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Posted by on 13th January, 2004

Google News RSS feeds

I must admit I am a news junkie and I find it hard to find just the facts, without all the politics that drive certain headlines and stories. One of my main sources is Google News, because the site is not driven by humans! Google News presents information culled from approximately 4,500 news sources worldwide and automatically arranged to present the most relevant news first. Topics are updated continuously throughout the day, so you will see new stories each time you check the page. Google has developed an automated grouping process for Google News that pulls together related headlines and photos from thousands of sources worldwide — enabling you to see how different news organizations are reporting the same story. You pick the item that interests you, then go directly to the site which published the account you wish to read. Google News is highly unusual in that it offers a news service compiled solely by computer algorithms without human intervention. Anyways, the reason for this post is that...

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Posted by on 13th January, 2004

Mars Rover: The Movie

Whether you have been following every step of the Mars Rover or not, this video illustrates the complete journey from takeoff to exploration. Amazing 3d animation performed by Maas Digital. Do no miss! Check it out:...

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Posted by on 16th December, 2003

Pure CSS dynamic menus for IE

Have you ever heard that it is not possible to create pure CSS dynamic menus for IE? Am sure you have. But is this whole truth? This article will try to disprove it…...

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Posted by on 4th December, 2003

Very brief history of the @ -sign

As we all know, The @ sign separates the person from the machine for the Internet and e-mail alike: on the left the person, then the symbol @, then the domain serving the people. It may be the most commonly used key on your keyboard in the world; but where did it come from? Check it out:...

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Posted by on 2nd December, 2003

World newspaper frontpages

This is an URL to save in your favorites. it shows thumbnailed pictures of today's headlines from 260 U.S. and international newspaper front pages from 38 different countries....

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Posted by on 23rd November, 2003

Road Runner Flash Portal

This amazing portal reminds us of what Flash is capable of and is cleverly applied to an application that we used to think "just could not be done in Flash". See for yourself how enjoyable surfing through this site is and you may even make it your homepage… Check it out: max2003.rr.com/flash/index.cfm (via...

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Posted by on 17th November, 2003

Google Zeitgeist (search patterns)

For both breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google at www.google.com. With a bit of analysis, this flurry of searches often exposes interesting trends, patterns, and surprises. On a monthly, weekly, and sometimes daily basis, the Google Zeitgeist page will be updated to reflect lists, graphs, and other tidbits of information related to Google user search behavior....

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Posted by on 17th November, 2003

Flash motion synthesizer

German company that studies animate motion patterns and several aspects of visual perception and cognition created this neat Flash tool that demonstrates that biologically and socially relevant information about a person is conveyed in biological motion patterns. It allows you to manipulate a number of parameters controlling the characteristics of human walking. You can interactively change biological properties, personality traits and emotional expression of a point-light walker. Check it out: www.bml.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Demos/BMLwalker.html or...

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Posted by on 13th November, 2003

What is bad about Microsoft

From half-truths to the simply absurd, this link describes what the anti-Microsoft crowd thinks and also provides a generous list of alternative software. I do not agree, but my views are objective and respect other people's opinions. It is in any case, quite entertaining…Via Marcie Robillard....

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