Links for 03-08-2006
Extreme clouds, virtual politics, handheld 3D scanner…
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“Rare, mother-of-pearl coloured clouds caused by extreme weather conditions above Antarctica are a possible indication of climate change, Australian scientists say.” Doesn’t climate change look pretty!
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UK overpolicing strikes again…though this is a story from the Daily Hate, so it may not be all it seems. Link via BoingBoing.
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“Besides the chic factor, Pedini wants the home to be a prototype for recycling. It was built using steel and concrete salvaged from his years of working on the $14.6 billion highway construction project.” Good going, man. Link via MAKEblog.
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“Last month, what some are describing as “the largest political protest gathering in a virtual world game ever” occurred within the Chinese MMORPG, Fantasy Westward Journey (FWJ).”
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This week’s Best. Headline. Ever. Article quite intriguing also.
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One bookmarklet to rule them all…this could free up acres of my toolbar, and probably yours too. Link via MicroPersuasion.
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The fax is dead. Print a file on any other computer in the world, as long as it has an internet connection.
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There’s a knack to asking for help, if you actually want to get some. I wish this was standard reading for all library customers…
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Persey Tours of Russia will fake the holiday of your dreams, even if it’s a flight to the moon on anon-existant space shuttle. Link via Posthuman Blues (cheers, Mac).
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Does what it says on the tin.
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No, nothing Star Trek related; the DSN is three antennae that we use to receive space probe signals. With one out of action until 2007, the boffins will have to be very choosy about what data takes priority.
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12 – The ZScanner™ 700“…the first handheld, self-positioning 3D scanner on the market that can digitize 3D surfaces in real time.” Now that is seriously cool. Expect a slew of random everyday objects appearing in a virtual space near you, real soon.
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Does what it says on the tin. Good to see them acting responsibly about this; let’s hope they unearth the causes sooner rather than later.
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“A California startup, with strong venture backing, says it can slash the cost of solar power with its concentrator technology.” There’s a lot of companies saying this at the moment, so odds are good a few will actually succeed.
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