Topic: PHOTO - on September 7, 2009 at 11:16:00 AM CEST
Open-source camera could revolutionize digital photography
Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the introduction of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on September 4, 2009 at 1:03:00 PM CEST
Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration
A "5th-grader-friendly" collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century. Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture. The music track is "Rods and Cones" from the album "Audio" by Blue Man Group.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on September 4, 2009 at 1:00:00 PM CEST
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins gives an introduction to his new book "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution." He explains why this book was necessary, and what readers can expect from this highly-anticipated work. The book is available now in the UK, and will be released in the US on September 22nd!
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 4, 2009 at 12:56:00 PM CEST
Uups: Polizei mäht vermeintliches Marihuana-Feld ab
Sie feierten ihre Aktion als Sieg im Kampf gegen Drogen - doch der Triumph entpuppte sich als voreilig: Eine Polizeieinheit in den Niederlanden mähte eine große Marihuana-Anpflanzung teilweise ab - nur um kurz darauf festzustellen, dass das Feld Forschungszwecken diente.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 3, 2009 at 12:18:00 PM CEST
Here's Progress -- S.F. Firefighters Rescue Marijuana Grow-Op
Sometimes the biggest signs of epochal change in society are those that are casually mentioned, five paragraphs down in a story. Such was the case with Sunday's four-alarm warehouse fire in Bayview, where fire crews remained yesterday monitoring for flare-ups.
"Marijuana was found growing in one of the buildings," CBS5 reported, "but police Sergeant Wilfred Williams said this morning that the narcotics unit investigation found that the marijuana is being grown legally, 'for medicinal purposes'."
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Topic: Phone - on September 2, 2009 at 1:15:00 PM CEST
German Judge: If Sex While Driving Is Legal, Why Isn't Driving While Phoning?
Six years ago, we noted in passing that a court ruling found that driving while having sex is perfectly legal in Germany (separately, it's apparently a popular practice in Russia). Part of the point was in discussing the troubling trend to try to pick off each and every "distraction" to outlaw -- and it seems like a judge in Germany is wondering the same thing. The judge, issuing a fine for a driver talking on his cell phone, started questioning whether it was legal at all to fine drivers for talking, noting how many other driver distractions were perfectly legal -- including sex, masturbation, shaving, changing the radio station and others.
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Topic: food - on September 2, 2009 at 1:08:00 PM CEST
Freshness Label
Japanese design agency To-Genkyo proposes a dynamic freshness label for meat products. The hourglass-shaped label contains special ink that changes color based on the amount of ammonia emitted by the meat (the older the meat, the more ammonia it releases).
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Topic: ART - on September 2, 2009 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Public given right to decide whether graffiti is art or eyesore
People living in Bristol may be asked to vote on whether graffiti should be left on buildings or removed, in an attempt to promote street artists.
Under the plan, the city council will ask the public to decide whether murals are art or graffiti tags.
As part of a street art policy, council contractors will not take action if people vote to keep wall paintings.
The proposal will be debated at a meeting of Bristol City Council on 15 September.
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Topic: Photoshop - on September 2, 2009 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
After Effects 1.1 Demo Reel (1993)
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Topic: e-bay - on September 2, 2009 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
EBay Sells Skype To Marc Andreessen
EBay plans to announce a deal to sell its Skype voice-over-IP service to a group of private investors, The New York Times reported on its Web site, citing people briefed on the company's plans.
The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, the report said.
Several investment groups are likely involved in the purchase, including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures and Silver Lake Partners, the report said. Andreessen Horowitz is run by partners Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, and Ben Horowitz. Andreessen is also a member of eBay's board of directors.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 2, 2009 at 1:00:00 PM CEST
Ebay verkauft Skype-Mehrheit an Finanzinvestoren
Ebay trennt sich von Skype: Die Mehrheit an dem Telefonie-Dienst gehört künftig einem Konsortium um das US-Unternehmen Silver Lake. Das Online-Auktionshaus kassiert dafür rund 1,9 Milliarden Dollar in bar.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 2, 2009 at 12:55:00 PM CEST
Trittin glaubt, Cannabis sei faktisch legal
Unglaublich, aber wahr: Der Spitzengrüne Jürgen Trittin hat zu einer entsprechenden Leserfrage der Welt unter anderem gesagt:
"Mit dem Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil, das den Besitz kleiner Mengen leichter Drogen straffrei stellt, ist die Forderung nach einer faktischen Legalisierung Realität geworden."
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