10.6.05

external memory ... *engaged*

Webcartoonist vs Webcartoonist a tabloid look at the murky underbelly of the web cartoon world.
The Adventures of Action Item ... professional hero.
A defective post about the 4th most popular New Zealand folk parody duo.

9.6.05

Articulatory Loop - Read, Repeat, Remember

This excellent poster lead me to these excellent posters. Ahhhh, a warm steaming mug of irony! *smacks lips*

Girl Genius

These two links are more for my external memory than anything else, but feel free to read and then buy.
Girl Genius 101
Girl Genius Advanced

Libre software developers receive cease-and-desist letters || kuro5hin.org

In an effort to appear foolish, Plextor sends cease-and-desist letters.

8.6.05

GONZALES V. RAICH

I hate agreeing Clarence Thomas, but home-grown medical marijuana is neither interstate nor commerce.

Homestarrunner: Behind the music...

An interview with one of the creators ...

6.6.05

Ten Most Harmful (?) Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Thesis
Antithesis

A number of IP & DRM links

AACS - copy protection for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
Breathalyzer company doesn't release source code, judge dismisses DUI charge.
US Judge rules that Offering != Distributing. **AA must prove downloads.
WIPO wants your feedback
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3.6.05

Landover Baptist | Where the Worthwhile Worship. Unsaved Unwelcome.

Just a friendly reminder that true genius does exist. As does true sorrow.

2.6.05

AI Seduces Stanford Students

AI Seduces Stanford Students

 Researchers at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab strapped 69 student volunteers into an immersive, 3-D virtual-reality rig, where test subjects found themselves sitting across the table from a "digital agent" -- a computer-generated man or woman -- programmed to deliver a three-minute pitch advocating a notional university security policy requiring students to carry ID whenever they're on campus.
 The anthropomorphic cyberhuckster featured moving lips and blinking eyes on a head that nodded and swayed realistically. But unbeknownst to the test subjects, the head movements weren't random. In half the sessions, the computer was programmed to mimic the student's movements exactly, with a precise four-second delay; if a test subject tilted her head thoughtfully and looked up at a 15-degree angle, the computer would repeat the gesture four seconds later.

Romance novel covers

Slightly modified

Abusing Amazon images

Abusing Amazon images can lead to this. I think "Shiny" reminds me of the CBC logo.

Loverboy - Everybody's Working For The Weekend

He's funny.

1.6.05

Good Morning Silicon Valley: Quoted

Good Morning Silicon Valley: Quoted: "A murdered blogger's final entry reveals the indentity of his killer"