Last.fm is a really clever idea. You install a plug-in for your media player, that automatically uploads a list of songs you’ve listened to. Based on your preferences, the music you’ve listened to and other users preferences, the service can make recommendations for you, for instance, based on similarity.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Project Paperclip: Dark side of the Moon
An article describing the so called Project Paperclip, that aimed to secure the brightest of the Nazi German scientists for the US – most of whom were die-hard Nazis.
Without the sacrifice of thousands in the Nazi labour camps where the V2 rockets were produced, we would not have gotten to moon as early as we did.
Food for thought!
Categories
Ungemesse 2005
Torsdag og Fredag deltog jeg som udstiller på Ungemesse 2005 i Nørrebrohallen.
Jeg repræsenterede Netværksgruppen i Mjølnerparken på en fællesstand for ServiceButikken, Sundhedsplejen, Ungerådgivningen, Ungdomsklubben First Floor og Netværksgruppen i Mjølnerparken.
Categories
Orkut’s idea of “funny”
Orkut is obviously in the process of being given a serious overhaul, but the error messages that I get these days are just a little too upbeat – to the brink of being downright annoying.
Bad, bad server. No donut for you.
Unfortunately, the orkut.com server has acted out in an unexpected way. Hopefully, it will return to its helpful self if you try again in a few minutes.
It’s likely that the server will behave this way on occasion during the coming months. We apologize for the inconvenience and for our server’s lack of consideration for others.
Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system
If you live in a totalitarian society – like most of do 😉 consider joining the Tor network. Supported by EFF (Electonic Frontier Foundation).
My iPod nano does draw some comments. Since I got the nano lanyard and started wearing the nano around my neck, people have stopped me and asked what it is – the reaction is much like the iPod nano TV add. But since the nano can be used to break the ice – it’s a good opportunity do some switching evangelism.
iriver Global Home – portable digital devices on steriods
When it comes to features in portable digitial devices, iriver runs circles around Apple. iriver even have the audacity to market some of their new products using a picture of an attractive lady eating an apple – yummy 😀
Reporters sans frontières – Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents
RSF has published a handbook for bloggers – eg. indivduals that publish to the web – like yours truly. In many countries with totalitarian regimes, bloggers are the only real journalists.
This is a very useful guide…Including detailed instructions on how to publish to the Internet annonymously – e.g. using proxies. Big thumbs up to RSF.
Reporters sans frontières – WSIS
The 15 enemies of the Internet and other countries to watch
Reporters sans frontières – Reporters witout Borders – is the journalistic free-speech equivalent of Medicins sans Frontièrs.
RSF has just released a list of the countries that could be consideres the “enemies” of the Internet, as well as a list of countries “to watch”.
The Aperture – all-in-one post-production tool for photographers
Apperture looks like an incredibly powerful piece of software for post production of still-images. Aperture targets professional photographers, who want to work directly with RAW formats.