The Linkielist

Linking ideas with the world

Read the world – RFID

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Robin

Spirit makes RFID readers which can read a wide range of standards and come in USB or SDIO (Pocket PC / WinMobile) forms, and retail at only $99 – $199! Pretty soon they’re going to go nuts on the amount of data coming in.

From Dance Dance Dance revolution to StepUI

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Robin

Microsoft has been using those dance dance dance mats to (among other things) stamp out (literally) spam. Apparently stamping with two feet to delete that email is a satisfactory thing to do. Also healthy! They will present it sometime soon – give it to meeeeeeee! (Link = PDF file)

Iran: It was the British

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Robin

The Guardian has an odd article on how the Iranians think that anything and everything that happens in their country is due to the chicanery and sly dealings of the British. This apparently is the one thing that unites all Iranians.

Russians to fly through cave in Su-27s and Su-30s

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Robin

BEIJING (AFP) – A team of Russian pilots will reportedly fly fighter jets through a narrow cave in central China in a tourist stunt that will cost people up to 840 dollars to watch.
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The Russian air force jets, including advanced Sukhoi Su-30s and Su-27s, will fly through the famed Tianmen Cave in central Hunan province on March 17-18, the Hunan Daily said.

Yup, these are military fast jets!