Optical illusion helps create fake speed bumps - CNN.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/30/fak...

It was a fake speed bump, a flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic that is designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar when applied to the pavement.

Filed under Tech, Interest by Chalcedony Added 2 days, 23 hours ago

Bacteria evolve; Conservapedia demands recount: Page 1

http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/co...

He has also discovered that some Conservapedia members were simply calling the whole thing a hoax, and accusing him of having engaged in research fraud. As a result, Lenski was apparently very annoyed, and his second letter is far more assertive.

Filed under Science, Evolution, Religion, Stupidity by Chalcedony Added 3 days, 22 hours ago

The Associated Press to Set ...icles in Blogs - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/business...

The quick about-face came, he said, because a number of well-known bloggers started criticizing its policy, claiming it would undercut the active discussion of the news that rages on sites, big and small, across the Internet.

Filed under Mainstream Media, Copyright by Chalcedony Added 5 days, 19 hours ago

Lowyat.NET : Malaysia’...diate Torrent Site Blackout?

http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/malaysian-...

Filed under Malaysia, Piracy by Chalcedony Added 5 days, 19 hours ago

AFP: Romanian girl can have abortion

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRfrXT...

An inter-ministerial panel in Romania ruled Friday that an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after allegedly being raped by her uncle can have an abortion.

Filed under Religion, Issues by Chalcedony Added 6 days, 19 hours ago

The New Straits Times Online……

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thu...

Readers of The Expat magazine, which has a monthly circulation of 6,000 copies, gave the Malaysian taxi service a big thumbs down when compared with services in 22 other countries.

Filed under Malaysia, Statistics by Chalcedony Added 06/26/2008

Lawsuit Filed By Kelley Drye... Secrets to Grow Google Apps

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/go...

“Its shocking that Google would engage in this type of conduct; particularly when the other party is a small software company that built its business specifically to help Google sell its existing and future products,” said Greenspon. “People need to realize that Google is just another large publicly traded corporation that will do whatever it takes to increase its revenue, even if that means risking its reputation among developers.”

Filed under Tech, Legal by Chalcedony Added 06/25/2008

Cliffski’s Blog » Computer stuff and power requirements

http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/?p=21

I think it’s a smart move to work out where all the power goes. Sure, some companies quote figures, but can you trust the seller of some kit to say how much it costs to run?

Filed under Consumer by Chalcedony Added 06/25/2008

Surprisingly Few People Coll...t News from The Game Reviews

http://www.thegamereviews.com/story-1404-S...

Now, well after the fact, both the plaintiffs in the case and Take-Two itself are somewhat shocked that, in spite of millions of individuals having the right to a payout, only 2,676 people have come forward to claim their money. Seth Lesser, lead lawyer for the plaintiffs said that he is “disappointed” by the outcome, and doesn’t understand why so many people don’t care.

Filed under Issues, Games by Chalcedony Added 06/25/2008

Harnessing the untapped powe...Adrienne So - Slate Magazine

http://www.slate.com/id/2193827/?from=rss

Lawson explained that breasts move on three different axes: from side to side, front to back, and up and down. The most motion is generated on the vertical axis.

Filed under Science, Humour by Chalcedony Added 06/25/2008

Teach the Controversy - Inte...ides of every story - Page 2

http://controversy.wearscience.com/index.p...

Filed under Humour, Evolution by Chalcedony Added 06/22/2008

Associated Press expects you... your license) - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/17/assoc...

In the name of “defin[ing] clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt” the Associated Press is now selling “quotation licenses” that allow bloggers, journallers, and people who forward quotations from articles to co-workers to quote their articles. The licenses start at $12.50 for quotations of 5-25 words. The licensing system exhorts you to snitch on people who publish without paying the blood-money, offering u…

Filed under Issues, Stupidity, Piracy, Mainstream Media, Copyright by Chalcedony Added 06/22/2008

Hannah Yeoh: SMKSU Prefects’ Reunion

http://hannahyeoh.blogspot.com/2008/06/smk...

As a young person, I am not afraid to stand up for righteous principles, not afraid of intimidation by the ‘supposedly powerful’ groups but today I am told that I am not a welcoming sight at a function which I championed and fought for many years ago.

Filed under Malaysia, Politics, Stupidity by Chalcedony Added 06/22/2008

The Codex Forums :: View top...st got MoTB - play OC first?

http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=...

make sure to find Tony K’s AI and use that

Filed under Games by Chalcedony Added 06/21/2008

Activation limits removed on BioShock for the PC - 2K Forums

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthrea...

Filed under Tech, Games by Chalcedony Added 06/21/2008

Stuffed - Offbeat News - Impossible Photo

http://www.stuffed.co.nz/index.php?option=...

Filed under Interest, Photoshop, Pictures by Chalcedony Added 06/19/2008

Bioware: Dragon Age Begins In 2009, Saboteur Slips

http://kotaku.com/5017675/dragon-age-begin...

Dragon Age, the winner of multiple “Best of E3 2004” awards will indeed be shipping in the first quarter of 2009

Filed under Games, Rumours by Chalcedony Added 06/19/2008

Play This Thing! | Game Revi...pendent Games | Game Culture

http://playthisthing.com/mmorpg-tycoon

MMORPG Tycoon is an interesting experiment in meta-game design, created in just over a month for TIGS’ procedural gameplay contest. On hearing this concept, you’re probably thinking a lot more grandiously than what’s actually delivered, but that’s ok. You’ll find yourself boxed into the RPG model, adjusting monster and class numbers, setting up zone distributions for a smooth leveling curve - you won’t be doing any bold economic or social experiments wi…

Filed under Humour, Games, Internet by Chalcedony Added 06/19/2008

The Associated Press: Teenag...ealing family dies in Oregon

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jB9FTep...

Filed under Religion by Chalcedony Added 06/18/2008

Asa Dotzler - Firefox and more: tabbed browsing history

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archive...

Filed under Debate, Internet, Firefox, Opera by Chalcedony Added 06/17/2008