To this day, I still don't understand Alienware. Not the company itself... the point of a $3500 laptop. The only thing owning one shows is how big your pocket book is. Though, it's not like it's my money. However, here's [url=http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6142-0.html?forumID=69&threadID=65786&messageID=780772&tag=nl.e497]something that might disuade you[/url] from buying an overpriced computer.
Build Your Own TV Without Broadcast Flags - doom writes "An account of an event sponsored by the EFF, a "roll your own television" build-in. The San Francisco Bay Guardian has coverage in an article entitled Build Your TV!". From the article: "According to the FCC, the flag is going to ease the nation's transition from today's analog televisions to tomorrow's high-definition televisions. What exactly does it mean for a government agency to "ease" the transition from one kind of TV signal to another? In this case, it seems to mean making the entertainment industry feel very warm and fuzzy inside." The EFF's efforts against the flag have been covered before on Slashdot. [SlashDot.org]
Local food 'greener than organic' - Buying locally produced food is even more important for the environment than buying organic, a report says. [BBC - Sci/Nature]
Iowa seems to be doing a pretty good job of encouraging such trends. The [url=http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/hort4.htm]Horticlutre & Farmers' Markets Bureau[/url], The [url=http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/]Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship[/url], [url=http://www.practicalfarmers.org/]Practical Farmers of Iowa[/url] and other organizations are definitely pushing hard for a greener and more economically viable ag industry in Iowa.
New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0 - jflint writes "Today, the security firm Secunia has released 8 more security vulnerabilities it has discovered in Mozilla products, including Firefox and Thunderbird. The exploits "could be used by criminals to spoof, or fake, various aspects of a Web site, ranging from its SSL secure site icon to the contents of an inactive tab."" [SlashDot.org]
Swing on by the [url=http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/]Firefox[/url] release page to pick up a copy of 1.0.1, and be sure to check back for updates/security fixes.
Ever wonder what you could do with old AOL Disks? (Yes, I know. The possibilities are endless)
Meet [url=http://www.philohome.com/hammerhead/hammerhead.htm]Hammerhead, the CD thrower robot[/url].
Last night we watched [url=http://jetli.com/jet/index.php?s=work&ss=filmography&p=15]Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan[/url] starring Jet-Li; a fantastical movie; simply amazing. The action was fast-paced and well choreographed- even the camera work and dialogue was rather intense. This film has definitely earned a spot on my all time favorite kung-fu movie list.
That said, the subtitles were washed out for a good portion of the film, but they didn't fully elucidate the subtle nuances of the plot anyway, considering the rapid-fire nature of the dialogue. My only real complaint is the obviously degraded quality of the master used to produce this particular DVD.
Global blogger action day called - The web blog community is calling for bloggers worldwide to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian web diarists. [BBC - Tech]
[url=http://committeetoprotectbloggers.blogspot.com/]The Committee to Protect Bloggers[/url] has some interesting articles. Honestly though, I was expecting much more traffic on the site; especially after the BBC coverage.
To me it is interesting to see the current rise of the "blog". I mean, the concept really isn't new at all- people have been using the web as a repository for journal or diary like blurbs for quite some time. All that was required for the viral growth of blogs was the removal of the technical hurdles; thanks to a variety of sites such as [url=http://www.blogger.com/start]Blogger.com[/url]; and the application of a catchy/sexy/saavy name like "blog".
Mars pictures reveal frozen sea - A huge, frozen sea lies just below the surface of Mars, a team of European scientists announces. [BBC - Sci/Nature]
[quote]The interpretation is based on images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on Europe's Mars Express spacecraft. These show extensive fields of large, platy features - reminiscent of the fractured ice floes found in polar regions on Earth.[/quote]
So your playing a little UT2K4 and getting completely pned by someone
only to find out that you've met up with the "Frag Dolls". Check out
this [url=http://hypothermia.gamershardware.com/frag_dolls.html]interview[/url] with them.
