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Thursday, October 05, 2006
The Web Informant
Web Tech & Interesting Information, distilled and filtered for quick consumption for my friends and family
LARGEST 3D MAP OF GALAXIES
A team of American, Australian and British astronomers has released maps
from the largest full-sky, three-dimensional survey of galaxies ever
conducted.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79094343.html
FORGET THE BIG BANG -- IT'S MORE A DEEP HUM (Link to sound file in article)
The Big Bang that gave birth to the Universe sounded less like the mother
of all explosions than a jumbo jet flying over your house, a US
physicist believes.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79099808.html
3) CALIF. REDWOOD CONFIRMED AS TALLEST TREE
(AP)
-- Researchers have confirmed that a redwood named Hyperion in a remote
Northern California forest is the world's tallest tree.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79027916.html
4) WEB JOURNALS THREATEN PEER-REVIEW SYSTEM
(AP)
-- Scientists frustrated by the iron grip that academic journals hold
over their research can now pursue another path to fame by taking their
research straight to the public online.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79029092.html
ROBOTS QUICK-STEP HUMANS INTO THE FUTURE AT US EXHIBITION,
Robots are ready to take over from the army of workers who do not have time to
prepare their daily meals. They could also teach you ballroom dancing.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news78825281.html
RICE'S SINGLE-PIXEL CAMERA TAKES HIGH-RES IMAGES
For all their ease and convenience, there are few things more wasteful than
digital cameras. They're loaded with pricy microprocessors that chew
through batteries at a breakneck pace, crunching millions of numbers
per second in order to throw out up to 99 percent of the information
flowing through the lens.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79019816.html
GOOGLE BUYS GARAGE WHERE COMPANY WAS LAUNCHED
 Google said on Monday that it bought the Silicon Valley garage where the Internet search colossus was born.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news79028306.html
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Wed, 4 Oct 2006 03:50:03 GMT
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HTML skills can make a WordPress theme from any design they have or
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Top Ten Geek Wallets
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 23:50:02 GMT
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Now chat with Digg users!
Wed, 4 Oct 2006 00:10:02 GMT
Issue 14 of Free Software Magazine released
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:00:02 GMT
bunch of free articles about free software are available to read on
line or download in PDF for free from the Free Software Magazine crew.
That's a lot of "free"s...
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/issues/issue_014
Now You Can Have Google Gadgets on Your Webpage
Google Gadgets for your webpage can help make a site dynamic andrich with content. Google Gadgets, which have long been available forusers to add to the Google homepage and Google Desktop, are nowavailable for webpage owners to add to their own webpages.
Source: Google
Link: http://www.google.com/press/annc/synd_gadgets.html
Calculating the ROI of blogging
One issue that keeps coming up over and over again is how to measurethe ROI of blogs. I've written about this in the past and have beenstewing over how to go beyond the intangible "blogging is good for yourbusiness" exhortations to quantify blogging's benefit to organizations.
Source: Charlene Li's Blog
Author: Charlene Li
Link: http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2006/10…
GM developing home-based hydrogen filling station
If you're tired of waiting for your neighborhood gas station to bust out a hydrogen pump for filling up your fuel cell vehicle that you bought on the black market, have no fear. GM is prepping a hydrogen refueling station that can be set up in your home, and is powered off of electricity or sunlight.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/10/03/gm-developing-home-based-hydrogen-refueling-station/
Sterile face-masks with printed animal faces
Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:58:31 -0500
These "Get Well Soon Masks" are sterile masks intended to evince asmile from sick people -- less creepy and mouthless than thetraditional mime-white version.-------------------------------
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