http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/ Copyright 2006 Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:14:27 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Maggie McKee reports for NewScientist: “Using cellphones on aeroplanes could drown out faint radio signals from space, astronomers are warning. They told a US agency considering lifting in-flight restrictions on cellphones that special devices should be installed on planes to... Maggie McKee reports for http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7493: "Using cellphones on aeroplanes could drown out faint radio signals from space, astronomers are warning. They told a US agency considering lifting in-flight restrictions on cellphones that special devices should be installed on planes to limit damage to research if the regulations change."]]> http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/06/astronomers_cri.html Insane Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:14:27 -0500 Mac Observer: “Saying it is not as big an announcement as many are calling it, Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs told CNBC Monday, its decision to switch to Intel’s microprocessors over the next two years will get us... http://macobserver.com/article/2005/06/06.17.shtml: "Saying it is not as big an announcement as many are calling it, Apple Computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs told CNBC Monday, its decision to switch to Intel's microprocessors over the next two years will get us to where we want to be to build the kind of future products we want." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/06/intel_chips_wil.html Computers Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:43:36 -0500 Google: “Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your coverage in the Google index. It’s a collaborative crawling system that enables you to communicate directly with Google to keep us informed of all your web pages,... http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login: "Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your coverage in the Google index. It's a collaborative crawling system that enables you to communicate directly with Google to keep us informed of all your web pages, and when you make changes to these pages." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/06/google_launches.html Computers Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:18:24 -0500 Ars Technica: “CNET is reporting that Steve Jobs is going to drop a bombshell during his keynote address on Monday, June 6: Apple Computer plans to announce Monday that it’s scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching its computers to... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050603-4970.html: "CNET is reporting that Steve Jobs is going to drop a bombshell during his keynote address on Monday, June 6: Apple Computer plans to announce Monday that it's scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching its computers to Intel's microprocessors, CNET News.com has learned." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/06/httparstechnica.html Computers Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:09:40 -0500 NewScientist: “New research on a green mineral that degrades easily in water and is present over much of the Martian surface is fuelling debates over the history of water and the current existence of life on the Red planet.”... http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7463: "New research on a green mineral that degrades easily in water and is present over much of the Martian surface is fuelling debates over the history of water and the current existence of life on the Red planet." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/06/cold_dry_and_li.html Discovery Sun, 05 Jun 2005 11:59:30 -0500 EETimes: “The three developers of the Cell processor are preparing to release full chip specifications and software libraries in an effort to rally the open-source community around the device that powers the Sony Playstation 3.”... http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163106213: "The three developers of the Cell processor are preparing to release full chip specifications and software libraries in an effort to rally the open-source community around the device that powers the Sony Playstation 3." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/ibm_will_unlock.html Computers Sun, 29 May 2005 16:23:04 -0500 Maggie McKee reports for NewScientist: “A massive star known for violent and erratic behaviour shows a surprisingly predictable and regular pattern in brightness, reveals the most detailed study ever done on the star. But the clockwork signal has stumped astronomers,... Maggie McKee reports for http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7393: "A massive star known for violent and erratic behaviour shows a surprisingly predictable and regular pattern in brightness, reveals the most detailed study ever done on the star. But the clockwork signal has stumped astronomers, who hope to unravel how other such stars sow the universe with heavy elements." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/stars_erratic_c.html Discovery Thu, 19 May 2005 18:15:56 -0500 Ars Technica: An interesting read, and in case of the Big Party, its very true. From the article: “We can say that if people still have that idea that the bloggers are the new fifth estate, that the bloggers are... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050517-4914.html: An interesting read, and in case of the *Big Party*, its very true. From the article: "We can say that if people still have that idea that the bloggers are the new fifth estate, that the bloggers are the new kingmakers, that's not the case." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/are_blogs_more.html Stuff that matters Thu, 19 May 2005 18:10:41 -0500 Maggie McKee reports for NewScientist: “The densest materials known have been made to levitate on a pool of liquid air, reveals a new study. The trick may one day be used to separate precious minerals, metal and gems from rock... Maggie McKee reports for http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7380: "The densest materials known have been made to levitate on a pool of liquid air, reveals a new study. The trick may one day be used to separate precious minerals, metal and gems from rock and soil." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/densest_materia.html Discovery Mon, 16 May 2005 22:18:37 -0500 C|net: Well Microsoft has revealed its new box, and the tech specs are pretty incredible, including having “three symmetrical cores running at 3.2Ghz each, a 500MHz ATI graphics processor, 500 million triangles per second and 48 billion shader operations per... http://news.com.com/Xbox+specs+revealed/2100-1043_3-5705372.html: Well Microsoft has revealed its new box, and the tech specs are pretty incredible, including having "three symmetrical cores running at 3.2Ghz each, a 500MHz ATI graphics processor, 500 million triangles per second and 48 billion shader operations per second." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/xbox_specs_reve.html Technology Thu, 12 May 2005 23:01:21 -0500 Wired News: “Students in Brent’s Introduction to Sociology course at the University of Missouri-Columbia now submit drafts through the SAGrader software he designed. It counts the number of points he wanted his students to include and analyzes how well concepts... http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67458,00.html: "Students in Brent's Introduction to Sociology course at the University of Missouri-Columbia now submit drafts through the SAGrader software he designed. It counts the number of points he wanted his students to include and analyzes how well concepts are explained... And within seconds, students have a score." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/computers_grade.html Insane Sun, 08 May 2005 20:05:00 -0500 PhysOrg: “As the ever-increasing power of computer chips brings us closer and closer to the limits of silicon technology, many researchers are betting that the future will belong to ‘spintronics’: a nanoscale technology in which information is carried not by... http://www.physorg.com/news3998.html: "As the ever-increasing power of computer chips brings us closer and closer to the limits of silicon technology, many researchers are betting that the future will belong to 'spintronics': a nanoscale technology in which information is carried not by the electron's charge, as it is in conventional microchips, but by the electron's intrinsic spin." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/nanotechnology.html Science Fiction Sat, 07 May 2005 23:43:39 -0500 Antone Gonsalves reports for InternetWeek: “Google Inc. has launched in beta software that the company says will speed up the time it takes to search the Internet and to load web content. Web Accelerator, which is available at no charge,... InternetWeek: "Google Inc. has launched in beta software that the company says will speed up the time it takes to search the Internet and to load web content. Web Accelerator, which is available at no charge, runs alongside a browser and directs all searches and page requests through Google's servers."]]> http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/google_releases.html Computers Sat, 07 May 2005 23:41:47 -0500 Wired News: “Scientists this week got two steps closer to proving that Saturn adopted one of its 34 known moons, thanks to two new studies of data captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The studies, which explore the density and chemistry... http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,67419,00.html: "Scientists this week got two steps closer to proving that Saturn adopted one of its 34 known moons, thanks to two new studies of data captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The studies, which explore the density and chemistry of the moon Phoebe, show how the moon is closer in composition to the mysterious balls of ice and rock at the outer edges of the solar system than it is to Saturn's other moons." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/saturns_odd_moo.html Discovery Sat, 07 May 2005 11:44:27 -0500 NewScientist: “Available evidence suggests that wind farms reduce the abundance of many bird species at the wind farm site… [a]mong the worst affected are waders and ducks in shallow coastal waters. The findings could be especially significant for the UK,... http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7350: "Available evidence suggests that wind farms reduce the abundance of many bird species at the wind farm site... [a]mong the worst affected are waders and ducks in shallow coastal waters. The findings could be especially significant for the UK, which has the biggest offshore wind energy programme in the world." http://oleg.moltenstudios.com/linklist/archives/2005/05/sea_birds_might.html Discovery Sat, 07 May 2005 11:36:29 -0500