Someone asked me this morning how to parse the MemeStreams RSS feed. So I present this. This is a simple Perl script which uses XML::RSS to parse the headlines from a number of news sites, including MemeStreams, and post them to a Prolite LED sign. There is a lot more in that RSS object then a title, but hopefully you can use this as a starting point for your projects.

LedNews -- Example RSS perl script

This is Dr. Sbaitzo on steroids. Very good, and it can learn to speak in different voice tones by learning the phonetic chunks.

IBM Research | Projects | Text-to-Speech | Unconstrained U.S. English Text Demo

This is the 3d file browser that won the NSF grant... This looks absolutely amazing. I'm going to fire it up on Monday...

Jello: Yes, this looks pimp as hell. I'll install it and try it as soon as I get into the office.

3d file browser for linux

] The three-dimensional interface organizes computer
] contents by their relationships rather than their
] physical position on a hard drive. Each spider-web thread
] marks the ties between folders holding contents related
] to the open file folder (in the center in purple). Colors
] show how the other folders are related: The red folder is
] the parent one, blue folders are subdirectories, and the
] yellow and gray folders are located elsewhere but relate
] somehow to the central folder.

Science -- 3D file broswer wins NSF contest...

] Although we successfully forced personal computing to
] move to the graphical interface, since then fundamental
] innovation in personal computing has ground to a stop.
] The operating system most computers users work with every
] day is stuck in 1993, with very little fundamental
] improvement in the last decade. The applications on
] users' desktops, bloated beasts like Word and PowerPoint,
] haven't substantially improved in years.
]
] Why? Because they don't have to change. Because
] there's no effective competition. Because Apple failed.
]
] Those of us who use Windows every day at work are
] reminded constantly of our company's failure.
] Unfortunately, the rest of the world is being punished
] along with us.

Apple Computer History Weblog : Who Killed Apple Computer?

Smaller than PDA-class devices and without traditional input/output (I/O) capabilities such as a keyboard or display, the Intel Personal Server concept prototype links wirelessly to existing infrastructure to provide ubiquitous access to personal information and applications. With a focus on miniaturization, Personal Server technology could also integrate into a PDA or cellular phone, extending the capabilities of current consumer electronic devices.

The Personal Server concept would enable any computer with a small amount of additional software installed, to perform as if it were the user's own computer. The local computing infrastructure will support the Personal Server not only by providing a display and keyboard, but also by enabling access to other local resources such as printers, the Internet, and high-performance desktop processing.

Intel Personal Server Research: Mobile Computing In The Palm of Your Hand

Synthetic biology refers to both (a) the design and fabrication of biological components and systems that do not already exist in the natural world and (b) the re-design and fabrication of existing biological systems.

[*drool*....I have found my new calling.....Synthetic Biology...its an emerging field, and I am so excited to learn more about it!!!! - Nano]

Synthetic Biology

Introduction to Bioperl (www.bioperl.org). This course introduces to the bioperl modules with examples and exercises.

A cool course to learn the bioperl collection of libraries.

Bioperl course

Excellent documentation, FAQ and tutorial for the bioperl libraries.

Perl modules documentation for bioperl-live

"He violated the law of stupidity if nothing else," Hill said.

CNN.com - Homesick man who flew as cargo recounts journey - Sep. 10, 2003