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oprah endorses ing
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rwandan suspects to be extradited
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economy & finance
venture funding drops for youngest companies as older ones up ... - new york times
the ociated press | venture funding drops for youngest companies as older ones up ... new york times - by abha bhattarai in an ominous sign for silicon valley?s entrepreneurial machine, venture capital firms are cutting back on their investts in companies at their earliest stage of developt and being forced to provide extra funding for later-stage ... vc deals in charts (q2 2008)?exits? we don't need no stinkin' exits? ariz. companies nab millions in venture funds |
internet & programming
vlc on the iphone and ipod touch? yep
filed under: audio, utilities, video, iphone
so this uber smart dude zodttd, has done something pretty sweet.he has successfully ported the popular vlc media player over to the iphone. yes, the iphone.
g deal you say? well check out what you'll now be able to do on your little piece of apple mole goodness: drag, drop and play mpeg/mpg, avi and mp3 media formats.
woohooo!
soon it will play flac and ogg and he's checking out how to build support for vcd, divx, wma, and wmv.
you will have to break free from the jail on your iphone to see this baby working, and it's currently in beta.
one question though, why aren't these formats already supported by apple? aren't we all tired of the format wars at this point? if you pay $400 or more for a device, shouldn't you get a say in what plays on it and what doesn't?
what do you think? comt us up.
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technology & science
gps data used to disprove radar gun in speeding trial
luckily for the teen, his car had an advanced gps system which not only provided directions but measured velocity to "within 1 mph." after receiving a trial and bringing a gps expert to testify to the accuracy of the device, the $190 ticket has been dismissed. what is not clear is why the police officer's radar gun output was more than 1/3 inflated (though this is hardly an isolated incident). also, as a number of people have pointed out, similar gps data, if widespread, could also to serve as critical evidence in convicting traffic law violators instead of providing a check on state authority.
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-06-06
- paris ? hermès international scored a court victory wednesday against ebay for selling counterfeit luxury goods. quoting a judgt from france’s tribunal de grande instance in troyes, hermès said ebay, plus the individual seller, had “committed acts
- nrf: organized crime takes higher toll on stores by arnold j. karr june 05, 2008 new york ? retailers were victims of organized crime at record rates last year, and evidence suggests that the increasing appeal of the internet as the preferred place to “(tags: fashion+news retail)
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mario paint - through the fire and flames - dragonforce
hooray, the stolen video got taken off! *update 3* alright! i give! have you silly mp3! have it! http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/149763 try this one if you only have 1 brain cell or less and can't figure out where the download button is: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/download/149763 *update 2* hoo-ray! 100,000 views! har har! thanks guys! *update* oh wow, thanks for watching this guys. i appreciate it. thanks all the 50,000+ people that watched this. ^_^ i appreciate it. after ten hours worth of work and making myself ill because i forgot to eat for a whole day, i present to you. my mario paint version of dragonforce's famous song - through the fire and the flames! the full song! it got really tiring on the guitar solo. and i mean really tiring. anyway, enjoy and don't forget to rate and comt ;) also thank joshnio for requesting this. http://youtube.com/user/joshnio visit my website: http://salacetower.net/ "on a cold winter morning in the time before the light in flames of death's eternal reign we ride towards the fight when the darkness has fallen down and the times are tough alright the sound of evil laughter falls around the world tonight fighting hard, fighting on for the steel through the wastelands evermore the scattered souls will feel the bodies wasted on the shores on the blackest waves in 's ain we watch them as they go through fire and pain and once again we know! so now we fly ever free we're free before the thunderstorm on towards the wilderness our quest carries on far beyond the sundown far beyond the moonlight deep inside our hearts and all our souls! so far away we wait for the day for the light source so wasted and gone we feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days through the fire and the flames we carry on! as the red day is dawning and the lightning cracks the sky they'll raise their hands to the heavens above with resentt to their lies running back through the midmorning light there's a burning in my heart we're banished from the time in a foreign land to a life beyond the stars in your darkest dreams see to believe our destiny is time and endlessly we'll all be free tonight! and on the wings of a dream so far beyond reality all alone in desperation now the time has gone lost inside you'll never find lost within my own mind day after day this misery must go on! so far away we wait for the day for the light source so wasted and gone we feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days through the fire and the flames we carry on! now here we stand with their blood on our hands we fought so hard, now can we understand i'll break the seal of this curse if i possibly can for free of every man! so far away we wait for the day for the light source so wasted and gone we feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days through the fire and the flames we carry on!" #99 - most discussed (today) - united king #10 - most discussed (today) - music - united king #21 - most discussed (this week) - music - united king #5 - most discussed (this month) - music - united king #55 - most discussed (this month) - united king #41 - top favorites (today) - united king #5 - top favorites (today) - music - united king #13 - top favorites (this week) - music - united king #72 - top favorites (this week) - united king #4 - top favourites (this month) - music - united king #24 - top favorites (this month) - united king #98 - top favorites (this month) - music #64 - top rated (today) - united king #6 - top rated (today) - music - united king #86 - top rated (this week) - united king #8 - top rated (this week) - music - united king #4 - top rated (this month) - music - united king #22 - top rated (this month) - united king #48 - top rated (this month) - music #39 - most viewed (this month) - music - united king
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technology & science
fare thee well mr. guterman
technology & science
oh my god! my village is being invaded!
i've long to do a post about the "german village" that's about a mile from our home in wiltshire. the british army uses this as an urban training ground (and a few years ago, an "iraqi village" sprung up next to it. living in the middle of the salisbury plain training grounds, you get used to things like giant airplanes flying just above the house or tanks firing loudly only a mile away. but imagine my surprise to read on techmeme that we're about to be invaded by robotic scouts! well, the german village that is. news.com and new scientist have more about the compeion that's being held. and doesn't it figure -- we'll be gone by the time in august when it happens! well, i'll get out to the village as i've been meaning to for ages to shoot some pos before it happens. above, a close-up of the village (very out of date, not showing the iraqi village). below, our house in relation to the village.
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the sandbox in the news...
technology & science
2 new digital po frames from japan

today transcend japan unveiled a new 7-inch digital po frame [jp], which will hit japanese shores in the middle of may. the t.po 710c (219×28×156mm) will cost $170.
the frame accepts cf and sdhc/sd memory cards as well as memory sticks. the t.po 710c is equipped with a usb port and 1 gb of internal memory.
the tft screen has a resolution of 480×234. it can display jpeg, tmaps and features a slideshow function. the frame is also usable as a calendar, clock and alarm clock. motion jpeg, mp3, wma and wmv files are supported.
2 things stand out regarding the new po frame princeton technology [jp] unveiled today: the unusual shape and the low price. the ppf-ovo is designed like an egg (61×61×81mm, 158g) and will set you back only $38.
the device features a usb port and 2 gb of internal memory. its screen is just 1.5 inches wide (128×128 resolution) and can display jpeg and bmp files.
entertaint & culture
anne hathaway ~ marc hom pictures
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back to school 3 for 2
technology & science
enough with the disposable technology
over the years, i've had a number of conversations with friends concerned about how disposable (and wasteful) technology has be. case in point -- the new printer i bought for less than the price of ink cartridges.
until last week, i had three printers -- a fairly modern hp all-in-one unit, a brother laser printer and my old hp all-in-one, a g95.
the first two we shipped, since we use them routinely, and they'll work in the us just fine. the g95 i figured we'd use until we moved for the odd print job or copying we might need.
unfortunately, i failed to check if the mac supported it. mac running leopard does not. oh, hp will lie to you and say that gutenprint makes it work. i bet no one from hp has actually tried it. i know that many report the same issue i had. it would send the print job out but nothing would back.
annoying. i couldn't believe i'd need to buy a new printer with weeks to go here. but, i did need to print something. so, i started checking prices.
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patrick dempsey advises mice monaghan on parenting
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fans have been stranded by a cancelled flight
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flavor of love 3: flav's filosophies: sixty-nine, food & mottos!"
internet & programming
microsoft adds rss to live search news
from live search blog: “you it, and now you have it. we’ve incorporated rss feeds into the browse and search results experience. scribe and stay up to date with stories from all categories or for specific searches that you perform. we appreciate all the feedback that you’ve given us. we take it all seriously and do our best to respond”




