Brain/computer interface, metorite strike, three-neck guitar…

• 1 – ‘Mind over matter’ no longer science fiction
  That ‘use-your-mind-to-type’ device is back in the news again. Still a good story, though.
  (tags: control interface transhumanism cyberpunk futurism computer technology brain)
• 2 – Dr. Brad Edwards’ thoughts on the Pugno study
  Dr. Edwards critiques Pugno’s critique of the space elevator projects; good to see some support from academia.
  (tags: futurism damage ribbon nanotubes carbon CNT elevator space technology science)
• 3 – UK appoints ‘climate ambassador’
  Oh, brilliant. Giving some suit a new job description will really get things moving, for sure. Two words for those with short memories: ‘drugs’ and ‘czar’? New Labour put out more hot air than the entirity of the country’s industry.
  (tags: change green ecology UK politics policy climate)
• 4 – Norway Possibly Struck by Large Meteorite
  Hello Norway, this is Tunguska calling…I imagine this will be all over the MSM on Monday, unless it gets thoroughly debunked.
  (tags: mystery astronomy collision impact meteorite Norway)
• 5 – The Tritare
  It’s a guitar with six strings, but also three necks, only one of which you actually play. Interesting.
  (tags: strings tritare instrument guitar music)
• 6 – Call a ball
  Much as I am loathe to post a link to do with football (soccer), this Dutch gizmo is interesting. If I’ve understood Sterling’s ‘spimes’ concept correctly, this is getting near to it.
  (tags: SMS communication spimes arphid RFID machine vending ball football soccer)
• 7 – Bosnian ‘pyramid’ created by nature, say European experts
  However, the Egyptian fella who’s worked at Giza says otherwise. There’s life in this story yet, methinks, even if only with an angle on the politics of archeology.
  (tags: controversy civilisation history ancient archeology pyramid Bosnia)
• 8 – Congresspedia spurring a ‘citizen’s encyclopedia on Congress’
  This could be interesting…if the Wikipedia people think they have editing war problems, this will dwarf them for sure.
  (tags: feedback citizen politics Congress US web2.0 wiki government)
• 9 – Henry Rollins reads aloud from his open letter to Ann Coulter.
  Rollins brings the snark; I’d not want to get on that guy’s bad side.
  (tags: letter open video politics Coulter Ann Rollins Henry)
• 10 – Halloway
  Great SF short-short story, looking at copyright issues. Click through; it’ll only take a few minutes to read, and well worth it.
  (tags: patents futurism copyright writing story short scifi sf fiction science)

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