Thursday, September 30, 2004
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Engineering God in a Petri Dish
On a steep, narrow street above Chinatown works Jonathon Keats, a tweed-suited, bow-tied 32-year-old who, with assistance from a phalanx of scientists, is genetically engineering God in his apartment.
On a steep, narrow street above Chinatown works Jonathon Keats, a tweed-suited, bow-tied 32-year-old who, with assistance from a phalanx of scientists, is genetically engineering God in his apartment.
Karel Capek:
The word "robot" was first used in a work of science fiction written by Karel Capek in 1920. The word comes from the Czech noun "robota," meaning "labor."
The word "robot" was first used in a work of science fiction written by Karel Capek in 1920. The word comes from the Czech noun "robota," meaning "labor."
Monday, September 27, 2004
Batiduende y el Ataque del pez�n ninja el�ctrico.
I don't know what Batiduende is blogging about exactly, but I bet it's pretty funny.
I don't know what Batiduende is blogging about exactly, but I bet it's pretty funny.
Bnoopy
"Allow myself to introduce... myself. My name is Joe Kraus and Bnoopy is a blog about entrepreneurship -- thoughts, lessons learned, open questions. It's all stuff I'm thinking about right now in the midst of starting a new company. My background is that I was one of the founders of Excite. Then I co-founded DigitalConsumer.org and now, I've got a new project still in stealth mode. "
"Allow myself to introduce... myself. My name is Joe Kraus and Bnoopy is a blog about entrepreneurship -- thoughts, lessons learned, open questions. It's all stuff I'm thinking about right now in the midst of starting a new company. My background is that I was one of the founders of Excite. Then I co-founded DigitalConsumer.org and now, I've got a new project still in stealth mode. "
Bnoopy
"Allow myself to introduce... myself. My name is Joe Kraus and Bnoopy is a blog about entrepreneurship -- thoughts, lessons learned, open questions. It's all stuff I'm thinking about right now in the midst of starting a new company. My background is that I was one of the founders of Excite. Then I co-founded DigitalConsumer.org and now, I've got a new project still in stealth mode. "
"Allow myself to introduce... myself. My name is Joe Kraus and Bnoopy is a blog about entrepreneurship -- thoughts, lessons learned, open questions. It's all stuff I'm thinking about right now in the midst of starting a new company. My background is that I was one of the founders of Excite. Then I co-founded DigitalConsumer.org and now, I've got a new project still in stealth mode. "
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Yo, Player Appreciate. Get your Pimp Name! How to be a true PIMP!
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Improved body armor on the way | USATODAY.com - "Lightweight, flexible body armor that looks like dragon scales and is more comfortable to wear than today's bulletproof vests could be available within two years."
Did you read that?! Dragon scales, people!
Did you read that?! Dragon scales, people!
Shhh, they're hunting cybercrooks | USATODAY.com - Learn more about the people who track down cyber-criminals.
China to Europe via a new Burma road | Asia Times Online - Pipe dreams of a cheaper, shorter and safer trade route between China and Europe through Myanmar to the Bay of Bengal are once again edging onto official agendas.
Lemony Snicket ::: Sunny Baudelaire | all creations of Daniel Handler, an auther currently residing in SF who is releasing 2 movies soon. One based on his "Series of Unfortunate Events" and backed by Dreamworks, and an independent film entitled "Rick."
The Forgotten Technology | A retired carpenter solves the mystery of Stonehenge and the Pyramids?
Sunday, September 19, 2004
John J. McGraw | Friend, author, thinker.
DizzeeRascal.com - The Unofficial Dizzee Rascal Site! | The right way to do things.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Seattle Underground Tour Not just for tourists.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
It's not often that results from conferences on mathematics make the news, but that's precisely what happened last month at the annual Crypto conference in Santa Barbara, CA when researchers from France, Israel, and China all showed that they had discovered flaws in a widely used algorithm called MD5—an algorithm that I wrote about in some detail last month.
The 'when life gives you lemons, make lemonade' message that came out of the conference was that this process of breaking codes and developing even stronger ones is all part of the cryptographer’s game. But what if a fundamental breakthrough in mathematics rendered useless all of the fancy encryption that the world now depends upon?"
Learn more about this interesting question in the Technology Review.
The 'when life gives you lemons, make lemonade' message that came out of the conference was that this process of breaking codes and developing even stronger ones is all part of the cryptographer’s game. But what if a fundamental breakthrough in mathematics rendered useless all of the fancy encryption that the world now depends upon?"
Learn more about this interesting question in the Technology Review.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Self-sustaining killer robot creates a stink | New Scientist: It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Maths holy grail could bring disaster for internet | The Guardian: "Two of the seven million dollar challenges that have baffled for more than a century may be close to being solved "
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
US plans portable nuclear power plants (SSTAR) | New Scientist
Friday, September 03, 2004
ABA Games: "TUMIKI Fighters"
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Filter, 3MTM Notebook/LCD Privacy Computer | Info straight from 3M... and some old pricing info:
Mmmpf141------14.1” notebook privacy filter -------- $77.28
Mmmpf150------15.0” notebook privacy filter -------- $93.57
Mmmpf170------17.0” notebook privacy filter -------- $112.36
Mmmpf181------18.1” notebook privacy filter -------- $120.68
Mmmpf141------14.1” notebook privacy filter -------- $77.28
Mmmpf150------15.0” notebook privacy filter -------- $93.57
Mmmpf170------17.0” notebook privacy filter -------- $112.36
Mmmpf181------18.1” notebook privacy filter -------- $120.68
3M Privacy Filters | Expensive technology to narrow the viewing angle of your computer screen. Seems wrong.
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Maui Vacation Rental : 1BR cottage in Paia
Sinclair C5 | What is this thing?!
Skycar Just $5,000 will cover the down payment.
Aerocar - Yeah, this is practical. I'll just land it on my incredibly long driveway and park it in my huge garage.
Gibbs Aquada | Homepage Aqua man's car.