Scott Adams – God’s Debris
November 20, 2005
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert cartoons, has an interesting book duo that is pretty much about God, The Universe, Life and Everything. The first of which is available free as an e-book.
The first part of the pair titled "God’s Debris" is a FREE downloadable e-book that is a great piece of fiction with some excellent thought provoking themes. This is one of those rare occurrences that will have people debating it for some time.
The book discusses many topics of vast debate and within the simple context of a conversation the reader is blindsided into a well articulated view of how things are or aren’t.
This was a great Sunday afternoon read. I’ll definitely be buying the hard cover versions of these books for the home library.
Wired article on “Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit”
November 20, 2005
I4U News has a pointer to this Wired article about the Sony Rootkit DRM debacle. The article goes into quite a lot of facts that build up a discussion around the supposed collusion of SOMY BMG & Anti-virus companies.
This Wired article is a great read for those who want to understand the whole story around the technology in question and the events that have transpired because of its use.
Having been a victim of stupid CD copyright systems in the past, what Sony has done seems to be flat out criminal. I therefore will be supporting the boycott against Sony, by not purchasing any of their CDs, electronic equipment or peripherals.
Microsoft XBOX 360 hands on reviews are pouring in
November 18, 2005
Head over to the Kotaku Blog for some great reviews on various XBOX360 games and features goodness!
Naked XBOX 360
November 17, 2005
Now if it isn’t that bad enough in Australia that we have to wait for our XBOX 360s until early next year.
Then there are these guys who not only have their grubby little mits on a brand new one, but they pull it to bits for all to see!?!?!?
I am crying as I type this……
Visualisation concept for social networks
November 17, 2005
I’m a visual animal, so I like to watch not read the event unfolding before me. So I tend to be distracted by bright moving lights a lot……. but I digress
Steven Blyth is an "interaction designer" who is "interested in designing solutions that resonate and connect with people on an emotional level".
Steven’s website is a fun playground to visit as he discusses some of his projects in great detail.
Steven’s concept of the Social Fabric is intriguing as it addresses the age old issue of keeping up acquaintances with friends and family. The visual interface he has proposed shows avatars of these relationship entities and depending on the amount of digital interaction, voice calls, SMS or e-mails shows a virtual status of the relationship.
Avatars use body posture to visualise the status of that relationship. Take a look at the demo videos on his site that articulate very well how these may be used.
If this was a real product today I’d buy it 🙂
2THousand5 Machinima Film Festival Mackie Winners Announced
November 14, 2005
The 2005 Machinima Film Festival has posted this years award winners up on their site.
"Game On" has taken out Best Picture.
To view the winning entries head over to Machinima.com….. be patient though as it looks a bit overloaded at the moment..
Spitzer Telescope keeps producing amazing visions of our Universe
November 13, 2005
The Spitzer Space Telescope’s latest image captures some amazing detail of a dust cloud in the Cassiopeia constellation that is around 7000 light years way from earth.
There’s even a podcast interview about the image here
NB: Spitzer’s website is well constructed and their use of the latest technologies such as RSS feeds and podcasts is to be highly commended.
Forty Faces – Great idea
November 13, 2005
I really like clever ideas to visualise information in a different way.
Philipp Lenssen has setup Forty Faces whereby you can see the face of the Blogger on his site when they post.
Brings a whole new twist to personalising the web 
US Marines in Iraq using silly string to find trip wires
November 11, 2005
Seems like a clever US Marine worked out a way to check for booby trap wires whilst searching in dark rooms in Iraq. Cockeyed has this story of the former US Marine that sent an e-mail wanting to order some silly string for his brother who is currently in Iraq.
Great story!
I found this on Lifehacker.
ReelBlogs launches Video Blogging network
November 9, 2005
ReelBlogs Will Produce Short-form Video Content for the Internet and New Video iPod
New Haven, CT – 8 November, 2005 – ReelBlogs announced today the launch of the first video blog network on the Internet. Blogs on the ReelBlogs network will produce short-form video content made specifically for Internet and video podcasting audiences.
They only have one video Blog currently live, but it is well done. BathTubYoga is a complete misnomer as there is no yoga and no bathtub.. I’m going to be following the series very closely as it is very well done.
Universal Convergence 