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| Topic: Technology |
5:50 pm EDT, Sep 16, 2002 |
Scientists have sent light signals at faster-than-light speeds over the distances of a few metres for the last two decades - but only with the aid of complicated, expensive equipment. Now physicists at Middle Tennessee State University have broken that speed limit over distances of nearly 120 metres, using off-the-shelf equipment costing just $500. Jeremy Munday and Bill Robertson made a 120-metre-long cable by alternating six- to eight-metre-long lengths of two different kinds of coaxial cable, each with a different electrical resistance. They hooked this hybrid cable up to two signal generators, one of which broadcast a fast wave, the other a slow one. The waves interfere with each other to produce electric pulses, which can be watched using an oscilloscope. Wow....go MTSU;) New Scientist |
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| Topic: Computers |
12:41 am EDT, Sep 16, 2002 |
Crack the case open and out pops the heart and soul of a monster that is far from a G4. Duck took extra care to keep all the cables tucked away or neatly loomed. What you can't see in these pics is the "refrigerator light" that was installed. You know, so when you are at the darkly lit LAN and you need to pop your box open to do a bit of work. The Rotten Apple has two white cold cathodes that come on when the door is opened to guide you on your way...no flashlight required. ... Fresh on the heels of the DIY G4 meme, here's one from HardOCP about converting G4's to the dark side... MWUHAHAH!!! [Hey, I resent them trying to make it look "unchick-like". I think the "manly" version looks pretty rad:) - Nano] The Rotten Apple |
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Hunter S Thompson :: Fear and Jitters |
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10:34 pm EDT, Sep 15, 2002 |
In an interview with CBS MarketWatch, 'gonzo' journalist Hunter Thompson talks about how Friday's live TV reports of a Florida highway shutdown because of a suspected terrorist threat shows what's wrong with today's media and political climate. ... :) HUNTER! HUNTER! Nice to hear a voice of sanity cutting through the fray these days. Live long and prosper Mr. Thompson. Two part audio interview available in Real and some other format... [very cool...good find, Hijexx:) - Nano] Hunter S Thompson :: Fear and Jitters |
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MacOpz: Build Your Own G4 |
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9:55 pm EDT, Sep 15, 2002 |
Rock on. Build your own Macintosh. This may wind up being my interim solution until I can afford a real Mac. [I wanna build my own mac!!! Then I can put Mac OSX on it. "/me licks Mac OSX." mmmmmmm....Unix:) - Nanochick] MacOpz: Build Your Own G4 |
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12:08 pm EDT, Sep 13, 2002 |
The guy that wrote ownz0red said: "Lots of Robots Two is the best science fiction video I've ever downloaded from the Internet -- an hallucinogenic short film tracing life in a world of mythopoeic, robotic splendour." [this is very cool, as was ownz0red - Nano] Lots of Robots |
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Welcome to the National Drivers License Database |
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12:17 am EDT, Sep 13, 2002 |
Welcome to the National Driver's License Records Bureau web site - where you can search our online database of over 220 million U.S. driver's license photos and driver's license information currently on file, absolutely FREE. Search our files with the form below. Under the American Driver's License Identification Information Act (ADLIIA - enacted on July 9, 2000), every state in the union is required to make available to the public a digitized copy of each and every valid driver's license, in their respective state. The National Driver's License Records Bureau has been established to create the country's only centralized database of driver's licenses, on the more than 220 million licensed drivers, in the United States. ... This is an (ahem) EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING DEVELOPMENT-TM Welcome to the National Drivers License Database |
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Yahoo! News - Green Glowing Mice May Mean Gene Therapy for Hair |
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| Topic: Science |
10:01 pm EDT, Sep 12, 2002 |
If scientists have been able to create glowing green hair by merging jellyfish DNA with that of the mice, would it be possible for a "Real Genius" such as nanochick to create Warez, the Glowing Pumpkin? [This is the same story I memed the other day (only this is yahoo's version) but I just had to meme this because of Do|emites description...it made me smile:) - Nano] Yahoo! News - Green Glowing Mice May Mean Gene Therapy for Hair |
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Researchers Create 'Biological Pacemaker' |
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9:38 pm EDT, Sep 12, 2002 |
Researchers have created a "biological pacemaker" in guinea pigs by slipping a gene into their hearts -- a first step in what could lead to alternatives to the electronic devices now implanted in hundreds of thousands of people each year.
This is really neat work Researchers Create 'Biological Pacemaker' |
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New Scientist - Tissue engineers grow penis in the lab |
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| Topic: Biology |
9:36 pm EDT, Sep 12, 2002 |
"In a remarkable feat of tissue engineering, major parts of the penises of several rabbits have been replaced with segments grown in a lab from their own cells. The animals were able to use the reconstructed organs to mate." And you thought Biology just couldn't get any more cutting edge. Ha. New Scientist - Tissue engineers grow penis in the lab |
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