Topic: NEWS - on May 3, 2007 at 2:36:00 PM CEST
Tubular clock tells time with words
Time is displayed on the Tubular Time Clock in phrases such as “quarter past four” and “five minutes past six” instead of the pedestrian “4:15″ and “6:05.” The clock mounts to any wall, and runs on a single AA battery. It’s quite large, measuring in at 33″ wide and a 4.5″ diameter, so you’ll need some space to hang this sucker.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on May 3, 2007 at 2:18:00 PM CEST
Beer maker, scientists to create energy
Scientists and Australian beer maker Foster's are teaming up to generate clean energy from brewery waste water — by using sugar-consuming bacteria.
The experimental technology was unveiled Wednesday by scientists at Australia's University of Queensland, which was given a $115,000 state government grant to install a microbial fuel cell at a Foster's Group brewery near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland state.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on May 3, 2007 at 2:16:00 PM CEST
Hot-air powered railway to harvest energy from cars
An American architect has come up with a scheme, now picked up on Slashdot, to harvest the wind generated by fast-moving motor vehicles and use it to power a light-rail network running alongside the highway.
The idea is that sections of dividing barriers would be replaced by rows of Darius turbines, which would whirl in the wakes of the cars and trucks speeding along on either side and generate loads of electricity. Mark Oberholzer, a greenly-positioned Houston architect, had originally proposed no more than this, back in 2006. This year, however, he has refined his ideas.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 3, 2007 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
PhreakNIC 0x0b
PhreakNIC is an annual gathering in Nashville, TN, for hackers, makers, security professionals, and general technology enthusiasts. Hours upon hours of both informative and entertaining presentations are given by volunteers and many areas are set up with the intent of encouraging socialization. In our 11th year, we are now the longest running non-commercial hacker convention in the United States.
The 11th Annual PhreakNIC (PN0x0b) will be held from Friday, October 19, 2007 through Sunday, October 21,2007 at the Days Inn Stadium in Nashville, TN. This is fifth year in the same hotel.
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Topic: WEB - on May 3, 2007 at 2:10:00 PM CEST
Digg Rebellion Highlights How The Community Is In Control
While the press has jumped all over the story of Digg users rebelling against Digg management concerning the AACS HD-DVD encryption key takedown notices, one of the more interesting points in all of this was ignored by the press, but picked up by more perceptive folks like Ed Felten and Michael Arrington: that the Digg community is clearly in control over what happens on the site.
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Topic: WEB - on May 3, 2007 at 2:00:00 PM CEST
09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 Is An Evil Number
Forget 666! The most evil number you can possess right now is 09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0. Technically it's code and the reason it is so evil is it's the crack code for the new HD-DVD.
09 f9 11 02 9d 74 e3 5b d8 41 56 c5 63 56 88 c0 is the number they tried to ban 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0 google.nl/search en.wikipedia.org Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0 Digg Gets Dugg
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 3, 2007 at 12:39:00 PM CEST
The Most Exotic Brands Of Weed
An odd top 10 list from Forbes: The Most Exotic Brands Of Weed.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on May 3, 2007 at 12:26:00 PM CEST
Rare Skeleton, Jewels Found in Pyramid
Archeologists have uncovered the 1,300-year-old skeleton of a ruler or priest of the ancient Tiwanaku civilization together with precious jewels inside a much-looted pyramid in western Bolivia.
The bones are "in very good condition" and belong to either "a ruler or a priest," Roger Angel Cossio, the Bolivian archeologist who made the discovery, told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Topic: xfiles - on May 3, 2007 at 12:24:00 PM CEST
MoD opens its files on UFO sightings to public
The Ministry of Defence plans to open its "X-Files" on UFO sightings to the public for the first time. Officials have not yet decided on a date for the release of the reports, which date back to 1967, but it is hoped to be within weeks.
The move follows the decision by the French national space agency to release its UFO files in March, the first official body in the world to do so.
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