Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Hubble's best shots.

Ever wondered how mindbogglingly the Universe is? You can get a good feel of it looking at these photos.

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40,000 Xbox 360s Sold on eBay!

According to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, a staggering 40,000 Xbox 360 consoles have been sold on eBay. So, if each 360 was sold for $800 (which is still a conservative estimate), that's... $32,000,000+ on eBay. Microsoft alone could make tons of money simply 'reselling' their own product.

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New Soft Helmet Turns Hard in Crash

A shear thickening material, it is flexible when moved slowly, but when it is compresssed by an impact, its molecules lock together. The Ribcap is a combination soft, flexible beanie and tough helmet.

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Angry BellSouth Withdrew City Donation because of free Wifi

From Boing Boing: "Hours after New Orleans officials announced Tuesday that they would deploy a city-owned, wireless Internet network in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, regional phone giant BellSouth Corp. withdrew an offer to donate one of its damaged buildings that would have housed new police headquarters, city officials said yesterday."

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CNN "Pipeline" Live Feeds Now Online

Did you cancel your cable to rely exclusively on Bittorrent? Now you can get CNN's live feeds via the web, too.
This is their big entree into live net distribution. They will reportedly offer four live feeds of various news events, with one weekday feed featuring a live news anchor exclusively on the web.

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Coloring Black and White Photos

This is horrendously cool. You draw a bit of color on objects, and it colors them for you.

NEAT.

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Monday, December 05, 2005

A Man With Only a 7 Second Memory

"It's like being dead . . . one long night with no thoughts, no dreams. There's no difference between day and night, I haven't been conscious in 20 years."

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A Man With Only a 7 Second Memory

"It's like being dead . . . one long night with no thoughts, no dreams. There�s no difference between day and night, I haven�t been conscious in 20 years."

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