Links for 30-09-2006
Librarians > internet, Atomium upgraded, Rocketbelt convention photos…
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“While the Web is good for offering quick results from a broad range of sources, which may or may not be trustworthy, librarians can help people get access to more authoritative information and go deeper with their research.”
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“Written specifically for NSA employees, the articles listed in the online indexes date back as far as 1956.” Of course, they’ve probably kept a lid on the *really* juicy action…
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“WHEN one of the early pioneers of the internet warns that an entire generation could opt out of the real world within the next 15 years, it is perhaps time to start worrying about the effects our online habits can have.” Technophobia!
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“A Californian firm has built a virtual online world like no other. Its population is growing and its economy is thriving. Now politicians and advertisers are visiting.”
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5 – [conheaven.com]“conheaven.com is an exciting new service oriented entirely towards congoers of all types.” Social networking for genre geeks. w00t! Link via Andrew Wheeler.
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“Known as the Atomium, the complex [in Belgium] has been renovated and updated to include overnight accommodation for children – dubbed the Kid Sphere hotel – set amongst the fascinating sci-fi exhibitions and original spheres.”
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“At 7 inches by 5 inches and with a 6-inch diagonal screen, the Sony Reader approximates paperback size, though at only 0.5 inches high it’s skinnier than most.” Wired reports.
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“South Korea [is] supplementing its soldiers manning the border with North Korea with “gun-toting sentries” that can detect baddies and kill them.”
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“The software uses a facial image database to determine the correct spatial relationship between different facial features for different emotions. It distorts the points and areas marked by the user to shift them for a desired emotion.”
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“CNet News … has launched a permanent presence in the virtual world of Second Life.” The landrush is beginning.
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“If you’re part of a group in the mold of Cyber Storm’s villainous “Freedom Not Bombs,” you may want to switch away from AT&T as your long distance carrier ASAP.”
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Does what it says on the tin. The lines between genius, geekiness and obsession are indeed very thin … wouldn’t it be cool, though?
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“The material heals itself by releasing a syrupy epoxy, stored underneath its outer polymer surface when this is breached. The epoxy naturally flows into crack or ruptures and sets hard when exposed to UV light.”
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“When a person who suffered a stroke moves his or her active arm while wearing the suit, the paralyzed other arm will make the same motion by stretching and bending compressors that act as muscles.”
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