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Happy Thanksgiving and a BBeliever
<p>Happy Thanksgiving for those who are into that sort of thing out there.

I've fallen off the wagon again, and haven't been posting links. That pesky life just doesn't seem to straighten itself out enough to let me do my job.

I do bring you a BBeliever email today, however, so hopefully that will make it up to the faithful few who still check out the site.

From: (Dead Or Alive Films)
Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: Enquiry from the UK
To: briggsb@bbspot.com

Dear Brian,

Hello and greetings from the UK

I came across your article and hoped you may be able to help me re: Kentucky legalises Sister / Brother Civil Union

We are a British TV Company and we would be interested in talking to brothers and sisters who have got married under this new law or are about to do so.

Are you still in contact with Gail and Bobby White? If so, would you mind passing on our details to them?

Also, would you happen to know of any brothers / sisters about to wed?

We fully appreciate and understand that not everyone will want their identity's revealed, so we can assure anonymity if this is preferred.

Apologies for the random email, we really hope you may be able to help us

Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions

Thank you in advance for your time

Kind Regards

This was one of the first stories I wrote for the site so it's amusing to see a BBeliever.

That's all for now. Stay Geeky!

Daily Links - 11/10/11

LEGO Chalkpainting - Very cool.

Movie Posters - There are only 13 movie posters that exist.

Me Want - A talking portrait of Cave Johnson.

<p>Tall Buildings - And how they work.

Video Game Products - Products that are only available in the video game world.

Bad Idea - Alcohol free whisky? Why?

Superhero Plates - In Australia.

Daily Links - 11/2/11

It's Complicated - These international borders are a bit strange.

Better Gmail - Gmail gets a new look.

The Phantom at 50 - This phantom is not a menace.

The Verge - It finally launches.

Plants vs. Magic - Laura Shigihara raps about Magic.

Farthest From Center - It's not Mt. Everest.

Can't Do It Tonight - Doctor Who fans only.

HumorFeed.com Headlines - 02-06-2012
HumorFeed

The World's Voice of Reason - Motorists Who Got Caught In Snow Storm 'All Des...
The Satirical Political Report - Coke's Super Bowl Ad Features 'Mean Mitt Rom...
News Mutiny - Study Finds Heroin Cures Affects of Life on Life

Boing Boing
Brain candy for Happy Mutants

Edward Norton and Daria Werbowy launch Prada Phone by LG 3.0
Mr Norton also added: "It was a pleasure collaborating with PRADA and LG, both Global brands with impeccable reputations for being the most innovative and respected in their fields." How nice of Mr Norton to write that sentence for the press release!


Earthmoving: a prequel to indie sf feature Sierra Zulu
Johannes sez, "Cory was so kind to post my TEDxVienna talk on monochrom's feature film project SIERRA ZULU. I wanted to give you guys an update. Today we released a short film: EARTHMOVING. It's the prequel to SIERRA ZULU. We thought that's a good way to expand on the backstory and give the folks something [...]


Preview video of "John Romita's The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist's Edition"
I've always enjoying studying the original art for comic book pages, because it's fun to look at the washes, white-out marks, pen lines, blue pencil lines, erased pencil, and brush lines. You can learn a lot from them. IDW's Artist's Editions (I've not seen a copy in person) print scans of original comic art pages, [...]

Waxy.org Links

Restored Disneyland footage from 1957
only open for two years in this video &nbsp;
Robot readable world
found footage from machine-vision tests  
Avería, the average font
preview them all [via] 

Gizmodo
Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.

Even After Shutting Down, LimeWire Can't Catch a Break [Piracy]
#piracy LimeWire has been kaput as a file-sharing service since October but that hasn't stopped its legal woes. Now, after settling with the RIAA to the tune of $105 million, the MPAA and a host of indie music labels have filed lawsuits against the company as well. Talk about beating a dead horse. More »



How To Electrify Your Brain To Be Smarter With a 9-Volt Battery [Science]
#science Transcranial direct current stimulation can make your brain work better. DARPA proved it can make you better at video games, the U.S. Air Force has shown it cuts drone remote-pilot training in half, and Harvard researchers have used it to treat depression. So what is this magical device that powerfully manipulates your brain function and where can you get one? More »



How to Hack Your Facebook Profile Photo with Timeline [Facebook]
#facebook We love Timeline for Facebook. Maybe you don't. Doesn't really matter since Facebook is forcing everyone to switch. So what to do? We say have some fun with it! Since Timeline adds a big, splashy picture to your profile page, you can easily hack that big picture with your original profile picture to give your Facebook page some character (and make all your friends Like you). Here's how. More »

InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
InformationWeek

Google Unveils 'Secret Lab' For Radical Ideas
What 'skunkworks' projects are underway at Google? New website aims to bring together big thinkers and big problems, such as climate change and cancer.



Banks Use Hadoop To Unlock Big Data Secrets
When Zions Bancorporation felt limited by traditional database technologies, it used Hadoop tools for deeper analysis of its big data.



ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.

The Register
Biting the hand that feeds IT

Czechs, Slovaks stall on ACTA
Romania doesn?t know why it didn?t

The fragile European consensus over the ACTA treaty is fraying at the fringes: the Czech Republic and Slovakia have decided to suspend the ratification process, while Romania?s support for the treaty could stall on a change of government.?

Adobe adds Flash sandboxing to Firefox
Hackers bypass it in 3, 2?

Adobe has released beta code for sandboxing its heavily hacked Flash code within Firefox, in a similar fashion to the Chrome security protections added to its Reader software and Google?s Chrome browser.?

Google limits Android support for CDMA phones
Android power users may face hobbled handsets

Google is dropping full support for CDMA handsets running Android, leaving millions of customers wondering if their phones and tablets will be able to cope.?

Yahoo! News: Technology News
Technology News

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)

AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices (AP)

AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.

Coinstar's stock soars on strong 4Q for Redbox (AP)

AP - Coinstar's fourth-quarter earnings soared past analyst estimates as the company's Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs through Netflix's rival service.

Hack a Day
Fresh hacks every day

Building LED walls on the cheap
Around this time last year, [KopfKopfKopfAffe] was enlisted as a set designer and was told to build some sort of light effects for electronic music parties. The budget for the project wasn’t much at 200 Euros, but he did manage to build decent 5×5 RGB LED matrix that is fully controllable by a computer. [KopfKopfKopfAffe] [...]
Play hide-and-go-seek with infrared LEDs
Although we’re sure they exist, we wouldn’t want to meet anybody that can’t look back fondly on the halcyon days of youth that included playing hide-and-go-seek. Some kids never grow up and continue the tradition with geocaching or orienteering, but that sense of limitless discovery wanes over time. [Kurt] came up with a small scavenger hunt [...]
Replacing a phantom limb with a Kinect
Nearly everyone has heard of phantom limb syndrome. It occurs sometimes after a limb is amputated, but the mind of the patient still thinks that the limb is attached. Generally regarded as a mix-up in the wiring of the damaged nerves, a phantom limb can be very painful. [Ben] has been working on a way to alleviate [...]

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I-Am-Bored.com Latest Links
The latest links from I-Am-Bored.com.

The Avengers- SuperBowl Trailer (Entertainment)
Just one step closer to its Nerdgasm of a release.
Did M.I.A Give The World The Middle Finger? [Pic] (Sports)
Yep. It's no Janet Jackson nipple slip, but it's the most exciting thing to happen this Super Bowl so far.
I Like Hard What? [Pic] (Funny)
Heart pencils? I believe that's that same defense Pedo Bear uses.

Slashdot
News for nerds, stuff that matters

Hacking the NES With Lisp

Andy Hefner has a detailed blog post covering his quest to program an NES with the assistance of Common Lisp. He developed a new 6502 assembler, a mini-language for composing musical sequences, and a neat demo (rom image).

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Facebook Orders Banks To Stop Leaking IPO Details

redletterdave writes "In the weeks leading up to Facebook's massive $100 billion initial public offering, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the other banks involved in the IPO to stop leaking information to the media. Zuckerberg was reportedly unhappy that the banks leaked details about his company's Wall Street debut, including the Feb. 1 date it chose to file its S-1 paperwork with the SEC. Facebook execs are also miffed about the subtle rivalry between Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, which were jockeying to become the lead underwriter for the IPO, the largest since Google's $1.7 billion offering in 2004. The banks are heeding Zuckerberg's warning, urging their employees to keep quiet about Facebook's filing, because disobeying Zuckerberg's wishes could mean getting dropped from one of the most lucrative IPOs in recent memory. The banks stand to make $40 million from their deals with Facebook."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Lenovo Ordered To Refund 'Microsoft Tax'

angry tapir writes with an excerpt from an article over at TechWorld: "A French laptop buyer has won a refund from Lenovo after a four-year legal battle over the cost of a Windows license he didn't want. The judgment could open the way for PC buyers elsewhere in Europe to obtain refunds for bundled software they don't want, according to French campaign group No More Racketware."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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