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Digital Photo Party Booths - The NYC ShootBooth (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) New York Citys ShootBooth takes the fun and spontaneity of the traditional cramped photo booth and brings it into the digital age. A professional setup complete with digital SLR...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:20 pm Freaky Doll Instruments - Mannequin Shaped Guitar(TrendHunter.com) This is wrong, wrong, wrong! A vintage mannequin was made into an electric guitar by an eccentric artist named Lou Reimuller. I am sorry, but this is just so creepy. Can we really...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm Anime Tattoos - Hello Kitty Forehead Tattoo (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) I mean, what do you say, what do you say to anyone who has decided to brand the Hello Kitty logo onto themselves for life, willingly? I do love the conspiracy theory Kitty Hell...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 3:40 pm Train Horns on Cars - Hornblasters Locomotive Horns Tame Road Rage (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) Hornblasters locomotive horns replace the diminutive bleat of your automobile with the throaty roar of an authentic train horn or whistle. A trains horn can be clearly heard for miles,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 3:20 pm Ridiculously High-Calorie Diets - Caloric Consumption of Beijing Olympic Athletes (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) Its a Herculean effort to consume enough calories to power an Olympic athlete; the 2,000-calorie diet recommended for mere mortals is vastly insufficient for these elite individuals...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm Bigfoot, or another big hoax? - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:37 pm Legal flap over Defcon talk exposes divide on disclosing security ... - Computerworld
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm Judge Rejects H-1B Visa Injunctiontheodp writes "Judge Faith Hochberg has denied a preliminary injunction sought by the Programmers Guild to put a hold on a controversial 'emergency' rule change by the Department of Homeland Security to permit foreign students to work continuously in the US for two-and-a-half years after graduation without an H-1B visa. Hochberg indicated she failed to see how an increased labor supply could result in wage depression for engineers and computer workers. That seems disingenuous, since in Andaya v. Citizens Mortgage Corporation, Judge Hochberg recently saw first-hand how a US employer got away with paying an H-1B computer engineer as little as $15,000 to do a job with a 'prevailing wage rate' of $41,000. In that case, Hochberg ruled against Filipino H-1B visa holder Almira Andaya, arguing that 'nonpayment of wages as listed on the H-1B visa petition ... does not raise a substantial question of federal law.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:16 pm Weekly Wrapup, 11-15 August 2008It's the weekend, so time to review the week's web tech news, reviews and analysis on ReadWriteWeb. On the product side we looked at rising music social network Imeem, reported on Yahoo's Fire Eagle...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm Update: In July Nintendo On Top, Gamers Play NCAA 09 For Xbox 360 - eFluxMedia
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:34 pm In Germany, wandering whale creates wondermentGermans have been treated to the rare sight of a lone and wayward humpback whale swimming in the Baltic Sea, but marine biologists said it may be doomed because the waterway lacks the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:33 pm McCain Releases Technology PlatformI Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "John McCain has finally released a technology platform. Most of it is the same old stuff; lower corporate taxes, protect children from porn, and avoid Internet regulation unless 'necessary.' Alas, in his view, helping the RIAA's War on Sharing is necessary to stop the 'global epidemic' of piracy, while Net Neutrality is something he 'does not believe in.' Ars Technica has a review of McCain's platform." A brief analysis is also available from Federal Computer Week. In addition to the technology policy, McCain has also released a paper describing his stance on security and privacy. We've previously contrasted his views with those of Barack Obama. Obama's technology policies are also available online.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:14 pm BurnAgain FS improves large file handling (Macworld.com)Macworld.com - Freeridecoding on Friday announced the release of BurnAgain FS 1.0.3, an update to their CD and DVD data burning software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, BurnAgain FS costs $23.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am Next-Generation Palm Treo Sighted - InformationWeek
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 10:19 am Microsoft Offers Sneak Peak Of Windows 7In October, Microsoft will provide a first glimpse at the technology inside the next version of Windows.The company said it would unveil engineering information about Windows 7 to select attendees of two technical conferences, the Professional Developers Conference and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference.Windows 7 is based on the company’s popular Operating system Vista and is set for a January 2010 release.A new Windows 7 blog written by engineers putting the software together made the announcement of the operating systems sneak peak.Details about Windows 7 have been scant before now.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:55 am Acidic Oceans Slowing Marine FertilizationA recent study suggests that rising acidification of the ocean could reduce fertilization of marine invertebrates and might eventually wipe out colonies of sea urchins, lobsters, mussels and oysters.Ocean acidification was known to be eating away at the shells of marine animals, but the newSource: RedOrbit News - Science | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:50 am How Important Is Protecting Streaming Media?spaj writes "In the ongoing battle with the MPAA and RIAA, there seems to be an ongoing argument about who is to blame. If you leave a $20 bill on the sidewalk, can you report it stolen when someone takes it? Of course you can, but will you be taken seriously by the authorities? When my car was broken into, I was told by the responding police officer that I might have prevented it by keeping my seats and visible areas clear of junk that would entice criminals. So, who is at fault when it comes to users abusing their right to capture streaming media for personal use? According to Applian.com's Legal FAQ, the RIAA will not come after you if you make a recording for your own personal use. I have often been torn on this issue, and I am looking for input. Adobe recently released a new format of their widely used streaming protocol, RTMP, that includes 128-bit encryption (RTMPE). I can only interpret this as an attempt to prevent capturing of the streaming media content for personal use. However, Applian has already circumvented the RTMPE protection, and you can read about it on Adobe's forums, where some users seem quite dissatisfied that their content is not protected enough by Adobe's technology. I think the main question boils down to: Who is to blame? Can you blame Adobe for not making a better encryption? Or do you blame Applian for bypassing such security features? Or do you blame the authors of stolen content for leaving the security of their material in somebody else's hands?"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:09 am NASA to Take Corrective Action in Spacesuit Contract Protest - FOXBusiness
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:37 am Apple will fix iPhone 3G problems with software update - Afterdawn.com
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:30 am TSA starts allowing checkpoint-friendly bags - Yahoo! Tech
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:15 am Great Review Site For iPhone AppsI came across AppVee this evening, a new site that is creating written and video reviews of iPhone apps. We continue to write about iPhone applications that we find interesting and include them in Crunchbase,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:11 am Upland doctor accused of smuggling unapproved drugs to U.S.Vinod Patwardhan is under arrest, charged with breaking interstate commerce laws. A federal complaint says he watered down doses to treat his cancer patients. His lawyer defends the doctor's care. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Upland doctor accused of smuggling unapproved cancer drugs into U.S.Vinod Patwardhan is arrested and charged with breaking interstate commerce laws. A federal complaint says he used partial doses to treat his cancer patients. His lawyer defends the doctor's care. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am In Yucatan, a maze of Maya stone temples found in underground cavesArchaeologists say the Maya believed the complex of water-filled caves leading into dry chambers was an underground road to a mythical underworld. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Science BriefingProject may help military read minds / Phoenix Lander takes a close-up look at Mars dust / NASA delays launch of moon craft / Vitamin D may be a lifesaver / Octopus tentacles divide into six arms, two...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Chile peppers' spice is a built-in pesticideStudy finds that the fruits developed their kick to ward off microbial invaders; the greater the danger, the more pungent the pepper. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am DVD rental firm Netflix in ship shape againNetflix Inc. has fixed a major snag that had prevented it from shipping millions of DVDs to its subscribers this week.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Red lionfish invade the CaribbeanA marine biologist compares the arrival of the venomous fish to a plague of locusts. A native of the Indian and Pacific oceans, the predator is believed to have escaped from a Florida fish tank after ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Vishay Intertechnology offers to buy International RectifierLast year, Vishay Intertechnology Inc. bought a key unit of El Segundo's International Rectifier Corp.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:00 am Predictions about China's futureTokyoMango's Lisa Katayama has kicked off a new column on Asian futurism for IO9 with five predictions about the future of China: 1. The dystopic Communist regime will continue. While some China experts...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:42 am Predictions about China's futureTokyoMango's Lisa Katayama has kicked off a new column on Asian futurism for IO9 with five predictions about the future of China:1. The dystopic Communist regime will continue.Coming Soon from China: Dystopic Futures, the Next Steve Jobs, and a World Full of Drumming Androids Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:42 am Point/Counterpoint: the case for and against young adult science fictionOver on IO9, a pair of essays by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz presenting the case for and against writing young adult science fiction:It's great news that young people are getting exposed to SF at an impressionable age, without apparently feeling any particular stigma about it. And yes, a lot of those people will eventually come to view SF as "kid stuff" and stop reading when they reach adulthood. But if even 20 percent of those readers keep reading SF after they turn 18, that guarantees a sizeable readership for SF in decades to come.Young Adult Books Will Save Science Fiction, Stop Writing Young Adult Science Fiction Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:40 am Point/Counterpoint: the case for and against young adult science fictionOver on IO9, a pair of essays by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz presenting the case for and against writing young adult science fiction: It's great news that young people are getting exposed...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:40 am Illustrated book about cats written by Amazon Mechanical TurkBjoern sez, "'Amazing but True Cat Stories' is a collection of stories about feline antics, illustrated in vivid 8-bit color by true mspaint artists. Stolen pants, pooped-on veterinarians, fur on fire,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:36 am Illustrated book about cats written by Amazon Mechanical TurkBjoern sez, "'Amazing but True Cat Stories' is a collection of stories about feline antics, illustrated in vivid 8-bit color by true mspaint artists. Stolen pants, pooped-on veterinarians, fur on fire, foretold seizures, and much more! This book was entirely written by the anonymous crowd. All stories and illustrations were submitted by workers on Amazon's Mechanical Turk. I selected, edited and laid out the stories in a short but sweet coffee table book. The idea for this book was born in Terminal A at Washington Dulles, where I was stranded for some hours in late July. To spend my time, I posted the following two tasks on MTurk: 1) Write at least one paragraph about a funny, unbelievable or otherwise memorable incident involving your cat. 2) Sketch a cat. With or without an environment and toys. Before I got out of that terminal, it was already clear that the submissions were too good to keep to myself."Amazing but True Cat Stories (Thanks, Bjoern!) Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:36 am Public Squares art group celebrate Toronto blackout anniversaryTodd sez, "A new group of activists in Toronto, the Public Squares, coordinated the temporary conversion of the intersection of Bloor and Spadina into a piazza with trees, fountain and dozens of revellers. From the group:"Blackout Anniversary Parade (Thanks, Todd!) Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:33 am CCTV tees Red Bubble has a couple of seet, CCTV-themed tees, entitled: CCTV Government, The Kiss (Thanks, Alice!) Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:30 am Gag Order Fuels Responsible Disclosure Debatejvatcw writes "The Boston subway hack case has exposed a familiar rift in the security industry over responsible disclosure standards. Many see the temporary restraining order preventing three MIT undergrads from publicly discussing vulnerabilities they discovered in Boston's mass transit system as a violation of their First Amendment rights. Others, though, see the entire episode as yet another example of irresponsible, publicity-hungry security researchers trying to grab a few headlines." We discussed the temporary restraining order last weekend, and later the EFF's plans to fight it. CNet reports that another judge has reviewed the order and left it intact. Reader canuck57 contributes a related story about recent comments by Linus Torvalds concerning his frustration over the issue of security disclosure.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:03 am Wolf Bones Show Environment ChangeU.S. researchers said the bones of wolves can provide scientists with a better picture of environmental change than tree rings can.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 16 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am NASA Has Its Closest Look at Geysers on Saturn Moon - New York Times
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:41 am Lego Tableaus Re-Create Classic Photos : Photo: Mike StimpsonLego fanboy and amateur photographer Mike Stimpson found a way to combine his two loves: He recreates scenes from historic photographs using the plastic bricks, then snaps his own photos. The British videogame programmer first began assembling his Lego duplications in October 2007 as a way to pay homage to his favorite lensers: French street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, World War II-era shooter Robert Capa, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams. Stimpson, 34, has used Lego bricks to duplicate everything from Buzz Aldrin's first steps on the moon to '60s antiwar protesters, but he has yet to produce a plastic version of an Ansel image. "Recreating large sections of Yosemite National Park is a little beyond my skills," he said. Left: Charles Ebbets' Lunch Atop a Skyscraper served as the inspiration for Stimpson's first Lego duplication. The original was shot during construction of Rockefeller Center in 1932. To stock up for the shoot, Stimpson says he bought more than 30 Lego minifigures to ensure he'd have enough variety to imitate the men in Ebbets' photo.  : Photo: Mike StimpsonRecreating Ian Bradshaw's famous 1974 photograph of streaker Michael O'Brien during a rugby match wasn't easy for Stimpson, who struggled with figuring out how to undress the stock figurine. "He's actually made up of a yellow Lego spaceman with his body on backwards so you can't see the space insignia," Stimpson said. It's one of the few recreations without a smiling mug: "I tried, but he looked too much like a woman. The face I chose seemed to fit with the 'Jesus' look of the original."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonStimpson cites Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, the celebrated 1932 image by French street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, as one of his favorites. For this blocky recreation of Cartier-Bresson's legendary snapshot of a man leaping over a puddle behind a train station, Stimpson tied a Lego figurine to a piece of thread and suspended it above a baking tray that held a few millimeters of water. Although Stimpson Photoshopped the string out, the reflection is real -- he used a foam board to help reflect the Lego man in the light. "It took a long time to get all of the elements to work together," said Stimpson. "[There was] a lot of scenery that really liked to float away!"  : Photo: Mike StimpsonWar photographer Robert Capa became famous in 1936 for his image of a soldier collapsing after a fatal gunshot during the Spanish Civil War. Stimpson used towels and jumpers to create the backdrop of the photograph, then added a Lego character to mimic the dying militiaman. Although nowadays Lego manufactures plastic characters with a range of facial expressions, Stimpson elected to use one with a simple smile to offset the severity of the original image. "It's a similar effect to [the] Lego versions of Darth Vader or the stormtroopers," he said. "Taking something serious and menacing, and replacing that with something cute, harmless and funny."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonStimpson special-ordered a miniature Lego firearm to complete this blocky rendition of a Pulitzer Prize-winning picture by Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams. At first, Stimpson wasn't sure how to represent the graveness captured in the 1968 image -- which shows a Viet Cong prisoner being executed -- but in the end he arranged a Lego-ized U.S. soldier and civilian on a Lego roadway and took the shot. "Some people find it funny," said Stimpson. "Some people find it a bit disturbing."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonStimpson subbed Lego figurines of an airline pilot and a nurse to stage Alfred Eisenstaedt's celebrated image of an American soldier dipping a young woman into a kiss in New York's Times Square in 1945. "This was a difficult one," said Stimpson. "Lego don't make sailor figures as far as I can tell."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonStimpson made a few modifications for this version of an iconic 1967 image showing a hippie holding a flower out to a line of armed soldiers. The original was taken by French photographer Marc Riboud at a Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C. Stimpson swapped the antiwar activist in the image for Star Wars hero Han Solo, then used Imperial stormtroopers for his creation, dubbed Anti-Empire Protest. "My normal working practice if something doesn't work is to add more Lego stormtroopers," he said. "I think it worked."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonAfter requests flooded Stimpson's inbox asking for a toy edition of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, the historic 1945 image by Joe Rosenthal, he knew he had to recreate it. He hung a white sheet for the backdrop, gathered rocks and pebbles for the landscape and had custom figures made by BrickArms, a company that specializes in Lego weaponry. Stimpson even carefully printed an American flag for the Marines to plant, but forgot one detail -- the correct number of stars. "I'm English," he admitted sheepishly. "That's my excuse."  : Photo: Mike StimpsonHow did Stimpson reproduce American journalist Malcolm Brown's 1963 shot of Thick Quang Duc's self-immolation to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam? With an oilcan, Lego fire purchased on eBay and X-wing pilot Legos wearing red Imperial Guard capes. "It took weeks to find all those Lego flames," said Stimpson. "I was going to set a Lego figure on fire for this, but I couldn't bring myself to destroy Lego." Stimpson stuck with his decision to keep facial expressions consistent among his photographs, and said he thinks the soft smile on the burning monk's face reflects inner peace attained through Buddhism.  : Photo: Mike StimpsonThe reenactment of a 1969 photograph of U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon didn't require much -- just a base plate of Lego turf, a sheet of black paper to resemble space and a Lego astronaut. "Unfortunately, my '80s 'classic' spacemen were a bit too broken and chewed to use for that shot," Stimpson said. He hunted down a space-suited figure from a set, although he worried it looked too modern. Although Stimpson says he has more Lego sets and parts than he can count, he often mixes and matches parts to get the right look. The biggest challenge is finding proper Lego-ized attire for the figures in his recreations, he said. 
Source: Wired Top Stories | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am Debian On the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner PhoneBrianWCarver writes "It was inevitable. One can now run the entire Debian distribution (ARM port) on the Openmoko Neo Freerunner. We previously discussed the July 4th launch of this GNU/Linux-based smartphone, which is open down to its core, with the company providing CAD files and schematics for the phone. Openmoko released an update to their software stack earlier this month, called Om2008.8, which is still a work in progress. But now one can use these instructions on the Debian wiki to open up the possibility of using apt-get to access Debian's more than 20,000 applications on your phone, which, due to integration with freesmartphone.org efforts, can also actually be used as a phone. There were previous efforts to run Debian on the predecessor product to the Neo FreeRunner, the Neo 1973, but with the wider adoption of the Neo FreeRunner and the hard work of many Debian developers at the ongoing DebConf 8, carrying Debian in your pocket has just gotten a lot easier."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 3:59 am Church Criticized for Hayes MemorialHope Presbyterian Church in Memphis has come under fire for allowing a memorial for Scientologist Isaac Hayes to be held there, church officials said. The soul music icon died of a stroke Sunday. He was 65.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 16 Aug 2008 | 2:00 am Rare Q&A With Rockstar Games Head Sam HouserPaul Williams writes "Develop Magazine has posted a fascinating multi-part interview with Sam Houser, president and founder of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. Houser is rarely quoted outside of press releases, and almost never does interviews. So, reading his frank views on things like Rockstar's critics, the creative secrets that make games like GTA IV a success, and how the developer rejects things like focus testing — a common practice at the likes of EA but an 'anathema to creativity' according to Houser — is very interesting. Houser has even written a mini biography of his career with some fun references to the Hot Coffee scandal: 'July 2005: Residue code found in San Andreas. Hackers modify it and it turns into scandal known as "Hot Coffee." Get dragged into legal nightmare, ending in trip to Washington in February 2006 to sit in front of federal trade commission staff — for nine hours.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:56 am Netflix shipments back on track after severe outage (Reuters)Reuters - Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc said it resumed normal shipping on Friday after a three-day disruption, the worst in the company's decade of operations.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:51 am New magazine-sharing site escapes copyright laws abroad (CNET)CNET - With its tagline, "upload. share. archive.", it may have been inevitable that the magazine-sharing Web site Mygazines.com would face allegations of copyright infringement.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:31 am Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican RepublicMIAMI (Reuters) - The sixth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Friday over the Dominican Republic and was expected to track westward in the direction of Florida...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:25 am Dog cloner Joyce McKinney sought over burglary to fund horse's wooden leg Remember the story about the pit bull cloner who is suspected by many of being the same woman who kidnapped a Mormon missionary 30 years ago to be her sex slave? Well, she is now suspected of plotting a burglary in Tennessee to procure funds for an artificial horse leg. Joyce Bernann McKinney, a former beauty queen who earlier this year paid £25,000 to have her dead pet recreated, is accused of instructing a 15-year-old boy to break into a house because she needed funds to help another beloved animal, her three-legged horse.Dog cloner Joyce McKinney sought over burglary to fund horse's wooden leg (Thanks, Teresa!) Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:19 am Court: University of California can reject Christian school classes - USA Today
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:17 am Microsoft Adds ActiveX Fix For Monster Patch Release - CRN
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:11 am Bibliography of Europe's largest, private collection of Science Fiction novels. Ralf says: Heinz-Jürgen Ehrig, a German Science Fiction fan, has collected about 130.000 Science Fiction books, magazines, fanzines, etc. Since his death in 2003, his widow, the SciFi author Marianne Sydow has spend gazillions of hours cataloguing his collection and is now publishing the bibliographical data on a monthly basis in a paperback + CD outfit for a small fee. Unfortunately she finds it hard to get any subscribers, which is a shame really. It would be a shame if this project dies. More here - I think I'm the only one who brought this more or less to the attention of the "outside Germany" world.Villa Galactica needs your help Part 1 | Villa Galactica needs your help Part 2 Source: Boing Boing | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:06 am Self-Growing Material Opens Chip, Storage Advancescoondoggie brings us this NetworkWorld article, which begins: "In the ever-growing desire to produce smaller, less costly, yet more powerful and faster computers and storage devices, researchers today said they are looking at a way to use self-growing fabrics that will let manufacturers build nano-sized high resolution semiconductors and arrays to answer that craving. Researchers at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) at the University of Wisconsin — Madison have come up with a method that uses existing technology to combine the lithography techniques traditionally used to pattern microelectronics with novel self-assembling materials known as block copolymers, researchers said. When combined with a lithographically patterned surface, the block copolymers' long molecular chains spontaneously assemble into the designated arrangements."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm How to Set Up a Home ServerIf you're curious about running your own website, broadcasting your tunes to your friends or create your own file-storage system, you're going to need some hardware first. This guide from Webmonkey will help you build a machine you can use to become the master of your own digital domain.Source: Wired: Gadgets | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm How to Set Up a Home ServerIf you're curious about running your own website, broadcasting your tunes to your friends or create your own file-storage system, you're going to need some hardware first. This guide from Webmonkey will help you build a machine you can use to become the master of your own digital domain.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Movers roundup: N. Am. Energy Partners, NanosphereShares of North American Energy Partners Inc. slipped Friday as crude oil prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:38 pm Movers roundup: Allied Waste, Capital OneShares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. rose Friday on improving prospects that suitor Republic Services Inc. will proceed with a planned buyout of the nation's second largest trash hauler.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:38 pm SLIDE SHOW: Ten Reasons Why Bigfoot Is BogusDiscovery News consults the experts for a skeptic's guide to Sasquatch.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:30 pm Pictoplasma NYC conference on contemporary character design and art / 5-6 September, New York Peter Thaler says Away from its usual home in Berlin, the Pictoplasma Conference is about to touch down in the heart of Manhattan. On September 5 and 6 the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU will serve as the gathering place for a diverse crowd of artists, designers, animators, producers and fans who will freely exchange ideas about anything and everything related to character design.Pictoplasma: 5-6 September, New York Source: Boing Boing | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:07 pm Family Celebrates New Beginning With Beaches Habitat for Humanity HomeAs the wood-frame walls were raised by volunteers more than 18 weeks ago at a construction site on Shangri La Drive, in Atlantic Beach, Fla., Susan Pastrana's dreams of a better life for her family were one step closer to reality. Today, she was presented with keys to her newly completed home.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm New Software Configurable 1 & 2 Port USB to Serial AdaptersSealevel Systems, Inc.: PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS -- Each port is software configurable for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 -- Electrical interface settings are maintained across multiple computers -- USB bus powered -- Data rates to 921.6K bps -- Status LEDs indicate electrical interface and serial data activity for each port -- Versatile mounting options Sealevel Systems announces two additions to the popular SeaLINK(R) USB to serial product line, the SeaLINK.SC and SeaLINK+2.SC.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm Dippin' Dots Announces 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' Movie Sweepstakes WinnersPADUCAH, Ky., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dippin' Dots, known best for its famous beaded Ice Cream, has announced the winners of its "Journey to the Center of the Earth" nationwide sweepstakes in conjunction with the New Line Cinema and Warner Brothers feature film released earlier this summer.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm Brain Will Be Battlefield of the Future, Warns USAnti-Globalism sends this except from the Guardian: "In a report commissioned by the Defense Intelligence Agency, leading scientists were asked to examine how a greater understanding of the brain over the next 20 years is likely to drive the development of new medicines and technologies. They found several areas in which progress could have a profound impact, including behaviour-altering drugs, scanners that can interpret a person's state of mind and devices capable of boosting senses such as hearing and vision. ...The report highlights one electronic technique, called transcranial direct current stimulation, which involves using electrical pulses to interfere with the firing of neurons in the brain and has been shown to delay a person's ability to tell a lie."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:52 pm Canada to search for Arctic explorer's shipsCanada said Friday it will search for two fabled British explorer ships that disappeared in the Arctic more than 160 years ago. Environment Minister John Baird announced the Parks...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:36 pm Griptonite Games Announces Chimps Ahoy!UPDATE, FREE LITE VERSION Full version now priced at $4.99 KIRKLAND, Wash., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Griptonite Games today announced a price drop for its originalSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:23 pm Video: Olympian Notebook Looks Great, Costs Too MuchLenovo's Ideapad U110 is a beautiful ultralight notebook with a gorgeous red Olympic-themed case. Check it out in the latest installment of Wired.com's Gadget Lab video podcast.Source: Wired: Gadgets | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:15 pm Video: Olympian Notebook Looks Great, Costs Too MuchLenovo's Ideapad U110 is a beautiful ultralight notebook with a gorgeous red Olympic-themed case. Check it out in the latest installment of Wired.com's Gadget Lab video podcast.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:15 pm Linux Foundation Paving Way for New Kernel DevelopersJack Spine writes "The Linux Foundation has published a how-to document for developers who want to negotiate the hidden shoals of open source. According to both the Linux Foundation and the Open Source Consortium, developers can get frustrated with the processes in open source coding, especially for enterprise-class projects like Linux. 'A guide to the kernel development process' aims to encourage participation from new programmers by explaining what's involved. Some developers and businesses attempting to submit changes to the Linux kernel find themselves tangled up with the processes used, according to the guide, which was written by Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of lwn.net and himself a Linux developer."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:01 pm Catapult Technology Gunning for Top 20 in Federal Times' Ranking of Government ContractorsCompany Jumps to 21st from 46th Place on Annual List BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Catapult Technology, a leading Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO)...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 10:00 pm Q&A: What Japanese Developers Can't Say About EA DealGrasshopper Manufacture's Goichi Suda and Shinji Mikami talk about working with Electronic Arts to cook up a new horror-themed game.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:44 pm Skepticism as US hunters claim 'Bigfoot' findTwo US men on Friday claimed to have found the body of "Bigfoot," the legendary ape-like creature that has been the subject of decades of hoaxes and dubious sightings. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:42 pm Merrimac Announces Conference Call Information for Second Quarter 2008 Financial ResultsWEST CALDWELL, N.J., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merrimac Industries, Inc. (Amex: MRM), a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystemSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:30 pm Reconnecting Ancient Civilizations With Virtual ArchaeologyImage 1: A team of Princeton computer scientists has developed an automated system for reconstructing an excavated fresco, mosaic or similar archaeological object. Collaborating closely with archaeologists in Greece, the team has created a system that employs a combination of powerful computer algorithms and a processing system mirroring the procedures traditionally followed at excavation sites. Here, a fragment is placed on a turntable and a laser rangefinder measures its visible surface from various viewpoints. Credit: Frank WojciechowskiImage 2: Tim Weyrich, a postdoctoral teaching fellow in computer science at Princeton, examines fresco fragments in Santorini. Weyrich is the technical lead researcher on the project. Credit: Princeton Graphics GroupImage 3: This is one of the reassembled wall mosaics from the ancient Greek civilization Thera, which was buried under volcanic ash more than 3,500 years ago. Credit: Princeton Graphics GroupSource: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:15 pm The US Swim Team's Secret Weapon, ScienceHugh Pickens writes "When American Swimmer Margaret Hoelzer goes for the gold tonight in the 200-meter backstroke, part of her success will be due to a new system developed by Tim Wei, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, that uses fluid dynamics to study human movement allowing scientists and coaches to study how fast and hard a swimmer pushes the water as he moves through it. 'Wei uses a tracking technique called digital particle image velocimetry, commonly used to measure the flow of small particles around an airplane or small fish or crustaceans in water.' Wei filtered compressed air in a scuba tank through a porous hose to create bubbles about a tenth of a millimeter in diameter. When an athlete swims through a sheet of bubbles that rises from the pool floor, a camera captures their flow around the swimmer's body and the images show the direction and speed of the bubbles, which Wei then translates into the swimmer's thrust using software that he wrote."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:11 pm New Bird Species DiscoveredImage 1: A male specimen of the newly-discovered olive-backed forest robin is carefully examined in the hand of Brian Schmidt, the Smithsonian ornithologist who discovered the species. Credit: Brian SchmidtImage 2: Brian Schmidt, a research ornithologist at the Smithsonian Institution makes notes of a female specimen of the newly discovered olive-backed forest robin in Gabon. Credit: Carlton WardImage 3: Although less vibrant than the male olive-backed forest robin, this female still exhibits a bright orange and yellow throat and distinctive white dot in front of each eye. Credit: Carlton WardSource: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Bigfoot press conference a bustShockingly, the press conference (shown live on CNN!) where two Bigfoot "hunters" and one Bigfoot "researcher" were to reveal proof that they have a dead Sasquatch in a freezer was a bust. From FOXNews:"Bigfoot Hunters Press Conference Reveals Little" (FOXNews.com) Previously on BB: • Bigfoot discovery press conference on Friday (HOAX?) Source: Boing Boing | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:57 pm Nintendo Continues To Lead Game-Console Sales (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - U.S. sales of video-game consoles and software jumped 28 percent last month compared to last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. Nintendo's DS portable and Wii remained the most popular systems.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:56 pm Bigger Brain Means Faster EvolutionImage Caption: Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet - Parrots have a big brain and are also one of the most evolutionarily diversified bird clades. Credit: Daniel SolSource: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:54 pm Microsoft file format approved as ISO standardThe format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:47 pm I Sense a Disturbance in the 'Star Wars' CanonThese aren't the nit-picking details you're looking for: Clone Wars leads to the creation of a new level of reality for George Lucas' storied franchise, and some fanboys are not amused.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:38 pm Bigfoot Hunters Fail to Produce Creature's CorpseA high-profile press conference raises more questions than it answers about two Georgia men's cryptozoological claim to have found a Sasquatch.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:36 pm Bigfoot DNA Dubbed Scam, Believers UndauntedTwo Georgia men say they have found Bigfoot and have his DNA, as others cry hoax.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:30 pm Science and Tech Go to the Olympics: Wired.com's CoverageFrom next-generation doping techniques to Chinese air quality to high-tech gadgets that help athletes compete better, Wired.com takes a look at the science and technology of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:30 pm Science and Tech Go to the Olympics: Wired.com's CoverageFrom next-generation doping techniques to Chinese air quality to high-tech gadgets that help athletes compete better, Wired.com takes a look at the science and technology of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.Source: Wired: Gadgets | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:30 pm Open Source Software Wins Legal BattleOpen source software advocates have hailed a court ruling protecting its use, even though it is given it away for free.The US federal appeals court move overturned a lower court decision involving free software used in model trains that a hobbyist put online.Conditions of an agreement called the Artistic License were enforceable under copyright law, according to the court."For non-law geeks, this won't seem important but this is huge," said Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig."In non-technical terms, the Court has held that free licenses set conditions on the use of copyrighted work.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:24 pm Nanophase Announces Changes in Principal Officers and DirectorsROMEOVILLE, Ill., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nanophase Technologies (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:22 pm ISG Solutions Releases ISGweb Version 2.1; Deepens Integration between iMIS and SharePointIntroduces Four New ISGweb Modules: Framework for SharePoint and iMIS, Group Directory, Nominations and Voting, Subscriptions ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 15...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:17 pm How to get into a club by pretending you're a DJThese Australian guys conducted an experiment and videotaped it: Can you beat the lines at a club and get in by wearing a record bag and pretending to be a DJ? Guy 1: Alright AJ, it's been a long night but we've proven some truths about the record bag. What are they? Guy 2: I've proven I can get into any club I like, skip any queue, pay no cover charges, go up to the DJ and pretty much take over their job.How to Get Into Any Club (via Schneier) Source: Boing Boing | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:13 pm HelloMetro Launches HelloLocal.Com Local Internet Search As the Latest Evolution of Newly Approved Registration of Hyperlocal(TM)HelloLocal.com recently launched as the most up-to-date Hyperlocal(TM) search engine, making online city search more user-friendly with intuitive search capabilities.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm Sign Up for OpenID With Chi.mp, Get Free Domain NameIdentity-management service Chi.mp offers new users a free, personalized domain name they can use to host their OpenID credentials. Along with the identity tools, users also get a life-streaming service that pulls in updates from all their favorite social networks.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm Scientists Use Algae To Measure Water PollutionResearchers in Israel have discovered a new technique to determine water pollution levels by listening to sound waves produced by tiny pieces of floating algae.The sound waves can be used to identify the type and amounts of contamination in the water."It is a red light, telling us that something is beginning to go wrong with the quality of water," Zvy Dubinsky, an aquatic biologist at Bar Ilan University in Israel, told Reuters.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 7:40 pm First Paris, Now This: Jackson Browne Sues John McCainAnother celebrity has taken on John McCain, and this time he's bringing his lawyers. Jackson Browne, the famously left-wing singer-songwriter is suing the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for using his iconic rock classic "Running on Empty" in Ohio campaign commercials without his permission.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 7:37 pm Hacker Reportedly Kidnaps, Tortures Informant, Posts Picture as WarningComputer crime gets tough, as a Turkish hacker who specializes in selling ATM skimmers allegedly exacts revenge on an informant who was helping the media and police.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 15 Aug 2008 | 7:05 pm Airlines push for homegrown jet fuel (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:52 pm Studying Volcanoes With BalloonsPeople do all kinds of crazy things in Hawaii, but flying balloons over a volcano usually isn’t one of them.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:51 pm Apple Overtakes Google As King Of Silicon ValleyThanks to the sleek new iPhone, Apple has now unseated Google as the most valuable company in Silicon Valley—America's cradle of technological innovation.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:35 pm Netflix resumes normal shipping after 3-day glitch (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:19 pm New magazine-sharing site may violate copyrights (AP)AP - The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:17 pm Museum To Exhibit Fake Egyptian ArtifactsImage Caption: Heracles Smiting Acheloos in the Form of a Bull. From Oxyrhynchus, c. A.D. 300–500. Limestone, 13 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (34 x 37.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 61.128 (Courtesy Brooklyn Museum)Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:26 pm Scientists Find Bacteria That Thrives Off ArsenicImage Caption: South Tufa Area, Mono Lake. Courtesy WikipediaSource: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:15 pm Informex Opens Registration to InformexUSA 2009PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Informex today announced that registration for InformexUSA 2009 is now open and may be arranged on the internet at informex.com.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm Circuit City Offers Tips for Last-Minute Back-to-School ShoppersRICHMOND, Va., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Circuit City is offering last-minute shopping tips to help American families who are scrambling to prepare their students for college. The U.S.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm IDF San Francisco 2008 Exhibitor ProfilesIDF San Francisco 2008 takes place August 19, 2008 - August 21, 2008 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Listed below are the IDF San Francisco 2008 exhibitor profiles. For in-depth information about IDF San Francisco 2008, visit http://www.intel.com/idf/index.htm.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm Nokia hires former Finnish prime minister (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 4:35 pm Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 4:14 pm Sony plans no PS3 price cuts at Leipzig games fair (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 15 Aug 2008 | 4:04 pm In Shark Vs. Polar Bear Smackdown, Shark WinsA polar bear jaw found in the stomach of a Greenland shark is raising eyebrows.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm Invasive Snail Multiplying in Lake MichiganPopulations of an invasive snail could overwhelm Lake Michigan's ecosystem.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 3:15 pm China's Moon Orbiter Faces Eclipse WipeoutA coming lunar eclipse could strip China's lunar satellite of its energy supply.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm Fetus Mummies Were Likely King Tut'sThe two fetuses found in King Tut's tomb were likely the offspring of the boy king.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 15 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm
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