An amazing week continues. First it was the victory in the RIAA case.
Now news that Norway has acquitted Jon Johansen again. Stay tuned to the channel that has helped make much
of this freedom possible -- EFF, and
remember, it is the time for giving.
(BTW: I'm a board member at EFF, and my job is supposed to include
asking rich people to give lots of money to support EFF. As I hate the
possible implicit quid-pro-quo in asking for lots of money, help me
Dean-ify fundraising at EFF. Lots of small contributions, soon. Or,
alternatively, if you'd like to give big, I guess that's ok too.)
Fantastic Voyage04/27/2004 05:59 AM Cyberonics' medical implant is the size of a chocolate-chip cookie,
and it could -- could -- be worth $2.8 billion someday. But as this
dramatic tale of innovation and entrepreneurship shows, saving lives
can be one tough business.
"General Electric is working on real-life nanotechnology,
but somebody in its ad department knows that lectures on the company's
R&D in nanocomposites and nanostructured optoelectronics will
leave viewers running for the fridge or the remote. Instead, it chose
to try for the imagination, using cultural icons and
humor."
Fantastic Freeware Finds01/17/2004 10:55 PM Generally speaking, I like saving the cool stuff for Lockergnome's
channels, but I found a couple of nifty tools today that I just
couldn't wait to share with the world. First, a Command Prompt
Explorer Bar (via Julien Cheyssial). Second, PhotoFiltre - one of the
best free image editors I've ever found (courtesy of
alt.comp.freeware). If it weren't for RSS, I wouldn't have discovered
either one of 'em. Jason suggested that we start running a top ten
"new feeds" list in our newsletters, so expect to see the first one
next week. Oh yeah, I also learned about Peter Hirschberg's classics
through my news aggregator. Still think I'm crazy? Good....
Modding is as hot as ever it would appear. ExtremeTech has
showcased four specific case mods that they think are just the
coolest. Each of them are very extreme and perhaps even a bit bizarre,
I was always fascinated with the desire to do this type of
hobby….
What's in a Fantastic Enterprise Portal?
What's in a Fantastic Enterprise Portal?03/14/2003 01:28 AM To many, the term "portal" is just another enterprise software
buzzword, a consequence of being thrown around so casually that it
means everything and nothing. But a really great portal can be the
vehicle for a powerful set of functions that are vital to companies
large and small.
fantastic database of lunar exploration01/19/2004 06:13 AM there's something perversely amusing about looking at the failures and
seeing how many soviet rockets never got off the launch pad
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, someone had the
idea that science would be at its most interesting when it was being
subverted. Just as science itself was developing, storytellers began
expanding the worlds of physics, biology, chemistry and engineering.
They came up with a universe full of lightsabers, spaceships and
robots, steeped in a heady brew of technobabble and draped on a
background of journeys to exotic worlds. But science…
Fantastic Spastic Elastic Plastic
Fantastic Spastic Elastic Plastic04/15/2005 04:58 AM Shape-shifting polymers that change form when exposed to light are in
the works. The morphing materials may lead to artery-opening stents or
wacky, warping toys. By Rachel Metz.
"Fantastic article on the inner workings of Gmail"
A Dim Speck in Space With a Fantastic View05/10/2004 05:46 PM Seen from Earth, Sedna, the recently discovered farthest known object
in the solar system, is a dim speck. But what's the view from Sedna?
fantastic perspective on indian outsourcing
fantastic perspective on indian outsourcing01/28/2004 10:17 AM chris asserts, correctly, that jobs moving overseas mean *better* jobs
in the future here at home. always has, always will.
Wired's fantastic intellectual property infoporn
Wired's fantastic intellectual property infoporn06/07/2004 01:42 PM
Wired has just posted a series of "Infoporn" PDFs showing really
fascinating stats about the realtionship of intellectual property and
the public domain. They cover all the bases here, from books and music
to seed-stock and the genome. This is excellent, excellent stuff.
Link
So I'm a child. I know
that. But surely I'm not the only one who has noticed the Cellpoint
Flamingo Headset looks like a big, black cock hanging out of these
people's ears? It may sound great, feel great, and have a long battery
life—it still looks like a dong. If I'm going to pay $130 for a
nubian schlong, it's going to be attached to something more
substantial than six different rubber ear pieces.
We first mentioned the
Sleeptracker watch earlier this month. Now,
a watch designed to supposedly wake you up while at the lightest part
of your sleep cycle leaving you completely rested sounds a lot like
paid-advertising poppycock. Refreshingly enough, (note the subtle pun)
the Sleeptracker more than lives up to its namesake and received quite
a dreamy (omg again!) review from Gear Live.
They have
developed a product that actually improves your quality of life.
Waking up fully energized on a daily basis is just amazing. It is
almost as if there is no lost time, and you just want to seize the
day. The product did exactly what it said it would
do.
Coming from an unbiased source, this is enough to make
me really consider buying one, even though they're $150. Available
now, read the full review at Gear Live.
I4U has a review on the Mvisto DivX
Player. Very similar indeed to the Wigobyte Mvolt-100 Media Flash we mentioned last week, it lacks the
Mvolt's soft, supple curves but includes a 40GB hard drive. (It may
very well be an OEM derivative of the Wigobyte device, actually.) The
Mvisto excels in playing back DivX files on your TV and can even read
ISO files, allowing you to copy full DVDs with playback of all its
special features. The on-screen interface actually looks quite
charming, and it's powered through its USB port. (You use an adapter
to plug into the mains when playing back on your TV.) The review is
overall very favorable and the Mvisto is only $325 through MacPower
distributors, although you have to contact them to purchase a unit for
now.
The news of the Air Force and White Housedisproving the allegations about the Bush medal cameFriday, as CBS News and other news organizations werereeling from the disclosure that they had publish
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Saddam Nephew Killed in Blast01/19/2004 06:13 AM An Explosive Device Being Transported In A Car Exploded Near A U.S.
Army Patrol, Killing Two Iraqis In The Vehicle Including A Relative Of
Saddam Hussein, The Military Said Today. There Were No U.S. Casualties
.. excellent news ..
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Over at the NanoBot,
Howard Lovy writes about General Electric's new 
Wired has just posted a series of "Infoporn" PDFs showing really
fascinating stats about the realtionship of intellectual property and
the public domain. They cover all the bases here, from books and music
to seed-stock and the genome. This is excellent, excellent stuff.
So I'm a child. I know
that. But surely I'm not the only one who has noticed the Cellpoint
Flamingo Headset looks like a big, black cock hanging out of these
people's ears? It may sound great, feel great, and have a long battery
life—it still looks like a dong. If I'm going to pay $130 for a
nubian schlong, it's going to be attached to something more
substantial than six different rubber ear pieces.
We first mentioned the
Sleeptracker watch 
I4U has a review on the Mvisto DivX
Player. Very similar indeed to the Wigobyte Mvolt-100 Media Flash