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Engineers create prototype for air-writing cell phone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience...ingincellphones Air Writing: Next Big Thing in Cell Phones? LiveScience Staff livescience.com – Wed Jun 10, 1:03 pm ET Forget fumbling with tiny cell phone keys. A prototype of a new application allows...

Off-Topic Discussion · 06/10/2009 18:32:10

Cinematic 11.3 Adaptation

Great work on this first draft, Kev. I think this tests out the concept very well and gives a chance for community feedback. You can always refine the different technical aspects - those are really not that difficult in the long run, creat...

General Discussion · 06/07/2009 20:41:13

Faction Archives: Faction History Requested

Other members of our faction are invited to add their touch to this description. Name of your faction: Insurgence Original Leaders: Khanstruct When it was formed: Beta Why the faction name was chosen: Our faction stood for freedom of infor...

General Discussion · 06/04/2009 19:30:32

NASA's Kepler Telescope blasts into space to find other Earths

Telescope blasts into space to find other Earths By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer – Sat Mar 7, 10:01 am ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's planet-hunting telescope, Kepler, rocketed into space Friday night on a historic voyage to track do...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/07/2009 23:04:29

Optimists live longer than pessimists; eight-year study

video: http://www.yahoo.com/s/1039954 text: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS...E5247NO20090305 Optimists live longer and healthier lives: study Thu Mar 5, 2009 4:56pm EST By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Optimists live longer, h...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/06/2009 15:36:30

Fertility clinics plan to offer 'designer' baby services

Video: http://www.yahoo.com/s/1038592 Text: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/2949637...#storyContinued Fertility clinic to offer custom-designed babies updated 4:19 p.m. CT, Tues., March. 3, 2009 Associated Press NEW YORK - Do you want blue eye...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/04/2009 01:34:04

How to Live Internet Video?

Just checked that a Google search will lend some options. Some keyword suggestions: monetize, free, video, share http://www.dvguru.com/2006/04/07/te...vices-compared/ One option that is quite popular in the mobile phone community: http://w...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/25/2009 13:38:00

Lost city on Google Ocean?

Climate & geological change are quite capable of changing a city into a reef, or a fertile plain into a desert. Let's just hope that it doesn't happen to northern Canada anytime soon. The underwater remains of an ancient city off the coast...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/20/2009 17:10:43

Lost city on Google Ocean?

Debunked: Unlike real archeological techniques that found a lost city off the coast of India reported in the BBC 2002 , artifacts in Google Ocean’s mapping technology seemed to have served for tabloid gossip more than actual science. Thank...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/20/2009 13:58:06

'Pain gene' & 'Fear gene'

In the last decade, there have existed public announcements of the discovery of the 'Pain gene' & the 'Fear gene,' genetic strands that influence our decision making process and that have a role in defining what it means to be 'human.' As...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/19/2009 15:47:16

New Dev or Story Tools?

When SWG came out with the Storyteller tools, I was hoping that MxO would eventually get this. I saw SWG as what MxO could become, but with live events. I was hoping that update 66 would contain main storyline character captures (even if t...

General Discussion · 02/18/2009 17:09

German inventor designs jet pack propelled by water

More in jet pack news: --- German inventor designs jet pack propelled by water Video: http://www.yahoo.com/s/1032181 Wired Text: http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/02/...d-motion--.html Fluid Motion: JetLev-Flyer H2O-Propelled Jet Pack By Chu...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/18/2009 12:39:43

Pill to erase bad memories

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-identity.html Pill to erase bad memories By David Derbyshire Last updated at 12:42 PM on 16th February 2009 A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists. The astoni...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/17/2009 01:48:05

Crash of US, Russian satellites a threat in space

You've probably heard of this by now. Its actually starting to pile-up up there. This is our history's first publicly reported accidental collision. Iridium has many low orbit satellites. --- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212...mFzaG9mdX...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/12/2009 16:23:29

MIT Students: Wearable Computer

MarsNova wrote: I remember in the late 90s they had T-Shirts that would play music or talk if you pushed buttons on it and you could wash those things just had to take teh battery pack out of it. I almost forgot about those - especially at...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/11/2009 18:59:27

Contact lens TV in 10 years?

Another technological alternative to the computer screen: Perhaps Cryptos had a pair of these. Virrago and mods: If less topics are preferred, this thread can be merged with the "MIT Students: Wearable Computer" thread. http://forums.stati...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/11/2009 14:43:23

MIT Students: Wearable Computer

MarsNova wrote: haha he gots bunny ears Isn't it a blast from the past in regards to what technology a college could buy in 1980 compared to today? The borg guy from 1980 must not be digital-TV compliant. I hope he realizes that resistance...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/11/2009 12:09:03

MIT Students: Wearable Computer

Video of one current Wearable Computer design http://www.wired.com/video/latest-v...ter/10288173001 MIT Students: Wearable Computer Added: Feburary 5, 2009 Students at the MIT Media Lab have developed a wearable computing system that turns...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/11/2009 01:06:41

Ship movements signal possible North Korea missile test

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090211.../us_korea_north Ship movements signal possible North Korea missile test By Jon Herskovitz – Tue Feb 10, 10:06 pm ET SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese fishing vessels have moved out of waters near a disputed se...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/10/2009 22:11:27

Study: Gut instinct may actually be 'unconscious memory'

http://www.livescience.com/health/0...-instincts.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience...utinstinctswork Study Suggests Why Gut Instincts Work By LiveScience Staff posted: 08 February 2009 08:08 pm ET Sometimes when you think you're gue...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/09/2009 11:12:29

We need an official storyteller!

Let the art, not a gilded label of "official," speak for itself. Something that is poorly conceived and poorly executed can be rubberstamped as official.

General Discussion · 02/04/2009 15:39:07

Ancient Whales Gave Birth on Land

Ancient Whales Gave Birth on Land http://www.livescience.com/animals/...ale-fossil.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience...gavebirthonland Jeanna Bryner Senior Writer LiveScience.com – Tue Feb 3, 8:10 pm ET More than 47 million years ag...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/03/2009 22:46:14

We need an official storyteller!

Don’t give away your freedom and equality 'fore the first taste. http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/...772#36300526648

General Discussion · 02/03/2009 15:48

Soil & How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience...templelocations How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations Graciela Flores Natural History Magazine LiveScience.com – Sat Jan 31, 1:10 pm ET To honor their gods and goddesses, ancient Greeks often poure...

Off-Topic Discussion · 02/02/2009 22:21:09

Luxury igloos chill out the Davos crowd

Not quite 007 Die Another Day set quality*, but still pretty cool. --- http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2009013..._20090131201854 Luxury igloos chill out the Davos crowd by Andre Lehmann Andre Lehmann – Sat Jan 31, 3:17 pm ET DAVOS, Switzerland...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/31/2009 23:28:59

Snuggie, a Blanket w/ Sleeves

I've seen this blanket with sleeves product advertised on TV, and it makes the wearer look like an ancient druid or some inhabitant of a futuristic totalitarian society. Now, the "newspaper" (and that term applies loosely), [the] "The USA...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/29/2009 16:06:09

Legoland replicates inauguration

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Legol...r3821463303.jpg "More than a thousand mini-figures are shown on display as Legoland unveils a replica of the 56th presidential inauguration in Carlsbad, California January 16, 2009."

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/26/2009 21:48:15

2009 Oscars.

The only ones I know right off the bat would be Ledger for Supporting Actor and Slumdog for Best Pic. I'm gonna go for the 'easy' ones first, and I will put on my thinking cap for the harder ones. I'm thinking Rourke for best actor, going...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/22/2009 17:16:01

Cloaking device may make cell phone static vanish (Reuters)

First reported for public knowledge around 2006, the possibility of a material science cloaking technology exists and has been a hot topic in the mainstream media in recent years. off-topic thread from 2006 regarding original announcement:...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/22/2009 00:37:17

Physicist: Our world may be a giant hologram

Thanks for posting this. Yes, almost all physicists and many mathematicians would know this theory especially in recent years. It's actually very interesting and connects to many different theories if you give it a chance. [short list incl...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/16/2009 12:44:35

6-year-old crashes family car after missing the school bus

Someone takes his education very seriously... --- video report: http://www.yahoo.com/s/1012413 text: http://www.wtop.com/?nid=600&sid=1565807 6-year-old takes family car after missing bus January 6, 2009 - 3:45pm WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (AP)...

Off-Topic Discussion · 01/07/2009 13:58:30

Serious security hole in Internet Explorer not fixed yet

Press pressure probably prompted push: --- http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/11...-how-to-get-it/ IE hack patch is out: How to get it Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:26PM EST Acting with record speed, Microsoft has issued a patch for the just-announced...

Off-Topic Discussion · 12/17/2008 15:45:24

Serious security hole in Internet Explorer not fixed yet

What else is new... --- http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081...plorer_security Serious security hole in Internet Explorer not fixed yet SAN FRANCISCO - Users of all current versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser might be vu...

Off-Topic Discussion · 12/15/2008 14:34:49

I'm The Minority

You're not in the minority when it comes to long-term subscribers. You're just in the segment that's been labeled the minority.

General Discussion · 12/15/2008 14:10:33

Advertising Events

Thank you, everyone, for your cogent thoughts. ath3na wrote: ... In the example of MxO daily events, the returning clientele can be represented by the number, a dozen; Word of Mouth Marketing would be represented by the players telling the...

Development Roundtable · 12/11/2008 12:51:06

Advertising Events

This is just an idea, take it or leave it. Daily events no longer exist in the form they once did. This thread concerns attendance of future plot-related events and the evaluation of what succeeded and failed in the attendance of past live...

Development Roundtable · 12/11/2008 01:22:52

Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study

How do you define 'real?' --- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081202...n_body_swapping Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study By KARL RITTER, Associated Press Writer Karl Ritter, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 3 mins ago STOCKHOLM, Swed...

Off-Topic Discussion · 12/02/2008 15:42

Bee-sized flying robots that the U.S. military is developing

Quite a hot topic in the mainstream in recent years: --- Yahoo, AP: Micro Aerial Vehicles http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Micro...eab1f1b120d00b1 "In this photo, taken from video of computer animation and released by the U.S. Air Force, show...

Off-Topic Discussion · 11/21/2008 21:41

An Insurgence Halloween '08!

Sputnik wrote: The party is going on right now at the Hypersphere monument in Stamos NW! Drop by and win some cool prizes and bring your friends! Everyone is welcome

Player Events · 11/01/2008 19:29:35

Man soars with jetpack

You may recall seeing black and white footage from the last 50 years or so showing cold-war tech jetpacks. This particular incarnation is what some do-it-youself-er successfully engineered and flew in the current decade, a la Tony Stark. W...

Off-Topic Discussion · 05/16/2008 22:47

Israeli immigrant solves elusive 38-year-old math puzzle

Another outstanding math problem solved by a humble mathematician! -- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080320...ael_math_riddle After 38 years, Israeli solves math code By ARON HELLER, Associated Press Writer Thu Mar 20, 3:33 PM ET JERUSALEM -...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/20/2008 21:20

Insurgence Fight Club! Saturday 8th

To answer Riac's question, the current consensus in the planning group is that both consumables & specials, like Mobius, will not be allowed during the official duels. I hope that sounds reasonable. Thanks for the interest.

Events - Vector · 09/05/2007 10:25:21

I'm going for a look at the other side. I hope to be back.

Phew, how's the recovery going? Still a bit painful? Can't believe you passed on the additional medication, but I can understand since this wasn't exactly routine and you wanted to remember every minute of it. Did they put you under or hav...

Off-Topic Discussion · 08/29/2007 09:39:07

Charlie Rose, Matrix producer & cast interviews

Charlie Rose, Matrix producer & cast interviews http://video.google.com/videosearch...atrix&hl=en Note: Free to watch on Google Video, (99 cents for a download of a higher resolution version) Charlie Rose Inc. 58 min 41 sec - May 13, 2003...

Matrix Universe · 05/06/2007 11:08:37

[7.1.5] I'd say we get along...very well - Vector - 4/16/07

There exist other possible solutions – versions of the Matrix beyond the unstable, one-percent-awakened solution. EPN’s invitation to the last planning meeting must have gotten lost on its way to the drop-point .

Live Events · 04/20/2007 16:03:12

[7.1.5] "I realized that she was wrong" - 4/10/07

To be fair, we tried to warn Smith that the vector instance of Mara C wasn't a safe place. Despite our best hopes, there always exists a chance an inherent virus such as Smith may reinfect the simulation. Perhaps the next version: more pow...

Live Events · 04/12/2007 13:31:57

Computing pioneer Backus dies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Backus John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320..._te/obit_backus Computing pioneer Backus dies By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer Tue Mar 20, 4:46 P...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/21/2007 18:19

Mathematicians solve E8 structure

E8 (mathematics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%E2%8...8mathematics%29 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2007031...ny_070319121747 Mathematicians solve E8 structure Mon Mar 19, 8:17 AM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - After four years of intensive collabor...

Off-Topic Discussion · 03/20/2007 09:03

The E Pluribus Neo Manifesto

Call transmit opt: received . REC:log> Begin Download from EPN.Shared directory> The problem of individualism and collectivism is closely related to that of equality and inequality. Before going on to discuss it, a few terminological remar...

Next Renaissance · 02/26/2007 11:30:25

The E Pluribus Neo Manifesto

Call transmit opt: received. REC:log> Ninety-nine percent possible potential wasted with batteries kept dormant in box . True peace protects all forms of sentience . An informed [data corrupt] will behave in a responsible fashion .

Next Renaissance · 02/21/2007 12:45:44

The E Pluribus Neo Manifesto

// stringEcho ( EPN.shared ) transmit opt: received. REC:log> We’ve lost much of our past, and many have sacrificed existence, regaining humble scraps. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are...

Next Renaissance · 02/20/2007 12:46:53

Breaking the laws of gravity in the real...

Great concept, presentation, & art - packed with imagery. among reasons why it's more than just 'taking pictures of people jumping' [opinion, although it somewhat echos the artist's own description] : in each shot, one can have a really gr...

General Discussion · 02/14/2007 13:33:23

Holiday Party Hosted by Insurgence

Updated Party location: Downtown, Chelsea NC, Club Messiah; Pacify Zone. Sputnik wrote: All right, we got a DJ. Thanks to ObiSton3d ! Here is the url to tune in: /radio play http:/metalmayhemradio.com:8500

Events - Vector · 12/26/2006 20:53:28

Before SOE took over

seeing how luggables opened up some new options, team duels may benefit from building other basic code first.

General Discussion · 12/20/2006 23:36:23