Archive for August 2009
What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales From The Front Line 31 Aug 2009
Art Linson has produced a lot of movies, starting back in the 70s, and his hits include Car Wash, The Untouchables, Heat and Fight Club amongst others, as well a number of films that won’t appear in anyone’s top ten favourites, for good reason. It gives him a wealth of experience of draw on, so [...]
Festo Penguins 30 Aug 2009
These penguins are awesome, they really do appear to be a living entity, I reckon they should market smaller versions of the air ones, they’d make a mint.
How to beat Amazon’s Kindle 29 Aug 2009
I like open, so Amazon’s insistence on their own format, plus the recent issue where they deleted books remotely, is worrying. An interesting article on a device war that is still raging, we’ll see if lessons from previous wars have been learned. Sony won on Blu-ray, learning that content and partners were key (although it’s [...]
Cho Woong’s Star Wars collection 29 Aug 2009
No that’s what you call an obsessive fan. Take a look at the site for all the images from all the rooms.
The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine 29 Aug 2009
I think this article mainly concerns itself with certain segments within certain industries. Mobile phones, for example, seem to be going the other way, with companies cramming more and more features into them. It might just be that those are the ones grabbing the headlines, but it definitely means the high-tech segment is looking for [...]
Single molecule’s stunning image 28 Aug 2009
The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers. The physical shape of single carbon nanotubes has been outlined before, using similar techniques – but the new method even shows up chemical bonds. IBM’s press release
File-sharers’ TV tastes revealed 28 Aug 2009
The series [Top Gear] appears on BBC America some time after it is shown in the UK, and it appears that some American fans are eager to download it before it is available legally. The most torrented shows were US shows and I imagine a large percentage were because people outside the US get them [...]
Why corporate IT should unchain our office computers 27 Aug 2009
I’ve worked on both sides of the fence and trust me one thing you learn is users are idiots and are not to be trusted. Most can’t handle reading simple instructions on a screen in my experience. So while the lock-downs are frustrating and time consuming for the few, they protect us from the many, [...]
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink 27 Aug 2009
An interesting example of a headline grabbing attention but no one questioning the methods. They seem to have found a link by looking at people as they are now. What is only vaguely touched on in the article is that what may be the cause if a lifetime of inactivity, mental and/or physical. As these [...]
New high-speed rail link proposed 26 Aug 2009
Rail passengers would also be able to get to Manchester in one hour and 23 minutes, from two hours and eight minutes now. That would make Manchester a commutable location from London. Network Rail says the new line is required to ease the pressure on Britain’s railways. It says passenger numbers have rocketed by 40% [...]