Topic: ART - on September 28, 2008 at 12:08:00 PM CEST
The Great .WAV off Kanagawa
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Topic: ART - on September 28, 2008 at 12:06:00 PM CEST
The World Premiere of the Stage Version of Tom Robbins' Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
The new Seattle production of Even Cowgirls Gets the Blues hits the same cosmic gong of enlightenment the book did, making you laugh and think in equal proportions. It's out of the ballpark, never less than outrageously entertaining while remaining extremely faithful to the anarchic spirit of the original book. This was especially true of the world premiere at the Seattle Center, right there under the Space Needle, next to the 60's amusement park that stands as an everlasting tribute to amusement technology gone by. The attendance of Tom Robbins, inserted into the play - very much as he inserted himself into his novel - brought the whole thing into startling 4D perspective.
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Topic: WEB - on September 28, 2008 at 12:04:00 PM CEST
Japan To Get 1Gbps Home Fiber Connections
KDDI has announced that they will be launching a 1Gbps Internet service to single-family home and condo users in October. The service is supposedly synchronous, with 1Gbps in both directions, although the article implies that speeds will vary with location. Cost will be 5,985 yen/month (about US$56.50) for the basic Internet and IP phone service. This is intended to compete with NTT, who currently control over 70% of the Japanese FTTH market.
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Topic: NEWS english - on September 28, 2008 at 11:59:00 AM CEST
Goodbye letter from Lehman Brothers
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 28, 2008 at 11:57:00 AM CEST
Massenbekenntnis Down Under
Eine Beichtwelle schwappt durch Australien: Politiker der großen Parteien gestehen, in ihrer Studienzeit Haschisch geraucht zu haben. Das jüngste Bekenntnis kommt von der stellvertretenden Regierungschefin. Sie sagt: "Hab's an der Uni probiert, mochte es nicht."
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 28, 2008 at 11:55:00 AM CEST
Arnold, the Governator and Tommy Chong
Following up Tommy Chong's comment that he got high with Schwarzenegger "way back when he was Arnold," the Governator admits, "He was right. We always had a good time. We knew how to enjoy ourselves."
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Topic: ART - on September 28, 2008 at 11:52:00 AM CEST
Metal plates send messages to airport x-ray screeners
One of my favorite artists, Evan Roth, is working on a project that will be released soon - the pictures say it all, it's a "carry on" communication system.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 27, 2008 at 12:16:00 PM CEST
Government want to grow own dope
It may be classified as a class B drug in Britain, but the Sri-Lankan government is thinking about growing their own marijuana.
Cannabis has been illegal in Sri-Lanka since the 1890's but an alternative medicine group want exemption to grow it.
The weed is used in many traditional Ayurvedic medical preparations in the country and The Ministry of Indigenous Medicine has broached a plan to grow 4,000kg a year of the plant.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on September 27, 2008 at 12:10:00 PM CEST
Business card web server
Hacakday offers instructions on how to create the smallest web server you ever did see: it occupies the dimensions (except depth, of course!) of a business card! I can't see myself handing these out at meetings any time soon, however. Not, at least, without creating a bomb scare.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on September 27, 2008 at 12:04:00 PM CEST
Happy Birthday to GNU
British humorist Stephen Fry has produced a video to mark the 25th Anniversary of RMS's launch of the GNU operating system. Watch and celebrate here.
This is an extraordinary milestone to mark. I'll keep a list of celebratory videos here (email me with any links). Congratulations to Richard on the success of this movement launched as an idea 25 years ago (September 27 is the date), and more importantly, thank you to Richard for this movement launched as an idea 25 years ago.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on September 27, 2008 at 12:02:00 PM CEST
Google Offers $10million Prize Fund for Ideas that will Change the World
This week, as part of their tenth birthday celebrations, Google have announce the launch of project 10^100 (ten to the 100th), an innovative scheme designed to inspire and fund the development of ideas that will help to change the world.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on September 27, 2008 at 12:01:00 PM CEST
Google Patent Could Kill Off Cellphone Contracts
Google's keyword auctions redefined web advertising. Now, a patent filing reveals, the search company wants to do the same thing for wireless services.
Google's patent filing describes "devices, systems and methods" that would automatically poll nearby wireless services to find the best price for a voice or a data connection for a "portable communications device." That connection might come via a cellphone carrier, a WiMax provider, or even a Wi-Fi hotspot. According to the patent, users can either manually select the bid they like best or they can allow the device to connect automatically with the lowest-cost provider.
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