exploit the influencing power of the web. Traffic: N/A Day job: Actress, book author, former swimsuit model. Favorite topics: Food she cooks; getting drunk.  : Name: Chiaki Kyan Blog: Kyanchi Everyday Location: Tokyo Traffic: 25,000 pageviews per day. Day job: Bikini idol Favorite topics: Gundam; her cat; web video sites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube.  : Name: Noriko Saito Blog: DropB Location: Tokyo Age: 25 Traffic: 250,000 pageviews per month. Day job: Web director of a media company. Favorite topics: Programming languages, iPhones, 12 reasons why she'd make a good wife (she can program; she's funny; she knows everything about 2channel).  : Name: Asami Shinohara Blog: iGirl Age: 26 Location: Osaka Traffic: 120,000 pageviews per month. Day job: TV show host, manager of AuPair Japan. Favorite topics: Her blinged-out cellphone; her snack addiction; books she's reading (The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan, Speed Reading Skills for Kings); her desire to be as beloved as a Mac product.  : Name: Yumi Fukuda Age: 25 Blog: Yumiking Diary Location: Tokyo Traffic: 13,000 pageviews per month. Day job: Freelance journalist Favorite topics: Her new FOMA F906i mobile phone; pictures of her breakfast.  : Name: Johnny Kusakabe Age: 27 Blog: Johnny Kusakabe's Case File Location: Osaka Traffic: 3,000 pageviews per day Day job: Salaryman Favorite topics: Videogames; outrageous 2channel threads about eating cockroaches. He also has a parody blog called the Shoutan blog.  : Name: Yuko Matsumaru Age: 29 Blog: Matsu-You's Eye Location: Tokyo Traffic: N/A Day job: TV MC, designer, model Favorite topics: Lacy, romantic pink things (a pink Care Bears pouch, a shiny pink Zima).  : Name: Benijo Blog: Do You Like Geeky Women? Traffic: N/A Day job: R&D at a social media consulting firm. Favorite topics: PHP and MySQL, debugging, making Japan's No. 1 geek databases.  : Name: Shuho Saito Age: 32 Blog: Shuiro Note Location: Tokyo Traffic: 5,000 pageviews per day Day job: Homemaker who used to work at Six Apart. Favorite topics: Fancy homemade lunch boxes; affiliate links to household items like pots, pans and mixers.  : Name: Kamiji Yusuke Blog: Kamiji Yusuke's Official Blog Claim to fame: He holds the Guinness World Record for "most unique users on a personal blog in 24 hours." Traffic: 6 million pageviews per day. Favorite topics: Posts titled "Um," "Ah" or "Last Night" trigger an instant wave of thousands of comments by fawning fans.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Top 10 Hottest Digital Music WebsitesChange is the only constant in the music business, and that goes double for the digital music business. So, for the moment at least, we've assembled a list of the 10 hottest digital music websites ... in the world!
Source: Wired Top Stories | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Media moguls gather for summer campSUN VALLEY, Idaho (Hollywood Reporter) - Major media executives packed their bathing suits, Blackberrys and iPods this weekend and headed for their version of summer camp -- the ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:41 am Toyota to add solar panels to some Prius hybridsTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars amid record-high oil prices, a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:36 am video: Doug Rushkoff at the Personal Democracy Forum
Old-school Boing Boing pal Douglas Rushkoff is an incredibly provocative, engaging, and entertaining speaker. Last week, he did the opening "invocation" for the Personal Democracy Forum where he riffed semi-freeform on a slew of topics, from branding to participatory media to the theme of his next book, Corporatized. The video is now online.Douglas Rushkoff at the Personal Democracy Forum (Blip.tv) Source: Boing Boing | 7 Jul 2008 | 2:47 am German Survey Company Loses 41,000 Survey Recordsmister_woods writes "It's not just governments that lose private data. Germany's Chaos Computer Club (CCC) reports that market research firm TNS Infratest/Emnid has lost 41,000 private data records of their survey participants. By simply changing the customer ID number in the browser's address bar access could be gained to comprehensive survey results, including names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and much more sensitive data. A CCC spokesman described this as 'unprofessional, grossly negligent and above all deeply worrying' and sees this loss as a vindication for its calls for strict regulations for public and private sector data collectors."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 7 Jul 2008 | 2:15 am Giant Snake-Shaped Generators Could Capture Wave PowerRoland Piquepaille writes "UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves. The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses 'long sea waves to excite bulge waves which travel along the wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water passing through a turbine to generate electricity.' So far, the experiments have been done with tubes with diameters of 0.25 and 0.5 meters. But if the experiments are successful, future full-scale Anaconda devices would be 200 meters long and 7 meters in diameter, and deployed in water depths of between 40 and 100 meters. An Anaconda would deliver an output power of 1MW (enough to power 2,000 houses). These devices would be deployed in groups of 20 or even more providing cheap electricity without harming our environment."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 7 Jul 2008 | 12:33 am Technology reshapes America's classrooms (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 7 Jul 2008 | 12:11 am Confessions of a Bluetooth convert (CNET)CNET - Thanks to California hands-free phone law, I have been dragged into Bluetooth land. It's not somewhere I really ever saw myself landing. I never really saw a need; I don't use my cell as frequently as anyone I know, and my car tends to sit in the garage undriven for days, sometimes weeks.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 7 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Sf fans seek donations in the aftermath of a terrible car wreckJohn sez, "A few days ago, some fans en route to Westercon had a terrible car accident. Seattle's Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed in the wreck. Nick Navota lost some fingers despite the airlift and had a couple re-attached that hopefully are going to take, Howitzer was banged up some, Will Boyde is mostly OK as is Nez."Roberta was Rustycon's chair this year and will be greatly missed.
"Will Boyde, a long time fan and support staff volunteer in the Pacific Northwest who I've worked with, has purchased airline tickets for them to get back home since the car was totaled. Will isn't rich though, and any donations to help defray the return trips cost would be greatly appreciated. Any excess funds will be donated to Roberta's family. Donations can be paypal'd to : wboyde @ eskimo.com ."
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(Thanks, John!) Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:20 pm Heritage: Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefieldsReport will warn that one in five of the sites on Register of Historic Battlefields is threatened by housing plans and scavengersSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:09 pm Boiling Down Books, Algorithmicallydestinyland writes "A year ago, Aaron Stanton harangued Google over his new project, a web site analyzing patterns in books to generate infallible recommendations. In March he finally finished a prototype which he showed to Google, Yahoo, and Amazon, and he's just announced that he's finally received a big contract which 'gives us a great deal of potential data to work with.' The 25-year-old's original prototype examined over 200 books, plotting 729,000 data points across 30,293 scenes — but its universe of analyzed novels is about to become much, much bigger."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:09 pm Technology: Siemens to confirm loss of 17,000 jobsSiemens, Europe's biggest technology group, faces a strike threat from German unions when it confirms this week it is to cut more than 17,000 jobs globally. Peter Löscher, chief executive, is...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:07 pm A brave new worldwide webWhen the furore about the Rev Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama was at its height a few months ago, one of the biggest hits on YouTube revealed that the Republican contender John McCain had his own pastor...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:05 pm The biggest company you've never heard ofThe new UK headquarters for the business-to-business behemoth IDG Communications is opposite the British Library and just a few blocks down from the Wellcome Trust, the medical research charity. It seems...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:05 pm Solve IT: How can I get the best from Google searches?Ploughing through the reams of results generated by your search terms in Google can be a tedious affair - and it doesn't help when sneaky web designers use their dark art to make sites pop up that bear...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:05 pm UK Home Secretary green-lights harassment of photographers in public placesJacqui Smith, the British Home Secretary has sent a letter reported on by the British Journal of Photographers stating that the practice of harassing photographers who take pictures in public places is legitimate, though there is no law against it.'First of all, may I take this opportunity to state that the Government greatly values the importance of the freedom of the press, and as such there is no legal restriction on photography in public places,' Smith writes. 'Also, as you will be aware, there is no presumption of privacy for individuals in a public place.'Link (Thanks, Michael!) Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:52 pm First Commodore 64 LAN PartyLeif_Bloomquist writes "The world's first Commodore 64 LAN party was held at the Cincinnati Commodore Computer Club 2008 Expo last weekend, where the new multiplayer C64 game NetRacer was unveiled. The setup consists of up to eight Commodore 64s with Ethernet cartridges and a central server written in Java running on a PC. The game is also playable over the Internet."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:50 pm Still more reasons to avoid Internet Explorer - CNET News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:46 pm NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B (AP)AP - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:42 pm Best DNS Naming Scheme For Small/Medium Businesses?Bandman writes "My business just purchased a couple dozen blades, and with our existing servers, this brings us to around 60 machines. We're geographically dispersed, and most of the users who need to connect to servers are not technical (if that matters). We used to use theme-based naming schemes, but we've been migrating to a more utilitarian system. I think it's clearer and more concise, but I've had some feedback from users who didn't find it understandable. What do you use for your internal DNS schemes? How big is your network, and what do you recommend for future expansion? Does it matter to your users at all?"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:34 pm Beaming sounds into your headMEDUSA (Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio) is a device that uses microwave pulses to beam sound directly into someone's head. In development by the Sierra Nevada Corporation originally under a US Navy contract, MEDUSA can apparently fill your head with incapacitating "shockwaves" or possibly even whispered messages. From New Scientist:(Researcher Lev) Sadovnik says the technology could have non-military applications. Birds seem to be highly sensitive to microwave audio, he says, so it might be used to scare away unwanted flocks.Microwave sound beam (New Scientist, more at Danger Room) Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:33 pm Kick Out the Summer Jams!Listening Post puts together a formative stack of summer jams. What are you looping into your laps, pods, phones and/or consoles to help you sweat these toasty months away? Tell us and we'll sift through the suggestions and add more to the Listening Post jams.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:30 pm Free Speech Rights Not Guaranteed in 'Public' Online SpacesYou can generally rant all you want in a public park without being ejected by a police officer. But say it on the internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:30 pm LegalTorrents Offers CC Works Via BitTorrentAn anonymous reader writes "A site called LegalTorrents has just launched that hosts trackers and seeds for digital media licensed under the Creative Commons license. ('We distribute content with the full permission of the rights holders and use the peer-2-peer file-sharing technology called Bittorrent.') The site even provides a way to donate money to artists you like. (LegalTorrents takes 15% off the top unless you are a member, which costs $50 one-time during the beta period.)" It's always good to see "legitimate" content distributed in ways that make it hard to demonize the distribution system itself — something Lawrence Lessig in particular has been doing for years, and his book "Free Culture" is one of the audiobooks available through LegalTorrents. Note that LegalTorrents has been around for a while now, rather than "just launched," but the current beta period won't last forever.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 7:20 pm 'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 6 Jul 2008 | 6:17 pm Keeping an Eye Out When Sites Go Downmiller60 writes "Are major web sites going down more often? Or are outages simply more noticeable? The New York Times looks at the recent focus on downtime at services like Twitter, and the services that have sprung up to monitor outages. When a site goes down, word spreads rapidly, fueled by blogs and forums. But there have also been a series of outages with real-world impact, affecting commodities exchanges, thousands of web sites and online stores."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 6:08 pm Terra Awarded Olympic Internet rightsInternet company Terra is awarded Internet and mobile rights to transmit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Latin America.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:30 pm Star Trek: The Experience Closing in VegasOffering a sad commentary on the state of the Star Trek franchise, the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas will shut down Star Trek: The Experience this fall.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:30 pm 550 Metric Tons of Uranium Removed From IraqOrion Blastar tips us to an AP report that 550 metric tons of "yellowcake" uranium has successfully been removed from Iraq. The operation lasted three months, and it required 37 separate flights and an 8,500-mile trip by boat to reach a port in Montreal. Quoting: "While yellowcake alone is not considered potent enough for a so-called 'dirty bomb' -- a conventional explosive that disperses radioactive material -- it could stir widespread panic if incorporated in a blast. Yellowcake also can be enriched for use in reactors and, at higher levels, nuclear weapons using sophisticated equipment. The Iraqi government sold the yellowcake to a Canadian uranium producer, Cameco Corp., in a transaction the official described as worth 'tens of millions of dollars.' A Cameco spokesman, Lyle Krahn, declined to discuss the price, but said the yellowcake will be processed at facilities in Ontario for use in energy-producing reactors."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:01 pm Bereaved Dad Creates Bomb-Defusing RobotAfter the death of his 20-year-old son in Iraq, Brian Hart founds a company that develops rugged, relatively inexpensive robotic vehicles, resembling small dune buggies, to disable car bombs and roadside explosives before they detonate in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm Tea, Tennis, Faceless Aliens at WimbledonAs the 2008 Wimbledon fortnight plays itself out, the event offers all of its traditional trappings -- immaculately mown grass, clean yellow tennis balls, breakfasts of strawberries and creme and well-dressed faceless alien androids.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm Bereaved Dad Creates Bomb-Defusing RobotAfter the death of his 20-year-old son in Iraq, Brian Hart founds a company that develops rugged, relatively inexpensive robotic vehicles, resembling small dune buggies, to disable car bombs and roadside explosives before they detonate in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan.Source: Wired: Gadgets | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:00 pm Cory's free talk/reading in Seattle this TuesdayI'm giving a public reading and talk in Seattle this Tuesday as part of the excellent Clarion West reading series, through which all six instructors do free appearances (you can meet the Clarion West students at these, too!). There's also a public party on Friday.Where: University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE in SeattleLink Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:06 pm Matchmaker service gets books from publishers to bloggersJim sez, "MiniBooksExpo is a neat matchmaker service for publishers who want to get review copies to interested bloggers and bloggers who want to review books. It's Canadian, and it's a model I'd like to see more of as an occasional reviewer and an indie publisher." Link (Thanks, Jim!)Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:02 pm Toronto gallery hangs show of art in opposition to the Canadian DMCAToronto's Edward Day Gallery has a wonderful response to Canada's proposed new copyright law, Bill C-61, which mirrors (and exceeds) the American DMCA. They've hung a show called Appropos featuring art that the new bill criminalises.Link (via Geist) Source: Boing Boing | 6 Jul 2008 | 2:40 pm AT&T's Odd iPhone Offer - TechNewsWorld
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I certainly read him; his SF novels of the 1960s and 70s, particularly Camp Concentration and 334, had an enormous impact on me. But “least read” may be true: according to publishing legend, his SF masterpiece On Wings of Song had a 90% return rate in its 1980 Bantam paperback edition. Despite that, he went on to hit bestseller lists with his 1991 horror novel The M.D. Just as unexpectedly, his children’s book The Brave Little Toaster was adapted into a popular Disney cartoon.
The locks will prevent artistic, legitimate and legal uses of media. The
Appropriation Art Coalition, a coalition of art professionals across Canada
oppose Bill C-61, advocating that if the new legislation is passed, it will
make it "illegal to access existing material, modify it, comment on it
and/or publicly display it. Criticism, parody and satire, under Bill C-61
become criminal acts." A National Post comments reader, GeofG,
suggests that since the Bill prohibits circumventing digital locks, "taking
a clip from DVD for purposes of parody or political criticism is outlawed;
unlocking your cell phone is banned…as is watching overseas DVD’s".
Another response to the Bill from Dala concludes that "A future with
digital locks is one where works go into the Disney vault and never
come out again".
