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The Zero of 3D Computer Animation-> 2

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on Thursday December 15, @08:48AM

192939495969798999 writes "In 1969, an artist named Charles Csuri became the first artist to receive a National Science Foundation grant. The grant was for development of a new field called "3d computer animation". This newly released video documentation shows what is arguably the very first time anyone produced 3d computer animation, complete with a present-day voiceover. Chuck is still active and producing painterly computer artwork and powerful animations, and his students have gone on to become captains of industry at Pixar and other famous animation houses."
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Idle: Billie Jean is Not My Boss-> 0

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on Friday May 21 2010, @12:54PM

192939495969798999 writes "This epic video courtesy of my friend Evan... youtube gold of his coworker doing a big chunk of the Michael Jackson Billie Jean dance at work."
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Boeing 767 simulator in a bedroom-> 1

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on Sunday December 20 2009, @11:00AM

192939495969798999 writes "A brief story about a man who has built a 767 simulator in his home. This simulator differs from others that I've seen by having a pretty clean, professional console and layout, and what appear to be authentic displays."
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Korean Mine Worker Not Killed By Cellphone-> 0

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on Friday November 30 2007, @09:53AM

192939495969798999 writes "It turns out that the Korean mine worker who was thought to have been killed by a cellphone battery exploding was actually accidentally(?) killed by a coworker's errant drill! Nasty."
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stem cells created from skin cells-> 0

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on Tuesday November 20 2007, @12:51PM

192939495969798999 writes "cnn reports that "Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells, a startling breakthrough that might someday deliver the medical payoffs of embryo cloning without the controversy." "It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold," said Lanza, while cautioning that the work is far from providing medical payoffs."
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Allofmp3.com owner acquitted-> 0

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on Wednesday August 15 2007, @01:28PM

192939495969798999 writes "CNN reports that Denis Kvasov was acquitted of copyright infringement, prosecuted on pressure from EMI Group Plc, NBC Universal and Time Warner Inc. From the article: "The prosecution did not succeed in presenting persuasive evidence of his involvement in infringing copyright law". Is this a lucky break or another sign of the traditional distribution model collapsing permanently?"
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Security-tag beater nets thieves 12k in underwear

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on Friday March 23 2007, @11:54AM

192939495969798999 writes "Forbes reports on the story of a New Jersey Victoria's Secret store, wherein 3 thieves made off with an amazing $12000 worth of underwear in large bags. From TFA: "The trio — two men and a woman — were able to thwart security sensors at the store because they used shopping bags lined with aluminum foil, known as 'booster bags,' police said." Thanks to this story, the whole world knows that aluminum beats RFID security, so how long until theft is rampant, using aluminum-lined bags?"

Fun with Google patent search

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on Wednesday December 20 2006, @09:55AM

192939495969798999 writes "Google Patent Search lets you search the entire patent catalog, complete with drawings. While some of the patents seem useful and interesting, others, especially software, are extremely vague. Patents like "system for downloading software" for example, seem entirely unoriginal. Will this new outlet for patent searches reignite the push for patent reform, or will we just use it to watch yet more obvious patents appear?"

NASA reveals signs of recent flowing water on Mars

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on Wednesday December 06 2006, @02:22PM

192939495969798999 writes ""NASA photographs have revealed bright new deposits seen in two gullies on Mars that suggest water carried sediment through them sometime during the past seven years. "These observations give the strongest evidence to date that water still flows occasionally on the surface of Mars," said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, Washington." More from TFA: "The shapes of these deposits are what you would expect to see if the material were carried by flowing water," said Michael Malin of Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego. "They have finger-like branches at the downhill end and easily diverted around small obstacles.""

Freedom of speech stops at baggage check

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on Friday September 29 2006, @08:10AM

192939495969798999 writes "CNN reports about a passenger who was detained for having 'Kip Hawley is an Idiot' written on his plastic toiletries bag. After determining that a statement of opinion is NOT a terrorist threat, they let him go. A TSA spokesperson said, "everyone's entitled to their own opinion". Apparently not if you get the wrong security screener — this one allegedly remarked to the passenger, "you can't write things like that.""