Wednesday, 20. November 2002

Kommando Himmelfahrt


US-Forscher wollen die Erde zum Erdgeschoss machen: Sie planen einen Fahrstuhl ins All. In zwei Jahren soll der Bau beginnen.

¬> <a href="www.spiegel.de"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Musikindustrie setzt auf erweiterte CD-Inhalte


Bandlink-Software vernetzt Tonträger mit Web - Entrüstung über Überwachungsmöglichkeiten.

¬> <a href="derstandard.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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LG verweigert Brennsoftware die Unterstützung


Der koreanische Elektronik-Konzern LG will die Hersteller von Brennsoftware bei der Implementierung seiner CD-Writer nicht mehr unterstützen. In einem Schreiben an Jens Fangmeier, den Programmierer der Shareware-Brennsoftware Feurio, erklärt ein Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens die branchenübliche Bemusterung mit Testgeräten und Dokumentationen zur Entwicklung der Software-Unterstützung für unrechtmäßig.

¬> <a href="www.heise.de"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Splitternackter Mann aus Kanalschacht gerettet


Polizei und Rettung haben am Montagabend in der Stadt Salzburg einen splitternackten Mann aus einem Kanalschacht in einem Salzburger Park gezogen. Die näheren Umstände sind mysteriös.

¬> <a href="oesterreich.orf.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Schwarzenegger Admits He 'Did Inhale'


Despite his political aspirations, Arnold Schwarzenegger has told the director of the documentary that launched his career to not delete scenes that might damage his future career.

A new, digitally-enhanced version of George Butler's acclaimed 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron," with added features, is being released this week. The film followed a then mostly-unknown Austrian-born Schwarzenegger as he prepared to defend his Mr. Olympia title and featured the bodybuilder smoking a marijuana joint and telling the camera stories about his life that have since been proven untrue.

¬> <a href="www.zap2it.com"target="_blank">Zap2it ¬> OLD SHIT

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Lunar Eclipse Tuesday Night to Dim Moon


Hours after skywatchers are treated to the Leonid meteor shower of the century, they can head outside again to observe another celestial show. On the evening of Nov. 19, the full Moon will dip into Earth's shadow, creating a penumbral lunar eclipse.

¬> Space.com

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Black holes 'on collision course'


For the first time scientists have seen two supermassive black holes existing together at the core of the same galaxy. The black holes are orbiting each other and will collide and merge to create an even larger black hole - resulting in a catastrophic event that will unleash intense radiation and gravitational waves.

¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC ¬> Fox ¬> OLD SHIT

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EU - Cows Can Fly Upper Class On Common Agricultural Fare


A new report calculates that the European Union spends enough money each year on farmers to pay for a round the world trip for all 21 million European cows, the Guardian reports. Aid campaigners estimate that, thanks to the generosity of Europe's taxpayers, the cows could touch down in London, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Hanoi, Siem Reap, Brisbane, Raratonga, Los Angeles and San Francisco and still have enough left over for £400 spending money each.

¬> The World Bank Group

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Tante Kitsch hat Besuch


Letzte Woche hatten wir die It-Legende Aibo zu Besuch. Obwohl der mechanische Hund sehr artig war .....

¬> <a href="kitschtante.antville.org"target="_blank">tante kitsch?s Fotogeschichte
die tante wohnt im selben haufen

*G* FELIX im ORF
¬> Futurezone

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Pilot who apparently jumped from plane was being investigated for theft of NASA computer


A man who apparently jumped to his death from a single-engine plane at 9,000 feet was the target of a federal investigation involving the theft of NASA technology, authorities said.

¬> ASSOCIATED PRESS

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BEST INVENTIONS 2002 by Time


¬> Time

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