Glass Wings Blog: February 2006
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Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:03:24 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Elizabethan Curse Generator
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 16:25:37 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Oh golly! This site is more fun than a barrel full of lace bedecked monkeys.
Elizabethan Curse Generator
http://www.trevorstone.org/curse/
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Steer Madness
Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:40:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Steer Madness is a fully-featured 3D action-adventure game for home
computer. You play as Bryce the Steer who narrowly escaped the
slaughterhouse. Now liberated, you are on a mission to save your animal
friends!
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Thousands of barges could save Europe from deep freeze
Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:23:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
It is ironic that one consequence of global warming is that Europe might
plunge into a deep freeze. This possibility stimulated an unusual
research project at the University of Alberta.
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/thousands_of_barges_could_save_europe_from_deep_freeze_9961.html
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Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea
Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:13:14 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea
By Terry Kirby, Chief Reporter
Published: 07 February 2006
An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and
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WorldChanging.com
Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:41:56 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models
and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of
people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they
work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for
profound positive change are already present. That another world is not
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Robotic toy makes a big impression at the DEMO convention
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:55:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Robotic toy makes a big impression at the DEMO convention
2/8/2006 11:01:58 AM, by Ryan Paul
Yesterday was the first day of the 16th annual DEMO convention. At a
crowded convention center in Phoenix, hordes of technology enthusiasts
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Robotic toy makes a big impression
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:31:16 +1100 (EST)
amandap [at] dd.com.au
"As with most other seemingly absurd DEMO technologies, the potential of
the product is often more significant than the product itself. I for one
eagerly await the day when robots are available to do my every bidding. On
the other hand, I am also stockpiling ammunition in preparation for a
potential Roomba revolt. It's only a matter of time before those evil
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Scientific discoveries
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:56:05 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Tyrannosaurs get a father figure
Fossil hunters find the first Jurassic specimen of this fearsome family.
Published online: 8 February 2006
by Michael Hopkin
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Happy Slideshow
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:52:51 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
I saw very wonderful performance by Happy Slideshow in Tokyo.
They are cool and nice.
Please check it out.
http://www.thehappysideshow.com/
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tee hee!
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:41:50 -0800
"Linda Page" <lindapage [at] earthlink.net>
...The Psychiatrist and the Proctologist
Two doctors opened an office in a small town and put up a sign
reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Psychiatry and Proctology." The town council
was not happy with the sign, so the doctors changed it to "Hysterias and
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WR-07 - A Real Transformer
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:57:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A toy robot that you can manually transform between a vehicle and an
anthropomorphic form is a well-known Japanese concept. Now they have
developed a robot that can do that all by itself! Video clip:
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/wr-07-a-real-transformer
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Laser projection using computer-generated holograms
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:17:57 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Light Blue Optics has developed ground-breaking PVPro™ laser projection
technology, which will power a new generation of pocket-sized digital
video projectors. The company is based in Cambridge, UK.
Digital video projectors that produce large, high quality images are
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"Happiness-Producing Questions"
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:07:39 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Nothing particularly funny or hoopy here, but I had a great time thinking
about the answers to these questions.
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Space Elevator progress
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:02:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Second Round of Tests
Seattle, Washington - Feb. 13, 2006 - LiftPort Group, the space elevator
companies, today announced that it has successfully completed its second
round of preliminary tests of its high altitude platform and robotic
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Monty Python's Personal Best - new series!
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:51:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Beverly Hills, CA - July 13, 2005 - PBS announced today that six new
Monty Python specials are in production for broadcast on PBS in 2006.
Each of the exclusive to PBS six one-hour programs will focus on one
member of the original Monty Python troupe - Graham Chapman, John
Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones - and
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Wikipedia:Unusual articles
Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:19:04 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: Kittens
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:46:56 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Creative Home Engineering
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:16:26 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Creative Home Engineering is a registered contracting company that adds
value to homes by integrating silent, automated hidden passageways."
http://www.hiddenpassageway.com/
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Manufacturing Garfield
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:12:50 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
[...] In his 1982 interview with Shapiro, Davis admitted to spending
only 13 or 14 hours a week writing and drawing the strip, compared to
60 hours a week doing promotion and licensing.
Garfield's origins were so mercantile that it's fair to say he never
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