Topic: SCIENCE - on October 11, 2006 at 12:53:00 PM CEST
Generating Power From Kites
Researchers in Italy have high hopes for a new wind-power generator that resembles a backyard drying rack on steroids. Despite its appearance, the Kite Wind Generator, or KiteGen for short, could produce as much energy as a nuclear power plant.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 11, 2006 at 12:20:00 PM CEST
Google “Docs & Spreadsheets” Launches
Google just launched Docs & Spreadsheets at docs.google.com. It integrates the previously separate Writely and Spreadsheet product silos into a single control panel and admin area (the previous sites for those products redirect to docs.google). This is not a deep product integration, but it is another shot across the bow of Microsoft Office. I had an unexpected opportunity to meet the team and take a look at the product earlier today along with a few other bloggers.
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Topic: CARS - on October 11, 2006 at 12:13:00 PM CEST
Shelby GT350 stolen 26 years ago returned to insurance company, not owner
From the bible of the collector car world comes a cautionary tale of a stolen Shelby and a good lesson in caveat emptor. John Draneas of Collector Car Market recounts the story of a 1965 Shelby GT350 that was stolen back in 1979. The insurance company paid the owner $6500 and the vehicle was never seen from again. Well, not with its original serial number at any rate. While running a cursory check of eBay, Shelby American Automobile Club Registrar Howard Pardee came across a nice looking '65 GT350. With a little legwork, he discovered that the car had been reported stolen and unrecovered back in 1979. He contacted the eBay seller and that's when things got really interesting.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 11, 2006 at 11:58:00 AM CEST
Be wary of google trends data
Microsoft internet explorer has over 80% of the market share, but less then 50% of the google searches. Be careful of conclusions made from google trends data.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 11, 2006 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
The Acquisition Price Guide
Trying to put the recent Google/ YouTube deal in perspective, Tristan Louis put together a great overview on tech acquistions of the last few years.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 11, 2006 at 10:25:00 AM CEST
Hans Reiser Arrested On Suspicion of Murder
Hans Reiser, author of the Reiser File System for Linux, was arrested by Oakland, CA police on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife.
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Topic: FUN - on October 11, 2006 at 9:39:00 AM CEST
When album covers go to war with each other
A war breaks out between famous 12" album covers.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 11, 2006 at 12:07:00 AM CEST
Überführte Parlamentarier
Ein heimlicher Drogentest an italienischen Parlamentariern durch eine italienische TV-Satiresendung sorgt für Aufregung. Unter falschem Vorwand lud die Sendung "Le Iene" 50 Abgeordnete des italienischen Unterhauses zu einem Interview ein und machte beim Schminken für die TV-Sendung heimlich Schweißproben. Bei der Auswertung der Proben stellte sich heraus: Jeder dritte Abgeordnete hatte in den 36 Stunden davor entweder Cannabis oder Kokain konsumiert. Mittlerweile wurde die Ausstrahlung der Sendung verboten - und eine Diskussion über Zensur ist südlich der Alpen entbrannt.
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