Teh interesting tech news stub thread

[clonezero]

iba parin talaga pag analog cameras especially for proffesional use ... still wish the guy who stole my mother's profesional camera dead very dead ( and the camera back )

[Sforza]

In its statement on Friday the European Commission said: "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7834792.stm

[Twin-Skies]

Bullet Flight 1.0.0 for the iPhone
(http://www.gizmag.com/bullet-flight-100-...ers/10801/)

Basically, this app uses your iPhone's accelerometer to give precise predictions on your bullet's trajectory depending on your firing angle.

A sniper's personal targetting computer.

[Twin-Skies]

Work starts on £65m whisky waste energy plant

Construction work is underway at a Scottish bioenergy plant that will convert waste from the whisky-making process into energy.

The £65m project at Fife's Cameronbridge Distillery will use spent wash - a mix of wheat, malted barley, yeast and water - to meet the plant's energy needs.

It is expected that once up and running the plant will allow the distillery to cut its use of fossil fuels to just 5% of their current levels.

The plant is being built by drinks multinational Diageo in partnership with energy management company Dalkia.

Diageo produces many well-known whisky brands including Johnnie Walker, Bells and Talisker.

Imagine if San Miguel Phils. tried this too.

[Twin-Skies]

Here's a little something for the 00 fans:

World's Largest Solar Thermal plant predicted to go online by 2011

The facility will use nine square miles of land, and will generate 533 MW of power.

Well, it ain't a solar furnace (nor is it in deep space), but we're getting there.

[NiX]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-1015...uselArea.2

"How the Web is killing my ability to communicate"

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a major geek. BUT this guy here is just a sad sad case.

[clonezero]

It may undermine certain social paradigms but communication is not one of it heck the web gives TOO MUCH access to a person which is not always good thing just look at the my space boy XD

[NiX]

Hahah but Clone, did you read the article? XD

[clonezero]

ahaha I see what you mean I just skimmed it the first time around now I feel like a big idiot now XD

anyway now that I've properly read it I think the proper answer should have been "regulation"

[Twin-Skies]

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/...urbine.php

So...who wants one in their backyard?

[Tadakatsu1Honda]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-1015...uselArea.2

"How the Web is killing my ability to communicate"

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a major geek. BUT this guy here is just a sad sad case.

im a geek also, and me and this guy would get along great. I use the following terms in real life;

"lol"
"FAIL" (a running gag between me and friends XD)
"FTW"
"1337"
"Noob"
"Permibanned"
"troll"
"Voraphile"


heres how a conversation would go usually;

Friend: hey wheres so-and-so?
Me: I think he got IRL permibanned.
Friend: What?
Me:Noob....

[NiX]

I can understand saying lol, fail, win, etc in real life.

But saying Bee-Arr-Bee instead of Be right back. Or Gee-Tee-Gee- instead of got to go. Or Eff-Tee-Doubleyu instead of for the win... damn that just doesn't make sense. The whole words have the same amount of syllables or even fewer!

[NiX]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...65_pf.html

Really cool article on moot, the creator of 4chan.

[NiX]

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2...tml?page=1

There's a new law in New Zealand that basically allows ISPs to cut the internet connection of anyone suspected of doing illegal stuff online.

Not cool.

[Sforza]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/23/lenov...fan-noise/

I think I mentioned my horrible netbook helicopter/paperclip-in-electric-fan/sink waste-disposal-like fan problem before which Lenovo refused to acknowledge. Thankfully, Engadget just covered it. Hopefully Lenovo will notice this time.