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In this issue:
* 'Video Snacking' New Frontier For Media Creators
* Wonder Woman Gets a Woman's Point-of-View
* The Age of the Airship Returns?
* Open Source Hardware Gets Public Introduction
* Western-Style Voting 'A Loser'
* Why Intel and OLPC Parted Ways
* Solar Cycle 24 Has Started
* Microsoft Giving Xbox Live Users a Free Game
* Scientists Recycle CO2 with Sunlight to Make Fuel
* There's No Such Thing as 'Wireless HDMI'
* Goodbye Cruel Word
* Social Sites Offer 'New' Way To Experience Presidential Debates
* Anti-Missile Technology To Be Tested on Commercial Jets
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| 'Video Snacking' New Frontier For Media Creators |
| from the digital-doritos dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @22:56 (Media) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/0356213
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News.com has up a piece from the NYT about the concept of 'video
snacking', a new focus for media companies as they gain a certain savvy
about the internet. [0]They're increasingly targeting the 'lunch market'
for office workers, creating short to-the-point videos that can be
consumed over a sandwich. "The midday spike in Web traffic is not a new
phenomenon, but media companies have started responding in a meaningful
way over the last year. They are creating new shows, timing the posts to
coincide with hunger pangs. And they are rejiggering the way they sell
advertising online, recognizing that noontime programs can command a
premium. In 2007, a growing number of local television stations,
including WNCN in Raleigh, N.C., and WCMH in Columbus, Ohio, began
producing noon programming exclusively for the Web."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/0356213
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| Wonder Woman Gets a Woman's Point-of-View |
| from the just-a-bit-overdue dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @00:21 (Media) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/0438226
|
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[0]theodp writes "Traditionally, comics have been by, for and about men.
But more and more [1]women are breaking into the traditional boys' club.
Beginning with [2]Wonder Woman #14, the superhero's tale is being told by
[3]Gail Simone. It's a break from nearly 66 years of being written for
the most part by men. '[Her work as a blogger] led to a writing job for
the all-female comic 'Birds of Prey' for DC--which became a short-lived,
live-action TV series--and in turn won her the "Wonder Woman" job. Simone
says she sees a change since she wrote her [4]refrigerator rant 10 years
ago. 'At that time, the trend was towards grim stories where female
characters were killed,' she says. 'We only had a handful of female
characters to look up to. Today we're not seeing those stories so much.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/0438226
Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://www.newsweek.com/id/84531
2. http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=8358
4. http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/women.html
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| The Age of the Airship Returns? |
| from the let's-head-to-bespoke-and-compile-runcible dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @02:34 (Transportation) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/0710259
|
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Popular in Victorian and Steampunk fantasies, airships and zeppelins
evoke a certain elegance that most modern travelers don't associate with
the airplane. Some companies are capitalizing on that idea, and a need to
move cargo by air in an era of ever-increasing fuel costs, to
re-re-introduce commercial zeppelins. Popular Mechanics notes [0]four
notable airship designs, all with specific design purposes. One craft in
particular, the Aeroscraft ML866, is being funded by the US government's
DARPA group. It looks to combine [1]the best elements of the helicopter
and the zeppelin. "The Aeroscraft ML866's potentially revolutionary
Control of Static Heaviness system compresses and decompresses helium in
the 210-ft.-long envelope, changing this proposed sky yacht's buoyancy
during takeoff and landings, Aeros says. It hopes to end the program with
a test flight demonstrating the system. "
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/0710259
Links:
0. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4242974.html
1. http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/11/aeroscraft-ml866/
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| Open Source Hardware Gets Public Introduction |
| from the make-our-stuff-bettter dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @04:29 (Hardware Hacking) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/084242
|
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[0]JoeBorn writes "The Sunday New York Times has an article on Neuros
video recorder and [1]describes the benefits of open source hardware to
its mainstream readership. Can a mainstream audience appreciate that
hackability can translate into new features or will it all just seem too
geeky? In this case, the [2]Neuros OSD got a [3]YouTube browser. While
the details might be lost on the average reader, are they getting the
sense that some companies allow users to benefit from other users
modifications while others are actively [4]bricking products for applying
3rd party apps? In other words, is openness starting to add value to the
brands that support it?"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/084242
Links:
0. mailto:jborn@nOsPAm.neurosaudio.com
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html?ex=1357275600&en=592b78a8b11af008&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
2. http://www.neurostechnology.com/neuros-osd
3. http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/07/31/youtube-for-your-tv-enters-its-beta-phase
4. http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/06/0659202&tid=215
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| Western-Style Voting 'A Loser' |
| from the math-and-politics-two-great-tastes dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @06:32 (Math) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/0649217
|
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[0]sethawoolley writes "In light of the upcoming elections in the US,
author William Poundstone was [1]interviewed about voting systems by
Mother Jones. In it he advocates the benefits of [2]Range Voting as a
solution to [3]Arrow's Impossibility Theorem. [4]Approval, [5]Borda,
[6]Instant Runoff, and [7]Condorcet Voting, which are often solutions
advocated by the Greens and Libertarians (in the US), are discussed, as
well, in light of [8]Warren Smith's recent empirical research using
[9]Bayesian Regret. My local party (of which I'm the Parliamentarian)
uses [10]Single Transferable voting, but we're considering using Range
Voting in the future. One thing is for certain: any system is better than
the West's out-dated [11]plurality voting system."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/0649217
Links:
0. http://swoolley.org/
1. http://www.motherjones.com/interview/2008/01/verdict-is-in-our%20voting-system-is-a-loser.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow's_Theorem
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRV_voting
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_voting
8. http://math.temple.edu/~wds/homepage/rangevote.pdf
9. http://rangevoting.org/BayRegDum.html
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STV_voting
11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality
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| Why Intel and OLPC Parted Ways |
| from the so-the-drama dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @08:13 (Intel) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/0654212
|
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[0]runamock writes "The New York Times has an article that sheds some
light on why [1]Intel left the OLPC board: 'A frail partnership between
Intel and the One Laptop Per Child educational computing group was
[2]undone last month in part by an Intel saleswoman: She tried to
persuade a Peruvian official to drop the country's commitment to buy a
quarter-million of the organization's laptops in favor of Intel PCs.
Intel and the group had a rocky relationship from the start in their
short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the
world's poorest children. But the saleswoman's tactic was the final straw
for Nicholas Negroponte.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/0654212
Links:
0. http://waziwazi.com/
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/0520254&tid=98
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| Solar Cycle 24 Has Started |
| from the tell-me-where-the-flare-is dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday January 06, @09:20 (Space) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/1329233
|
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[0]radioweather writes "Solar physicists have been waiting for the
appearance of a reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the [1]start of the
next solar cycle. As of Friday, that wait is over. A magnetically
reversed, high-latitude sunspot emerged on the [2]surface of the sun.
Just a few months ago, an '[3]All Quiet Alert' had been issued for the
sun. This reversed-polarity sunspot marks the beginning of the sun's
return back to Solar Maximum. Solar Cycle 24 has been the subject of
[4]much speculation due to [5]competing forecasts on whether it will be a
highly active or a quiet low cycle. If it is a low cycle, it may very
well be a test of validity for some CO2 based global warming theories.
Only time will tell."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/1329233
Links:
0. http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/
1. http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/solar-cycle-24-has-officially-started/
2. http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/mdi_igr/512/
3. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/16/1735258&tid=160
4. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/14dec_excitement.htm
5. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SolarCycle/SC24/index.html
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| Microsoft Giving Xbox Live Users a Free Game |
| from the angered-texans-inconsolable dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday January 06, @10:35 (XBox (Games)) |
|
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/1429221
|
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Earlier this week we covered the [0]Xbox Live outages over the holidays.
Several users have pointed out that Microsoft has acknowledged its lack
of performance, and is now [1]offering a free game to compensate its
users. Unfortunately for Microsoft, disgruntled patrons have already
[2]filed a class action lawsuit over the recent difficulties. Quoting the
PC World article: "Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said that the
problems with Xbox Live downtime were caused by an influx of new users
who had gotten an Xbox 360 over the holidays. It's been a record-setting
season for Xbox Live. 'This included our largest sign-up of new members
to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history and just yesterday you broke the
record for the single biggest day of concurrent members ever on the
service,' said Whitten."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/1429221
Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/31/1629210&tid=211
1. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141018-pg,1/article.html
2. http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/05/microsofts-free-arcade-title-not-enough-still-hit-with-lawsuit/
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| Scientists Recycle CO2 with Sunlight to Make Fuel |
| from the playing-with-hydrocarbons dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday January 06, @11:48 (Power) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/1620228
|
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An anonymous reader brings us this article from Wired about [0]a new
method to produce fuel with the help of concentrated sunlight and carbon
dioxide. The process "reverses" combustion, breaking down the CO2 into
carbon monoxide, which is then used as a building block for hydrocarbons.
Quoting: "The Sandia team envisions a day when CR5s are installed in
large numbers at coal-fired power plants. Each of them could reclaim 45
pounds of carbon dioxide from the air daily and produce enough carbon
monoxide to make 2.5 gallons of fuel. Coupling the CR5 with CO2
reclamation and sequestration technology, which several scientists
already are pursuing, could make liquid hydrocarbons a renewable fuel."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/1620228
Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/S2P
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| There's No Such Thing as 'Wireless HDMI' |
| from the that-would-be-a-neat-trick-though dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @13:09 (Media) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/1724239
|
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An anonymous reader writes "CE Pro magazine interviewed Steve Venuti and
Les Chard of HDMI Licensing, LLC to get a preview of [0]all things HDMI
at CES. The duo addressed some of the more controversial issues
surrounding HDMI, including 'Wireless HDMI' (There's no such thing);
Consumer Electronics Control (There will be interoperability); competitor
DisplayPort (No traction in CE); and the complications of HDMI ('It is
not an HDMI problem. It's a digital issue.')"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/1724239
Links:
0. http://www.cepro.com/article/hdmi_execs_discuss_13_displayport_cec_wireless_hdmi_more/
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| Goodbye Cruel Word |
| from the it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @15:07 (Software) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/1731247
|
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[0]theodp writes "The problem with Microsoft Word, writes the NYT's
Virginia Heffernan, is that 'I always feel as if I'm taking an essay
test.' Seeking to [1]break free of the tyranny of Microsoft Word,
Heffernan takes a look at [2]Scrivener and the oh-so-retro [3]WriteRoom,
which she [4]and others feel jibe better with the way writers think. 'The
new writing programs encourage a writerly restart. You may even relearn
the green-lighted alphabet, adjust your preference for long or short
sentences, opt afresh for action over description. Renewal becomes heady:
in WriteRoom's gloom is man's power to create something from nothing, to
wrest form from formlessness. Let's just say it: It's biblical. And come
on, ye writers, do you want to be a little Word drip writing 603 words in
Palatino with regulation margins? Or do you want to be a Creator?'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/1731247
Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/magazine/06wwln-medium-t.html?ex=1357275600&en=e0f04d9791fe6b3a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
2. http://literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html
3. http://hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom
4. http://stevenpoole.net/blog/goodbye-cruel-word/
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| Social Sites Offer 'New' Way To Experience Presidential Debates |
| from the everything-is-novel-on-the-interwebs dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @17:05 (United States) |
|
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/2159257
|
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News.com notes that the social sites [0]have been burning up in the wake
of the debates, as users create more content than it's possible to
follow. Facebook specifically set up an area for debate viewers to post
messages and take surveys during the events. Some participants found it a
bit worthless, and the article refers to the experience as 'information
overload'. "No doubt, the political twitterers must've felt empowered to
know their Soundboard comments were being beamed out to an audience of
potentially millions of Facebook users, and, if plucked by ABC's
designated Facebook-monitoring reporter on TV, millions of offline
viewers as well. Still, it's a little unclear whether the comments will
prove all that useful for campaigns looking to boost their candidates'
standing."
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/2159257
Links:
0. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9841291-7.html?tag=nefd.top
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| Anti-Missile Technology To Be Tested on Commercial Jets |
| from the because-our-airline-tickets-were-too-cheap dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Sunday January 06, @18:46 (The Military) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/06/231221
|
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "As many as three American Airlines passenger jets
will be outfitted this spring with [1]laser technology intended to
protect planes from missile attacks. The tests, which could involve more
than 1,000 flights, will determine how the technology holds up under the
rigors of flight. The technology is intended to stop attacks by detecting
heat from missiles, then responding in a fraction of a second by firing
laser beams to jam the missiles' guidance systems. A Rand study in 2005
estimated it would [2]cost about $11 billion to protect every US airliner
from shoulder-fired missiles. Over 20 years, the cost to develop, procure
and operate anti-missile systems could hit $40 billion."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/06/231221
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010403399.html
2. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw091806p3.xml
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