It is the news that all sloths have been waiting for. Scientists in Germany have found that too much exercise is bad for you
eBay is spearheading a major recycling initiative involving manufacturers, government agencies and environmental groups to reduce the amount of computer equipment in the waste stream
CD sales rose by 2.3% in the US in the year 2004 despite the growing popularity of legal digital music downloads through services such as iTunes. On the other hand, a report from last July noted that pirated CD sales have hit a record high. Sounds like the RIAA should be going after the real pirates, not little Susie or Grandma
Australian journalists who witnessed a confrontation between Indonesian soldiers and alleged separatists in tsunami-ravaged Sumatra yesterday were ordered to leave the area and warned not to report on the incident
Scientists from The Institute for Genomic Research have said that Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Strain 195, a pollution-eating bacteria first found in sewage sludge, may have evolved its talents in response to human contamination of the environment
Brad Fitzpatrick, creator of LiveJournal, has confirmed that Six Apart has purchased Danga. This means that they’re moving to San Francisco, LiveJournal users are finally getting the trackback feature, but the project will stay open source, and little else will change for the end user
Four Sydney high school students have been arrested for their part in an Internet banking scam that has generated millions of dollars — via GeneWeb.info
Various companies are currently trying to perfect the technology behind a new type of flat-panel display that will rely on diamonds or carbon nanotubes — two forms of pure carbon — to produce images. Theoretically, these field effect displays
, or FEDs, will consume less energy than plasma or liquid crystal display TVs, deliver a better picture and even cost less
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own dog boots, leads, collars or packs, Uberpest has the goods.
I didn’t expect the site to come in useful so soon. My husky recently cut the pad on his right rear paw. It was a fairly deep cut and the last thing I wanted was for the wound to get infected. So after liberal applications of Betadine, a dressing was held in place with a hastily constructed boot. The boot was then used to protect the paw while out walking until it was fully healed. It’s not going to win any fashion awards, but it did the job and he was surprisingly tolerant of his new footwear.
I ended up using a combination of Uberpest’s design and another pattern I found at Greyhound Manor Crafts. It took a bit of trial and error before getting the result I wanted, so I’d recommend getting one right before making a full set.
Google is searching for an executive director for their charitable Google Foundation group, which will have 1% of the search giant’s equity and profits to distribute
A brave BitTorrent server operator has decided to pick a fight with the MPAA and is asking for donations to help it mount a legal defense against the movie studios. LokiTorrent is one of the numerous BitTorrent hubs being sued by the MPAA for pointing users to copyrighted films. A number of other popular BitTorrent sites shut down their operations after being sent cease and desist letters from the MPAA, but LokiTorrent has vowed to press on and face the studios in court
Britain has unveiled a proposal for the world’s wealthiest nations to immediately freeze US$3b in annual debt repayments from countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster
A web site purporting to be collecting donations towards the tsunami appeal is under investigation by the Red Cross and Tasmania Police. A Red Cross spokesman said the site, www.incybernet.com, had asked for donations on the basis they were going to the world wide charity organisation. The web site features Red Cross logo used for their Asia Quake and Tsunamis Appeal. A Red Cross spokesman said they had never heard of Incybernet and were investigating
Merry New Year to you!
Semi-Permanent 05 is boasting Ashley Wood as one of it’s speakers.
iStories you can download to your pod to read on train or what have you. I have only taken a quick scroll, but there is certainly some weird stuff there. You use ’em with this app. I dare say Pod2Go looks slightly more informative.
Tetris on your iPod not sure whether I’m gonna attempt to install Linux on the pod. I have limited geek-literacy. But I love tetris. Now I’m torn!
I like Illustration Friday. It’s a simple and nifty little idea to help you get scribbling.
Akzo Nobel has developed a unique temporary paint system which can peeled off after use. Known as Maskin, the product can be applied to any non-porous surface, such as a vehicle body or windows, without risk of damage to the original finish. Maskin (a combination of the words mask and skin) is available in eight basic colours, plus one transparent film, and can be mixed to create a wide spectrum of shades. When no longer required, the film can be peeled and disposed of using standard paint waste removal methods
There is a shift in attitude by consumers and major companies towards micropayments [BugMeNot], fueled by continuing advances in information technology and a relentless search for new consumers, the trend is likely to continue
The huge construction dome of the now bankrupt zeppelin maker CargoLifter, has been turned into an indoor tropical island. For about €20 a day you can swim in the sea, take a walk in the rain forest or go to a beach party. While it is snowing outside, it’s a always a pleasant 25°C on the island. And there are no tsunamis. It’s bigger than Biosphere2 (it fits the Eiffel Tower) but there’s less sunlight. Would you spend your vacation in there? The Germans don’t seem to be very eager
SETI has some glossy new instruments coming on-line. At Harvard University, a survey telescope designed to sweep massive swaths of the sky in a hunt for extraterrestrial laser flashes is becoming a reality. In Puerto Rico, the famed Arecibo telescope is getting a new feed that will speed up searches by seven times. And in California, the SETI Institute and Berkeley’s Radio Astronomy Lab will soon be scanning the star-clotted realms of the inner Milky Way with the first-stage implementation of the Allen Telescope Array and will eventually boast 350 antennas, each 20 feet in diameter. This impressive antenna farm will be spread over about a half square-mile of terrain
High altitude kites could produce energy equal to some power stations at a comparable cost without polluting. The technique uses a technique dubbed a Laddermill
— a chain of kites attached together to create a loop in the sky more than 5 miles long
The Bush administration is preparing plans for possible lifetime detention of suspected terrorists, including hundreds the government does not have enough evidence to charge in court
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