Barack Obama's $3 Million 'Overhead Projector' Actually Pretty Cool

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 11:55 PM EDT (Gizmodo)

I'm already tired of hearing these guys talk, but that caught my ear.

technology, debate, mccain, spending, obama, planetarium

Aviary, Photoshop Express and other image editors compared

Seeded on Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:06 PM EDT (a.viary.com)

Recently Adobe launched a public beta version of Photoshop Express, an online version of its popular Photoshop image editing software with limited features. Immediately I thought of Aviary, an online artist suite that is currently in beta as well.

technology, art, design, web-apps, adobe, photoshop, graphics, aviary, web-tools, image-editing

Future of Fusion and Clean Energy Power - MIT Week - Popular Mechanics

Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:54 PM EST (popularmechanics.com)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — This is what a fusion lab is supposed to be like. As I walk in, a woman's voice is on the speakers, counting down from ten.

energy, nuclear, research, science, fusion, mit, clean-power

Report: Obama dominated TV advertising in Wisconsin primary campaign

Seeded on Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:30 PM EST (news.wisc.edu)

Barack Obama spent more than twice as much on TV advertising in Wisconsin than all other candidates combined and nearly five times as much as Hillary Clinton, according to a new report by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Wisconsin Advertising Project.

campaign, election, clinton, politics, advertising, spending, obama, hillary, primary, barack

Leaked RIAA Training Video: Find Pirates, Find Crack-Dealing Terrorist Murderers Too!

Seeded on Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:33 PM EST (Gizmodo)

This is a leaked official RIAA training video produced with the National District Attorneys Association telling U.S.

technology, music, piracy, mp3, drm, riaa, eff, inellectual-property

Music industry in 8,000 new file-share lawsuits

Seeded on Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:36 AM EDT (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - The music industry has launched a fresh wave of 8,000 lawsuits against alleged file-sharers around the world, escalating its drive to stamp out online piracy and encourage the use of legal download services.

technology, music, lawsuit, piracy, file-sharing, copyright, itunes, pirate, mp3, music-download

Results in key Senate races: Reuters poll

Seeded on Thu Oct 5, 2006 10:45 AM EDT (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats must gain six seats in the November 7 election to recapture U.S. Senate control, and they lead in three of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

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Fox News' Interpretation of the Clinton/Wallace Interview

Seeded on Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:21 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

Former President Bill Clinton, never one to let truth stand in the way of a good line, has decided to reincarnate himself as our tough, anti-terror president.

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U.S. eases ban on air travelers carrying liquids

Seeded on Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:15 PM EDT (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it was partly easing its ban on liquids and gels in carry-on bags on airline flights, a policy imposed last month after authorities in London said they foiled a plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights.

terror, bomb, airlines, flight, us-news, carry-ons, liquid-ban

Nasrallah says no army can disarm Hizbollah

Seeded on Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:37 PM EDT (Reuters)

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge "victory" rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.

israel, lebanon, middle-east, war, world-news, hezbollah, hizbollah, nasrallah

The Pope's Apology, and Religious Fervor

Seeded on Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:25 AM EDT (NPR)

All Things Considered, September 19, 2006 · Pope Benedict has apologized for the controversy surrounding his comments on Islam, which commentator Joe Loconte says proves that it's possible to make the right point in the wrong way.

religion, pope, islam, apology, npr, christianity, pope-benedict

Iran ready to discuss enrichment suspension: Paris

Seeded on Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:33 AM EDT (Reuters)

PARIS (Reuters) - Iran told the European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana last weekend that it is prepared to discuss suspending its uranium enrichment program, a French foreign ministry spokesman confirmed on Friday.

middle-east, iran, nuclear, world-news, enrichment

Wii to Launch at $250 Nov. 19

Seeded on Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:27 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In a move that may allow Nintendo of Japan to take advantage of stumbles by its main rival, the company plans to announce today that it will release its new Wii video game console in North America and South America on Nov.

technology, revolution, xbox, nintendo, video-games, ps3, wii

'Several shot' at Canada college

Seeded on Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:11 PM EDT (BBC News)

Several people have been injured in a shooting at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal, according to Canadian media reports. Not many details so far.

shooting, world-news, school-shooting, ctv, dawson-college

New Dell AMD-Based Desktops to Ship This Week

Seeded on Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:15 PM EDT (crn.com)

Dell on Tuesday pulled the veil off its first desktop PCs based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices and said the maiden AMD-based systems, the Dimension C521 and Dimension E521, will ship later this week.

business, processor, dell, amd, advanced-micro-devices, pcs, michael-dell, dimension

FBI probes 'Mafia Bible' for code

Seeded on Thu Sep 7, 2006 3:28 PM EDT (BBC News)

Provenzano, 73, was captured in Sicily in April after 43 years on the run. The Bible found in his isolated hut contained dots, arrows and notations and investigators want to know if it is a code that will unlock other messages.

fbi, italy, mob, code, mafia, world-news, cryptography, bernardo-provenzano, sicilian-mafia

'Great shame' of student voyeur

Seeded on Thu Sep 7, 2006 11:35 AM EDT (BBC News)

The shower gel bottle had been specially adapted it to hold the camera, and pierced to create a hole for the lens, the court was told.

sex, sex-offender, university, uk-news, voyeur

Dell to Use 20m AMD Chips

Seeded on Tue Sep 5, 2006 5:08 PM EDT (Digitimes)

Market sources say that about 20 million Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors will be used in Dell's servers, desktop PCs and notebooks between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the fourth quarter of 2007.

business, tech, intel, dell, semiconductors, amd, microchips

Intel Requests AMD/ATI Acquisiton Papers in Anti-Trust Case

Seeded on Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:07 PM EDT (Macworld)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) sees its planned acquisition of ATI Technologies as a way to expand its ability to compete in the microprocessor industry. Intel sees it as a way to expand its defense in a microprocessor antitrust case it is fighting against AMD.

technology, tech, computers