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As new digital book tools and services roll out, we need to be able to evaluate not only the cool features they offer, but also whether they extend (or hamper) our rights and expectations.
The over-arching question: are digital books as good or better than physical books at protecting you and your rights as a reader?
via Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers | Electronic Frontier Foundation.
In August, we posted a photograph of some odd, rare clouds known as Morning Glory clouds without providing an explanation for how they form. In response to reader interest, we followed up with meteorologist Roger Smith of the University of Munich, who has studied their formation.
via Weird, Rare Clouds and the Physics Behind Them | Wired Science | Wired.com.
YouTube – New Ford Focus “Beautifully Arranged”.
The comments suggest that the instruments are “real” and the music is actually played on it.
Entertaining. Not all commercials are obnoxious.
Everybody knows what a cloverleaf looks like – but could you identify a volleyball, a double trumpet, or a “spooey” if you drove on one in the course of your highway travels? These are among the distinctive designs that transportation engineers have conjured up to keep traffic flowing and motorists headed in the right direction when major roads intersect.
via What’s A “Spooey”? A Field Guide To Freeway Interchanges, Part 1 » INFRASTRUCTURIST.
Nine years ago, Mr. Ellison sued Internet service providers for failing to stop a user from posting four of his stories to an online newsgroup. Since settling that suit, he has pursued more than 240 people who have posted his work to the Internet without permission. “If you put your hand in my pocket, you’ll drag back six inches of bloody stump,†he said.
via With E-Readers Comes Wider Piracy of Books – NYTimes.com:
Whenever I hear Harlan Ellison’s name I see Hunter Thompson’s image.
What’s up with that?
How could I not get this!
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“Essential for all fans of stately ambience”
Product Description
The first album for 4AD from this Icelandic composer is an expanded version of a performance piece originally written for the dancer and choreographer Erna Omarsdottir, and which has been performed in more than 40 European cities. This new incarnation was scored for a 60-piece string orchestra and the four original movements were joined by a completely new finale. The final mix incorporates electronics and vintage reel-to-reel recordings of the IBM 1401 mainframe computer which inspired the piece in the first place.
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Most clients are good clients, and some clients are great clients. But some jobs are just never going to work out well. Herewith, a few indicators that a project may be headed to the toilet. Guarantee: All incidents taken from life.
- Client asks who designed your website.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : 20 signs you don’t want that web design project.
Election results by state
Most of us are, by now, familiar with the maps the TV channels and web sites use to show the results of the presidential election:
Blu-ray is in a death spiral. 12 months from now Blu-ray will be a videophile niche, not a mass market product.
With only a 4% share of US movie disc sales and HD download capability arriving, the Blu-ray disc Association (BDA) is still smoking dope. Even $150 Blu-ray players won’t save it.
Blu-ray is dead – heckuva job, Sony! | Storage Bits | ZDNet.com.
What if the scoring sheets for a squash match used this technology? You could record the progress of the game along with all of the interaction between referee and players. This could be cool!.
The Pulse smartpen captures handwriting and simultaneously records audio and synchronizes it to the writing, so users never miss a word. Pulse is available in two models. Priced at $149, the 1GB model provides storage for over 100 hours of recorded audio. At $199, the 2GB model doubles the storage capacity and provides more flexibility for downloading future applications. In addition to the Pulse smartpen, consumers may also buy Livescribe dot paper and the latest accessories, such as the Premium Leather Case $24.95, 2-Pack of Journals $24.95, 4-Pack of College-Ruled Notebooks $19.95 or 5-Pack of Ink Cartridges $5.95.
The Pulse smartpen, dot paper and accessories are also available for purchase at www.livescribe.com.
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