The only way to stop piracy is to cut prices. That’s the vedict of a major new academic study that reckons copyright theft won’t be halted by three strikes
broadband disconnections, increasing censorship or draconian new laws brought in under the anti-counterfeiting treaty ACTA — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A flash memory working group announced a new interface specification on Tuesday that could speed up data transfers from flash storage products such as solid-state drives inside computers and consumer electronics.
The Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) Working Group released the ONFI 3.0 controller specification, which allows for transfer of data at 400 megabytes per second. That is double the speed of the previous ONFI standard, ONFI 2.3, which was released last August — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Scottdale man was charged with endangering the welfare of children after he was found dressed in black and playing ninja
on a street while his child was at home alone — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Microsoft has trotted out its latest warrior in the browser wars, Internet Explorer 9, but business use of the software is likely to be constrained because it doesn’t run on Windows XP — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Google’s YouTube said today it has acquired digital video technology maker Green Parrot Pictures for an undisclosed amount.
The Irish start-up’s technology will enable YouTube to improve the quality of jerky, blurry or unsteady videos as they are being uploaded to the site, Jeremy Doig, a director for Google’s video technology, said in a blog post — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Are both major political parties are failing us – you betcha they are! And this proposition is no better exemplified than in their abject failure to uphold that fundamental pillar of liberal democracy – the rule of law.
It is not only manifest in the egregious and outrageous cases such as the Liberal-National parties Tampa laws, with which a supine ALP agreed in 2001, but it is in the blithely ignorant or at worst, opportunistic and cynical, statements of our current Prime Minister Julia Gillard about Julian Assange’s conduct — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Imagine the perfect library book. Its pages don’t tear. Its spine is unbreakable. It can be checked out from home. And it can never get lost.
The value of this magically convenient library book — otherwise known as an e-book — is the subject of a fresh and furious debate in the publishing world. For years, public libraries building their e-book collections have typically done so with the agreement from publishers that once a library buys an e-book, it can lend it out, one reader at a time, an unlimited number of times.
Last week, that agreement was upended by HarperCollins Publishers when it began enforcing new restrictions on its e-books, requiring that books be checked out only 26 times before they expire. Assuming a two-week checkout period, that is long enough for a book to last at least one year — via redwolf.newsvine.com
When I was a kid, we got to use some breakaway sugar glass prop bottles in a drama club play once, and I remember it as being so fun! We had to be careful because the bottles are expensive, but here’s a tutorial for making your own with a silicone mold and some sugar and corn syrup. Documentatian nelson8815 is right, they make a really satisfying shattering noise when you break them over something (or someone) — via CRAFT
Just in case you happen to be doing some drinking while you’re in the octopus’ garden, this flask would be perfect! It’s the Hugs pattern with lots of little octopus arms in white and silver, with a blue wash.
This is an 6-ounce stainless steel flask with a tooled leather cover. I start with tooling leather, then treat, brand, carve, paint and dye it. After the pattern is done I apply a protective finish to protect it from drinking binges — via ArtFire
IWC has dedicated a watch to former world football star Luis Figo. Reference IW504213 is a limited edition of seven Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere pieces in rose gold with a special rotor engraved with the name Luis Figo
and the number 7
, as Figo wore in many of his years as a pro. I guess Figo and 6 of his biggest fans can now share something in common — via Perpetuelle.com Blog
The research project [Architrend Architecture] its own identity through the creation of simple volumes and divided between them. The contrast between the large windows and dark surfaces of the ground floor, lava stone, and the white walls of the first floor makes the construction to be suspended and light. At the ground floor windows open onto the garden are opposed to the first floor cantilevered walls consist of sliding panels in vertical profiles of aluminum, which act as a sunscreen, and at the same time clearly characterize the villa — via ArchDaily
Grape’s favorite game is hide-and-seek. She excels at finding all the best places to hide and, with eight arms, there’s no place she can’t reach to find you! Don’t worry about losing her; just yell ALLY ALLY OXEN FREE!
and she’ll reappear — via deviantART
Vogard, a relatively obscure Swiss brand, will soon present its new Vogard Datezoner automatic watch: the first one that lets you set current date not by turning the crown, but simply using the rotating bezel. A very useful complication if you happen to often travel from Tokyo to Los Angeles — via World Watch Review
The project [Guz Architects] demonstrates how technology, planning and design can be applied sensitively to generate a comfortable, luxurious, yet sustainable family home.
Photovoltaic cells and solar water heaters are employed together with design for passive cooling and cross ventilation to reduce energy usage. Irrigation tanks and roof gardens collect and recycle rainwater; and the use of materials such as recycled teak and artificial timber adds warmth without compromising the finite resources of our environment — via ArchDaily
Freestanding custom Skully Vinyl Toy. Painted, plushed and mounted to a wooden base. Perfect for any collector’s curio cabinet. Skull Nautilus: Shown at the Skully show and Art Basel Miami — via Etsy
Anti-terrorist bomb squad experts have been called to a post office in Russia to make a package safe after a strange ticking sound was heard, local police say.
But all they found was a vibrator — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Titus Bernhard Architects designed the House M in Grünwald, Germany — via CONTEMPORIST
Though blogger John (Johnny Northside) Hoff told the truth when he linked ex-community leader Jerry Moore to a high-profile mortgage fraud, the scathing blog post that got Moore fired justifies $60,000 in damages, a Hennepin County jury decided Friday.
The jury awarded Moore $35,000 for lost wages and $25,000 for emotional distress. The civil verdict culminated a nearly two-year legal scuffle between John Hoff, whose blog, The Adventures of Johnny Northside, has 300 to 500 readers daily, and Moore, former director of the Jordan Area Community Council — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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