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The Most Beautiful Planetary Maps Ever
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 9:43 PM EDT (Wired News)
What amazes me is the thought that these maps wouldn't have been possible a century ago. Not only because of the data limitations, but because maps reflect how we see and imagine. They are cultural as well as geographical artifacts. And these are amazing.
World of Germcraft
Seeded on Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:21 PM EDT (The Escapist)
On September 13, 2005, a disease outbreak claimed the lives of uncounted thousands and rendered a number of cities uninhabitable.
UC Berkeley puts hundreds of academic lectures on YouTube
Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 1:20 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
The University of California at Berkeley has joined the ranks of YouTube partners by providing a number of full course lectures and other special events through YouTube.
Holding Out for a Heroine
Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:22 AM EDT (The Escapist)
Somewhere in the uncharted plains of videogame potential, in the wild primal cloud of yet-nascent human ideas, is my perfect heroine.
A Short History of Race in Games
Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:33 PM EDT (The Escapist)
The recent furor over the slaughter of black zombies by the very white Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5 isn't the first time complaints about game-based racism have been raised, although it's certainly one of the most tenuous cases.
Report: Seagate plans to stop manufacturing IDE drives by year end
Seeded on Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:21 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
Seagate plans to cease manufacturing IDE hard drives by the end of the year and will focus exclusively on SATA-based products. Seagate is the first major hard drive manufacturer to announce such plans...
Confirmed: Microsoft's Windows Media DRM cracked (again)
Seeded on Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:17 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
Ars Technica has been able to confirm that the latest attacks on Microsoft's Windows Media DRM work as proclaimed.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Brings CC to Egypt
Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:17 PM EDT (iCommons.org)
With its legendary history that spans thousands of years, Bibliotheca Alexandrina is one of the most prominent monuments for learning, dialogue and tolerance.
Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated
Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:36 AM EDT (Linux.com)
A free Flash viewer is one of the last major gaps in GNU/Linux desktop functionality, so last week's news that Gnash, the free Flash player, had reached the stage where it could play YouTube and Lulu.tv videos seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately, it was.
Congress, RIAA and Universities prepare for P2P "arms race"
Seeded on Thu Jun 7, 2007 9:34 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
The heated debate over file sharing and the role that American colleges and universities should take in response to it ratcheted up a notch Tuesday as industry players and college and university reps gathered in DC to discuss the problem and potential solutions in a hearing befor …
Partnership Announced between CIC Libraries and Google
Seeded on Wed Jun 6, 2007 1:35 PM EDT (Committee on Institutional Cooperation)
A statement from the Director: This partnership between our 12 member universities and Google is unprecedented.
Patent Strategy in the Game Industry
Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 1:22 PM EDT (Gamasutra)
Patents have always had an important role in the game industry and that role is growing in importance each year. People in the industry have mixed feelings about using patents, and everyone agrees the patent system could use some structural improvement.
What is a distro?
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2007 1:42 PM EDT (Linux.com)
Some LUG members felt "distro" implies Linux, while others took a wider view, claiming it could be any one of several possible platforms, including OpenSolaris.
Linus Torvalds on Microsoft patent threat: It works both ways
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2007 1:06 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
Linux kernel developer Linus Torvalds issued a public response yesterday to Microsoft's recent claim that Linux and associated open-source software applications infringe over 200 of the company's patents.
Hubble Finds Ghostly Ring of Dark Matter
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 10:56 PM EDT (nasa.gov)
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope got a first-hand view of how dark matter behaves during a titanic collision between two galaxy clusters. The wreck created a ripple of dark matter...
Laws for sale! Astroturfing and citizen apathy on the rise
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 10:20 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
Consumers have long since learned that when a Fortune 500 company shows up at a regulatory hearing and insists that some new plan is "better for consumers," it usually turns out to be better for the company.
Living Worlds: The Ecology of Game Design
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2007 2:36 PM EDT (Gamasutra)
If you design sports games, or maybe puzzle games, you can probably give this article a skip. But if you're a world builder, the kind of designer who strives to create exciting and believable environments, no matter how alien or bizarre, then read on.
Hacking the water and oil supplies? Expert warns it could happen
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2007 2:32 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
Cybersecurity researcher Aaron Turner recently testified to the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, and he has published a summary of his testimony
Extending OpenOffice.org: Must-have OpenOffice.org extensions
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2007 2:22 PM EDT (Linux.com)
As with Firefox, you can add new features and extend OpenOffice.org's functionality by installing extensions. Here some of the most useful ones to try.
The Women Who Drive Library Technology
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2007 10:13 AM EDT (Library Journal)
No matter their generation or library setting, the women who find technology and libraries a compelling combination share certain qualities. The women interviewed here are, like Hanning, confident.
Mozilla CEO speaks out on future of Firefox
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2007 9:20 PM EDT (APCMag)
According to Mozilla Foundation CEO Mitchell Baker, Firefox is just at the beginning of its life cycle. In this one-on-one interview with APCMag.com, she talks about where Firefox came from and where it's going.
ALA joins anti-National ID Campaign
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 10:09 AM EDT (American Library Association)
The American Library Association (ALA) has joined a large and diverse group of 43 organizations to launch a campaign against the first national identification system, REAL ID.
What Type of Game Cheater Are You?
Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:22 PM EDT (Wired News)
Video-game players often hold radically different views on what constitutes cheating. Today's digital fare represents the first time we've argued about the precise meaning of cheating.
Free Geek Vancouver helps the needy get nerdy
Seeded on Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:34 PM EDT (Linux.com)
Free Geek is a nonprofit society in Portland, Ore., dedicated to recycling computing equipment and distributing computers loaded with free software to organizations or individuals in need.
Mom used kids for library theft
Seeded on Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:32 PM EDT (-)
The library was unaware of the thefts because Daniels enlisted her children - ages 5, 9, 15 and 16 - in helping obtain 837 DVDs from the library between July and December.
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