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2012-01-20

World's Largest Garment Made From Golden Spider Silk Goes on Display

Cool, but I couldn't help thinking: What a waste of time!

Tags: spiders spider silk garment
2012-01-17

Hello

Nice!

Tags: Cool Video
2012-01-10

HP, Dell Go After Apple's 'Fashionista' Buyers

Personal-computer makers are counting on ultrabooks to challenge the MacBook Air, Apple's best-selling laptop, which is less than an inch thick. Still, Hewlett-Packard isn't trying to compete on price: The new Spectre is $100 more than a MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch screen. Hewlett-Packard is emphasizing the laptop's premium features and design, a bid to reach the "savvy fashionista" market, said Page Murray, a vice president of marketing at the company.

"There's always someone who wants to win the race to the bottom," Murray said. "It usually ends with a splat."

Did HP call Apple's pricing of the MacBook Air 'race to the bottom'?

My how the times have changed.

Tags: Apple MacBook Air HP Envy Overpriced Dell
2011-12-12

Definition of an 'Apple fanboy' and those that use the term

Nailed it!

Tags: Apple Fanboy Definition
2011-10-29

The End of New Release DVD Rentals

Another case for piracy.

The studios are shooting themselves in the foot. They're trying to annoy their audience into paying more. It's always bad business to annoy your audience.

Eventually, the studios will have to give in to the new distribution channels and they'll be forced into giving their customers what they want. That way, they'll make more money eventually.

Tags: DVD Rentals Idiot Studios Piracy Netflix Redbox New release delay
2011-10-24

Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs

Awesome Tech.

This opens a lot of possibilities to create things that makes the mind boggle.

However, this renders pictures and videos very untrustworthy. I mean you can insert anything into any photo and it would look like it really is part of the initial photo.

Tags: Technology Photography Videography Computer Generated Graphics CGI
2011-10-21

The case for piracy

Nick Ross:

One of the main reasons we all have anti-piracy slogans embedded in our brains is because the music industry chose to try and protect its existing market and revenue streams at all costs and marginalise and vilify those who didn't want to conform to the harsh new rules being set.

I agree with most of what he says. Good read.

Tags: Piracy Copyright
2011-10-20

Gaddafi killed as Libya's revolt claims hometown

Now if the Rebels can resist being overtaken by islamists, the country may have a real shot at democracy.

Tags: Libya Gaddafi Killed Gaddafi Libyan Revolution
2011-10-19

Parasite Turns Wasps Into Outsider Zombie Queens

Holy Crap!

That's really creepy and gruesome.

Tags: Biology Wasps Paper Wasps Parasitic Flies Wasp Parasites
2011-10-19

Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

Apple reports $28.27 Billions in revenue, a rise of 38% over last year's same quarter and 'Anal-ysts' are disappointed.

Some clueless idiots pull numbers out of their collective asses and when Apple doesn't meet those arbitrary numbers, the market punishes it.

Does it feel like clueless betting by those 'Anal-ysts' to anybody else?

Tags: Apple Apple quarterly earnings Apple's financial result Q4 2011