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Researchers Create Real Tractor Beams 111

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 09, 2010 @05:26PM from the rebels-will-be-crushed dept.

Gadgetank writes "Researchers out of the Australian National University have created a device, working in conjunction with other necessary devices, that can literally move small particles with light. And only light. The way it works is by shining a hollow laser beam around some tiny glass particles. The researchers heat the air around the particles, and therefore cause the dark center of the beam to remain cool."

Discovery Threatens Fan Site It Also Promotes 287

Posted by Soulskill on Monday August 09, 2010 @03:33PM from the in-the-case-of-right-hand-v.-left-hand dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It seems the lawyers and the marketing people at The Discovery Channel don't talk to each other much. The marketing people behind the show 'The Deadliest Catch' have been supporting a fan community called DeadliestCatchTV.com for a while now. They've regularly sent the site info, free clips, previews and information about the show. On top of that, they link to it from the official site, including it in a list of 'fan sites' as a part of the 'Discovery Network,' and even will frame the site with the show's own dashboard for those who click through. Discovery's lawyers, on the other hand, have threatened to sue the site out of existence and have demanded that the owner hand over the domain name — which he is going to do, because he doesn't have the money to fight this. While there may be a trademark issue (which could be easily resolved with a free license), the lawyers are also making the ridiculous argument that posting the videos Discovery sent him to post are copyright infringement. They're also claiming that embedding the official Discovery Channel YouTube videos (which have embedding turned on) is copyright infringement. This is exactly how you turn lots of fans into people who hate your entire channel."

Comment Easy Peasy (Score 1) 539

by TEG24601 on Wednesday July 07, 2010 @05:23PM (#32832088) Attached to: Sidestepping A-to-D Convertors For Town Government's Cable TV?

Most Hotels, Hospitals, College Dorms, and some Apartment Complexes, all use speciality equipment to distribute TV programming on channels they choose. Usually, they have a tuner box (for Cable or Sat), then send the output to a distribution panel which changes the frequency the channel is on.
An alternative idea is to replace all TVs with TVs with Cable Card slots, which remove the need for a cable box.
As local channels, and really most below 29/30 will be left analog, then boxes could be attached to TV in areas that really need the other channels, or simply remove the ability to have the expanded basic channels in city facilities.
The final idea is to revoke Comcast's license, until they provide you with alternatives.

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