http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com the internet is not a big truck Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:22:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project plan to release the machine on general sale next year. But customers will have to buy two laptops at once - with the second going to the developing world.read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2007/01/10/public-can-purchase-100-laptop/ [youtube]1eR-OlX-wNw[/youtube] http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/10/19/164/ [youtube]NZNTgglPbUA[/youtube] Wish this was available in school during physics classes. Simply amazing!read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/10/05/mit-sketching/ I've noticed more and more references to Orwell's book in world news and political opinion and decided for my own curiosity to compare Orwell's nightmares with our own current state of affairs.read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/10/02/1984-orwellian-parallels/ A ccording to the results of a survey conducted early this year by Novell, Adobe Photoshop tops users' lists as the most critical application not available on Linux. While Adobe continues to only support Windows and Mac OS X with most of its products for its own, unknown reasons, alternatives ... http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/30/potential-photoshop-killer-pixel/ Run 24 hours a day by remote controls by a real person who zooms in on wildlife and put infra-red spotlights on animals at night. I've seen giraffes, zebras, antelope (kipsringers), hyenas, giant eagle owls, and what looked like a tapir (but may have been a hyena). Can get boring ... http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/30/live-cam-feed-of-african-wilderness/ [youtube]vN1OCrRrgVw[/youtube] In President Clinton's last days in office, he made this funny 5-6 minute video, which features Helen Thomas, Tim Russert, Hillary Clinton, and many more. It's kind of sad to remember the days when the USA had a competent leader, remember? When everything was good...read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/30/president-clintons-last-days-in-office/ Photographs taken by Jonah Blank last month at Tuol Sleng Prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His photos show one of the actual waterboards used by the Khymer Rouge. Here's a painting by a former prisoner that shows the waterboard in action...read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/29/what-waterboarding-really-looks-like/ Title says it all.read more | digg story http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/28/surveillance-video-of-a-static-spark-from-a-girls-sweater-igniting-gas-pump/ In a word: yes. This is as close to my dream application for college students as I think I am going to find. The note taking feature is solid with everything you would expect and a little more, and features such as RSS feeds and iCal support just top it ... http://cuckoo.jesseglen.com/2006/09/28/the-dream-app-we-have-all-been-waiting-for/