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Obsessive Fashionista Movies - Confessions of a Shopaholic (VIDEO)(TrendHunter.com) Any true fashion lover knows how addictive buying that piece of clothing that caught your eye, or those shoes or bag that would go perfectly with your new outfit, can be. Some can...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 2:59 pm Self-Evaluation Street Art - The Sidewalk Psychiatry Project (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Pedestrians in the city often find themselves lost in deep thought as they are walking, reflecting on everything from their future goals to last nights pillow talk with their partner...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 2:39 pm Skeletal Jewelry - Vivienne Westwood 2009 Bone Designs (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) These new pieces from Vivienne Westwood for 09 are totally stunning. The bone bracelets manage to pull off something that could be really morbid with panache. You can get them in both...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 2:19 pm Killer High Heels - 10 Dangerous Shoes for Spring 2009 (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Taking heels to crazy new heights for Spring 2009, these dangerous designer shoes were enough to make models stumble and fall on the runways. Walking in designer shoes is a catwalk...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:39 pm Personalized Round Billiards - Custom Pool Tables (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) The ultimate head-turner for your game room, these round pool tables from the JM Billiard Co. can be customized however you desire. Let your imagination run wild--from a fish...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:19 pm Venture Capitalism To the Rescuetheodp writes "Al Gore, Bill Joy, and a Norwegian cutie — a TH!NK open electric car — grace the cover of the latest NYT Magazine, which asks: Can the venture capitalists at Kleiner Perkins reduce our dependence on oil, help stop global warming, and make a lot of money at the same time? While Kleiner Perkins — which funded Genentech, Netscape, Google and others — has number of other green-tech bets, a partner says its goal is 'to make a lot of money for our investors,' not to save the environment."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:12 pm Witnesses Share Green Light Facts On Deadly Train Collision - eFluxMedia
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 5 Oct 2008 | 12:02 pm The iPhone Apps Sweepstakes - TechNewsWorld
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 5 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am Japanese Tuna Boat Fined for Offences in Solomons WatersText of report by Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation text website on 4 October The recently detained Japanese longline vessel FV Kinei Maru 118 has been fined 2.1m dollars [approx 300,000 US] for breaching its fishing licence conditions.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Daily Top 20 - O.J. Simpson in Jail, Sarah Palin Parodies, iPhone Killers (CLUSTER)(TrendHunter.com) Oh look, O.J. Simpson is going to jail, Sarah Palin is being impersonated, and two iPhone killers have emerged. Those are just a handful of the hot articles climbing up our buzz meter...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:44 am How to get a T-Mobile G1 firstT-Mobile USA issued a statement Friday updating customers on how they can be one of the first people to get their hands on the first Google Android phone called the G1. [via mocoNews.net] "A spokesperson...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:32 am Free Sarah Palin Ringtones from FunMobilityGovernor of Alaska and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's media sound bytes have been mashed byFun Mobility into six free ringtones. Sarah Palin Tones Include: -- Foreign Policy...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:26 am Next-gen DoCoMo phones predict your every moveJapan's NTT DoCoMo mobile carrier is working on new technology for its next generation mobile phones that will quite literally predict your every move. Their next gen phones will be stuffed full of senors...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am Political Virtual Death Matches - Kung-Fu Election Game (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Kung Fu Election is a fantastic site that enables you to pit your favorite candidates against one another in a kung-fu deathmatch. Options include Democratic frontrunners Hillary...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Shuttle is 1st reusable spacecraft - The Huntsville Times - al.com
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 5 Oct 2008 | 9:16 am Report Says China Will Demand Source CodeAn anonymous reader alerts us to a two-week-old story that hasn't gotten much traction in the press to date. A Japanese newspaper and the AP report that China plans to demand source code from hardware manufacturers, and ban the sale of products from companies that don't comply. China is calling this an "obligatory accreditation system for IT security products." The plan is to go into effect next May, according to sources. "Products expected to be subject to the system are those equipped with secret coding, such as [a] contactless smart card system developed by Sony Corp., digital copiers, and computer servers. The Chinese government said it needs the source code to prevent computer viruses taking advantage of software vulnerabilities and to shut out hackers. However, this explanation is unlikely to satisfy concerns that disclosed information might be handed from the Chinese government to Chinese companies. There also are fears that Chinese intelligence services could exploit such confidential information by making it easier to break codes used in... digital devices."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:53 am Examination of Chlorin-Bacteriochlorin Energy-Transfer Dyads As Prototypes for Near-Infrared Molecular Imaging Probes[Dagger]By Kee, Hooi Ling Nothdurft, Ralph; Muthiah, Chinnasamy; Diers, James R; Fan, Dazhong; Ptaszek, Marcin; Bocian, David F; Lindsey, Jonathan S; Culver, Joseph P; Holten, Dewey ABSTRACT New classes of synthetic chlorin and bacteriochlorin macrocycles are characterized by narrow spectral widths, tunable absorption and fluorescence features across the red and near- infrared (NIR) regions, tunable excited-state lifetimes ( 10 ns) and chemical stability.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Governor Signs Bill Limiting ToxinsBy Rebecca Kimitch Mercury in light bulbs, lead in toys, formaldehyde in wood shelves and myriad other product-based toxins could have a tougher time landing on store shelves under legislation signed last week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Hot SpotBy Dilmore, Angie Kay Feeling a little warm lately? The 10 hottest years in recorded history hav occurred since 1991. 2005 topped the charts. And animals are feeling the heat.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Setting the Record StraightIn a recent editorial about an increase in water rates in Long Beach, there was a typographical error. The correct increase in the water rate is 15.5 percent. (c) 2008 Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Remarks Following a Briefing on Hurricane Ike Recovery EffortsBy Bush, George W September 14, 2008 I want to thank senior members of the administration for coming in this Sunday morning to discuss Hurricane Ike. I was on the phone to-with Secretary Chertoff before coming into this meeting.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am The Place of Rural, Remote and Least-Wealthy Small Islands in International Water Development: the Nexus of Geography-Technology Sustainability in Chuuk State, Federated States of MicronesiaBy Smith, William James Jr Many least-wealthy, rural, remote and resource-poor small island communities are unlikely to benefit from high-profile global water improvement initiatives.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Small is Beautiful ; The Greek Isle is Hideaway of the Gods PaxosBy AVRIL CADDEN It is said Poseidon struck the southern part of Corfu with his trident and made Paxos the smallest of the seven Greek Ionian islands.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Awards Dinner and Auction at L.B. Hospital Foundation EventThe Community Hospital of Long Beach Foundation announces the upcoming Condit Spirit Awards Gala Dinner and Auction on Nov. 15 in the Beacon Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach. This year's corporate honoree is Bixby Land Co.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Warfare and Wanton Destruction: A Reexamination of Deuteronomy 20:19- 20 in Relation to Ancient SiegecraftBy Wright, Jacob L (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae omitted.) To Michael Walzer, with admiration In January 1865, Henry Halleck, chief of staff in Washington, D.C., wrote to Maj. Gen. William T.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Path to MathBy Bower, Bruce Humans Math ability may be related to ingrained number sense Count on evolution to play favorites. When it comes to math, some kids may start with an inherent advantage.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Best Foot ForwardBy Anonymous Kickers promotes brand interaction by taking to the festival circuit What does the campaign involve? Lunch Communications has been appointed to build on footwear brand Kickers' heritage in music by introducing it to the festival circuit.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Journalists Face Challenges of BloggingBy Wesley G. Hughes Newspapers, and journalism in general, have run into some ethical challenges brought on by the Internet and blogs. Reporters have been taught for generations to beware of hazards from anonymous sources. Use them at your peril.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Letter: Mail Box - POINTS OF VIEWBy Donald Cormack PLACE Of Execution is one of the best dramas on TV. It has me gripped and Greg Wise is fantastic as the sinister stepdad. - Donald Cormack, Aberdeen. (c) 2008 Sunday Mail; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am He's P-P-Picked Up a Penguin ; Pounds 10 Tee-EmailBy Edited by Katie Stirling LOOK'S like Orca's going to get the bird. Thanks to J. Murray, of Dunoon, Argyll, who sent in this (thankfully) fake picture to win my weekly tenner. If you have a crazy internet image, share it with us.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Get Online, Get InvolvedBy Anonymous Make your MySpace or Facebook page matter with SocialVibe.com. Just pick a company or brand you like, choose a cause you're passionate about and add a SocialVibe badge to your page. When someone views your profile, your brand donates money to your chosen cause.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am WIDGETS and ACCOUNTABILITYBy Gordon-Murnane, Laura The 51st State The State of Online THE HEADY ONE-TWO COMB/NAT/ON OF WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS HAS MADE THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECT/ON CYCLE THE FIRST REAL NOTABLE INTERNET ELECTION.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am Giving ValueBy Christou, Corilee A Look at Three Leading Vendors WITH VENDORS Used by many, misused by more, the internet has become a pervasive and even invasive part of life and in a shorter period of time than the adoption of the telephone or even the automobile.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am ASEAN may slash mobile roaming fees by half next year: report (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 5 Oct 2008 | 7:25 am A home page for bidding on foreclosuresSome firms see a place for an online market in distressed properties. Drawn by the convenience, faraway investors won't know what they're getting into. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am How I Made It: Peter Y. LevinIt's never too early to draft a game plan for your career -- the chief of a tech investment group and co-owner of football team Chicago Rush began his at 19 in Creative Artists Agency's mail room. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Keep track of bird sightings with BirdPost.comBirders rejoice. BirdPost.com is a new website that unites birders the world over. Keep track of birds you've spotted and view Google satellite maps to discover what types of birds you may see on your...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am 'Dexter's' bloody-minded expertReal-life crime scene investigator Kimberlee Heale helps TV's 'Dexter' get the job done the right way. WHEN Kimberlee...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 5 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Steve Fossett's Unfinished ProjectMazzThePianoman writes "Steve Fossett left behind a secret vessel project called the Deep Flight Challenger. Fossett was funding the development of a winged submersible being designed by Hawkes Ocean Technologies in California. The intent was for the vehicle to be capable of travel to the very bottom of the ocean — the Mariana Trench, more than 11,000 meters beneath the surface. 'It would have dramatically, dramatically opened the oceans for exploration. It would have been a game changer,' said Graham Hawkes, the designer. Testing had been completed at Department of Defense facilities. Field testing was only four weeks away when Fossett's untimely death, a year ago, put the project on hold." Hawkes Ocean Technologies owns the design but the vehicle itself is owned by Fossett's estate.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 5 Oct 2008 | 5:36 am Waves of Light ; Christian Radio Station Based in St. Joseph Broadcasts Bible Teaching Far and WideBy Erin Wisdom At Kephart's Clock Restoration in St. Joseph, more marks the hour than the timepieces.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am Church SaleSt PETER's Church on Black Dog Way in Gloucester is holding a table-top sale in aid of Church funds today at 10.30am. Entry is free and refreshments will be available at the sale. (c) 2008 Citizen Gloucestershire, The. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 5 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am "Iron Man" Release Brings Down Paramount's Serverssecmartin writes "Shortly after the release of Iron Man on Blu-ray on October 1, people started complaining of defective discs; the problem turned out to be that all the Blu-ray players downloading additional content brought down Paramount's BD-Live servers, causing delays while loading the disc. Which really makes you wonder what will happen when they decide to shut down this service in a couple of years."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 5 Oct 2008 | 3:35 am Computer Detection Effective In Spotting CancerAnti-Globalism notes a large study out of the UK indicating that computer-aided detection can be as effective at spotting breast cancer as two experts reading the x-rays. Mammograms in Britain are routinely checked by two radiologists or technicians, which is thought to be better than a single review (in the US only a single radiologist reads each mammogram). In a randomized study of 31,000 women, researchers found that a single expert aided by a computer does as well as two pairs of eyes. CAD spotted nearly the same number of cancers, 198 out of 227, compared to 199 for the two readers. "In places like the United States, 'Where single reading is standard practice, computer-aided detection has the potential to improve cancer-detection rates to the level achieved by double reading,' the researchers said."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:33 am Trip with Rick Rick Veitch is the comics writer and artist who got famous for the Swamp Thing issues he drew for Alan Moore, and is probably still best known for a later issue he planned (the infamous cancelled #88) in which Swamp Thing went back in time, met Jesus and served as the cross on which the messiah was crucified. Although Moore resurrected Swamp Thing, Veitch split from DC for many years, and became a sensation on his own, publishing extremely bizarre yet resonant psychedelic fables. Psychedelic being the operative word. Now they're back - bigger and brighter than ever before. And in my experience, it's the first time a second dose has packed more wallop than the first. His seminal 1980's graphic novel Brat Pack which will finally be republished in a deluxe edition in spring 2009, read like Teen Titans on crank, and served as a template for those super-bad-ass do-gooders in The Boys, Authority, and Kick Ass. He's also reprinting very high quality editions of his classics The Maximortal (free preview) and my personal favorite, Heartburst (which includes a reprint of the almost forgotten “Mirror Of Love” with Alan Moore and S.R. Bissette). Veitch also drew a story for Harvey Pekar in Smith's fabulous ongoing Next Door Neighbor series (disclosure, my wife has one coming up, as well), and is starting his second year of a disturbingly entertaining war comedy-horror series for Vertigo called Army @ Love.
Douglas Rushkoff is a guest blogger. Source: Boing Boing | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:16 am Round UpMy time is almost over and there's still gobs of stuff I wanted to share with you. So here's a brief list of things I would feel just terrible if I didn't let you know about.1. Robots and Monsters: A Charitable Menagerie, is back. They launched in 2007 to fundraise for SF AIDS Foundation, and now they're relaunching to support the EFF. For fifty dollars, Joe Alterio or another fabulous artist will pen a custom robot or monster for you - defined by three words you supply - and send it to your door. You get a cool picture and the EFF gets fifty bucks to help keep the net a happy and good place. 2. Scott Draves Software Artworks, 1992-2008. This short film chronicles the work of software artist Scott Draves. And it's pretty cool. Dreams in High Fidelity. 3. Consumatron. Do you know this guy? He writes down and reviews everything he buys. It's kind of obsessive, but tells a story. 4. Trajal Harrell Dance Style is a totally different approach to dance - an effort to rewrite the language of dance by using real world movement (from fashion show walks to bar room swagger) instead of whatever that stuff is we usually think of as "dance." His performances are infrequent, but there's one coming up this month at DanceTheater Workshop and if you're near NYC I'd suggest you be there. 5. The Atheon: A Temple of Science for Rational Belief. If I were going to join a church, this would probably be it. It's like a church for brights, but it's not as serious or anti-God as Richard Dawkins. Just an effort to make faith rational - but still fun and inspiring.
Douglas Rushkoff is a guest blogger. Source: Boing Boing | 5 Oct 2008 | 1:05 am Weekend Update, 10/03/08
Source: AllThingsD.com Consolidated Feed | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:49 pm "Netbooks" Move Up In Notebook RankingsIan Lamont writes "For the first time, a list of popular notebook reviews shows three 'netbooks' in the top 10. The netbooks use Intel's Atom processor. Notebookreview.com's editor says there has never been more than one netbook in its monthly ratings. The reason for the netbooks' sudden popularity no doubt relates to the price and basic functionality, but there's a catch. Despite calling Atom a 'high-performance' chip, Intel cautions people not to confuse netbooks with notebooks, as netbooks will be unable to take on video editing or other processor-intensive tasks. This leads to the question of how netbooks will be able to handle demanding Web apps — or whether Web apps will have to be slimmed down to accommodate millions of netbook owners."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:35 pm John Naughton: Slavish reporters join Microsoft in cloud cuckoo landOnce upon a time, the ultimate put-down to a bright spark was to say, 'well, if you're so smart, how come you're not so rich?'. Wall Street Crash 2.0 has rather undermined this ploy, by making it clear...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:06 pm Discord over Nokia phone that comes with free musicIt sounds too good to be true: the world's largest mobile phone company launches a service allowing its customers to download an unlimited number of tracks by almost any artist or group, completely free,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:06 pm Epic missions were flops, claims NasaGreat expeditions of the past hold lessons for the future, says Nasa commissioned studySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:04 pm Health: Millions are ignorant about causes of cancerMajority of people do not know about the carcinogenic properties of processed meat and alcoholSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:04 pm Catch of the dayKia Sport Pro_cee'd£15,595Miles per gallon: 50.4CO2 per km: 149 grams Good for: SpeedersBad for: Speed readersOver the past years sports fans have grown used to seeing the word Kia emblazoned...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:03 pm 'Intelligent' computers put to the testCan machines think? That was the question posed by the great mathematician Alan Turing. Half a century later six computers are about to converse with human interrogators in an experiment that will attempt...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 4 Oct 2008 | 11:03 pm Microsoft Bids To Take Over Open Document Formatwhat about sends in a Groklaw alert warning that, by PJ's reading, Microsoft may be trying to take over ODF via a stacked SC 34 committee. The article lists the attendees at an SC 34 meeting in July and gives their affiliations, which the official meeting materials do not. (The attendees of the October 1 meeting, which generated a takeover proposal to OASIS, are not known in full.) "Why do I say Microsoft, when this is SC 34? Look at this... list of participants in the July meeting in Japan of the SC 34 committee. The committee membership is so tilted by Microsoft employees and such, if it were a boat, it would capsize... Of the 19 attendees, 8 are outright Microsoft employees or consultants, and 2 of them are Ecma TC45 members. So 10 out of 19 are directly controlled by Microsoft/Ecma... [I]f the takeover were to succeed, SC 34 would get to maintain ODF as well as Microsoft's competing parody 'standard,' OOXML. How totally smooth and shark-like. Under the guise of 'synchronized maintenance,' without which they claim SC 34 can't fulfill its responsibilities, they get control of everything." A related submission from David Gerard points out that BoycottNovell has leaked the ISO OOXML documents, which ISO has kept behind passwords.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 4 Oct 2008 | 9:34 pm Supremes Mull Whether Bad Databases Make for Illegal SearchesIf a false entry in a database leads to an unconstitutional police search that reveals illegal drugs, does the government get to hold it against you? That's the question the Supreme Court will tackle on Tuesday.Wired.com Source: Wired Top Stories | 4 Oct 2008 | 9:26 pm Report: Palin, Obama lead in election-related spam (CNET)CNET - Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin are both winners when it comes to spam.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 4 Oct 2008 | 8:43 pm Will ParanoidLinux Protect the Truly Paranoid?ruphus13 writes "There are still places on the world where having anonymity might mean the difference between life and death. Covering one's tracks is considered to be of such paramount importance that we are now witnessing the rise of a Linux distro catering to the most paranoid. The 'alpha-alpha' version of ParanoidLinux is now out. But is this the best way to protect oneself? Couldn't it be easily circumvented? The article asks, 'Why is it necessary to put the applications and services designed to protect anonymity, to encrypt files, to make the user nameless and faceless, all together, in one distribution? Let's think in a truly paranoid manner. Wouldn't it be far easier for a nefarious government organization to target that distribution's repositories, mirror that singular distribution's disk images with files of its own design, and leave every last one of that distribution's users in the great wide open?' What should truly paranoid user do?"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 4 Oct 2008 | 8:30 pm T-Mobile admits losing data for 17 million customers: statement (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 4 Oct 2008 | 8:04 pm Maine To Skip Vista, Go Directly To Windows 7Preedit writes "The State of Maine is the latest organization to skip Windows Vista, which has been a near-disaster for Microsoft. An internal state document (dated September 15) uncovered by Infoweek reveals that Maine will not be upgrading its more than 11,000 personal computing devices from XP to Vista — ever. Instead, it's going to wait until Windows 7 ships in 2010 and hope for the best. The news is in line with a survey that shows only 4% of businesses in the UK have upgraded to Vista, the story notes. So much for that $300 million Seinfeld campaign." A commenter on the article makes the point that Maine's signing an enterprise software license with Microsoft means that Redmond doesn't really lose out on this deal; it simply allows the state to upgrade its equipment and software on its own time.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 4 Oct 2008 | 7:29 pm $700 Billion Bailout Signed Into LawMany readers reminded us of what no-one can have failed to hear: that the Congress passed and the President signed a $700B bailout bill in an attempt to avert the meltdown of the US economy. The bill allocates $700 billion to the Treasury Department for the purchase of so-called "toxic assets" that have been weighing down Wall Street balance sheets. This isn't particularly a tech story, though tech will be affected as will virtually all parts of the economy, and not just in the US. Among the $110B in so-called pork added to the bill to sway reluctant legislators are extensions of popular tax benefits for business R&D and alternative energy, relief for the growing pool of people subject to the alternative minimum tax, and a provision raising the FDIC's ceiling of guaranteed deposits to $250,000. Some limits were also imposed on executive compensation, though it's unclear whether they will be effective.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 4 Oct 2008 | 6:25 pm Kids keep parents in the dark about cyberbullying (CNET)CNET - Online bullying could be more pervasive than you think.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 4 Oct 2008 | 5:59 pm Family-friendly Wii out to win battle-loving gamers (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 4 Oct 2008 | 4:04 pm If McLuhan Were Alive...he'd be a member of the Media Ecology Association. Marshall actually came up with the term Media Ecology, and worked with Neil Postman to create the Media Ecology program at NYU. While the program went to the great beyond with Postman's passing, it has morphed into an international organization of people from a wide range of fields who look at the way media and culture influence one another.Their conferences fall somewhere between a traditional academic conference and a DisinfoCon. And, best of all, they're open to papers and presentations from anyone. My favorites of the past few years were one by Lian Amaris on the World of Warcraft funeral raid, and Corey Anton on the Tao and media. I just received the call for submissions for the next conference, and I encourage anyone with interesting ideas about any aspect of media to make a submission. This isn't one of those stodgy academic groups, so you don't have to present in any officially recognized format. Just tell them what you want to talk about, or do. I can promise you'll have an audience of smart, weird, and friendly people giving feedback you can use. In the flesh.
Call for papers Media Ecology Association 2009 Annual Convention June 18-21, 2009 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri
Source: Boing Boing | 4 Oct 2008 | 3:27 pm Air Force's New 'Killer Zombie' DroneArmed Predator and Reaper drones have become the primary weapons in the fight against Pakistani militants. But they can be pricey, which is why the Air Force is working on a cheaper option: killer zombies.Wired.com Source: Wired Top Stories | 4 Oct 2008 | 3:20 pm
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