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2008 January 21

U2 3D Brings Hyperreal Arena Rock to the Multiplex

From WIRED Listening Post:
As I left the Imax theater after seeing U2 3D, a manasked me, “So, what did you think?” Using my best Larry Davidimpression, I responded, “Pretty good. Pretty… pretty good.”
I was lying. The film I had just seen — the world’s firstthree-dimensional live-action concert film — was astounding. I justdidn’t want to [...]

Google to provide free open storage for scientific datasets

Alex Madrigal at Wired Science reports that
Sources at Google have disclosed that the humble domain, http://research.google.com, will soon provide a home for terabytes of open-source scientific datasets. The storage will be free to scientists and access to the data will be free for all.  Wired Science from Wired.com

“Google generation” not so hot at Googling

The report, sponsored by the British Library and the Joint Information Systems Committee, tries to get beyond the stereotypes to find out just how good young people are with information technology, and what the implications are for schools and libraries. Based on log analysis from British Library web sites and search tools, along with a [...]

Computer decodes dog communication

Computer software can distinguish individual dogs by their barks, and also suggests that certain barks act as a “universal language”, carrying information about the dog’s mind-set that is readily understood by their fellow pooches.
Computer decodes dog communication - tech - 17 January 2008 - New Scientist Tech
Can a handheld dogspeak translator be far behind?  Do [...]

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