Tech News October 21, 2009
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Twitter Follow
Harris Wittels : An American comic, writer and his tweets are quite entertaining. Just hope he doesn’t use all his good material on twitter, unless he is hoping for everyone following to return a “LOL” or “booo”.
(follow on twitter . . . )
Sample Tweet: “You ever send back a Netflix movie without watching it, cause it sits on your desk for 2 months and you want to watch another thing? sucks.”
Facts of the Day
Donal Óg Cusack, the Cork county hurler, became the first elite sportsman in Ireland to come out as a gay man.
Quote of the Day
“There are no gays in football.” Luciano Moggi
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Free Software
TVersity
The TVersity Media Server lets you manage your Internet and home media and create your personalized lineup of channels, or as we call it your Personal Entertainment Guide (PEG). It then serves this media to a multitude of networked devices in the home or on the go, overcoming their inherent limitations by doing all the necessary conversions on the fly, and thus making your media available anywhere, anytime and on any device. It comes in two editions, a basic edition available for free and supported via user donations and a pro edition available for $30.
The difference between TVersity Pro and TVersity Free is the ability to watch premium Internet content on your TV (including full episodes), from sites like Hulu (US only), BBC iPlayer (UK only), Joost, Sling, and many more (a full list of supported sites is available here). Sorry, no Netflix. If you want to see Netflix
on your TV you just need a Roku Digital Player. (tversity. . .)
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What Should I Read Next
This site produces recommendations based purely on collective taste: when items are entered into the same favourites list, they become associated with each other. The more often particular items appear on different lists, the stronger that association becomes. Over time the recommendations should get better and better as the database grows. (link to site . . .)
Tech & Science News
Volunteers Needed
Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility in Moscow, Russia, to investigate the psychological and medical aspects of a long-duration space mission. ESA is looking for European volunteers to take part. You game? You can’t have any more Twinkies or Big Macs. (physorg . . .)
Music & Google Possible Marriage
Google has been doing the “Jehovah’s Witness” with record labels these past few weeks. Going door-to-door and preaching the Google Doctrine. Preach it Google. Just what I want, my music with ads. I hear it now, before I listen to “That’s Not My Name” I have to listen to a memory loss pill advertisement. (techcrunch . . .)
When a Movie Theater Closes Does It Matter?
One of the largest movie theater in Washington DC closes, without an outcry from the public? Only people affected from the closure was this church holding services in the Mall. Wondering is the Movie theater dead? Excuse me a moment while I update my Netflix Queue to watch on my Roku. (washington post . . .)
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White People Pissed
Pat Buchanan says “Traditional Americans are losing their nation” and are very angry. When he says “Traditional” he means white people. Buchanan wants to go back to a simpler time when movie’s were controlled by a code, television was focused on cigarettes and there wasn’t a global concept. In other words, he is sick of this diversity crap and want the US back to the age of of an ignorant and selfish nation. (wnd . . .)
Just Need 1 Out of 4 Suckers For Profits
Microsoft believes that 1 out of 4 people will by Windows 7 legally. Just don’t mention the ‘V’ word (Vista) and ignore that Microsoft is working on Windows 8 . . . just buy it anyway. (theregister. . .)
Gotta Have Goals
A hundred thousand elderly Californians (average age 65) will be gene sequenced by the state using samples of their saliva. The goal is to have half a million samples ready by 2013. How over 65? Does grandma or grandpa understand gene sequencing? They probably think it’s just a new way to ensure their favorite green paisley button down shirt matches with their pleated blue jeans. (technology review . . .)
AT&T Sue Happy
LCD screen manufacturers caught price fixing and AT&T is going after them because it will drive the cost of their cells phone. Tell me AT&T, how will you pay for this lawsuit, petty cash? (yahoo . . .)
2008 Election After Affect Still Felt, This Time it is the GOP Men
Men who had voted for McCain or Barr -- experienced a 28% loss of testosterone almost as soon as the contest was over. Election of Intelligent US President -- $5.8 billion, Chicago and Oprah grassroots party -- $20,000, Right-winged men turned into submissive little girls -- priceless. (the register . . .)
Walking The Street Safe, Have Computer Unsafe
Americans are more concerned about being robbed online than they are about being mugged in real life. Do you know what that means? Put the damn keyboard down and walk to the nearest pub and socialize.  (arstechnica. . .)
N900 Gets Skype
Skype Rocks! Now if it has Adobe Flash and MS Silverlight it’s a buy (pre-0rder available) (gigaom . . .)
Pre Order Product Hot
Guess. Guess. One more Guess. Microsoft 7! (tgdaily . . .)
Need a Job, Find One on Twitter
Seriously, search your home town and you might find jobs on Twitter. (tech crunch . . .)
Books Without Leather Binding
HP and Amazon partner for a print-on-demand project that makes out-of-print books available in any quantity. More than 500,000 rare and hard-to-find books will be available for sale through new collaborations with Amazon and the University of Michigan. Bookclubs around the world will no longer tolerate, “I couldn’t get the book. Don’t worry I will listen. I need a refill of the Zin”. Â (bookprep . . .)
Need To Know
Five things you should know about the Beatles Rock Band. The Wii gets left out of one, because the lack of hard-drive space. Damn it! (wired . . .)
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Fun Website Pick
Marvel -- Make Your Own Comic
The free online application allows you to create your own comic book or comic strip. You select between a slew of page layouts, then drag and drop your favorite Marvel heroes into each panel. Customization throughtext, sound effects objects. Either a 4-part series or 28 page comic book.
The only limitation it’s all about the mini Marvel heroes, too bad. Does it have to be about the mini Marvels? Who does it harm if it were the adult heroes? Is Marvel afraid of a little content competition? (link to site. . .)
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