Pyramid SETI cancelled, Canadians meet Afghani weed, more books for Google, tagging air passengers…

• 1 – Worlds Longest Bluetooth Hack
  “They manage to download the phonebook of a Nokia 6310i from over 1.1 miles away. They also take over they phone and get it to text their phone a message. This has to be seen to be believed!” Could be a hoax, but impressive anyway.
  (tags: video exploit snarf hack hacking phone cell mobile Bluetooth)
• 2 – Mexico to Yahoo: Not on *our* pyramid
  “Yahoo has dropped plans to use Mexico’s Teotihuacan archaeological site for its much-hyped “time capsule” project after authorities fearing damage to the ancient ruins denied them permission.” They probably have a good point, too.
  (tags: pyramid ruins archaeology Teotihuacan Mexico cancelled message laser space SETI Yahoo)
• 3 – Corrugated cardboard house painting
  “These photos show painted cardboard shelters in the homeless city that took root in the underground sprawl of Shinjuku [Japan] station’s western wing in the mid-1990s.” Sorta organic LSD-graffiti stylings, go lookee.
  (tags: Shinjuku graffiti art community homeless painting home house cardboard subway Japan)
• 4 – Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
  “Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.” Like, y’know, wow.
  (tags: soldiers Canadian pot drugs forest plants marijuana cannabis Afghanistan)
• 5 – Google Books Library grows despite controversy
  “The library books at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society will be digitized and added to the virtual shelves of the Google Books Library Project…” First the few, then the many.
  (tags: search property intellectual copyright controversy project books digitise universal library Google)
• 6 – Rock Band Name Origins
  “Bands often have unusual names and here are the origins of some popular bands both past and present. One thing that you will discover if you look into this area is that RUMORS abound!” Memetic link of the day, but still a winner.
  (tags: nomenclature reference trivia entertainment culture origins names band music)
• 7 – How tagging passengers could improve airport security
  “The tags would be linked to a network of CCTV cameras, which could be used to monitor movement of people around terminal buildings.” Further news; Orwell’s spinning ruptures grave!
  (tags: paranoia terrorism arphid RFIF tagging surveillance system monitoring security airport UK Europe EU)

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