Visions Of Science
The BBC site has some striking scientific pictures on it
Month: September 2005
Narrowcasting vs Broadcasting
Well, this is a piece I wrote up on the difference between the two words, as I’m of the opinion that it’s basically just a hyped up thing going down, but Emerce has picked up on it and is inviting discussion – Go me!
DARPA Grand Challenge
Yup, today is the startday for the second autonomous robot vehicle race – you know, the one where last year they pumped in millions of $$$ and ended up with no vehicle going further than what was it? 15 feet or something?!!! Lets see if they do better this year 😀
Giant Squid caught on camera
For the first time ever, live giant squids – sea monsters up to 18 metres large – have been caught live on camera. Our current knowledge of these animals was based on dead ones that occassionaly wash up on shore…
The London Taxicab
A history on the Taxicab here
Aged celebrities
A list of photoshopped images of what today’s celebs might look like in the future. Kinda creepy, actually. http://www.worth1000.com/cache/gallery/contestcache.asp?contest_id=7003&display=photoshop
Unofficial Borat Homepage
Jagshemash, I like you! Yup, Borat has a fantastic unofficial homepage here
Free telephone calls with VoIPbuster
These guys are offering free calls from PC to landline (no, not mobile) using their software. I couldn’t find out how or why, but I didn’t see any weird stuff in their terms or privacy statement…
Saving the Earth through fuel efficiency and emission cutdown
With a $7.5m budget this guy has invented a car ‘plug in’ which drops your emissions by up to 100% and your fuel efficiency by 10%. Should be on the market in about a years time. Basically, the H2N-Gen contains a small reservoir of distilled water and other chemicals such as potassium hydroxide. A current Read more about Saving the Earth through fuel efficiency and emission cutdown[…]
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Arrrr me hearties! It be t’day today matey!
Spacemonger
With my compulsion for graphical representations of space, I found this programme, which takes a drive and graphically represents the space useage on it. You can zoom in on folders, view and delete file etc – it’s really very good at showing how a drive is utilised and it’s free!
Sniff traffic by listening to keyboard clicks
What makes the technique feasible is that each keystroke makes a relatively distinct sound, however subtle, when hit. Typical users type about 300 characters per minute, leaving enough time for a computer to isolate the sounds of individual keystrokes and categorize the letters based upon the statistical characteristics of English text. For example, the letters Read more about Sniff traffic by listening to keyboard clicks[…]
Google Earth threatens World Peace
.. or Democracy, or whatever. Anyway, El Reg reports that various militaries are somewhat uncomfortable with the detailed Earth Imagery presented on Google Maps/Earth. With some detailed images explaining exactly why they’re a bit nervous.. Good stuff! 4 pages, so keep reading. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/13/google_earth_threatens_democracy/
Britain to replace nuclear capability?
In an interview with the Guardian, Reid, the UK Defence Secretary, indicates that it is time to replace Trident in order to be able to present a credible nuclear capability against the evolving new and potentially rogue nuclear powers (India, Pakistan, N. Korea among others). Which goes to show, allthough jointness and mobility is the Read more about Britain to replace nuclear capability?[…]
Flat tape speaker cable
Yup, stick it against the wall, paint over it and it’s gone! Does it degrade audio quality? Dunno…
5 fingered artificial hand
You can plug it into your muscles and get it to move all five fingers with an opposible thumb
BMW 5 Series Authority Vehicles
You want your car to have some AUTHORITY? You want them to RESPECT you? Then this is the car for you: The firearm bracket in the rear centre armrest provides space for an MP 5 and three magazines. The bracket is electromagnetically locked and is opened from the front seats using a switch. The firearm Read more about BMW 5 Series Authority Vehicles[…]
Bling them Rings
Yup, if spinners ain’t your thing because you is in da digital ages, then give deez rim blings yo lubbin’! Make Tire Tagz digital pictures around your wheels baby!
Laser fusion reactors
The basic principles are relatively simple to lay out: a high energy laser is used to heat and compress a small amount of deuterium, a stable isotope of hydrogen. When the deuterium gets sufficiently hot, the outer layers detonate, sending a shockwave towards the centre of the sample. From The Register
3D Technologies
How to convert an LCD display into a 3D display using… cellophane! A new technology to use a high resolution stereo camera, send it through a chip which splits the stream into 8 interpolated streams and then beam it through the HD TV so you don’t need glasses to view the 3D action