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World Record Photo Shoots - Guinness Launches 2009 Book With Smallest Man, Tallest Woman (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) The Guinness Book of Records recently launched its 2009 edition with the most bizarre photo shoot on the steps of Londons Trafalgar Square. It featured the worlds smallest man,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 3:39 pm Furniture From Recycled Childrens Toys (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Greg Lynn won the Golden Lion for the best installation project at the 2008 Venice Architectural Biennale, for this series of furniture made from recycled childrens toys. The pieces...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 3:19 pm Gay Rights Controversies - Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 To Fight Proposition 8 (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Brad Pitt is well known for his support to charities and good causes, from donating the millions he and his partner Angelina Jolie receive for their much-hyped magazine covers to housing...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 2:49 pm Straight Support - Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 To Fight For Gay Rights (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Brad Pitt is well known for his support to charities and good causes, from donating the millions he and his partner Angelina Jolie receive for their much-hyped magazine covers to housing...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 2:49 pm Iconic Movie Remakes - Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom Have Saturday Night Fever (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom are set to star in a remake of one of the most iconic movies of the last century, the 1977 classic Saturday Night Fever. The original movie, which...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:50 pm QOTD [Digital Daily]
Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:27 pm National Parks Examiner - Examiner.com
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:12 pm EFF, Public Knowledge Sue Over Secret IP Pact - Slashdot
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm Cisco to buy messaging software company Jabber (Reuters)Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc said on Friday it plans to buy privately held Jabber Inc, which specializes in instant messaging software, to bolster its own line of Internet-based communications products.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:02 pm EFF, Public Knowledge Sue Over Secret IP PactCowards Anonymous writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge have filed a lawsuit against the Office of the US Trade Representative in an attempt to get the office to turn over information about a secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement treaty being negotiated to step up cross-border enforcement of copyright and piracy laws. ACTA could include an agreement for the US, Canada, the European Commission and other nations to enforce each others' IP laws, with residents of each country subject to criminal charges when violating the IP laws of another country, according to a supposed ACTA discussion paper [PDF] posted on Wikileaks.org in May."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:02 pm Report: Tenn. legislator confirms son is at center of Palin hack ... - Computerworld
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Now Available: Freshman Dorm For Second Life NoobsCourtesy of Tymmerie Thorne and her husband, and reported by Looker Lumet, here's the Starting Point dorm room, for Residents 90 days and younger, a place to help get them situated and graduated into the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Nite Ize Figure 9 CarabinerThe Figure 9 carabiner lets you quickly fasten -- and quickly loosen or adjust -- a small-diameter rope to a fixed point without a knot deploying a clever combination of friction and angles...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm Yahoo starts front page overhaul - BBC News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:52 pm Large Haldron Collider Ready To Resume Experiments After Minor Repairs - AHN
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm Kodak OLED FrameSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:41 pm Cable, led by Cablevision, mulls network DVR (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm Magic Mirror Home Security System Is A Bit Over The TopBy Andrew Liszewski Have you been looking for the perfect way to combine your passion for Disney with your passion for overly elaborate home security setups? Well even if you’re not, it seems someone...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:32 pm Verizon Wireless Opens 'Store-Within-A-Store' At Circuit City's Newest Location in BrooklynBROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its retail presence with the addition of a new store at Circuit City's newest...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm Jinpan International Announces Significant Order with SiemensENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jinpan International Ltd (Nasdaq: JST), a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of cast resin transformers for...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Actions Semiconductor Announces Strategic Partnership with Ritu, China's Leading GPS Map ProviderZHUHAI, China, Sept. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm DOTS GlovesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm Enhanced Security for Enhanced Driver's License ProgramDemand for RFID blocking wallets grows due to security concerns as more states begin issuing driver's licenses with embedded RFID chips ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 19...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwidepalegray.net writes "Voting machines in several critical swing states are causing major problems for voters. A Government Accountability Office report and Common Cause election study [PDF] has concluded that major issues identified in the last presidential election have not been corrected, nor have election officials been notified of the problems. How long can we afford to trust our elections to black box voting practices? From the article: 'In Colorado, 20,000 left polling places without voting in 2006 because of crashed computer registration machines and long lines. And this election day, Colorado will have another new registration system.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm WomensNet.net Announces New Amber Grant for Women in BusinessSite accepting applications through October 2008 NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The popular WomensNet.net Amber Grant (Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:15 pm 8x8, Inc. Receives 'Best of Show' Award at ITEXPO West 2008 for Packet8/Microsoft Response Point SolutionSANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT), provider of Packet8 ( href="http://www.packet8.net">http://www.packet8.net )...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:15 pm Apple iPod Touch (second generation - CNET News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm Stocks Headed for Rally on Word of Rescue PlanWall Street headed for a huge rally Friday after the U.S. government said it is creating a plan to rescue the nation's troubled banks. The plan hasn't been unveiled but two other moves sent futures soaring: a temporary ban on short selling, and the of a Depression-era fund to provide guarantees for U.S. money market mutual funds.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm CERN says atom-smasher back in operationThe world's largest particle collider was running again Friday after an electrical fault forced it to stop just days after being launched to global fanfare, the European Organisation for...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:01 pm Zillow.com(R) Launches Home Page Featured Listings for National and Regional Real Estate BrokersCENTURY 21 is first national broker to use online ad innovation that blends targeted, customized listings with brand awareness among millions of home buyers and sellersSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm REvolution Computing Awarded as a Top Innovator by Connecticut Technology CouncilREvCo also recognized as one of 100 Technology "Companies to Watch" NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- REvolution Computing was one of the 16...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Oracle Expands Industry-Focused Programming at Oracle(R) OpenWorld San Francisco 2008More than 200 Sessions in Communications, Financial Services, Health Sciences, High Tech, Insurance, Manufacturing, Public Sector/Higher Education, Retail and Utilities to be FeaturedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Google, Yahoo Defend Marriage. Do Marketers Buy It - ClickZ News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:58 am EFF Sues NSA Surveillance Program - DailyTech
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am Google's Sergey Brin reveals he is at high risk of Parkinson'sThe co-founder of Google, whose mother Eugenia was diagnosed with the condition 10 years ago, says he may pump more money into Parkinson's researchSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:24 am Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next MonthAnil Kandangath writes with word that the Indian moon mission plans (mentioned earlier on Slashdot) are about to be put to the test. "While the spacecraft itself will not land on the Moon, it will act as an orbiter and land a rover on the surface. The spacecraft is being launched next month sometime between October 22 and October 26. The spacecraft payload includes 11 payloads (including one from NASA) and will perform remote sensing and studies of the lunar surface. The mission is estimated to cost Rs 386 crore (~ 7.7 million USD)."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:22 am Celebrity Squares: actor Colm Meaney likes to whip it good with his hand blenderWhat's your favourite piece of technology?My favourite of the past few years has been these hand blenders that take the place of food processors these "magic wands". What a brilliant invention, you can...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:11 am This Specialty Chemicals Industry in the Netherlands Report is Available NowResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/21dd81/specialty_chemical) has announced the addition of the "Specialty Chemicals Industry in the Netherlands" report to their offering. A Specialty Chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Groups: Ballot Process Favors Rural CountiesBy David Kihara By DAVID KIHARA REVIEW-JOURNAL Groups challenging the constitutionality of Nevada's ballot process said Wednesday in U.S.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Access, Availability of Public Lands Key to Hunting's FutureBy C. Douglas Nielsen For the past two decades, participation in hunting has steadily declined. For most of us, this is no secret. The subject has been discussed in a variety of outdoor publications, and I have touched upon it in a past column or two.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Dead Issue Reborn?By Erin Neff Nevada voters were starting to hit Yucca Mountain fatigue before the 2004 presidential election. And nothing in the past four years has done a thing to elevate the repository past a political talking point. Voters just haven't cared.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Vietnam Launches Land Management Project Funded By World BankText of report in English by state-run Vietnamese news agency VNA website [Unattributed article from the "Society" page: "WB-funded land management project launched"] Hanoi (VNA) -A World Bank-funded project to help Vietnam develop a land management system in a more transparent and public manner was launched in Hanoi on September 18.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Wildlife Watch: Lots to Look Out for on Sea and Land Over Key WeekendBy Peter Ranscombe AUTUMN migrations are under way, with a range of interesting birds heading for Scotland, giving readers plenty to see in The Scotsman's Wildlife Watch, which begins today.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Lenovo Unveils Servers for SMBsPC maker Lenovo has announced its entry into the global server market with a new server line for SMBs. It has previously only sold servers in China. The company is launching three tower and two rack x86 servers.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am IBM Wins Dutch Defense ContractIBM has won a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defense to streamline maintenance and logistics processes within the Royal Navy and to set up a centralized armed forces data management system. Datamonitor estimates the contract to be worth $30m over three years.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am IBM and ITRI Form Solid-State Memory AllianceIBM has partnered with Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute, ITRI, to jointly develop its new racetrack memory technology as a replacement for hard disk drives and NAND flash memory.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Opera Las Vegas Presents 'Puccini, A 150-Year Celebration'Two performers from the world-famous Metropolitan Opera will join Opera Las Vegas when it presents performances of "Puccini, A 150- year Celebration" at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am South Korea: KT to Invest 1.5bn Dollars in IPTVText of report in English by South Korean newspaper Chungang Ilbo website on 18 September KT, the leading landline phone and broadband operator, unveiled its business plan for Internet protocol TV, saying that it would invest 1.7 trillion won (1.47bn dollars) by the end of 2012 and reach break even in 2011.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Telco, Albuquerque Schools Ink ContractBy Jeff Smith Qwest Communications said it has signed a 5-year, $7.2 million contract to provide high-speed network services to Albuquerque public schools, New Mexico's largest school district.The network, which will provide speeds of up to 100 megabits a second, will connect 131 schools and administrative offices in the 87,000- student district.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Cambodian Ministry to Have 20-Computer 'Internet Cafe' for Reporters 'Next Year'Text of report in English by Cambodian state news agency AKP website Cambodian Information Ministry to Open Net Cafe for Journalists Phnom Penh, September 18, 2008 AKP - The Cambodian Ministry of Information has announced a plan to build an Internet cafe at its office next year, with the aim of giving journalists access to information and resources related to their work, according to Chinese News Agency.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Japan to Give Reconstruction Aid to HaitiText of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Sept.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Novell and Wyse Develop Linux Thin ClientNovell has partnered with thin-client computing provider Wyse Technology to jointly develop a Linux operating system for desktop and mobile thin client devices.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am AT&T and the Bristol Senior Center Host 'Cell Phones for Seniors' Event in Bristol September 19thBRISTOL, Pa., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHAT: AT&T and the Bristol Senior Center announced today the launch of a new public service initiative designed to benefit the area's mature adult population.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 19 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am New Microsoft Ads Win Most Improved Award (It Wasn’t Hard Though) [BoomTown]
Here are videos of three of the new “I’m a PC” ads, from Microsoft’s next phase of its Vista-doesn’t-bite advertising campaign. You can decide if you like them or not. But BoomTown is declaring them a vast improvement on the quirky initial commercials that featured Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Microsoft has insisted that those three ads, which attracted a chorus of critics, were just a “teaser” to this second phase of a $300 million ad campaign, in which the software giant seems to be returning from its short visit in hipville to a more normal marketing message. And these new Microsoft (MSFT) ads are definitely normal and more clear, having an it’s-a-small-world-after-all panoply of people declare that they are all PCs. The message is aimed at attacking the more elitist message of Apple (AAPL) ads, which have effectively mocked PC guy relentlessly over the years as an oaf. In Microsoft’s ads, its own PC guy complains at the start of each that “I’ve been made into a stereotype.” They then proceed to show regular folk with some celebrities mixed in (including Gates, TV hottie Eva Longoria and feel-good author Deepak Chopra), all proudly declaring their PC affiliation. While the ads feel like they are tapping a little too much into that uneasy red-state-blue-state vibe–as if we need more of that–it’s also a nice job, thankfully, although not particularly new or innovative. Which, after the Gates/Seinfeld oddity, is a good thing. Here are three of the new ads (click them all at once for an even better experience!): Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:59 am Guy with Chinese landscape tattoo in exhibition of Chinese contemporary art Marilyn sez, "Swiss businessman Uli Sigg owns one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world, and part of his collection has just gone on display at UC Berkeley Art Museum,. The exhibit is called 'Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection,' and includes these photos of a man with a Chinese landscape painting tattooed on his torso and arms." Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection (Thanks, Marilyn!) Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:44 am 2008: Apple’s 10 Million Mac Year? (Part 2) [Digital Daily]
Clearly, Apple’s position in the notebook computer market is a strong one. And presumably the company will grow stronger still following the debut of its new MacBooks, which are rumored to be launching in mid-October. Perhaps RBC analyst Mike Abramsky wasn’t all that far off when he predicted that 2008 could be a record-breaking year for Apple. Back in August, Abramsky suggested that “massive back-to-school Mac sales” in excess of three million will see Apple reporting year-over-year growth of 44 percent for the three-month period ending September. Up to now, Apple shipped 2,319,000 Macs in Q1 2008 and 2,289,000 in Q2. If it ships the 3.04 million Abramsky predicts for Q3 and a similar number in Q4, 2008, well … 2008 is going to be a very good year for Apple. Very good. Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:32 am Microsoft launches post-Seinfeld ad campaignMicrosoft has launched the post-Seinfeld stage of its $300m global advertising campaign with a series of "I'm a PC" TV ads, in a bold attempt to deflate rival Apple's "I'm a Mac" campaign.The tongue-in-cheek...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:20 am Watch Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' adMicrosoft plays Apple at its own game with a tongue-in-cheek advert features a mix of 'real' people and famous facesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:20 am T-Mobile Bolsters 3G Network Ahead Of Android Launch - InformationWeek
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:19 am Google's Brin has gene mutation linked to Parkinson's - Reuters
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:15 am Why the Yahoogle Deal Will Likely Launch–And Be Coming to an Internet Near You on October 9 [BoomTown]
Yesterday, BoomTown took a rather strong stand against Google and its recent aggressive efforts to defend its outsourcing deal to sell some of Yahoo’s search advertising. Given the pair have a more than 80 percent combined market share in the search business, I and many others–advertisers, publishers and state and federal regulators–are a bit nervous about the further concentration of market power into one set of hands, even if they are such Googley hands. But in the interests of fairness and because I like to argue with myself–combined with some insights from some smart people I have kibitzed with on the issue–here is a counterpoint with three key reasons why Google and Yahoo might hold firm in launching the partnership, which sources said is likely to start on October 9. 1.) The Justice Department is not actually serious about taking on Google. While it is true that the government has hired seasoned litigator Sandy Litvack–the former antitrust chief under the Jimmy Carter administration–to consider whether it has a case against the controversial partnership, the move by the DOJ’s antitrust unit might be more political coverage than anything else.
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Thomas Barnett (pictured here), who will likely be leaving that post after the November election, has not been much of a trustbuster, to say the least, with a mostly hands-off attitude toward business regulation. Thus, he might be making the move to placate intense lobbying by Microsoft (MSFT) and to look like the DOJ’s antitrust unit can act. Interestingly, Barnett had, according to a New York Times piece last year, “urged state prosecutors to reject a confidential antitrust complaint filed by Google that is tied to a consent decree that monitors Microsoft’s behavior. Google has accused Microsoft of designing its latest operating system, Vista, to discourage the use of Google’s desktop search program.” And even more interesting, Barnett previously worked for law firm that repped Microsoft on antitrust issues (although Barnett did not work on Microsoft cases). 2.) The Justice Department will lose if it decides to make a case against Google. Let’s be clear–Google (GOOG) has done nothing wrong yet, because the Yahoo deal has not yet begun. Well, except that it has been scarily successful in its primary business of search. Google has argued that such success is no crime and that the deal would have strong user benefits. The company has also argued that working with Yahoo (YHOO) will not raise online ad prices, part of Google’s basic argument that its auction-style business model where advertisers set the price makes that impossible. But what its critics are essentially asserting is that, because of its dominance, Google should simply not be allowed to strike a partnership with the second largest player, Yahoo. Fears include that rise in online ad prices, a Google control over the market that would make it impossible for others to compete and an increased ability to dictate terms to customers. But, Google argues, that’s all speculative and unknowable until the partnership with Yahoo launches. Thus, it is not a whole lot for the Justice Department to hang a case on, as it did with Microsoft, which landed in court because of bullying behavior that actually took place before the case was waged. So why should Google run away, when there is no tangible proof of abuse? Better still, if the DOJ did take Google on and Google won, it would be hard-pressed to come at Google again for a good long time.
3.) If Google caves and walks away, it damages Yahoo and makes for a bad precedence. It is not likely that Google wants to make an enemy of Yahoo, because even in its weakened state, Yahoo is a better to have as a friend than as a foe. And taking away an expected $800 million Yahoo estimates it will make in added revenue on the deal is not any way to treat a friend. In addition, one could argue that walking away now is premature. As Google’s power grows, there will never be a better chance for it to win its arguments. And if Google gives in to DOJ pressure now, essentially admitting it is too powerful, it might have to on one thing after the next in the future–from distribution deals to acquisitions to whatever it might try to do. Finally, while I still believe Google should not be in business with Yahoo, I think it is indeed going to stick to its typically stubborn guns, launch on October 9 and then make tweaks that regulators might request based on how the partnership goes.
But, in order to do that most smoothly, it might be a good idea for Google execs to stop making so much noise defending themselves and to resist the urge to attack Microsoft so loudly. It might even take a clue from the unusually quiet Yahoo, from whom not a peep has been heard on the issue. Google could do with some of that self-control. Because that famous line from “Hamlet” certainly applies when they do: The search giant doth protest too much, methinks. (By the way, besides a press conference by CEO Eric Schmidt this week on the Yahoogle deal, here are two Google posts on its public policy blog, defending the deal, by its Chief Economist Hal Varian and another by its U.S. ad head Tim Armstrong. Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 10:08 am Today on Boing Boing Gadgets Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, after we booted up with a sunrise test, we asked ourselves: do women really need a wild cherry steam thing, as LG implies?
Brownlee wondered if people were really canceling their landlines because of the economy, and admired a DaVinci alarm clock and an ice pack for hemophiliacs. There was also musing on the base functions necessary for even the simplest cell phone. Conclusion: text messaging, at least, is a must.
Joel likes an iPhone amplifier made without electronics and an airplane made out of rubbish. Brownlee snickered at a skull-painted netbook for "unique souls."
Finally, Joel's green streak goes one step too far: he's now eating his food off of rotting leaves. Meanwhile, Brownlee spells fancy words in paper clips.
LinkSource: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 9:52 am Mozilla Is Eyeing Your PhoneSlatterz writes "Mozilla is planning to develop a browser for mobile phones by 2010. Mitchell Baker, chairman of the Mozilla Foundation, has been laying out her plans for the organisation over the next two years. Baker also committed to expanding the role of Firefox and building on its market share, while developing new browser technology such as the Aurora project. Mozilla has already stated that it is working on a mobile version of Firefox, but has never set a timeframe for release."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:49 am Indian equity market surges on regional rallyIndia's benchmark Sensex index rose 484.64 points, or 3.64 percent, to 13,800.24 in early trading, as markets around the region soared on Wall Street's rally and news of a possible U.S. rescue package...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:21 am Volcanogenic Nutrient Fluxes and Plant Ecosystems in Large Igneous Provinces: an Example From the Columbia River Basalt GroupBy Jolley, David W Widdowson, Mike; Self, Stephen Abstract: Research from biological and geological sources has highlighted the role of volcanoes in the outgassing of P, and thermal fixation and subsequent atmospheric oxidation of NO^sub x^ in volcanic environments.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Subdivision is Home to Organic GardenBrian Gandy gets rid of weeds the old-fashioned way. "We pull them," he said, strolling between tomato vines at one of the area's most unusual gardens.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Bush Surveys Storm's DestructionGALVESTON, Texas - Hurricane Ike has killed 47 people since hitting the Gulf Coast over the weekend, officials said Tuesday as President Bush surveyed the damage by helicopter and urged Americans to donate money to victims.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Society Awards for 2008By Anonymous WOLLASTON MEDAL-Norman Sleep for his lifelong contribution to our understanding of physical processes of the Earth and planets. LYELL MEDAL-Alan Smith for his pioneering work on the application of computing technology in Earth sciences.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 19 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Hackers Used “Forgot My Password” Feature to Hack Palin’s Account [Voices]By Dean Takahashi, Writer, VentureBeatThe web is abuzz with how vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email got hacked. Hackers who obtained Alaska Gov. Palin’s email password apparently used the “forgot my password” feature of Yahoo’s email service. The hackers evidently used information they knew about Palin–her zip code, date of birth, and that she met her husband in high school–to convince Yahoo’s service into assigning a new password for Palin’s email account. PC World notes that the security question that Palin chose didn’t turn out to be so secure. Most online services ask questions that only you should know. But in Palin’s case, it must have been something that could easily be guessed, given all of the public information available about her. Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:04 am The Future is Yahoo the Platform [Voices]By Rob Diana, Blogger, MashableDuring the Microhoo debacle, everyone was wondering who was going to buy Yahoo. While all eyes were on that, Yahoo has been quietly going about its business. Their business now seems to be wanting to become the platform that everyone develops for, and that initiative is called Yahoo! Open Strategy (Y!OS). In the past few months, we have seen the release of SearchMonkey, FireEagle and the BOSS API. On Monday we saw the addition of two preview technologies, Yahoo! Social APIs and Yahoo! Query Language (YQL). Obviously, Yahoo has not been giving us empty promises. So, what have they given us so far? Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:03 am Pandora opens up: Q&A with Tim Westergren [Voices]By Jennifer Leggio, Director of Strategic Communications, FortinetIn August, Pandora founder Tim Westergren told the Washington Post that the future could be bleak for the Internet radio station due to high percentage of its revenue being forced to go to royalty fees. Now, one month later, Westergren is shooting down rumors and socialsphere speculation about why Pandora is facing potential extinction. “One of the fallacies that is floating around is that Internet radio is poorly monetized–that is not true,” Westergren said. “We’re just being charged more than other forms of radio.” Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:02 am Trying To Make Sense of The Brokerage Bust [Voices]By Fred Wilson, Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners and Union Square VenturesFifty to a hundred thousand high paying jobs are going to go up in smoke in NYC before this is all over. It’s a mess for this city, tax revenues are going to be down, real estate prices are going to be down, restaurants will fail, etc, etc. We’ll get through it for sure, we always have, but it’s going to suck for a while. As my friend Mo said, “I sure wish Bloomberg would get another four years because we are going to need him.” Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:01 am iPhone 3G Owners Are Using Less Internet Than AT&T Expected: Blame Crappy Service [Voices]By Dan Frommer, Senior Editor, Silicon Alley InsiderApple’s (AAPL) new iPhone 3G is supposedly twice as fast as the old one, and its new App Store opens up all kinds of neat new mobile Internet services like baseball video and free streaming radio. Yet AT&T says iPhone 3G users are using less bandwidth than they anticipated. The carrier expected a 5x growth in data consumption over the old iPhone, but it’s been closer to a 3x jump, AT&T (T) CTO John Donovan said this morning at a Goldman Sachs investor conference, Moconews notes. Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Navy shows off unmanned submarine-detecting craftThe remote-controlled boats are designed to detect quiet-diesel submarines. Officials say the vessels will be useful in the Persian Gulf. They are expected to be deployed in 2011. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Are you a born conservative (or liberal)?A new study suggests that your political attitudes are wired in from the beginning. Die-hard liberals and conservatives...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am FDA proposes approval process for genetically modified animalsThe regulations would treat genetically engineered creatures like drugs. Critics suggest environmental concerns aren't being given proper weight. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substancesMany obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep scientists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Sharing the catch is good for fishermen -- and fish -- study showsScientists report on an alternative to cutthroat competition, finding that a quota system giving fishermen exclusive rights to a portion of the catch can preserve fisheries and help stocks recover. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 19 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am IBM Leapfrogs Intel With 22nm ChipsSlatterz writes "Intel may be touting 45nm CPUs, but IBM says it can go much further with a strategy to produce future chips using a 22nm fabrication process. The company is adopting a technique called 'computational scaling' in order to manufacture circuits small enough to deliver more powerful and energy-efficient devices. Intel plans to introduce 32nm chips in 2009, but chipmakers have hit a problem in that current lithographic methods are not adequate for designs as small as 22nm owing to fundamental physical limitations. IBM claims to have solved this problem." Unfortunately the phrase "computational scaling" doesn't actually convey any information about how they've solved it.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 6:01 am Free Pirate Fic!Mary sez,Pirate Booty! (Thanks, Mary!) Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am Wank your way to nasal clarityA paper in the Journal of Medical Hypotheses, "Ejaculation as a potential treatment of nasal congestion in mature males" (Zarrintan, S) proposes a good hard wank to relieve nasal congestion in men:So the author proposes a more...natural method of decongestion. "It is known that sexual arousal in men is followed by penile erection and subsequent ejaculation" (unless of course you've taken too much Viagra or something). The emission phase of ejaculation is under the control of the sympathetic nervous system, which of course has lots of adrenergic receptors. The author reasons that ejaculation will stimulation adrenergic receptors in the refractory period immediately afterward, and stimulation of your adrenergic receptors will give you relief from your cold.Screw the sudafed: When your nose ain't great, masturbate! Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:25 am For Love of Water documentary opens tonight in DC, California For Love of Water, the amazing documentary about water-rights and bottled water companies, is opening tonight in DC and up and down California. Here's some of my review from last April: Global water profiteering is at the center of a global healthcare crisis that kills more people than AIDS or malaria. The film shows the grim reality of water in Asia, Africa, South and Central America, and the USA. The mortality is awful, and not just from bad water or no water -- also from police forces in states like Bolivia who go to war against people whose water supply has been sold to foreign multinationals who are reaping windfall profits while they die.Flow See also: For Love of Water: infuriating and incredible documentary about world's water-crisis Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:22 am California's Prop 8 would end same-sex marriageArt sez,NoOnProp8dotcom's Channel (Thanks, Art!) Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:19 am Ontario bus-companies trying to shut down competition from ride-sharing groupsJason sez, "Government subsidized private bus companies in Ontario are feeling threatened by ride-sharing services like Ridester.com and PickupPal.com, so they're getting the government to shut them down under some strange loophole. The former Environment Canada minister is asking for people to protest the current Ontario administration's idiocy to save PickupPal, the last remaining ride-sharing website. Ride-sharing websites match people who need a ride with drivers who have extra space. While some companies focus on daily commutes and errands, Pickuppal works on getting people to special events like concerts and sports games."Bus companies enjoy a variety of subsidies in Ontario, including unencumbered access to HOV lanes...in a statement supporting the building of the HOV lanes and their use, the Ontario Government states: “Sharing a ride – as a driver or a passenger – may be easier than you think!”[2] The Ontario Government seems to be oblivious to its Public Vehicles Act, as administered by the Government's own OHTB, which could significantly undermine the viability of ridesharing in Ontario."Save Eco-Friendly PickupPal in Ontario (Thanks, Jason!) Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:12 am Obama bumper-stickers for every state project now complete Kyle sez, "Y'all kindly blogged the launch of Bumperactive's '50 Ways To Vote Obama Project', where we created an Obama sticker for every state. We completed 52 designs (including DC and PR) at the end of August." There Must Be....
See also: Obama bumper stickers for every state Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 5:11 am Oracle 1Q profit cheers Street, shares climb (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 19 Sep 2008 | 4:46 am Photos of figeater beetles Every year my fig tree produces lots of delicious figs. I love cutting them open to see the shocking red-purple, raspberry-jam flavored fruit inside. The stickiness of the fruit and the crunchiness of the seeds is a heavenly combination.My photos of figeater beetles Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 4:11 am Gallery: Emoticons Jump From Web to Real World :-) : Photo: Gene J. Puskar/APWith three simple keystrokes, Scott Fahlman brought a smile to the internet. In a 1982 message board post, Fahlman, a computer scientist at Carnegie-Mellon University, proposed using typographical smiley faces to mark jokes and clear up confusion about writers' intentions. With his simple proposal, the emoticon was born. Fahlman's smiling shorthand (and its frown-face equivalent) started a wave of internet expression that's spilled over into the real world. The emoticon has been upgraded and animated, loved and hated. Emoticons have graced gadgets, T-shirts and more. Witness the emoticon's lasting impact, and smile if you can. Left: Father of the emoticon Scott Fahlman shows off his happy handiwork. His proposal to use smiley and frowney faces is credited with launching the emoticon in the internet age. Now, Carnegie-Mellon hands out an annual Smiley Award for "innovation in technology assisted person-to-person communication."  :
Emotibles' Emotibuds slip onto classic iPod earbuds, giving Apple's bland white gear a colorful geek upgrade. The company also makes "strangely expressive" emoticon stickers, pins and more.
Wear a freaky-looking Mask of Emotion and you'll really light up a room. The bubble-shape mask, developed by designers at Hongik University in Korea, uses LEDs to put emoticon expressions on its wearer's "face."  :
An unknown visionary (or maybe a time traveler) used typographical symbols to mimic human expressions in an 1881 edition of Puck magazine.
Did the person or persons who installed the locks and handle on this door realize the statement they were making? London graphic designer Peter Gibbons spotted the happy hardware on a door in Copenhagen.  : Old-school methods for inter-vehicular communication -- flipping the bird at the tailgating bastard behind you or mumbling "sorry" to yourself after cutting somebody off -- aren't exactly effective. Cruise into the 21st century with the Driving LED Emoticon, which lets you express your true feelings in a straightforward fashion. Just mount the LED message sign in your rear window, then use the remote control to transmit one of five messages (smiling face, winking face, "Thanks," "Back Off" and "Sorry") to the driver on your bumper.  : Feeling a little remote from your loved one? Drop a clue about your current mood with the Web Are You? networked emoticon device from Mauricio Melo Design. Connect the thing to the internet, then ping it via a web page or cellphone. One of the four emoticons will light up to give your significant other a visual representation of your state of mind.  : Wear your emotion on your lapel (or anywhere else) with one of these colorful emoticon pins. The set includes "Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)," "Mad," "Smilie," "Cool," "Frown," "Wink," "Big Grin" and "Eek."  : Emoticons aren't just for the internet. With the Emoticon Transforming Stamp, you can ink a piece of paper with a standard smiley in nothing flat. The $6 silicone stamp is flexible -- squish it for variations on the theme.  : Screw e-mail -- use an actual mailbox to send a message with these emoticon letterpress cards from Lizard Press.  : Endless mutations on the smiley face, as popularized by AOL Instant Messenger and other services that use animated emoticons, show up all over the place. Smiley World, which registered the '60s-era smiley face as a trademark in 1971, sells customizable T-shirts that will look familiar to anybody who's ever used AIM.  : One beautiful thing about emoticons: The keystroke expressions can be put to virtually limitless creative uses. These boobtastic potholders by CrochetandCrafts owe a clear debt of gratitude to Fahlman's very first smiley.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 19 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am Sept. 19, 1982: Can't You Take a Joke? :-)1982: At precisely 11:44 a.m., Scott Fahlman posts the following electronic message to a computer-science department bulletin board at Carnegie Mellon University: 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use: :-( With that post, Fahlman became the acknowledged originator of the ASCII-based emoticon. From those two simple emoticons (a portmanteau combining the words emotion and icon) have sprung dozens of others that are the joy, or bane, of e-mail, text-message and instant-message correspondence the world over. Fahlman was not, however, the first person to use typographical symbols to convey emotions. The practice goes back at least to the mid-19th century, when Morse code symbols were occasionally used for the same purpose. Other examples exist as well. In 1881, the American satirical magazine Puck published what we would now call emoticons, using hand-set type. No less a wordsmith than Ambrose Bierce suggested using what he called a "snigger point" -- \__/ -- to convey jocularity or irony. But the modern emoticon does trace its lineage directly to Fahlman, who says he came up with the idea after reading "lengthy diatribes" from people on the message board who failed to get the joke or the sarcasm in a particular post -- which is probably what "given current trends" refers to in his own, now-famous missive. To remedy this, Fahlman suggested using Fahlman's original post was lost for a couple of decades and believed gone for good, until it was retrieved from an old backup tape, thus cementing his claim of priority. Source: Various
Source: Wired Top Stories | 19 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am The Ellsberg ParadoxI'm reading Iconoclast, by Gregory Berns, the distinguished chair of neuroeconomics at Emory University. He's a professor of psychiatry and economics, which makes for an interesting combination. The book is about the way successful and creative people think and act, with a special focus on fear and how it affects behavior. Early in the book, Berns describes something called The Ellsberg Paradox. Berns uses it as an example of people's fear of the unknown.There are two large urns placed in front of you. The urns are completely opaque, so you cannot see their contents. The urn on the left contains ten black marbles and ten white ones. The urn on the right contains twenty marbles, but you do not know the proportion of black to white. Now, the game is to draw a black marble from one of the urns. If you are successful, you win $100. You only have one chance, so which urn will you draw from? Keep the answer in mind.Buy Iconoclast on Amazon Source: Boing Boing | 19 Sep 2008 | 3:59 am Graduate Student Defends Right To Own Chicago2016.comAn anonymous reader points to a story in the Chicago Tribune about another domain-name battle. Quoting the article: "As Chicago wages its battle to host the 2016 Olympics, it also finds itself scrapping over a valuable piece of cyberspace: the domain name of Chicago2016.com. The bid team along with the U.S. Olympic Committee are trying to wrest that online address from Stephen Frayne Jr., a 29-year-old MBA student. Frayne snagged it back in 2004, about two years before the bid was launched. ... 'We certainly see Chicago2016.com as the logical default domain for our site, and we believe having someone else control it is misleading for people seeking information about Chicago's bid,' said Patrick Sandusky, a spokesman for Chicago 2016, a moniker protected by trademark."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 3:07 am Oracle profit beats expectations as margins rise (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 19 Sep 2008 | 2:09 am Barr Sues Over McCain's, Obama's Presence on Texas Ballotcorbettw writes "Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president, has filed a lawsuit in Texas demanding Senators John McCain and Barack Obama be removed from the ballot after they missed the official filing deadline."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 2:03 am Campaigns Blow Off Voters During Final Stretch Of DebatesThe highly anticipated general election debates that kick off between the two presidential candidates next Friday will feature none of the voter-centric innovations pioneered during the primaries. Not one YouTube video, not one instant message.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 19 Sep 2008 | 1:00 am LHC Shut Down By Transformer MalfunctionOrtega-Starfire writes "A 30-ton transformer in the Large Hadron Collider malfunctioned, requiring complete replacement on the day the LHC came online. No one at CERN reported any problems, and they only released this data once the Associated Press sent people to investigate rumors of problems. I guess its hard to just sweep a 30-ton transformer breaking under the rug."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:53 am The Heat Is On for Details of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade AgreementTwo rights groups sue the United States Trade Representative, in a lawsuit seeking information about the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The agreement, being hashed out with several nations, is said to bolster intellectual property powers and possibly even allow internet companies to monitor web traffic. But details are shaky, and that's why the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge are seeking them.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:16 am Collapse Reversal: Easy Go, Easy Come [Voices]By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader DailyYesterday afternoon, I posted a list of how some of the most prominent stocks fared in Wednesday’s mammoth selloff. Given today’s equally dramatic rally, I thought the list deserved an update–I’ve added just one stock, Microsoft (MSFT), which I inexplicably forgot to include yesterday. All of the stocks on the list were down yesterday, except Dell (DELL), which had been hit on Tuesday, and Seagate (STX), which was unchanged. Today, all the stocks on the list were higher, except for VMware (VMW) and its parent, EMC (EMC). The one stock that best captured what’s been going on: Western Digital (WDC), down $1.89 yesterday, up $1.89 today. Source: All Things Digital | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:11 am Much debate but few answers at Mobilize (CNET)CNET - The mobile industry is still jostling for position ahead of an eventual industry shakeout.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 19 Sep 2008 | 12:11 am Trading the Markets With FOSS Software?Robert writes "Along with many other techies, I share an interest in the world of finance (bubble-era stock options pulled me in). Unfortunately, as someone with a strong preference for GNU/Linux as my operating system of choice, I have found that software in this area seems quite sparse. For awhile I have made do with Python, R, Gnumeric, Gnucash and a telephone, along with some small utilities I have written myself. What I would like to know is: what FOSS software do you use for financial analysis, trading, system development, and testing in a Un*x environment? Are there programs you would like to see written or ported? Do any brokerages, data providers, or other services provide good support for we the few? And finally, what commercial entities do you know of that are using FOSS software in their operation?"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 18 Sep 2008 | 11:34 pm A Windows CE Shell For NetbooksnerdyH writes "Netbooks such as the Acer Aspire One and Lenovo Ideapad S9 usually ship with SSD storage and the Linux operating system in low-end configurations, or else with hard drives and Windows XP Home at the higher end of the market. Therefore, customers who want a "Windows experience" have no choice but to shell out for extra RAM and disk storage, potentially impacting battery life. Perhaps not for long. Quarta Mobile says its open-source (yes, open source) "MID-Shell for Windows Embedded CE 6.0" provides a Microsoft-based alternative to Linux for low-end devices with SSDs (solid state disks)."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 18 Sep 2008 | 10:40 pm Internet Memes Time Line Goes ViralHundreds of web-culture phenomena populate a Dipity chart that's becoming pretty popular in its own right.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 18 Sep 2008 | 9:24 pm MetroPCS CEO: `Wireless is safe haven' (AP)AP - Wireless carriers have taken over from wired phone companies as a stable investment in a poor economy, the chief executive of regional carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. told analysts Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 18 Sep 2008 | 9:19 pm It's a Car. It's a Plane. It's a HybridThe guy who brought us the SkyCar is back with a gas-electric flying Ferrari.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 18 Sep 2008 | 9:15 pm As Android debut nears, Google's Miner stays mum (CNET)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 18 Sep 2008 | 9:14 pm Volvo Thinks Locusts Can Make Us Safer DriversAfrican locusts never hit each other, even in swarms millions strong. Volvo wants cars to do the same thing.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 18 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Review: Updated Zunes, iPods make choice harder (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 18 Sep 2008 | 8:53 pm LucasArts Unleashes Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (NewsFactor)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 18 Sep 2008 | 8:51 pm Rights Group Sues NSA and Cheney for SpyingThe Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the government and top Bush officials over its warrantless wiretapping program Thursday. The suit comes just a day before the government tries using a new and powerful tool to dismiss the group's surprisingly resilient suit against AT&T for helping with the program.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 18 Sep 2008 | 8:50 pm Oracle 1Q Profit Rises 28%, beats StreetOracle says its first-quarter profit improved 28 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations. The business software maker's net income for the quarter ended Aug. 31 rose to $1.08 billion, or 21 cents per share, from $840 million, or 16 cents per share, a year ago.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 18 Sep 2008 | 8:26 pm Seinfeld, Gates yield stage to real Windows users (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 18 Sep 2008 | 8:10 pm Comet Dust Suggests Solar System MixedComet dust reveals the early solar system may have been like a giant blender.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 6:27 pm Atom-Smasher Stalled by Electrical GlitchThe world's largest particle collider is stopped a week after its start-up.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 5:47 pm A Yard Stick for the UniverseIs the universe's expansion detectable over a period as short as 10 years?Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 3:11 pm Ancient Croc Bones Could Yield Complete SkeletonPaleontologists hope to piece together a full crocodile fossil from North Dakota.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 2:50 pm Full Moon Energizes BirdsDuring full moons, a marine bird is much more active than on dimmer nights, research shows.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 1:18 pm Kangaroo Rats Get Space-Based CensusThe first-ever population count for kangaroo rats will be taken from outer space.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 18 Sep 2008 | 1:14 pm
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