There’s an essay by Dr. James Hansen in the Guardian, the header of which is shown below. Next time people accuse of “big oil” connections for skeptics, point out that the most pro-agw newspaper on the planet is pushing Shell Oil ads.
That distraction aside, Dr. Hansen has some stunning things to say, excerpts below.
“The fraudulence of the Copenhagen approach – “goals” for emission reductions, “offsets” that render ironclad goals almostSource: Watts Up With That? RSS Feed
The nicest post about ScienceOnline2010 to date was penned yesterday by Arikia Millikan, the former Overlord of Seed Scienceblogs.com (the image above is by her as well).
At the conference, Arikia will co-moderate the session on Web Science and I already introduced her here.
In her awesome post she compared the meeting to the Bonnaroo concerts. w00t! She writes:
For those on the forefront of the development of the Web, the World Wide Web conference was an event thatSource: Thoughts from Kansas RSS Feed
Last Tuesday, Xbox announced that it would integrate Twitter, Facebook, Zune video compatibility, and Last.fm into its Live services. The software update was free, and has thus far been a success. We recently reported that over 2 million Xbox live subscribers used the Facebook feature from their consoles in the first week. Equally as impressive, is the fact that last.fm has netted nearly 1 million new subscribers from the partnership. Since the introduction of the service, last.fm has seen a record number of new subscribers in a 24 hour period and Live users have streamed over 120 million minutes worth of music to their consoles.
As with most services on Xbox Live, only Gold subscribers get access to the streaming capabilities of last.fm. Since only paying users get access to the service, it seems probable that Microsoft and last.fm are involved in some sort of revenue-sharing agreement, although neither company will comment on this postulation. Either way, this partnership seems to be a great move by both parties. Microsoft adds more features, while last.fm has increased its (potential) userbase.
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What kind of phone do you have? Whatever your answer, deep down it’s a Qualcomm - the chipmaker invented many of the CDMA communications standards essential to mobile phones, and owns key patents on W-CDMA. Or as you might have heard of it, 3G, and every time you did Qualcomm made a bit more money. They manage this without even owning any factories - instead they own the designs and contract out construction of the actual pieces.
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Hackers have broken into computers of the publicly funded Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia. What they uncovered is pretty shocking, over a thousand of e-mails and dozens of documents were leaked that illustrate deception and misconduct by one of the UK's top climate research centers. CRU director Phil Jones confirmed his organization has been hacked, and said the data appears to be genuine at first sight. While there's been evidence of foul play among both global Source: DV Hardware RSS Feed
Our friends at FirstShowing noticed something funny while browsing the Hollywood trade newspaper Variety tonight: an advertisement, seemingly aimed at Academy voters, for the Todd Phillips comedy The Hangover, with the text “For Your Consideration: All Categories” followed by larger and more glitzy Vegas-like text that reads “Best Picture”.
This is the first year that the Academy will nominate ten movies for best picture, double that of previous years. Does Warner Bros actuallySource: SlashFilm RSS Feed
SparkFun BlueSMiRF found in credit card sniffer, interesting Sparkfun product placement. Nate writes -
That is an officer of the law holding up a device that was found within a 'PIN pad' in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I didn't know what a PIN pad is, so here's a wikipedia article and google images. From the article (November 5th, 2009), it looks like someone has found a couple serial pins on the hand-held credit card reader commonly used within Canadian retail stores. They'veSource: MAKE: Blog RSS Feed
While at Mobius I had the opportunity to take a look at some of the cool phones other members were carrying. The iPhone 3G and 3GS were popular with many of us (that’s Alex’s lovely wife gracing his iPhone’s screen), and the Motorola Droid (that’s Vincent with his beautiful wife Lynnsie, on his) was popular with quite a few others — even if nearly all of them were complaining about its keyboard. But the phone that every one of us was salivating to hold was the new HTC HD2; JohnSource: Gear Diary RSS Feed
Remember Archos’ triumphant announcement last month that the Archos 9 PC Tablet was finally arriving on store shelves? Well, that joy looks to have been seriously premature; while the Archos 9 may have gone up for order on October 22nd – priced at £449.99 ($748) or thereabouts – it’s not expected to ship for another few weeks at least. UMPC Portal spoke to Archos themselves, who revealed that Archos 9 pre-orders won’t actually ship until early December. It’s even worse newsSource: SlashGear RSS Feed
British police said today they have made Europe's first arrests in the battle against an online Trojan which threatened to compromise thousands of computers in the UK.
The ZeuS or Zbot Trojan, a type of sophisticated malicious malware, is believed to have infected and accessed personal information from tens of thousands of computers around the world.
The Trojan was configured in a way that when installed in the systems of infected computers, it recorded users' online bank account Source: WebPro News RSS Feed
Creative folks have been using personalized avatars on Twitter for a while now. But artist Adam Koford, who goes by the pseudonym "Ape Lad," has created a whole flotilla of new designs in the style of Twitter's highly recognizable bird icon. Primarily featuring cartoon characters or sci-fi heroes from yesteryear, Ape Lad's avatars are all uniformly designed -- in the same comma or teardrop shape as the bird -- but each has its own quirky uniqueness. (It's weird to see just how docile aSource: Switched RSS Feed
Here's a set of chassis parts for a line-following robot, made on a RepRap machine, by a member of the IEEE Robotic Club at Rutgers. The mechanical and electronics parts were part of a kit everybody got. This builder created this RepRap body to go with his kit.
RepRapBot Mrk II
Chassis for Line Following Bot (on Thingiverse)
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What kid of the ’80s didn’t see himself as Luke Skywalker, valiantly manuevering his X-Wing fighter down the Death Star trench, the fate of the whole galaxy resting upon him and his loyal astromech droid?
Seeing as most of those ’80s kids probably have an iPhone now, we imagine that THQ Wireless didn’t even consider the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field when producing the $5 Star Wars: Trench Run (iTunes link).
The iPhone game is kind of like aSource: iPhone News Updated RSS Feed
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been playing with the Yamaha SoundGadget PSG-01S – a Skype-certified speakerphone provided to me for evaluation. This pint-sized device provides business travellers with a high quality portable alternative to the conference phones that can be found in boardrooms everywhere.
The SoundGadget packs an array of four microphones and two speakers into a tiny rectangular pillar standing less than 5 inches tall. The speakers support frequencies from 300 HzSource: Alec Saunders RSS Feed
Plans for the Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) are still alive and kicking. If you haven’t heard of the IMP, don’t worry, it’s just the scariest possible name for a government communications bill. It was introduced in 2008 to plant spy devices in every communications network in the country, recording every phone number and e-mail address you use.
Of course people tend to be against this sort of thing, so earlier this year the government changed their mind - andSource: Dial-a-Phone RSS Feed
Man, is this National Awesome Half-Life 2 Mod Weekend, or what?
Machinima.com user (and assumed Source engine guru) m0rtanius recently made a 3D adaptation of the first level of Castlevania, which you can view in the video after the jump. Before you pass judgment on this mod, we suggest you view this clip from Castlevania 64.
We've come a long way, baby.
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I like this one. It is from NASA though I've heavily hacked it around (I saw it today in a copy of Wired at Mr Polito's; oh yes, it is online too: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/gallery_volcanoes/3/, but I don't recommend visiting, the site is mindbogglingly slow, lord knows how much Javash*t they load up). Anyway, it's the Sarychev volcano (Russia's Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. I'm not entirely sure what I'm seeing here - real Source: Thoughts from Kansas RSS Feed
Magic Hour is a world clock app with great information presentation.
In one screen, the app displays a wealth of info about time, daylight stages and moon phases in different cities. Edward Tufty would cream his pants. All world clocks should be like this.
Magic Hour is $3.99 from the App Store.
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. AFI will be available next week in a Rock Band DLC five-pack of ... oh wow, The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian" is there too! Hey guys, it's "Walk Like an Egyptian!" So, all you foreign types with hookah pipes better do the sand dance, don't you know?
Check out the full update after the break, along with Rock Band Unplugged's new DLC.
Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
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The LA Times reports : Deputies involved in a saturation patrol this morning at the downtown 7th and Metro Center subway station encountered the septuagenarian suspect, later identified as 74-year-old John Scott of Los Angeles, as he was putting slap tags in one of the main stairwells at the transit hub.
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While it's busy trying to rebuild market share on the backs of Android-powered devices in North America and Europe, Motorola's already got a bustling business in China, so it makes sense that they'd want to contribute some Google juice over there as well. That dovetails nicely with China Mobile's Android-based Open Mobile System -- which runs those so-called OPhones -- and Motorola has yet to bring an OPhone to market, so that's where this little beast appears poised to come into play. TheSource: Engadget RSS Feed
One great tip I hear all the time when people ask the question, "How do you convince your boss of the value of social media?" is to quote reports, statistics and case studies that prove its value. Well here's another study to add to your arsenal for when you confront your superiors.
Our top story on InboundMarketing.com this week features a study on social media and specifically, how people and companies are using it in a work context today (and why other smallSource: HubSpot Internet Marketing Blog RSS Feed
Acer's monitor family got a little bigger as the number two PC manufacturer has let loose the shiny, new 24-inch H243HXB model. Seen below, the widescreen display has a TN panel with a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, a 2ms response time, an 80,000:1 DCR (dynamic contrast ratio), a maximum brightness of 300 cd/m2, and two 1W speakers.
The H243HXB boasts a CrystalEye webcam, includes D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs, USB connectivity, and is priced at 299 Euro.
A month ago we were criticizing MOG for over promising and under delivering with their new All Access music service. Our chief complaint was that the service wasn’t free, which was the original vision.
Today though, we reported that the odds are against Spotify launching for free in the U.S., and MySpace Music may move to a subscription model. Suddenly, MOG may be right in the thick of things, despite the fact that they will charge $5/month for the service.
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Kyte on Android
White-label video vendor Kyte is expanding the number of mobile platforms that its customers can distribute videos to, with the upcoming launch of new application frameworks for Android and Nokia mobile devices.
The new app frameworks are designed to make publishing videos from Kyte’s management platform into mobile applications as easy as possible. With these frameworks, the company enables its customers to build native mobile apps with features such asSource: NewTeeVee RSS Feed
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We’ve written a lot about Yahoo Meme, Yahoo’s (YHOO) new microblogging platform that resembles Twitter. A few weeks ago Yahoo launched an API for Meme and also shed some light on where the social media site is being used; which seems to be mainly outside the U.S. According to Yahoo, Meme is gaining a following in Brazil, China, the Philippines, India and Turkey. Yahoo initially rolled out Meme in Portuguese, then Spanish and then English.Source: SeekingAlpha RSS Feed
Just yesterday the internets were buzzing with the latest design from Art Lebedev: the Rozetkus 3D; a standard wall outlet that expands to support multiple connections with a simple push. Lebedev, you'll recall, made quite a name for himself by taking the Optimus Maximus programmable OLED keyboard from art to part, so to speak. Since posting about the Rozetkus 3D we've been informed of another very similar design concept called the Letout Outlet. So similar, in fact, that it would appearSource: Engadget RSS Feed
On the eve of Modern Warfare 2's official release, the game's publisher has announced intentions to donate $1 million to veteran-related charities through a newly created foundation. The "Call of Duty Endowment" (or simply "CODE") is said to "support other groups that assist veterans with their careers," reports the Washington Post.
Though he's mostly known for facepalm-inducing hard business quotes, Activision head Bobby Kotick thoughtfully commented, "How do you expect people Source: Houstonist RSS Feed
Alright, there has been some complaints that the last few MVPs have been too easy, so I tried to reach back and find one that might be more of a challenge for you all. Maybe this photo will do the trick ...
Current standings:
Don Crain - 2
volcanista - 1
Elizabeth - 1
Ralph - 1
gijs - 1
Anne - 1
Cam - 1
gg - 1
The Bobs - 1
Boris Behncke - 1
Good luck!
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Major League Gaming is announcing today it has an alliance with national hat retailer Lids. Under the deal, the professional video game league’s fashion headwear line will start selling at 250 stores around the country starting on Nov. 15.
It’s not a particularly huge deal by itself. But it’s smart marketing, as Lids stores sell cool gear to the young crowd that watches MLG’s events, both live and on the web, where professional gamers square off against each other inSource: Venture Beat RSS Feed
If you're a lover of haute couture but don't have the finances for that killer Dior gown, you're in luck. According to NYTimes.com, your fantasy frock is tantalizingly within your grasp. Thanks to the enterprising smarts of two women named Jennifer you can rent the your favorite designer's clothing for pennies of the cost of purchasing it outright.
Using a system similar to Gamefly or Netflix, Harvard Business School graduates, Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Carter Fleiss have createdSource: popgadget RSS Feed
If you own a HTC Touch HD then you may be looking on with envy at the new HD2. HTC however haven't forgotten about you, and there's a new update to add enhanced notifications. HTC say..
"This update for HTC Touch HD combines your SMS function with our unique notifications to bring you your messages as soon as you get them. You will receive notifications whenever your phone is powered on and has reception, allowing you to stay close to the people you care about while on the go."
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Did you notice the hyphen in the name of this car? That's because Datsun's marketers wanted you to think about SEX when you thought about the North American version of the Nissan Silvia.
That approach made sense, because Datsun dealers were getting tired of all the lust-crazed car shoppers passing them by in favor of custom vans equipped with purple shag carpeting and airbrushed bongs that matched the paint job. Emphasizing the car's "SX appeal" shouldn't have been necessary, though, Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed
Total, a French oil company, recently agreed to give the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) $4 million for a 5-year research project to develop stationary batteries that can more efficiently store solar energy.
More efficient energy storage has been a difficult issue for scientists to crack. It is a major issue preventing more widespread use of renewable energy, and solar energy in particular.
Is this project, one funded by a true oil giant, the one that will make Source: Matter Magazine RSS Feed
Washington voters have accomplished a national first by ratifying a new law that makes state registered domestic partnerships fully parallel to civil marriage. The provisional election result for Referendum 71 is currently 52% to 48%. This story is huge and is already getting some well-deserved attention. And remember, we won by a comfortable margin in an off-year election when the likely voter pool is dominated by older, more conservative voters. We know support for domestic partnerships is Source: Pam's House Blend RSS Feed
I love how the trades bury nuggets of info. At the bottom of the piece I used to source info about Michael Fassbender’s upcoming role in A Single Shot was a throwaway sentence that suggests David Cronenberg is still at work on The Talking Cure, a project we’ve heard almost nothing about in the two years since it was first ‘announced’.
Almost exactly two years ago, a few reports said that Cronenberg was adapting The Talking Cure, a 2002 play by Christopher Hampton. (RalphSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed
The folks at Planon have been making pen scanners for a few years, and the newly announced X-series scanners are looking pretty solid. There are three models in the X-series line, all of them packing these features:
If you are not familiar with the DocuPen scanners, they are pen-shaped devices that are handheld scanners used to capture documents on the go. TheSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed
One of the burdens that every gadgeteer must bear is the burden of gadget charging. You know what I mean, almost every gadget that we own runs on battery power. Mobile phones, audio players, video players, etc. Even though many of our devices can be charged via USB, which is a convenience, that can have its own challenges, such as running out of ports. Fortunately, the age of wireless charging is dawning and I’m going to tell you about one such solution today. It’s the Duracell myGrid Source: TechBlogger RSS Feed
The giant HD sprites of Arc System Works' fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be shrunk down a bit. Famitsu has announced that Arc System Works is preparing a PSP port of the fighter. The portable release, out in Japan on February 25, will feature all the characters from the console game, and ad-hoc multiplayer for up to four. It'll also include a new Legion Mode in which players fight to gain territory on a game board. No screens or scans have been released yet.
Considering theSource: Houstonist RSS Feed
Ubisoft has reported financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, ending September 30, 2009. Coming in at €166 million ($246 million), this year's sales represent a drop of 52% when compared to the first two fiscal quarters of the previous year. Second-quarter sales totaled €83 million ($123 million) -- a drop of 53.1%, though one that Ubisoft states falls within previously issued guidance.
Standout titles released during the period include the Western-themedSource: Houstonist RSS Feed
Little over a month ago we told you that rights for the Terminator franchise were probably going to hit the auction block to pay off debts for the Halcyon Holding Group, which bought the rights in 2007 for $25m. Now that has come to pass. Rights to the series are for sale, and the list of interested bidders is long and, for the most part, not at all surprising.
Nikki Finke reports that every big Hollywood studio is interested in the purchase, as are Summit and Media Rights Capital.Source: SlashFilm RSS Feed
We have talked about the cool helmet cams from Tachyon before, like the 3D version the company unveiled back in September. Tachyon has now unveiled a new helmet cam that it claims to be the world’s smallest called the XC Micro.
The tiny little cam measures 3.8 x 1.4 x 1.8-inches and weighs only 3.7 ounces. The camera uses a mount that can connect to the dash, helmet, goggles, and other locations to capture video. Video is recorded to microSDHC cards up to 32GB.
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Some of you had questions about Texas LeMons driver Anna aka Bikini Racer when you saw a few photos of her last weekend. Does she drive? Is she really a racer?
Yes, she is. In addition to the three LeMons races under her belt, she has run a best quarter-mile of 11.01 seconds at 123.36 MPH in her MkIV Supra.
We met Anna for the first time about a year ago, at the BS Inspection of the very first Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons.
Her team was running a third-genSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed
According to Don Lemon, CNN is working on a "Gay in America" series as it has for blacks and Latinos (one can only hope that the network will not leave Ts out of the picture).
A series that gives a fair picture of our lives -- including the diversity of the community -- it will be a timely and necessary subject to address as equality legislation is being pondered and enacted at the federal, state and local levels in the United States. It is a change that is occurring in anSource: Pam's House Blend RSS Feed
