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Lost with just a camera? Program scans Flickr for location matchups
via Boing Boing Gadgets by Rob Beschizza on June 18, 2008
Forget geo-tagging: researchers at Carnegie Mellon University can tell where in the world a photo was taken, no metadata required. The new technique, developed by computer science graduate student James Hays and assistant computer science and robotics professor Alexei A. Efros, compares the photograph against millions of GPS-tagged images in Flickr's massive online library. It doesn't...
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Robot Band is at Least as Good as Coldplay [Robot Bands]
via Gizmodo by John Herrman on June 17, 2008
New Zealand's The Trons is a four piece rock band made up entirely of robots playing real instruments, performing real shows, and - rumor has it - taking advantage of real groupies.There have been attempts to robotize music before but since up until right now robots didn't have souls, none of them have made a lasting impact. Ham, Wiggy, Swamp and Fifi (yeah, they have names), who I would...
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Quirks, the 1980 board-game equivalent of Spore
via Waxy.org Links by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
see also: Evo, Animality, and other games not to play with Creationists
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Bodysurf: Where the Wii Balance Board meets Audiosurf
via Joystiq by Justin McElroy on June 17, 2008
Filed under: PC, Nintendo Wii, RhythmWe've made no secret of our love for rhythm action game Audiosurf. But if there's one thing we've made more blatantly obvious it's our distaste for exercise. So you can understand if we have mixed feelings about Bodysurf, a hack developed by Evan Jones that allows you to play the game using the Wii Balance Board.If you're curious how you...
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Firefox 3 Release Full Coverage [Firefox 3]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
Download Firefox 3 today! Then check out its top 10 features, and more advanced Firefox 3 tricks. Get our full Firefox 3 coverage here.Update, 10:40AM: Firefox's download servers appear to be unreachable. Hang in there and keep trying!
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Progress
via Daily Kos by kos on June 17, 2008
It's nice when our society scores against the forces of intolerance, isn't it?That's Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who have been in a loving, committed relationship for 50 years. They were the first to marry when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom challenged the old-fashioned restrictions on same-sex marriage. That challenge led to the litigation that ultimately led to the legalization...
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Metal Gear Solid 4 and the Marriage of Movies and Games
via Wired: Game|Life by Chris Kohler on June 17, 2008
I played a good deal of Metal Gear Solid 4 this weekend. Well, actually, a lot of it I watched.Konami's flagship game series has always been defined just as much by its seminal stealth-infiltration action gameplay as it has by its intricate story, told throughout the game by means of lengthy cinematic scenes and extensive bursts of radio dialogue between main character Solid Snake (above) and...
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Life and Games Go On In Akihabara
via Wired: Game|Life by Jean Snow on June 17, 2008
TOKYO -- During my first visit to Akihabara since the tragic events of last week, things were pretty much back to normal, and it wasn't at all the ghost town I was half-expecting. I did spot a few police officers in the area standing guard, but it was hardly noticeable. I was certainly expecting more security in the area, especially following the news that, yesterday, a squad of officers...
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Square Enix Enters Japan's Arcades With Collectible Card Game
via Wired: Game|Life by Jean Snow on June 17, 2008
TOKYO -- Role-playing game maker Square Enix doesn't release arcade games very often, which makes today's release of fantasy collectible-card game Lord of Vermilion a rare event.As with other games played with actual physical collectible cards, the idea is that you build your collection as you play. Every play session gives you a new card at the end of battle, with rare cards giving you...
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Spore Creature Creator trial now available for PC/Mac
via Waxy.org Links by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
there's also an awkward, half-broken Flash site to vote on celebrity Spore creations
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