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Apple exploring motion-tracking Mac OS X user interface
www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/18/apple_exp... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Patent filings from Apple continue to explore concepts for new interface designs and techniques that may or may not make turn up in future versions of Mac OS X, such as a new filing that outlines a motion-tracking interface in which body movements...
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Intel works on 'touchable holograms'
http://www.intel.com/research/dpr.htm - Details
listslipknot09: In a hospital in Houston, two surgeons appear to be performing a difficult procedure on a cardiac patient. In fact, only one of the doctors in the room is real. The other is a replica-a lifelike physical model whose shape, appearance and movements...
Steam, Punked?
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852 - Details
tankist-spl: Has Valve's Steam really been hacked? 1UP speaks with the hacker, a software security expert, and Valve itself to get the full story. "This looks real to me," said the security expert. "He found a way into [Valve's] Cyber Caf software." Possibly...
Hot super-Earths could host life after all
space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-super... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Massive, rocky worlds called 'super-Earths' even those orbiting searingly close to their stars may provide the right conditions for life, new research suggests. At up to 15 times the mass of Earth, the rocky bodies are bigger and easier to...
Top 1000 Books Owned by Libraries Around the World
blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/03/fun-facts... - Details
camiru84: Whats the most popularly held book in libraries around the world? Which author or characteror monster or animalis found most often on library shelves worldwide? The research division of OCLC compiled a list of the top 1,000 titles owned by member...
Digg: Your Feedback on the New Comments System
http://blog.digg.com/?p=103 - Details
mihailovalexandr: We'd like to hear what you think of the proposed changes to comments. Check out the video and let us know what you think by posting, digging up, or burying the comments in this thread.
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How the Songs We Heard Growing Up Shaped Our Lives
scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2008/08/music_an... - Details
mihailovalexandr: "Matching our intuitions about music, researchers have found that music is an important influence on our memories. We associate songs with emotions, people, and places we've experienced in the past." -Dave Munger
It's miserable being an oligarch - I'm happier as a peasant,
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-11046... - Details
mihailovalexandr: How Russia's first multi-millionaire gave up his yachts and Bentley for hens, goats and a log cabin without electricity.
Garden Oasis LP Gas Copper Top Fireplace
www.betterimprovement.com/garden-oasis-lp-gas-co... - Details
i-annet: Make a statement with this hand-crafted copper-top fireplace.
Understated Log Cabin Living in Canada
tradeahomewithme.com/cgi-local/displaytradepage.... - Details
mihailovalexandr: I would swap my 1100 sq. ft. bungalow with this guy's place for sure...
NBA Scouts use NBA Live Video Game to Evaluate Players
www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-media2... - Details
mihailovalexandr: According to the NBA, about half the teams are using the video game as part of personnel evaluation. In the quiet of his office, Morey said he can see how often a player posts up and gets shots
Ultimate Desk for Laptop Users
www.onetipaday.com/2009/04/23/ultimate-desk-for-... - Details
poetinexile: Money no object desk for laptop users that's still ergonomic and provides a functional experience for users!!
Giz Explains: Why More Megapixels Isn't More Better
i.gizmodo.com/5155942/giz-explains-why-more-mega... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Between all the new digital cameras pooped out before the upcoming PMA show and the crazy cameras buried inside cellphones at MWC, it's a good time to go over why more megapixels isn't necessarily better.
From crazy old uncle to I am outraged
makethemaccountable.com/index.php/category/08-04... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Todays Headlines 4/30/08 - Top Story - Obama denounces Rev. Wright - Hmmm From crazy old uncle to I am outraged. What hes outraged about is Wrights attacks on HIM, not the attacks on America.
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Leggy Goddess, Sandra Shine
http://www.nylonbliss.com/blog/?p=32 - Details
mihailovalexandr: I just cant get enough of this woman, so heres another complete smoker from my favorite leg goddess of all time, Sandra Shine
Wired Magazine: 'The Firefox Hacks You Must Have'
www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69781,00.ht... - Details
mihailovalexandr: "With a new version of the open-source browser out, we offer our guide to the nifty, fun Firefox extensions that will change your life."
Needle pens send wrong message - director
www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?artic... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Local dollar store selling pens that look like hypodermic needles. What is the message being sent to our youth.
Worse than Vogon poetry: bogus DMCA takedowns stun sci-fi lovers
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070831-improper-... - Details
mihailovalexandr: The SFWA, which represents science fiction and fantasy authors, has demanded that a web site remove "infringing" content like sci-fi reading lists, Creative Commons-licensed books, and more.
Meeting Anishas Aunty and Uncle
blog.nztechie.com/2007/11/meeting-anishas-aunty-... - Details
mihailovalexandr: Today I met Anishas Uncle (Waka) and Aunty (Sumiti). We met for lunch in Mission Bay at the MECCA (85 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay). Waka works for EDS, with his current project working with Telecom on their project to move from CDMA to GSM Technologies.
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