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"Tagged transparent tiles are used as modular construction units. These tiles are augmented by dynamic graphical information when they are placed on a sensor-enhanced flat panel display. They can be used independently or can be combined into more complex

Science and sound experiments. Excellent recordings available.

"Create huge rasterized pictures out of relatively small image files."

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"For robots, 'going to -4' is the universal code for 'kill all the humans' and will trigger their human killing response."

"Life would be much simpler if there was a single, universal encoding that covered all of the characters in all of the writing systems in use." Enter Unicode.

"Saturn is scheduled to release its probe named Huygens that will actually attempt to land on the shrouded moon [Titan] in early January." "Will the truth be stranger than we imagined?"

On the uselessness of bike treads, crosswalk buttons, some progress bars, and more. A mildly interesting read. More investigation into this would be fascinating, though.

"Eric Harshbarger stands next to a seven foot tall grandfather clock made from Lego. The clock keeps accurate time, runs for 13+ hours before a weight reset is necessary, and all gears and such are 100% Lego elements."

"Designers from more than 72 countries explored and visualized personal and portable timekeeping 150 years into the future."

"Computer people are fine human beings, but they do a lot of harm in the ways they 'help' other people with their computer problems."

"'Today we have made history. Today we go to the stars,' said Peter Diamandis, co-founder of the X Prize Foundation."

"What if only your imagination limited what you could see outside your windows?"

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How to make speakers out of headphones. "The sound’s a little tinny, but loud enough for making out."

"DRM systems don't work, DRM systems are bad for society, DRM systems are bad for business, DRM systems are bad for artists, DRM is a bad business-move for MSFT."

"A Japanese cryptographer has demonstrated how fingerprint recognition devices can be fooled using a combination of low cunning, cheap kitchen supplies and a digital camera."

"A privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world’s first commercial manned space vehicle."

"First, I will examine how to get free copies, and afterwards I will demonstrate how to completely destroy a copier or reduce its effectiveness."

"135% NOKIA-STYLE SIDETALKIN' FROM 2006 TO INFINITY!!"

"Using software processes of his own design, Jason Salavon generates and reconfigures masses of communal material to present new perspectives on the familiar."