Life: A Techie's View.

Apple filing reveals multi-sided iPod with touch screen interface

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2007 6:55 PM EDT (Apple Insider)

Apple Inc. is looking to patent a design for a handheld device (or iPod) that displays its output on a small front-side display screen but receives input through a larger touch- and force-sensitive back-side interface, AppleInsider has discovered.

technology, apple, ipod, touch-screen

Used CDs? We'll need your signature, your thumbprint and your next of kin.

Seeded on Mon May 7, 2007 3:32 PM EDT (Ars Technica)

There are a few things lawmakers have decided really ought to be handled with the "care and oversight" that only the government can provide: e.g., tax collection, radioactive materials, biohazards, guns, and CDs.

us-news, riaa, cds, only-florida, used-goods

YouTube Starts Paying Star Users

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2007 6:38 AM EDT (NewTeeVee)

YouTube is going to start helping some of its indie video content creators make money, starting tomorrow.

entertainment, youtube, user-generated-content

Dell to offer Ubuntu!

Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 11:28 AM EDT (CNET)

Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system.

technology, dell, linux, ubuntu, canonical, schweet

OS X vs Vista: Duel To The Death, Elizabethan Style

Seeded on Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:36 PM EDT (CNET)

What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? Why is belly button fluff always blue? These questions have led to wars, famine and sleepless nights for millennia, but there's one with even greater importance -- which is better, Mac OS X or Windows Vista?

technology, mac-os-x, os-x, vista, windows-vista, duel, spandex, baron-vista, count-os-x, duel-to-the-death

Cats Can Has Grammar

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:10 PM EDT (Anil Dash)

If you spend any time at all observing net culture, then you'll have been unable to miss the recent explosion in popularity of lolcats.

entertainment, internet, cats, internet-culture, lolcats, cat-speak

Study: Teens protecting their profiles

Seeded on Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:07 AM EDT (CNN)

Teens generally don't think twice about including their first names and photos on their personal online profiles, but most refrain from using full names or making their profiles fully public, a new survey finds.

technology, privacy, myspace, social-networking, teens, facebook

Canadian MP wants to cleanse the Internet

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:14 PM EDT (Ars Technica)

Canadian MP Joy Smith introduced a new bill this week designed to cleanse the Internet of child pornography, racial hatred, and material that promotes violence against women.

technology, canada, internet, censorship, isps, clean-internet-act

Google acquires Marratech

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:22 PM EDT ()

Google have acquired Marratech, a company that makes video conferencing software for Windows and Mac OS. Not many details are given, but I'd put money on this being implemented into Google Talk.

google, technology, voip, video-conferencing, marratech

Qantas pilots in-flight SMS

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:37 AM EDT (ZDNet Australia)

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) late yesterday gave the thumbs-up for a limited evaluation of GSM mobile phones and GPRS devices, but only for one commercial aircraft.

technology, boeing, mobile-phones, cell-phones, qantas, sms, air-regulation

Outsource the US Government

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:24 AM EDT (The Dilbert Blog)

It's common knowledge that all major government decisions in the United States are made via a process that Thomas Jefferson described in the constitution as "lobbyists bribing weasels." Voters attempt to solve this problem by electing the weasels who do the best job lying a …

india, politics, government, united-states, outsourcing, insanity, scott-adams

Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:38 AM EDT (PC World)

Seeded by jrockys2 (Clipped by Ooble)

Fixes, extras, and eye candy: Here are seven steps to take just after installing Feisty Fawn.

technology, feisty, linux, ubuntu

Football Manager Live - THE footballing MMO

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:35 AM EDT (PCFormat Blog)

This morning Sports Interactive announced it's new project, a Football Manager MMO.

entertainment, football-manager, sports-interactive, football-manager-live, fm-live

Show Us the Code

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:22 AM EDT (linuxjournal.com)

As I've noted before, I am something of a connoisseur of Microsoft's FUD against open source, in part because I believe each successive FUD-flavour of the month gives important hints about the evolution of the thinking and strategy within the company.

technology, microsoft, open-source, patents, novell, red-hat, linux, mark-shuttleworth, get-the-facts

Microsoft hopes to extend its reach with $3 software bundle

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:58 AM EDT (Ars Technica)

Microsoft announced today that the company is embarking on an ambitious program to sell its products to students in developing nations.

technology, microsoft, windows, one-laptop-per-child, olpc, microsoft-unlimited-potential

Come Back Vista, All Is Forgiven

Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:58 PM EST

As I've perused Newsvine over the last week or two, I've recieved the impression people are rather dissatisfied with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista.

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technology, microsoft, windows, vista

HBO turns 'Fire' into fantasy series

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:32 PM EST (Variety.com)

I haven't written anything for a while, but this is too good. HBO has acquired the rights to turn George R.R. Martin's bestselling fantasy series "A Song of Fire & Ice" into a dramatic series to be written and exec produced by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

entertainment, tv, fantasy, hbo, george-r-r-martin, a-song-of-ice-and-fire

The Case Against Net Neutrality

Seeded on Tue Jul 4, 2006 8:42 AM EDT (Ctrl+Alt+Del)

There's one company now you can sign up and you can get a movie delivered to your house daily by delivery service. Okay. And currently it comes to your house, it gets put in the mail box when you get home and you change your order but you pay for that, right.

technology, internet, net-neutrality, retardivity

Belief

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:30 AM EDT (Kurafire Network)

Take, for example, the Dutch football team that got knocked out of the World Cup last night. They sport some of the best players in the world, they have quite an excellent coach and they have moments of play wherein they are just dominating, showing nothing but pure brilliance.

football, sports, world-cup, belief, self-confidence

My Daughter's A Tramp, Isn't It Cute?

Seeded on Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:07 AM EDT (Shoutwire.com)

I don't usually browse ShoutWire, but I'm glad I found this. It's a well-written rant on parental responsibility, the media and fashion. Methinks this guy needs a Newsvine invite.

media, education, sex, parenting, responsibility

Game Review: Heavy Duty

Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 11:37 AM EDT (PCFormat Blog)

This looks to be the next evolutionary step in RTS gaming. As a Command and Conquer fanboy, my heart is beating faster just thinking about it. If you're not a nerd, you won't be interested. ;-)

entertainment, gaming, pc-gaming, rts, heavy-duty

Why There Are No Indie Video Games

Seeded on Sat May 27, 2006 7:02 AM EDT (Slate)

Luke O'Brien makes a very good point in this article: in the "heyday" of video gaming, it was the independent developers that pushed the industry forward. Now, we have approximately two mainstream indie games a year.

entertainment, video-games, game-development, indie-gaming

People of the Vine, I Beseech Thee

Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:05 AM EST

OK, I admit it. It's taken me five long years to come out like this, but finally, after many long hours debating the issue in my mind, I have the guts to speak out to the world. I'm addicted.

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technology, life, internet, help, addiction

The Scanner Photography Project

Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:10 PM EST (scannerphotography.com)

OK, I've posted my first article on NewsVine and now I'm addicted. Here's some of the strangest and most amazing "photography" I've ever seen. Animation in stills.

entertainment, art, photography, scanners

Why I Love Linux

Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:08 PM EST

Today, I noticed a new article by CallumJ: "You need Linux so shut up." The post was geared towards an attempt to explain why you should be thankful for Linux, rather than passing it off as an inferior operating system to Windows and Mac OS.

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technology, linux