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Sun Buys Hewlett & Packard for a Steal!
In an announcement that will surely send shockwaves through the the technology industry, Sun Microsystems has revealed that they have just purchased Hewlett & Packard! You can find the full announcement at the Sun Blog!
If you thought the US DMV was bad...
If you thought the DMV in the US was a horrible tortuous proccess, you should read about the process in China.
My heart sank when the military uniform lady told me the forms must be filled with a felt-tip or fountain pen (I used a ballpoint pen, sinfully). I was grateful when she allowed me to trace all my writings with a pen she provided. I felt like a kindergarten kid (look Mom, I traced.) She examined my documents for about 5 silent minutes and started this lightening fast blurry chopping sequence. I was told to wait for few minutes for my "permission certificate for the test."Sounds like fun. I wonder why China hates ballpoints.
Source: Whiteboard Infinity
Cursor Kite!
Just remember to double click!
Windfire Designs Creators of the Cursor Kite
Update July 25:
Just got an email from them
“…The Cursor Kite is a piece of art that is also a work in progress. It may be a product of ours one day but for now it is a magic trick. Thanks for the interest!…”
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Interview With The Director Of Photography At The New York Times
I recently read this interview with New York Times Assistant Editor of Photography, Michelle McNally.
Turns out that the NYT photo department is run on Apple hardware, among other interesting facts.
Overall an interesting read.
Update: Forgot about the stupid registration login at the New York Times site. You can get around that by using a fake login provided by bugmenot.com
Update 2: Feb 17 2007: Finally fixed the link
Happy 150th Birthday Nikola Tesla!
Nikola Tesla, the leading proponent of AC power, would be 150 today. Damn Interesting Article
Life, The Universe, And Everything
It’s really rather amazing how small the earth is in comparison to the gas giants of our solar system. It’s even more amazing how small the gas giants are to other celestial objects.
This website offers a chart explaining the size differences.
Now just think for a second. Some of those stars like Antares are mind boggling giant. Yet they aren’t much brighter to our eyes than most the other stars in the sky. Think about that. Try to grasp how far away those stars would have to be to give off the same amount of light as the rest in the universe.
It’s amazing.
Dell's New Features Part Deux
Buckling under pressure Dell has partially given in to complaints by users. They are now offering their XPS line of computers with no bloatware and spyware installed. However Dell’s other line’s of consumer products appear to still be compromised. Via HardOCP