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green car? Combine your thrift, environmental consciousness and affinity for wrench turning by
building your own electric car. Canadians Darin Cosgrove and Ivan Limburg have electrified a Geo
Metro for less than $1,000 and you can too! Starting with a Metro helps set expectations, as the
converted car is not fast and suitable only for low speed in-town tripping, but the original was no
paragon of performance anyway. a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/tag/forkenswift/"AutoblogGreen
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The winter months are upon us, and building an EV in the garage is a nice way to stay out of the
snow. br /br /After stripping out the gas engine and its associated plumbing, the duo sold the
engine and fuel tank; we're amazed that there's a market for Metro engines. A $500 used forklift
provided the DC motors and control systems, and the carcass provided good scrap value once the
vital organs were harvested, helping offset costs. A used bank of batteries were donated by another
EV owner, though new batteries would boost performance and range. But hey, nothing's as cheap as
free. Finding a Metro for cheap might be a neat trick now that prices have a
href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/16/geo-metros-going-for-big-money-on-high-gas-prices/"been
inflated/a, but any old light thing will work. For a total tally of $672, who can complain with the
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DesktopLinux: "Clearwire Corp. announced that it has completed a $14.5 billion
transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their Mobile WiMAX broadband services. The merger of the
two largest WiMAX services may accelerate deployments crucial to the success of Linux MIDs,
netbooks, and other devices."
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out there busily rebranding its newly-acquired WiMAX assets, with Portland, Oregon first to get the
new "Clear" WiMAX service, which the company humbly describes as "like lightning, but faster." To
get in on that, you'll have to fork over between $30 and $50 a month (for unlimited service), or
ten bucks for a 24 hour pass, with Clear's own USB modem setting you back an extra $50 (a desktop
modem is also available for $5 a month). Somewhat interestingly, the company is also promising to
offer WiMAX-ready laptops "soon," but it unfortunately isn't providing any further details on those
just yet. Hit up the link below to check the exact availability of the service, and look for it to
hit Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Grand Rapids, Michigan in the not too distant future.br /br /[Thanks,
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SilverFast DC Pro 6.6r4SilverFast DC Pro high-end Digital Camera Software addresses the
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Any competent developer who tries to automate the selection of news headlines will inevitably
discover that this approach always comes up a bit short. Automation does indeed bring a lot to
the table -- humans can't possibly discover and organize news as fast as computers can. But too
often the lack of real intelligence leads to really unintelligent results. Only an algorithm
would feature news about Anna Nicole Smith's hospitalization after she's already been declared
dead, as our automated celeb news site WeSmirch did last year:
Instantly obsolete news isn't the
only hazard. A fundamental component to any news organization program is the determination of
whether two stories are related. Deciding is often rather easy: if two stories hyperlink each
other or both use the words Apple, Psystar, and DMCA repeatedly,
they're probably related. Unfortunately, the clues are sometimes far too subtle for the most
advanced algorithms to notice. This leads to bad "related" grouping, and even the failure to
surface breaking news in the first place. Even giant, technically-accomplished corporations have
had trouble breaking
news using algorithms.
It's time for a more "edited" Techmeme
In 2005 it was clear to me that an ideal news aggregation site would need to combine automation
with direct, hands on editing. In a rare departure from my usual reticence, I even stated in
comments to a blog post "I'm planning extensions to my system to enable a hybrid
man+memeorandum." This "planning" turned out to be rather long term, since we made no major
headway on this idea until 2008.
Early on, when our system was less technically refined, the clearest path toward improvement
involved simply iterating algorithmic development. Later, as the automation reached a certain
degree of maturity, we recognized that direct editing could now improve news results by leaps and
bounds. Though our roadmap contains a number of novel future algorithmic enhancements,
introducing editing now appears to be a no-brainer.
So what exactly will change?
Humans have always edited Techmeme of course, just implicitly. For instance, when a
blogger links to a story, the headline might move higher on Techmeme. What's different now is
that an additional human editor will carry out changes explicitly to directly improve
the mix of headlines on Techmeme. Though the implicit edits conveyed via algorithm outnumber the
explicit edits perhaps by 1000 to 1 or more, the impact of the human editor is nonetheless
pronounced. What will that effect be?
The news will just get faster and more interesting. Obsolete stories will be eliminated sooner
while breaking stories will be expedited. Related grouping will improve. Most of this will happen
only on Techmeme, though other sites (like memeorandum and WeSmirch) will increasingly benefit
from the direct human touch as well.
Meet Techmeme's new scapegoat
Last month we hired Megan McCarthy to help with a variety
of editorial tasks. Chief among them was taking up this new editing role. We haven't settled on a
job title yet, but perhaps "news maestro" is a fitting moniker, given her new role in conducting
the symphony of voices that flow through Techmeme each day. Her name may sound familiar to you:
Megan has worked at institutions ranging from Wired.com to
The
Rose and Crown. She mentioned some other place too which I can't recall at the moment.
Appropriately, Megan is quite familiar with the workings of tech news on the web.
Writers and publicists unhappy with the headlines on Techmeme are encouraged to transfer the bulk
of their resentment to Megan. I'm pleased to report she's looking forward to this. Though
Omer Horvitz and I will share some of these editorial tasks, Megan will focus
on this much more than us.
Doesn't this make Techmeme even more unfair and biased?
If that question makes any sense to you, you're probably a frustrated blogger. Otherwise, feel
free to skip to the next section! I'd like to note here that Techmeme isn't fair because life
isn't fair, and Techmeme will always be biased because humans have built Techmeme. And because
news judgement, by definition, is bias. For background, please see this post from last year in which I
state "Techmeme is biased".
Ultimately, Techmeme will succeed based on whether it interests a significant readership. While
fairness and balance probably affect this interest, I need to stress that bloggers will never
agree on what's fair. Why not? To generalize and perhaps exaggerate somewhat, many bloggers feel
that in the fairest scenario, Techmeme prominently features all of their posts. So it's hard to
be fair.
I should note that the experience of introducing direct editing has been a revelation even for
us, despite the fact that we planned it. Interacting directly with an automated news engine makes
it clear that the human+algorithm combo can curate news far more effectively that the individual
human or algorithmic parts. It really feels like the age of the news cyborg has arrived. Our goal
is apply this new capability to producing the clearest and most useful tech news overview
available.
New contact info
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Editor's Note: We welcome a new regular feature and contributor here today. The MediaShift
Innovation Spotlight will look in-depth at one great mash-up, database, mapping project or
multimedia story that combines technology and journalism in useful ways. These projects can be at
major newspaper or broadcast sites, or independent news sites or blogs. Web journalist
extraordinaire Megan Taylor will be your guide to these regular bi-weekly spotlights.
What It Is
St. Petersburg Times' Neighborhood Watch is a
database application that tracks weekly house sales in Pinellas and Pasco counties, Florida.
Readers can search for home sales by county, ZIP code or neighborhood. Median price and sale
count trends are tracked and graphed at one year, six month, three month, and one month
intervals. On a neighborhood level, the site plots geographical data on Google Maps and suggests
listings to prospective buyers by ZIP code. The application also generates
neighborhood-by-neighborhood trend stories by querying the database. The Times plans to expand
Neighborhood Watch to cover more counties in the future.
Why It's Innovative
Every paper has to do these kinds of real estate stories once or twice a year: The housing market
has gone up, it's gone down, it stayed the same, etc. It's not big journalism, but it is
important to the community and it takes a lot of time and resources to put together individual
stories for different neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Watch not only provides weekly data on the housing market, but includes an instant
story for each neighborhood -- a computer program analyzes sale trends to generate a short
synopsis of a neighborhood's market.
This frees up real estate reporters to focus on bigger stories with context and depth. Given the
current state of the market, freeing up a reporter's time to work on big stories is becoming more
and more important.
The data is even appearing in the print St. Petersburg Times neighborhood sections; the paper has
begun to reverse publish information that originally appeared on the web.
Who's Behind It
Matt Waite, the St. Petersburg Times News Technologist, is the brains behind Neighborhood
Watch.
A Django evangelist and data hound, Waite worked as a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times for
almost eight years. He is also the mastermind behind PolitiFact, a popular site where statements from
U.S. presidential candidates were fact-checked and rated (including the "Pants on Fire" logo for
worst offenders).
In 2004, Waite created maps to compare prices while he was house-hunting; those maps eventually
became the seed for Neighborhood Watch.
Waite explained that even though newspapers only have the time and resources to cover broad,
flashy stories, it was really the small, local details that interested readers. The same is true
in regards to real estate stories:
I give this speech at various journalism conferences about crime. There are two crimes I care
about: There's the crazy dude with the machete who hacks his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend's head
off and mounts it to his car and waits for the police to show up; and my neighbor's lawn mower
getting stolen out of his garage.One of those you'll find in the pages of the newspaper,
guaranteed, the other is the opposite: you'll never, ever, in a million years read about my
neighbor's lawn mower getting stolen out of his garage in the pages of the St. Petersburg Times.
But I and my other neighbors were very interested when that happened. So the trick is to find a way
to deliver that kind of information to people in a compelling fashion that doesn't involve having
to pay a massive army of reporters to cover every single thing that moves. And the beauty of apps
like this is that you might not care, but the guy in the apartment next to yours may REALLY care.
But it didn't cost anything to provide that information to whoever might want it, at whatever scale
you want it at.
Listen to Waite talk about the origins of Neighborhood Watch:
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3rd December 2008: xoxos has announced the release of Horizon, a new synth VSTi for Windows that
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Category: Games
Released: Dec 01, 2008
Price: $3.99
Description:
Experience the Zen of gaming nirvana with this addictive puzzle game. Shoot marbles to match 3 or
more and create combos to cause a chain reaction. Advanced features include using walls to ricochet
marbles, chutes to guide marbles down winding paths, and swapping shooter locations with a single
touch. Bonsai Blast combines simple game play, intuitive touch screen controls, and a beautiful
�Zen
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theme to deliver 90 levels of pure marble blasting bliss. Features: -90 increasingly challenging
levels set in a beautiful
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theme -Swap between multiple shooters and use chutes to line up the perfect shot -Ricochet marbles
for bonus points -Harness the strength of elemental power ups: Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light,
& Dark -Collect treasures in the all new bonus levels -Test your skills in the never ending
Survival mode or play Adventure mode Recommended for fans of Bejeweled, Tetris, Wurdle, Trism,
Puzzloop and Zuma, or for people who want to reach an enlightened state of being through incredibly
fun game play. Press Reviews Top 10 apps for G1 phone
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Category: Games
Released: Dec 02, 2008
Price: $0.99
Description:
*Limited time offer - introductory price $.99!!* This is a new action-puzzle game with colors - a
brand new twist on the match 3 formula! The basic game rules are simple - you slide rows and
columns of colored tiles to combine groups (vertical or horizontal lines) of the same color and
double-tap to remove them from the screen. Using multicolored tiles you can create color chains -
intersecting lines of tiles which will be submitted as a single group, giving you much higher
score. As difficulty levels progress, bigger tiles are introduced, making the matching more
challenging. Also, tiles react to gravity, so tilting in combination with sliding can be a very
useful play technique! The game includes 3 game modes each with 4 difficulty settings to provide
plenty of variety and a great challenge. *PUZZLE (it's a puzzle, unlimited time) *COLOR RUSH (fast
paced action) *ZEN COLORS (endless mode, for relaxed playing) If you like games like Collapse!
Chaos, Trism, Bejeweled or TETRIS, you will enjoy this game. If you are tired of match 3 puzzles -
try this one, it has a few unique features you're likely to enjoy! If you don't like puzzle games -
try this game, very possibly it will make you change your mind (it already has for some people)!
------------------------ See what the beta-testers of the game say: "I just wanted to let you know
that this is a great concept. It's about time somebody went beyond the whole match three thing and
did something different." "Really nice and polished game." "I didn't think I would like this game
as much as I do. I'm so addicted to it right now, so I really recommend it. My top 3 puzzle games
right now - in order - Quadrum:Colors, Fuzzle and Trism." "At first load-up, the game seemed to me
to be the "same old" match game, but after playing it for a while, I see that there is a lot more
strategy than the "same old" formula." "I tend to get quickly bored with color matching games. But
the puzzle mode and zen mode offer that puzzling challenge that should hold my interest over the
long term. Excellent game!" "This is one of my favorite games."
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Category: Business
Released: Dec 01, 2008
Price: $9.99
Description:
Discover Word 2007 is an interactive E-Learning tool for users of Microsoft Office Word 2007. The
Discover products combine audio, animation, and software simulation to make the
�discovery�
of computer programs both effective and entertaining. The products are also designed to help you
learn at your own pace, allowing you to repeat topics or jump to anywhere in the course. The
Discover Word 2007 interface is intuitive and easy to use: MAIN MENU ========= The Main Menu
displays all of the categories within the course. The topics within each category provide detailed
explanations and examples, as well as hands-on exercises, so you can see the actual steps required
to complete a task. TESTS ===== After completing all the topics in a category, you can find out how
much you've learned by taking the Category Quiz. You can also test your overall knowledge of Word
2007 at any time by accessing the Comprehensive Test feature. GLOSSARY ======== A searchable
Glossary provides you with a quick reference. In many cases, you can jump directly to the related
portion of the course. Discover Word 2007 - Part II covers the following topics: WORK WITH TEXT
OBJECTS =====================
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Insert Headers And Footers
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Insert Date And Time
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Outlines [Expert]
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Mail Merge [Expert]
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Word And The Web For a detailed course outline, please visit our website.
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A l'instar de Inga Abele et son livre "les cerfs noirs" (l'action se passe en Lettonie, voir
commentaire sur le site), Sirkku Peltola nous entraîne dans la misère du quotidien,
celui d'une famille d'agriculteurs dans le nord de la Finlande. Face au dogme bureaucratique
européen, les gens doivent frauder et trouver toutes sortes de petites combines pour
survivre et se faire un peu d'argent. Comme ne pas déclarer le bétail abattu,
trafiquer avec de la marchandise tombée du camion. Des comportements pas toujours en
adéquation avec la fierté nationale, cela crée des conflits intérieurs
mais aussi des scènes burlesques. Dans le cas présent, ce qui devait n'être
qu'un simple détournement de bétail mort se transforme en fiasco total avec menaces
de morts à la clé. Au milieu de tout cela trône la fierté finlandaise,
le cheval, transformé en boulettes et digéré avec beaucoup de
difficultés, car tuer et manger son cheval, c'est quelque part piétiner le drapeau
national et renier ses valeurs. On ne badine pas avec le patriotisme!
Le texte de Sirkku Peltola est grave et drôle à la fois, mélange réussi
de drame et de comédie. Cette famille de nord-finlandais mise en avant est à l'image
d'un tas d'autres gens, ahuris face aux pratiques administratives absurdes d'une Union
européenne qui se décide dans les bureaux en totale méconnaissance de la
réalité dans les grands espaces sans fin.
C'est également le symbole d'une société qui fiche le camp,
représentative de valeurs ancestrales qui n'ont plus lieu d'être, car le modernisme
frappe à la porte et empêche de plus en plus de choses. Cela ne se fait pas sans
déchirements et Peltola, en accentuant son récit d'accents humoristiques, permet
ainsi de mieux prendre conscience des difficultés rencontrées par chacun.
J'ai particulièrement apprécié le flegme de tous ces personnages, leur
lucidité face à la déchéance et leur courage d'y faire face avec espoir
mais aussi bonhomie. La vie ne s'arrête pas, quoi qu'il arrive et comme il faut bien vivre,
allez, continuons comme ça!
Un texte publié par les Editions Théâtrales qui ont lancé la collection
"Traits d'Union" ou 27 pièces d'Europe pour autant de pays, dans le cadre de la "Saison
culturelle européenne". Site Internet : http://www.editionstheatrales.fr/traitsdunion/
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