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Starbucks/Starbucks
via The Underwire by Adam Rogers on February 26, 2008
I'm just saying.
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Booze Slinging Bots Serve Fun at Roboexotica USA
via The Underwire by (author unknown) on May 11, 2008
Shared by SharonG robots! beer! AWESOME!SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Outfitted in shiny, red digs, passing out drinks and cracking jokes in rapid-fire succession, Chassis is the type of guest any host would want to liven up a party. The only catch? Chassis is a robot. With the help of a wireless remote controller and mic set-up, the boxy bot was the star of Roboexotica USA, held Saturday at art...
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Photographer Captures Toyko Cityscapes in Miniature
via The Underwire by Jenna Wortham on February 05, 2008
Ben Thomas' photographs cast cityscapes and scenery in a new light: miniature. To achieve his preferred scaled-down look, also known as tilt-shift photography, the Australian artist manipulates lenses on his cameras to increase the focal depth of the shot. The technique causes the subjects appear much smaller, as though a tiny diorama or elaborate small-scale models. Thomas recently posted a...
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Banned From YouTube: Parody Guitar Videos
via The Underwire by Jenna Wortham on February 08, 2008
Earlier this week, YouTube pulled the plug on funnyman and media artist Santeri Ojala, whose hilarious and popular "shredding" videos poke fun at the world's great guitar players.YouTube said it received three complaints of copyright infringement and automatically suspended Ojala's account. YouTube has a standing policy to suspend accounts after three complaints from copyright holders,...
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NOVA Documentary Reveals Astronaut Spies in Our Past
via The Underwire by sonia zjawinski on February 12, 2008
Spy satellites and space junk aren't the only orbiting objects we've had to worry about. Tonight's NOVA episode, Astrospies, reveals that the U.S. Air Force-run program, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, had more to do with astro peeping toms than lab work. In the mid-sixties, when the program began, the public was told that the project was to place military astronauts in space to conduct...
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Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D,' Dies at 69
via The Underwire by Lore Sjoberg on March 04, 2008
Gary Gygax, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, according to Stephen Chenault, CEO of Troll Lord Games.Gygax designed the original D&D game with Dave Arneson in 1974, and went on to create the Dangerous Journeys and Lejendary Adventure RPGs, as well as a number of board games. He also wrote several fantasy...
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SXSW: 7 Fake Startups Compete for 'Worst Website Ever'
via The Underwire by Lewis Wallace on March 09, 2008
By Mike CaloreAUSTIN, Texas -- As dedicated readers of the most popular business blogs are well aware, the web is positively awash in terrible ideas for startups. So many, in fact, that Waxy.org's Andy Baio was inspired to create a contest to see who could dream up the most awful, short-sighted and unfundable business plan.Baio tapped eight of his friends who, presenting alone or in teams,...
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Scientists Take Off Their Lab Coats to Reveal Ink
via The Underwire by sonia zjawinski on March 18, 2008
Remember when tattoos were something only miscreants and outsiders would get? Now everyone's got one (or more) -- from teachers to celebrities to...scientists! Carl Zimmer, who did a slide show last September for Wired News on the subject, also hosts a blog on the subject. Scientist and researchers send in photos of their geeky ink to be spotlighted on the blog. New snap shots are added a few...
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