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+ - Why Aren't There Many Apps for Xbox360?-> 0

Submitted by dylan_k on Sunday August 12, 2012 @09:29PM

dylan_k writes "I can think of some apps that would be great to have on my TV, via the Xbox, such as Flickr or Instagram, YouTube.. and who knows how many others there could be, if only it were more encouraged for people to build them. Somehow, I get the impression that it isn't so easy, fun or encouraged to build these apps, which is probably why they don't exist."
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+ - Demonoid Domains name for sale-> 0

Submitted by Pax681 on Sunday August 12, 2012 @09:18PM

Pax681 writes "PC World and other sites are reporting of the death of Demonoid "Bad news for those expecting the BitTorrent site Demonoid to somehow spring up from the ashes after last week's alleged bust. The Demonoid domain names are now officially for sale via Sedo, the final nail in the coffin for the popular site that was taken down via a combined assault from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and Interpol. "
Would it be fair to assume that the week long DDOS was part of the operation to take the site down? and if so does thing signal that the *IAA's now see it as ok to break the law witha DDOS to enforce their copyright? http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-domains-go-up-for-sale-120812/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57491730-93/domains-seized-from-demonoid-bittorrent-site-up-for-sale/"
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+ - Facebook faces high-level staff exodus-> 0

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angry tapir

on Sunday August 12, 2012 @08:47PM

angry tapir writes "It has been troubled times for Facebook since the social network's IPO in May. There has been speculation that Facebook could suffer a talent drain in the wake of the IPO, and now the organisation has lost four of its high-level managers the space of a week: Ethan Beard, director of platform partnerships; Kate Mitic, platform marketing director; Jonathan Matus, mobile platform marketing manager; and Ben Blumenfeld, design manager, have all resigned from the company."
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+ - How Will Amazon, Barnes & Noble Survive The iPad Mini?-> 3

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redletterdave

on Sunday August 12, 2012 @09:37AM

redletterdave writes "For about a year, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble were almost completely alone in the 7-inch tablet market. It was nice while it lasted. The past few months have seen Google and Microsoft unveil their 7-inch tablet offerings — the Nexus 7 and Microsoft Surface, respectively — and it looks like Apple is about ready to get into the mini tablet game, too. If Apple releases its first "iPad Mini" next month, what can Amazon and Barnes & Noble do to keep the Cupertino colossus at bay, as well as the other new competitors in the 7-inch tablet game?"
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+ - Art Museum Uses Photocracy to Plan Exhibition-> 0

Submitted by dylan_k on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @12:39PM

dylan_k writes "The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is using the Photocracy application in an interesting way: to let the public decide which artworks to put in its exhibition. The results are likely to be remarkably different from a traditional, more academic sort of exhibition."
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Comment: Re:Hypertext fiction needs multiple authors (Score 1) 208

by dylan_k on Sunday February 26, 2012 @03:30PM (#39165831) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

I found one. It looks like the developers built their own software to help them write the story, program for contingencies, etc. It's called "radiant story". http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_elder_scrolls_v_skyrim/b/xbox360/archive/2011/01/17/the-technology-behind-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim.aspx A tool like that exists for making video games, but I wonder if something similar might work for text, or for other artforms (installation art?).

Comment: Re:Hypertext fiction needs multiple authors (Score 1) 208

by dylan_k on Saturday February 25, 2012 @05:28PM (#39160343) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

I like this idea. Does anybody know where I might find more detail about how the writing was done, for a game like, oh I dunno, Skyrim or something like that? Surely that type of writing involves many people and a plan for how they work together.

Comment: Re:Making those decisions is the writer's job (Score 1) 208

by dylan_k on Saturday February 25, 2012 @05:19PM (#39160307) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

I wonder: are there still any active MUSHes anymore, or has everybody moved on to World of Warcraft?

Comment: Re:Mac programs to create such documents? (Score 2) 208

by dylan_k on Saturday February 25, 2012 @04:10PM (#39159951) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

There's a program called Tinderbox for the mac that can be used to build hypertexts.

Comment: Re:It's not dead, it just smells funny. (Score 1) 208

by dylan_k on Saturday February 25, 2012 @03:52PM (#39159865) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

I agree. It seems that when the idea was originally proposed, it couldn't have taken into account the kinds of electronic, or non-linear writing and media that would come after it. So perhaps it isn't dead, just redefined.

Comment: Re:Pet Food (Score 1) 208

by dylan_k on Saturday February 25, 2012 @03:51PM (#39159853) Attached to: Is Hypertext Literature Dead?

I think that interface is a big part of the problem. Those new Apple iPad textbook things look promising as an example.

+ - Is Hypertext Literature Dead?-> 1

Submitted by dylan_k on Friday February 24, 2012 @01:18AM

dylan_k writes "In the 1990's and early 2000's, there was a lot of buzz about ideas like "hypertext literature" and "electronic literature". Nowadays, it's easier to create those things than ever before, and there are plenty of digital texts but it just doesn't seem like authors are writing any new "hypertext" literature these days. Why?"
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+ - Startup uses 3-D Printer to build human muscle tissue-> 0

Submitted by parallel_prankster on Thursday February 23, 2012 @11:31PM

parallel_prankster writes "A San Diego-based startup Organovo is building human muscle tissue with the help of 3-D printers . Organovo’s product is so similar to human tissue, it could help researchers identify drugs that will fail long before they reach clinical trials. This technology lets cells interact with each other – like the way they do in the body. They’re packed together tightly and incubated, prompting them to trade chemical signals. When they’re printed, the cells are kept bunched together in a paste that helps them grow, migrate, and align themselves properly. So far, Organovo has built tissue of several types, including cardiac muscle, lung, and blood vessels. They’ve only made small pieces of tissue, but the goal is to use their 3-D printer to make organs for transplants."
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+ - Microgravity Coffee Cup-> 0

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BuzzSkyline

on Thursday February 23, 2012 @05:09PM

BuzzSkyline writes "Despite the fact that astronauts have been eating and drinking out of tubes for decades, it's actually possible to drink from an open-top cup in space. Astronaut Don Pettit recently downlinked a video that shows him slurping coffee from a cup he kludged out of plastic sheet. It appears to work pretty much like a cup on Earth, even in freefall aboard the International Space Station, thanks to capillary action."
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+ - Obama's Privacy Bill Of Rights: Just A Beginning-> 0

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jfruh

on Thursday February 23, 2012 @04:20PM

jfruh writes "Last night the White House hastily arranged a phone conference at which a 'Privacy Bill of Rights' was announced. It's an important document, not least because it affirms the idea that our data belongs to us, not to companies that happen to collect it. But it has a number of shortcomings, not least among them the companies aren't required to respect the rules laid out."
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