Friday, July 09, 2004
Yes, Microsoft Did Steal Apple's Interface (Under License)
A piece looking at the history of how Microsoft hoodwinked Apple into licensing their technology
Stockwell Festival
Oh well it's my new Manor, as someone in a Guy Richie movie might say, so I guess I should take in the local cultural events
My horoscope from Dogpile
This morning I finally signed the contract for my new home in Oval. So glad it's finally time to move and I can't wait till the weekend's over and all the moving is done.
Interesting to see what my horoscope for today had to say
Interesting to see what my horoscope for today had to say
This a day of cleansing and renewal. Any discomfort about starting over will quickly fade as the benefits become obvious. You may be too absorbed in your projects to deal with others, but try to keep your heavy baggage on your lap. Keep to yourself for the most part, and attempt to clean up the cluttered areas around you that you must see every day. If you like, stay in your pajamas all day and sort through piles and cabinets you've been neglecting. Money issues may require your attention, so you'd better look their way.
Tourist got lost following 1914 guide book
What a weird story:
An elderly American tourist had to be rescued in Germany after he got lost while using a 90-year-old guide book.
Hank Edwards, 79, ended up stuck in a German forest for two days after finding his way with a book bought by his father in 1914.
Throughout the years he kept the book, practising the German words and studying the places mentioned in the copy of Beautiful Bayreuth.
When he was finally able to make the trip, he got lost trying to find attractions that had long since disappeared.
The alarm was raised when he failed to return to his hotel and he was eventually found by local rescuers sitting in his car that was stuck in mud on a dirt track.
"He told us he had read it over and over as a boy and had always wanted to visit the places listed in it," said a police spokesman in Bad Berneck.
"But owing to the Great Depression and the war and raising a family and working all his life, he said he never got around to actually travelling abroad until now."
The officer added that unfortunately, two world wars and a massive reforestation programme in the region meant most of the Bayreuth in the book no longer existed.
But he added: "It's still very beautiful here even if it's not what he expected."
Woman Parties After Giving Birth in Bar
Oh how nice, a woman in America gives birth in a Sports Bar, dumps the baby in the bin and goes back to partying - that's probably the most horrific thing I've ever heard
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Toys for Boys
How very Minority Report
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have devised a videoconferencing system that comes a step closer. Facetop superimposes transparent images of a computer's desktop over video images of the user to allow the user to look at the video and desktop at the same time.
The video shows a ghostly mirror image of the user so that when he points, his video reflection appears to touch objects on the screen. The system tracks fingertip position in the video to allow the user to control the mouse pointer.
As it turns out, the human visual/brain system "seems to be quite good at paying attention to one and ignoring the other, depending on whether you want to see the user or the desktop information," said David Stotts, an associate professor of computer science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Clive Sinclair peddles world's smallest folding bike
Strangely enough, I was only reading about Sir Clive's thoughts on the Segway the other day and here I find his response. Poor man is obviously mad, si mauch for being a member of mensa
Abuse of Iraqui children in prisons
German TV have shown a report detailing the incarceration and abuse of Iraqui children by American forces.
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