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Ray Charles, the blind singer and piano
player who erased musical boundaries
with classic hits such as "What'd I
Say," "Hit the Road Jack" and the
melancholy ballad "Georgia on My Mind,"
died Thursday. He was 73. Blind by age 7
and an orphan at 15, C

Ray Charles, the blind singer and piano
player who erased musical boundaries
with classic hits such as "What'd I
Say," "Hit the Road Jack" and the
melancholy ballad "Georgia on My Mind,"
died Thursday. He was 73. Blind by age 7
and an orphan at 15, C 06/11/2004 01:52 AM

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The blind fragging the blind

The blind fragging the blind 03/14/2005 04:30 PM
Also: Space agencies consider joint mission. [News.com Extra]

Look ma, I'm blind

Look ma, I'm blind 04/14/2005 06:22 AM
So, this one country invades this other country saying that now its inhabitants can be free and the women are no longer oppressed, killing many people in the process of distributing freedom. However, at the same time they pret end that their own women have no nipples and punish those women who dare to have them. Even with clothes on.

They are more alike than they want to admit.

(Via Dan Gillmor.)

Bionic eye will let the blind see

Bionic eye will let the blind see 04/05/2005 08:27 AM
Scientists have designed a artificial eye that should allow blind people to see again.

Blind Owl Gets New Eye Lenses in Wis.
(AP)

Blind Owl Gets New Eye Lenses in Wis.
(AP) 02/12/2004 05:44 AM
AP - A great horned owl found starving in the wild because it had gone blind could be released this spring after having new eye lenses implanted.

PDF tagging for the blind

PDF tagging for the blind 07/11/2004 08:11 PM
Online service aims to take the strain

Sharks Don't Go Blind

Sharks Don't Go Blind 01/05/2005 01:36 PM
Shark liver oil shows promise in treatment of age-related macular degeneration.

Blind Yourself with Science

Blind Yourself with Science 12/09/2003 08:37 PM
LoveLump is an "artificially-engineered transgenic tissue sculpture" that is "created using a variety of animal and vegetable DNA strands." The manufacturer recommends to spray it twice a day. (12-09)

My blind date with PSP

My blind date with PSP 03/19/2005 02:38 AM

The Blind Men and the Elephant

The Blind Men and the Elephant 12/04/2003 02:19 PM
David McClintock writes " In David A. Schmaltz's new book, The Blind Men and the Elephant: Mastering Project Work, we find a powerful metaphor for the ...

IBM Tool Has An Eye For The Blind

IBM Tool Has An Eye For The Blind 07/15/2004 05:16 PM
A new alphaWorks application shows Web designers what their site looks like through the eyes of someone with a visual impairment.

New Technology for the Blind?

New Technology for the Blind? 12/22/2004 01:40 AM
Slashdot Dec 21 2004 12:34AM GMT

Blind Spots

Blind Spots 11/10/2003 11:11 PM
Links are unquestionably the greatest source for semantic data within weblogs.  But what does RSS 1.0 (an application of RDF) do with that data? ...

Blind student earns M.D.

Blind student earns M.D. 04/03/2005 05:43 PM
Blind student earns M.D. A fascinating article about a guy who overcame innumerable obstacles, not the least of which was people's preconceived notions about what a visually impaired person is capable of. [via linkfilter.]

"71 year old blind woman"

"71 year old blind woman" 04/27/2004 08:57 AM

Brits still blind to benefits of Wi-Fi

Brits still blind to benefits of Wi-Fi 08/06/2004 11:44 AM
So much for Intel's Centrino advertising

Blind Get Wireless Guidance

Blind Get Wireless Guidance 06/15/2004 02:57 PM
CBS News Jun 15 2004 6:22PM GMT

New graphic displays for the blind

New graphic displays for the blind 12/24/2004 12:55 PM
María Jesús San Segundo, Spanish Secretary of Education and Science, and Carlos Rubén Fernández, President of ONCE foundation, awarded the prize to the scientists at the historical Complutense University auditorium in Madrid. Georg Boomgaarden, German Ambassador to Spain, also participated in the festive award ceremony.

The displays use metallic films featuring various shape memory alloys which are produced layer by layer on silicon wafers using thin film technology. Display pixels are generated when the metallic film adjusts its curvature partially, similarly to bimetal snap plates for temperature switches. The movement of the films is then transferred to the touch panel via plastic pins und thus can be detected by the user.

News source: Science News Daily

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Blind Wisconsin Owl Gets New Eye Lenses
(AP)

Blind Wisconsin Owl Gets New Eye Lenses
(AP) 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
AP - A great horned owl found starving in the wild because it had gone blind could be released this spring after having new lenses implanted in its eyes.

AOL Tip: Blind Carbon Copy

AOL Tip: Blind Carbon Copy 09/19/2004 01:26 PM
G4 Tech TV Sep 19 2004 5:13PM GMT

In a Realm of Blind Fish, Mr. Right and
Mr. Big Are One and the Same

In a Realm of Blind Fish, Mr. Right and
Mr. Big Are One and the Same 04/19/2004 05:41 PM
Scientists are finding that cave-dwelling female fish have developed a way to assess potential mates without seeing or contacting them.

Is Science Fiction About to Go Blind?

Is Science Fiction About to Go Blind? 08/17/2004 01:37 AM

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“Wandering through the exhibition room at a science-fiction convention in Boston a few months ago, I saw plenty of reprints of golden-age SF classics for sale. But I also encountered paintings of half-naked people battling dragons, vendors hawking crystals and a folk musician warming up for a recital. Where is the science in science fiction? I wondered. Whatever happened to envisioning the future? Anthropologist Judith Berman, who recently surveyed a crop of science fiction published…

Blind Rats' Compass

Blind Rats' Compass 01/22/2004 03:19 AM
This week's column includes items on blind mole rats, the attraction of mosquitoes to sweat and the transmission of louping ill virus.

Sound gives 'sight' to blind

Sound gives 'sight' to blind 01/01/2004 02:11 AM
Washington Times Jan 1 2004 1:33AM ET

Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See

Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See 07/05/2004 02:45 AM

Blind Date Uncensored

Blind Date Uncensored 01/22/2003 01:08 AM
What the Hell Are They Thinking?

Race blind society? I wish

Race blind society? I wish 12/21/2003 02:41 AM
Every study of the job market or the housing market I have ever seen confirms the existence of persistent and blatant discrimination against African-Americans. This latest study by the Discrimination Research Center is no different, unfortunately. Temporary employment agencies in California show significant preference for white applicants by 3-1 over African Americans In undercover tests conducted by the Discrimination Research Center (DRC). By ratios of 4-1 in Los Angeles and more than 2-1 in San Francisco, agencies favored white job applicants over slightly higher qualified African American applicants. "African Americans seeking temporary work received less consideration in the form of fewer offers and less desirable jobs," said John Trasviña, Director of the DRC. The results come from 64 tests of San Francisco and Los Angeles temporary employment agencies conducted between May and November, 2003 involving specially matched pairs of white and African American job applicants. Where is the outrage among the so-called principled "race-blind" conservatives? Via Magpie....

Internet Link For The Blind Computer
Course

Internet Link For The Blind Computer
Course 04/25/2004 08:41 PM
BruDirect Apr 25 2004 11:46PM GMT

Travel sites agree to changes for the
blind

Travel sites agree to changes for the
blind 08/20/2004 04:24 PM
Priceline.com, Ramada.com to make navigation easier as part of settlement with New York attorney general.

HP unveils Pocket PC for blind users

HP unveils Pocket PC for blind users 07/05/2004 07:32 AM
vnunet.com Jul 5 2004 11:40AM GMT

Legally Blind Iowa Golfer Gets an Ace
(AP)

Legally Blind Iowa Golfer Gets an Ace
(AP) 03/29/2005 04:31 PM
AP - A man who is legally blind has heard it before, so he was naturally skeptical when he was told he scored a hole-in-one while golfing at a local golf course. "They've said it before," said Joel Ludvicek, 78.

Frail blind man robbed in street

Frail blind man robbed in street 09/14/2004 12:25 PM
Detectives hunt two thieves who robbed a 75-year-old blind man as he stood in the street with his walking aid.

Blind Grandpa Finishes College With 4.0
(AP)

Blind Grandpa Finishes College With 4.0
(AP) 05/17/2004 01:35 PM
AP - The fact Bob Brophy never made it through high school makes him all the more proud he's now got a college degree. How he did that — with perfect grades — has his grandson and class in awe.

A new TCP/IP blind data injection
technique?

A new TCP/IP blind data injection
technique? 12/10/2003 07:54 PM
Michal Zalewski (Dec 10 2003)

Legally Blind Golfer Gets Hole-In-One
(AP)

Legally Blind Golfer Gets Hole-In-One
(AP) 03/29/2005 11:06 PM
AP - A man who is legally blind has heard it before, so he was naturally skeptical when he was told he scored a hole-in-one while golfing at a local golf course. "They've said it before," said Joel Ludvicek, 78.

BrailleNote PK: World's Smallest PDA for
the Blind

BrailleNote PK: World's Smallest PDA for
the Blind 06/30/2004 11:10 AM

The BrailleNote PK is the world's smallest PDA for the blind, and one of the first small enough to be carried around for daily use. Powered by Windows CE, the relatively small [6.8" x 3.6" x 1.3"] unit has a mix of high-end and low-end features, with a wide variety of communications options such as Bluetooth and WiFi, Ethernet, and USB, but a relatively small amount of RAM [16MB User/16MB RAM/32MB ROM], and somewhat surprisingly (I'm serious), no LCD screen. In fact, all interfacing with the BrailleNote is done via a built-in 180cell Braille display and an 8-key Braille keyboard. The unit also supports text-to-speech out support, although not speech-to-text, if I read correctly.

It looks like a great unit, but it comes with a very steep price. The BrailleNote PK lists for just under $5,000. With the amount of geeky freedom this would afford many, though, it just might be worth it.
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Animated "Blind Man's Penis"

Animated "Blind Man's Penis" 05/06/2004 10:24 AM
Jo hn Alderman says:

"Back in the '70s, John Trubee (weirdo prankster) saw one of those ads that offers to assess your poetic talent and set your poems to music. So--testing limits--he wrote the most offensive thing he could think of, pushing all the buttons, and sent it off. The refrain was originally 'Stevie Wonder’s penis, is erect because he's blind.' The company wrote back and, of course, told him he had talent, and would set his song to music and press disks if he'd pay them a little. But, because they didn't want to get sued, they had to substitute 'a blind man' for Stevie. The record was pressed and it became a sort-of underground hit in LA. Funny also because Trubee's prank calls were supposed to be the inspiration for Matt Groening's use of them. They were friends!"

Now, "Blind Man's Penis" has been given the Flash animation treatment! Link

Even blind old ladies terrify the cops

Even blind old ladies terrify the cops 04/27/2004 03:00 AM
Even blind old ladies terrify the cops in Oregon .. Read article .. Portland

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Project to open internet to blind

Project to open internet to blind 04/19/2005 06:23 AM
A three-year project to improve blind access to the internet is due to get under way at Queen's University.
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Connecting two Linksys wifi access
points

Connecting two Linksys wifi access
points 12/24/2004 01:06 PM
Paul English explains carefully how to set up two wifi access points if you need to cover a broader area... He also has a nice appreciation of David Brudnoy, the long-time Boston-area radio talk show host who was opinionated without being stupid or obnoxious. I only heard him a few times, but his movie reviews were the best thing in the Boston Tab newsweekly....

Wireless Access Points – The New Attack
Vector?

Wireless Access Points – The New Attack
Vector? 06/13/2004 10:13 AM

University Bans Wireless Access Points

University Bans Wireless Access Points 09/09/2004 10:51 AM

Yahoo! Maps now can show wireless access
points

Yahoo! Maps now can show wireless access
points 04/28/2004 07:19 AM
Not sure if people are already aware, but Yahoo! Maps now shows "Wi-fi Hotspots,", if the option is checked. They are represented by little Centrino logos...

Skyhook Wireless - Wi-Fi Location
Sensing

Skyhook Wireless - Wi-Fi Location
Sensing 06/22/2005 01:57 AM

Skyhook is creating a concurrent positioning system that can be used in dense urban areas where GPS may not reach. Designed to use Wi-Fi access points to triangulate position, Skyhook is touting this tech as a system that can work alongside GPS systems in order to maintain constant location information in any situation. Thanks to the ubiquity of Wi-Fi, the system seems like a good idea and it can work with just about any 802.11 device, meaning your handhelds and laptops can become local positioning units without much trouble.

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Wireless Chip Maker Fuels Call for
Multiduty Access Points

Wireless Chip Maker Fuels Call for
Multiduty Access Points 07/12/2004 12:43 AM
WLAN hardware manufacturers are gearing up to take advantage of new silicon that promises to increase range and decrease the price of enterprise access points.

A few open wifi points in Charlottetown

A few open wifi points in Charlottetown 06/20/2004 02:30 PM
"Our friend Jevon MacDonald has posted a summary of some open wifi access points around Charlottetown: Cedars Eatery (81 University Ave.) The Formosa Tea House (186 Prince St.) Timothy's Coffee Shop (137B Kent St.) Mavors (downstairs, Confederation Center of the Arts) Atlantic Technology..." (41 words - posted by steven) no replies

Free Wi-Fi access points in Boston, MA

Free Wi-Fi access points in Boston, MA 05/08/2004 02:49 PM
These sites offer FREE wireless access and were published in The Improper Bostonian Magazine.

Armani Cafe, 214 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

The Wrap, 247 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 338 Newbury Street, Boston, MA

ENJOY!

Beware the rogue access points

Beware the rogue access points 06/10/2004 06:32 AM
Wireless security headaches

Cross the Columbia and Two Access Points
Cost over $30,000

Cross the Columbia and Two Access Points
Cost over $30,000 08/13/2004 03:50 PM
Vancouver, Washington, gets its first free public Wi-Fi for a total of over $30,000 and after a year of planning: Vancouver is a popular town to live in for folks who like to shop just across the Columbia River in sales-tax-free Oregon and live in income-tax-free Washington. It's also a less-bustling town than its neighbor, Portland, edging right into undeveloped countyside, even as it's become a sprawl-y bedroom community. While Personal Telco in Portland has what they report as over 100 active nodes in their free network, including prominent ones in Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown, Vancouver's first free public space Wi-Fi appears to be a 3 Mbps Internet feed over two antennas relayed from a nearby building into Esther Short Park. The project involved $30,000 from HP in goods and services as a grant, which seems improbable just to start with, since the coverage area and relaying involves very little engineering and could use off-the-shelf equipment. It would be hard to spend more than a few thousand dollars at commercial rates and using enterprise hardware to achieve the project's scope. But HP didn't install the equipment: that was done at a reduced rate by Vancouver Power Systems. Bandwidth and authentication services are being donated by local companies. The equipment is 802.11b, not 802.11g, even. The nature of outdoor Wi-Fi seems to be profoundly misunderstood by either the reporter, the officials and others talking about the project, or both: Patrick Gilbride, the city’s information technology manager and main liaison to the project...[said] “If this is successful, I think it will be attractive to look at providing a service that helps local businesses on a wider scale.” To do so would require a much larger investment in equipment – or a much stronger signal than Wi-Fi, whose range is generally limited to a few hundred feet. Gilbride pointed with enthusiasm to the coming next-generation of wireless, known as WiMax, which promises an exponentially larger coverage area than Wi-Fi. “WiMax could be huge, but we’ll have to wait a year or two before it’s really available,” Gilbride said. In outdoor, public spaces, Wi-Fi can easily span several hundred feet unimpeded, and more with a little antenna design or a small cluster of dumb access points (as little as $50 each) with sectorized antennas. WiMax might help on the backhaul, but moving 3 Mbps in any direct line of site can be accomplished...

Warflying 2013 Access Points in Los
Angeles

Warflying 2013 Access Points in Los
Angeles 12/11/2003 02:19 PM
Kallahar writes "We went warflying over Los Angeles and Orange counties yesterday. Flying in a small plane at 1400 feet we detected 2013 802.11b APs in 75 ...

Aruba Grids Embed Access Points in Walls

Aruba Grids Embed Access Points in Walls 08/30/2004 01:49 PM
Aruba Wireless Networks this week will introduce a new set of WLAN hardware and management software designed to reduce costs and increase capacity of enterprise wireless LANs.

WLAN Monitors Thwart Rogue Access Points

WLAN Monitors Thwart Rogue Access Points 04/12/2004 12:54 AM
Aruba Wireless Networks' access points can double as detectors of rogue equipment—an attractive option for companies that want to make sure employees aren't comprising security by sneaking WLANs in.

AirWave Adds Master Console for Managing
Access Points

AirWave Adds Master Console for Managing
Access Points 08/16/2004 01:00 AM
Version 3.0 of its WLAN management platform lets enterprises manage as many as 20,000 access points in multiple locations.

""Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical
Unification of Access Points and
Redundancy""

""Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical
Unification of Access Points and
Redundancy"" 04/16/2005 10:02 AM

Blocking Rogue Access Points in Real
Time With AirMagnet

Blocking Rogue Access Points in Real
Time With AirMagnet 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
AirMagnet Inc. on Monday released a new version of its WLAN security solution, which now is capable of detecting, tracing and blocking rogue access points in real time to help protect the integrity of corporate wireless networks.

Texas Instruments to release WLAN
software for 802.11a/g access points

Texas Instruments to release WLAN
software for 802.11a/g access points 01/05/2004 06:44 PM
Existing access points can create both 802.11a and 802.11g networks, but TI's products will be the first to accomplish that using a single WLAN chip set.

Setting the Netware Account for eXpress
Client Access Points

Setting the Netware Account for eXpress
Client Access Points 09/23/2004 03:17 AM

Does paid WiFi access have a future?

Does paid WiFi access have a future? 06/09/2004 06:08 AM
WiFi access providers have been struggling to find a profitable business model. Is such a model even possible when there are so many free offerings?

Is WiFi Access Worth $10/hour?

Is WiFi Access Worth $10/hour? 12/27/2003 06:38 PM
Roland Piquepaille writes "This special report from CNET News.com carries an eloquent subtitle: 'Wireless expectations rose in 2003, but growth was hobbled by ...

Auctioning off unused airport wifi
access

Auctioning off unused airport wifi
access 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
I just paid $6.95 for a day of wifi access here in the Newark Airport. Nobody except Tom Hanks uses a full day of airport wifi access, do they? I wish I could sell off my unused hours. Someone want to set up a little airport market for buying and selling unusued capacity?...

McDonald's, SBC team up to serve WiFi
access

McDonald's, SBC team up to serve WiFi
access 06/07/2004 05:59 AM
SiliconValley.com Jun 7 2004 10:33AM GMT

Nebo Wireless Announces International
Wireless Link for Dialup Internet Access

Nebo Wireless Announces International
Wireless Link for Dialup Internet Access 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
This new product release from Nebo Wireless LLC, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, gives dialup Internet subscribers outside North America the advantage and convenience of wireless access for under $50.00 US Dollars. Click on www.nebowireless.com for additional information. [PRWEB May 30, 2005]

Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS

Jocks & Jills announces FREE WIFI
ACCESS 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Jocks & Jills, based in Atlanta, GA, has announced that all of the Sports Restaurants in the corporation now have FREE WIFI. The network is open for public use with the SSID being "JOCKS". They have the following locations in and around Atlanta: Midtown, CNN, Galleria, Brookhaven, Alpharetta, and Norcross.
Also, the Jocks & Jills in Charlotte, NC by the Colesium also has FREE WIFI.
Frankie's, owned and operated by Jocks & Jills, at the Prado shopping center is also offering FREE WIFI. For more location information go to www.jocks-frankies.com.

Is Verizon Limiting WiFi Access To Only
Registered Computers?

Is Verizon Limiting WiFi Access To Only
Registered Computers? 08/12/2004 01:28 PM
While companies like Speakeasy continue to win customers by telling people they can do whatever they want with the broadband connection into the home, it looks like Verizon may be going in the other direction. An article in the NY Times suggests that Verizon is rolling out a new system that limits WiFi to only "registered" computers. Unfortunately, the article isn't clear at all, and the issue gets confused because the writer, who was blocked, knows she was using a neighbor's WiFi who was actually connected via SBC. The way the article is written, it sounds like she thought Verizon was somehow getting in the way and blocking her SBC borrowing, when it's pretty obvious that she just picked up the signal from someone else's Verizon-connected WiFi. The more interesting question, though, is whether or not Verizon really is requiring users to "register" every computer they want to log on to an account. If they are, it's a ridiculous and backwards thinking policy. While there's nothing wrong with keeping those you don't want off your WiFi, shouldn't it be up to the person paying for the connection? All Verizon has done is made it much more difficult for its own customers to use WiFi in a useful way. There are plenty of situations where there are perfectly good reasons to open up your WiFi to a "non-registered" computer (someone is visiting and wants to use their computer, you buy another computer, you bring home a work laptop, etc.), and Verizon has just made that much more difficult. Also, why should Verizon need to know how many computers I have accessing the connection? They're just selling the connection. All the more reason to go with a more customer friendly broadband ISP.

BT, McDonald's Serve Up WiFi Net Access
with Fries (Reuters)

BT, McDonald's Serve Up WiFi Net Access
with Fries (Reuters) 01/07/2004 02:25 PM
Reuters - BT Group announced Wednesday an alliance with McDonald's Corp. to equip the fast-food restaurant chain with high-speed wireless, or WiFi, Internet access in over 500 locations across the United Kingdom.

XML points the way to the wireless
future (XML & Web Services Magazine)

XML points the way to the wireless
future (XML & Web Services Magazine) 08/07/2002 01:28 PM

Intel drops WiFi access point tech from
Grantsdale chipset for desktops

Intel drops WiFi access point tech from
Grantsdale chipset for desktops 09/25/2004 05:22 PM
Engadget Sep 25 2004 9:09PM GMT

802.11 WiFi Ruggedized Outdoor Access
Point and Antenna Kits Hit The Streets
(and docks)

802.11 WiFi Ruggedized Outdoor Access
Point and Antenna Kits Hit The Streets
(and docks) 08/19/2004 02:21 AM
HauteSpot Networks, a leading provider of long range wireless networking solutions, today announced the release of ruggedized, long range, outdoor access point and antenna kits which are ideal for RV parks, Truck stops, Marinas and campus'. These low cost, high quality, simple to install solutions for providing WiFi network access to large areas, are targeted at organizations who don't have, nor want, complex network support infrastructures. [PRWEB Aug 19, 2004]

Blind Can Plot Course With GPS

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