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'Beckham ball' for 2.8m on Internet site

'Beckham ball' for 2.8m on Internet site 07/14/2004 06:42 AM
eircom net Jul 14 2004 10:52AM GMT

'Pig-Ball' Soccer Match Staged in Russia
(AP)

'Pig-Ball' Soccer Match Staged in Russia
(AP) 06/05/2005 11:46 PM
AP - In this game, everyone stinks and hogging the ball is to be expected. Ten squealing, wriggling piglets pushed (and licked) a soccer ball around a small caged pen Sunday in what organizers said was Russia's first-ever "pig-ball" championships.

Esther Dyson Spams

Esther Dyson Spams 12/07/2003 02:59 PM
Should I be honored? "You received this message because you are an industry insider or have expressed interest in hearing from us. If you wish to be removed from our list please e-mail us at unsubscribe@edventure.com and we will not write to you again." Bullshit. Oh, and get this post scriptum: "Sign up today and take advantage of the early registration fee of $3595." Thanks, Esther - I'll pass on this one....

Sailing on a Dyson Sphere 0.80

Sailing on a Dyson Sphere 0.80 02/12/2004 03:32 PM
A theme based on an original CG Image.

Dyson On The Paranormal or Expect A
Miracle

Dyson On The Paranormal or Expect A
Miracle 07/14/2004 10:09 AM
Expect a miracle? Freeman Dyson on Littlewood's Law of Miracles: "...the total number of events that happen to us is about thirty thousand per day, or about a million per month. ...The chance of a miracle is about one per million events. Therefore we should expect about one miracle to happen, on the average, every month." From his review of book debunking the paranormal (whose views he isn't entirely willing to accept). Via Marginal Revolution

Dyson DC06 Robotic UltraVac

Dyson DC06 Robotic UltraVac 05/07/2004 07:51 AM
Although it's "currently on home trial," (so don't expect to purchase it anytime soon) this Dyson DC06 robotic vacuum cleaner looks to humiliate all the Roombas and Electrolux robots currently out there eating up cat hair with its 'Dual-Cyclone' action. I'm not sure how I feel about a powerful sucking...

[etech] George Dyson on von Neumann

[etech] George Dyson on von Neumann 03/17/2005 03:00 AM
George Dyson talks about "Von Neumann's Universe." Von Neumann came from Hungary and was appointed to Princeton during the Depression. In the office above him was Kurt Goedel who was stuck in a Catch 22 trying to emigrate. The Germans finally allowed Goedel to leave Austria once they realized he wasn't a Jew, but he got classified as an enemy alien by the US because Germany had conquered Austria. In 1943 he finally got his US citizenship and was immediately drafted. Goedel was, however, paranoid. He would only eat food off his sister's plate because he was worried about being...

Esther Dyson on Social Networks

Esther Dyson on Social Networks 12/02/2003 10:23 PM

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ZDNet video interview with Esther Dyson

ZDNet video interview with Esther Dyson 04/22/2004 02:35 AM
CNet gets some opinions out of its new editor-at-large

Dyson DC11 Telescope Vacuum Shipping in
U.S.

Dyson DC11 Telescope Vacuum Shipping in
U.S. 06/07/2004 10:22 AM

I don't know when they hit U.S. retail channels, exactly, but it looks like the Dyson DC11 'Telescope' vacuum is now available in the U.S. Amazon has it for $500. The idea behind Dyson vacuums is that a bagless 'cyclone' section continually provides suction separate from the filter and collection so that collected dust and dirt doesn't clog up the airflow. Guess it is the DC11 I've been seeing on bus stops and not the DC08. Also, I have no idea if they're any good -- I just like them because they're yellow.
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Esther Dyson on Personal Health Records,
7 laws of identity

Esther Dyson on Personal Health Records,
7 laws of identity 06/17/2005 06:30 PM
I'm starting a number of side projects lately. One of them is a series of podcasts on Health Care IT. On the heels of the iHealthRecord announcement, I interviewed Esther Dyson last month about the whole idea of Personal Health...

Dark matter, Dyson spheres, alien life
and New York

Dark matter, Dyson spheres, alien life
and New York 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
Ahem – what follows is the sort of thing that I can’t imagine discussing in New York. So in honor...

British inventor Dyson unveils his
latest appliance of science in Japan
(AFP)

British inventor Dyson unveils his
latest appliance of science in Japan
(AFP) 05/25/2004 01:08 PM
AFP - British inventor James Dyson unveiled his latest hi-tech gadget, the world's smallest, most powerful -- and possibly most expensive -- vacuum cleaner, in a bid to clean up the Japanese market.

Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us

Amazon.com, Marc Andreessen, BV Capital,
Esther Dyson, Seth Goldstein, Josh
Koppelman, Howard Morgan, Tim
O’Reilly, y Bob Young est¡n
invirtiendo en del.icio.us 04/12/2005 12:03 AM
Union Square Ventures Leads Del.icio.us Financing

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NPR : The Man Behind 'The Incredibles'

NPR : The Man Behind 'The Incredibles' 04/08/2005 10:20 AM
Terry Gross interviews The Incredibles director Brad Bird on NPR .. NPR : Fresh Air from WHYY for Wednesday, April 6, 2005

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'The Man Behind The Motion'

'The Man Behind The Motion' 01/01/2004 06:49 AM
"The Man Behind the Motion"" .. Madness

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When is 'The Matrix'?

When is 'The Matrix'? 11/05/2003 04:50 PM
We all know the answer to the question, "What is the Matrix?" but with the release of Matrix Revolutions, some people are speculating on the question "When is the Matrix?". Using dates found or hinted at in all three movies and the Animatrix short films, a complete timeline has been pieced together. From the first humanoid robots sometime after 2010, to their revolt and eventual victory over the armies of man in 2098, the timeline tells the whole story of AI and robots vs man.

'The Next Evolution' for Wi-Fi

'The Next Evolution' for Wi-Fi 02/19/2004 08:41 AM
Business Week Feb 19 2004 1:27PM GMT

'The computer will see you now'

'The computer will see you now' 05/31/2004 06:45 AM
Chicago Sun-Times May 31 2004 11:07AM GMT

'The Google of e-mail'

'The Google of e-mail' 04/14/2004 06:31 AM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 14 2004 11:09AM GMT

Linux en 'The Economist'

Linux en 'The Economist' 04/16/2004 07:52 PM

'The Ken Burns effect'

'The Ken Burns effect' 05/08/2004 11:48 AM
Chicago Tribune May 8 2004 3:08PM GMT

Rooney 'the new Pele'

Rooney 'the new Pele' 06/22/2004 01:21 AM
Sven-Goran Eriksson likens England hero Wayne Rooney to Brazil's World Cup legend.

'The leaders should be there'

'The leaders should be there' 04/13/2004 02:05 PM

'The Apprentice' Tek Panel PC

'The Apprentice' Tek Panel PC 04/12/2004 08:39 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- Apparently there is a television show called 'The Apprentice.' On this show--if it indeed exists, for I am so over TV--they have shown a sexy all-in-one computer that is integrated into a 30" LCD wide-screen monitor, which I4U has identified as the Tek Panel 300. From the...

'The Guardian' on the Second Browser War

'The Guardian' on the Second Browser War 07/15/2004 03:16 PM

Simulate 'The Day After Tomorrow' On
Your PC

Simulate 'The Day After Tomorrow' On
Your PC 05/18/2004 10:32 AM
Slashdot May 18 2004 1:49PM GMT

More Companies Say, 'The DVD Is in the
Mail'

More Companies Say, 'The DVD Is in the
Mail' 12/25/2004 11:00 PM
New York Times Dec 26 2004 2:25AM GMT

Bill Gets the Job on 'The Apprentice'

Bill Gets the Job on 'The Apprentice' 04/15/2004 11:34 PM
The reality show came to its much-anticipated end when Donald Trump chose Bill Rancic, the 32-year-old entrepreneur from Chicago, to be his apprentice for the next year.

CBS Statement Regarding 'The Reagans'

CBS Statement Regarding 'The Reagans' 11/05/2003 08:41 AM
does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans .. BLACK EYE: CBS CANCELS 'REAGANS' .. straightfaced claim .. pulling the show .. statement

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Controlling 'The Sims'

Controlling 'The Sims' 09/15/2004 07:35 AM
Mental breakdowns and warped childhoods add to the fun in "The Sims 2," creator Will Wright explains.

'The Three Pillars of Zen'

'The Three Pillars of Zen' 05/28/2004 01:46 AM

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"So Much for 'The Front Page',"

"So Much for 'The Front Page'," 11/03/2003 06:39 AM
an even worse rep .. Frank Rich .. today

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"MSNBC - 'The Dots Never Existed'"

"MSNBC - 'The Dots Never Existed'" 07/12/2004 03:54 PM

MacMice announces 'The Mouse'

MacMice announces 'The Mouse' 11/14/2003 06:53 AM
MacMice today announced "The Mouse," a new multi-button, scroll wheel mouse for the Mac...

'The Reagans': Too Hot for CBS to
Handle? (washingtonpost.com)

'The Reagans': Too Hot for CBS to
Handle? (washingtonpost.com) 11/05/2003 08:41 AM
"liberal" media's coverage of the issue .. Reagan mini-series be erased

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Russian hackers 'the best in the world'

Russian hackers 'the best in the world' 04/06/2005 07:28 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 6 2005 12:00PM GMT

washingtonpost.com: The Truth About 'the
Wall'

washingtonpost.com: The Truth About 'the
Wall' 04/19/2004 07:05 AM
GORELICK FIGHTS BACK: 'I intend...to finish the job' .. Jamie Gorelick repudiates John Ashcroft's testimony .. in the Washington Post .. op-ed

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O'Reilly releases 'The Best of the Joy
of Tech'

O'Reilly releases 'The Best of the Joy
of Tech' 12/05/2003 06:40 PM
O'Reilly today announced the release of "The Best of the Joy of Tech" (US$14.95), a collection of the very best from the "hilarious technology-centric online comics created by the dual processing powers of Nitrozac and Snaggy...
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Other News: Motion Review

Other News: Motion Review 09/13/2004 02:58 PM
Fxguide.com offers a user review of Apple's new Motion application, with very positive conclusions.

Samsung's VC-RP30W Robotic Vacuum

Samsung's VC-RP30W Robotic Vacuum 12/02/2003 12:23 AM
Several News agencies such as MobileMag have declared: Samsung Unveils High-tech Robot Vacuum Cleaner Samsung's robotic vacuum cleaner, identified as VC-RP30W, vacuums your house the smart way: it makes a 3D map and knows which areas of your house needs cleaning. This is contrary to a recent article that says mapping less is better. This is also contrary to popular robotic vacuums that just bounce around your house unwittingly with hopes of eventually vacuuming all the floor. This robot is no dummy. The battery life lasts about 50 minutes a charge and when the battery gets low, it goes back automatically to the charging station for a recharge. You can program it to your desired start times to start when you're away, and you can even monitor the vacuum from work doing its work with an internet connection and its internal camera. With all this robotic intelligence and obvious great design and crafting, you can guess why there's no mention of price or availability yet, but with camera, internet connection, charging station, etc, I don't expect it to be as cheap as a Roomba but at least it's got to be some kind of world's first great vacuum cleaning robot for Samsung!

30-Second Movie Review: The Recruit

30-Second Movie Review: The Recruit 02/12/2003 07:45 PM
I am the NOC. Last night my brother and I went to see The Recruit. He says that it was...

Movie review: The Aviator

Movie review: The Aviator 12/22/2004 01:49 AM

Even if you're a pilot it is tough to recommend the new movie The Aviator.  Despite its ponderous length the story seems told in a very sketchy manner.  Hollywood seems to have forgotten what Homer demonstrated in the Iliad:  Epic works best when told in medias res ("in the middle of the thing").  Attempting to cover decades of events in 169 minutes results in raising more questions than can be answered.  It might have been a better film if it had covered just the years in which Hughes lived with Katherine Hepburn, for example.  The flying and engineering scenes were not very accurate.  One thing that was horrifyingly accurate was the crash of the XF-11 reconnaissance plane (backg round).  If you have a multi rating this will bring back some memories of your instructor cutting off the fuel to one engine and the resulting yaw.  In the case of the XF-11, however, it was designed so that a loss of oil pressure would result in one of the props going into reverse pitch and producing so much drag that one couldn't hold altitude on the remaining engine.  It would be interesting to know why the plane even had the ability to reverse pitch; a recon plane wouldn't have needed to land on short runways and use the engines for braking.

Airplane nerds will enjoy http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/content/2005/jan/howard_hughes.ht ml, which makes it clear that nearly all of Hughes's crashes were due either to failure to preflight/plan or failure to "plan the flight and fly the plan".

Review: 'Riddick' Game Better Than Movie
(AP)

Review: 'Riddick' Game Better Than Movie
(AP) 06/22/2004 09:52 PM
AP - Perhaps Vin Diesel should stick with video games: "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay" is a superlative new title for the Xbox.

A pilot's review of the movie "The
Incredibles"

A pilot's review of the movie "The
Incredibles" 12/17/2004 06:36 PM

Inspired by David Letterman's bringing a dentist from New Jersey to review the epic film "Reds", here is an airplane nerd's review of "The Incredibles":

Elastigirl is flying an airplane right at the top of a cloud layer, more or less in and out of the clouds, and calls an air traffic control facility saying that she is "VFR on top".  Visual Flight Rules would generally require at least 1000' of clearance above the top of any cloud and 2000' horizontally from clouds.

[The dentist's sole comments on Reds related to the fact that the dental work visible on screen was anachronistic and not representative of what dental care would actually have been like in early 20th century Russia.  If you do see the Incredibles, look for a scene in which the wife is upset at the idea that her husband is cheating on her and then gets slapped a few times by a fashion designer.  This scene was animated by my cousin Doug Frankel.]

Movie Review: Final Destination 2

Movie Review: Final Destination 2 02/07/2003 06:48 PM
I've had many dreams that turned out to be premonitions, generally of an excruciatingly mundane variety, but a few times...

Movie Review: Secret Window

Movie Review: Secret Window 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Produced in 2004, IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 Seeing as I’m a big fan of both Johnny Depp and Stephen King,...

Review: 'Riddick' Game Better Than Movie

Review: 'Riddick' Game Better Than Movie 06/22/2004 02:03 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jun 22 2004 6:32PM GMT

Apple ships Motion real-time motion
graphics design app

Apple ships Motion real-time motion
graphics design app 08/10/2004 09:11 AM
Apple today announced it has begun shipping Motion, a new application that delivers high-performance, real-time motion graphics design...

"Television Review: Hatchet Job? Reagan
Movie Is Run of the Mill"

"Television Review: Hatchet Job? Reagan
Movie Is Run of the Mill" 12/02/2003 10:19 PM

Not In Our Backyard

Not In Our Backyard 05/04/2004 06:16 PM
Well-placed industry sources revealed that the record companies are now scared that the European iTunes Music Store will dominate rivals -- and dictate the future direction of online music. By Charles Arthur, Independent (via MyAppleMenu)

Thinkstock Footage and the Boston Final
Cut Pro User Group Present “HD in
Motion”Event to showcase HD workflow and
the Boston debut of Apple’s Motion

Thinkstock Footage and the Boston Final
Cut Pro User Group Present “HD in
Motion”Event to showcase HD workflow and
the Boston debut of Apple’s Motion 07/10/2004 02:37 AM
Thinkstock Footage, an innovative royalty-free stock footage supplier, is a lead sponsor of “HD in Motion”, a special evening event and social presented by the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group (BOSFCPUG) during Macworld Boston. Through live demos, attendees can see and discuss the powerful new features of Final Cut Pro HD and Motion, Apple’s new high-performance motion graphic design and production application. [PRWEB Jul 10, 2004]

Backyard mecha

Backyard mecha 12/24/2004 12:29 PM
David Pescovitz: Carlos Owens, a 26-year-old steelworker who lives near Anchorage, Alaska is building a "mobile suit gundam," a robotic exoskeleton, in his backyard. From a CNET report:

"This is a concept that's been around for a long time," Owens said in a telephone interview. "But I'm not going to wait for the other guy to come out and make it when I've got the capability to do it myself."

When completed, the idea is for the pilot to be able to strap himself into a central, padded compartment, and then control the mecha with the motions of his own body. When the pilot walks, the mecha walks. Raise an arm and open a hand, and the mecha does the same, with 46 possible movements planned.

Owens said he can't afford top-of-the line equipment, like infrared sensors and electronics that would govern the motion. Instead he's using a hydraulic system to transfer the motion of his limbs to the larger structure, and a gas engine mounted on the back to generate the power needed. In all, the system can exert about 3,500 pounds per square inch, or more than enough to set his ton and a half creation in motion, he said.

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Backyard Coaster

Backyard Coaster 07/13/2004 03:37 PM
The Blue Flash is a roller coaster that John Ivers constructed in his rural Indiana backyard.

"I love to go to amusement parks and ride the the rides, but I can't stand waiting in line... To be honest with you, I'm not an educated engineer or mathematician or anything like that. It was more or less trial-and-error."

Here's a radio piece on Ivers and his coaster from WYNC's "The Next Big Thing." Link< /a>

Backyard disaster bunker

Backyard disaster bunker 12/29/2004 04:24 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Jim Leftwich writes about US Bunkers, which manufactures a nice little pod to cozy up in when the peak oil crisis-induced food, water, and energy riots commence. Load it up with plenty of guns, ammos, water, food, and antibiotics and ride out the catastrophe. Don't open the door until the population drops by 90 percent. Link

in L.A.? bl0g mike's backyard.

in L.A.? bl0g mike's backyard. 08/11/2004 12:11 PM
hang out with mr. cruftbox himself. sounds like fun.

Planning a perfect backyard? No sweat

Planning a perfect backyard? No sweat 04/16/2005 07:34 PM
Chicago Tribune Apr 16 2005 9:20PM GMT

Yahoo Local Aims To Search Your Backyard

Yahoo Local Aims To Search Your Backyard 08/03/2004 07:39 PM
Techzonez Aug 3 2004 11:15PM GMT

The Americans have found white
supremacists with chemical weapons right
in Dubya's backyard

The Americans have found white
supremacists with chemical weapons right
in Dubya's backyard 12/06/2003 06:08 AM
a huge cache of chemical materials suitable to create large-scale weapons .. Weapons of Mass Destruction Found! .. CBS 11 Dallas / Fort Worth .. These people

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Norton Secures the Perimeter July 9 -
12:31 AM ET With Microsoft quietly
slipping into their backyard, securit

Norton Secures the Perimeter July 9 -
12:31 AM ET With Microsoft quietly
slipping into their backyard, securit 07/09/2004 12:20 AM
BetaNews Jul 9 2004 4:46AM GMT

More Sega PC USB Controllers

More Sega PC USB Controllers 12/28/2004 01:07 PM

Sega has released more USB controllers for PCs, available in a variety of new colors, including the always sassy pink. I've never been a Sega controller man, myself, preferring the SNES pad on the whole, but I think it's fantastic that companies continue to release controllers from years past, despite a wealth of conversion dongles that let you use the original units via USB. Why? Because I like to spend money. (Thanks, Rom!)

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Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Yesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were whini ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize that going to the movies is a social experience. It's not just about the content (though, that is important), but the overall experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go -- even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that story pointed to an article in China noting that this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done. After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience, putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.

IBM Debuts Low-End Storage Controllers

IBM Debuts Low-End Storage Controllers 09/03/2004 04:09 PM
IBM has launched a pair of low-end storage controllers and is pulling its disk-based storage products underneath its TotalStorage umbrella.

Synchronizing Domain Controllers

Synchronizing Domain Controllers 07/06/2004 06:46 PM

U.S. to Hire 12,000 Air Controllers Over
10 Years (Reuters)

U.S. to Hire 12,000 Air Controllers Over
10 Years (Reuters) 12/22/2004 01:21 AM
Reuters - The U.S. government said on Tuesday it planned to hire more than 12,000 air controllers over 10 years to address a wave of upcoming retirements, but the controllers union said the strategy is unrealistic.

Air traffic controllers deploy
conferencing

Air traffic controllers deploy
conferencing 06/28/2004 06:33 AM
Personal Computer World Jun 28 2004 10:53AM GMT

Logitech introduces three game
controllers

Logitech introduces three game
controllers 05/13/2004 10:56 AM
Logitech has previewed three new game controllers at this week's 2004 Electronic Entertainment Exposition...

BlueArc adds controllers to Titan NAS
server

BlueArc adds controllers to Titan NAS
server 08/05/2004 12:37 PM
BlueArc Corp. is adding Fibre Channel and Serial ATA (SATA) controllers from Engenio Information Technologies Inc. to its Titan SiliconServer, a network-attached storage (NAS) server.

Dyson DC15 'The Ball'

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