Quadratic Formula - the tax office way
Posted on November 2, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
If the IRS had discovered the quadratic formula, by Daniel Velleman. via Isabel’s math blog.
Read More..>>Using gait monitor to detect unauthorised mobile phone use
Posted on October 14, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
Engadget have an blog post about researchers who are investigating detected unauthorised mobile phone use by using a gait detector within the phone. Link.
Interesting comment found on the blog post:
Posted Oct 13, 2005, 5:38 PM ET by Brad C
Tech like this just has too many variables: What if I’m getting a piggy-back ride from
someone? Does [...]
Google and NASA
Posted on September 29, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | 1 Comment
It appears that Google has plans to collaborate with NASA, which will include a significant presense at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View.
The company is also interested in extending its mapping prowess to outer space, he said.
“We already have Google Earth,” Norvig said. “We’d like to have Google Mars and Google Moon.”
“I didn’t realize [...]
You’re right. Fetch me a backup potato.
Posted on September 20, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
goats.
Read More..>>Office Gags!
Posted on September 19, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts, comics, humour | Leave a Comment
Joy of Tech have come up with a wonderful parody of comic book advertising. Some good ideas here.
Read More..>>Google Blog Search
Posted on September 14, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
It’s about time. Link. Thanks.
Read More..>>Aussie book-price comparison by SMS
Posted on September 14, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | 2 Comments
BuyMate allows you to SMS the ISBN of a book you are looking at in the bookshop to 0427 767 763 and get quotes from various online booksellers. Thanks, Boing Boing.
Read More..>>Mozilla: A failure by almost any measure.
Posted on September 13, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
I have just been reading Open Source Development with CVS, and I came across the folllowing amusing (in hindsight) paragraphs:
The importance of releasing runnable code was demonstrated by one of the most well publicized mis-starts in the history of free software. Netscape Communications Corporation announced in January 1998 that it would publicly release the source [...]
Homemade GPS
Posted on September 7, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
A very interesting looking project on making a GPS unit from cheap parts. Link. Thanks, MAKE Blog
Read More..>>Speech activated street photography
Posted on September 5, 2005 - Filed Under Blogger Posts | Leave a Comment
Here is an interesting setup. A webcam wired to a notebook in his backpack combined with a bluetooth headset allows him to take photos by just saying “take shot”.
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