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[Tech News] Interesting technology

Graham
16-Dec-2006
[1461x3]
IBM Yahoo Ominifind .. free indexing software for the enterprise... 
limited to 500,000 documents, webpages.
A nice Xmas present for Google.
It says it indexes PDFs, but it doesn't do that unless the PDF includes 
text ie. it doesn't OCR them :(
Robert
16-Dec-2006
[1464]
I never understand this fuzz about desktop indexing. This problem 
is solved for me for... 8 years? Take a look at: www.dtsearch.com
Anton
17-Dec-2006
[1465]
The noise is because there's money in it.
Pekr
19-Dec-2006
[1466]
VID NG by Microsoft - watch the video - http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=266036
Henrik
19-Dec-2006
[1467]
damn, that 's a big video
Maxim
19-Dec-2006
[1468x3]
funny, I am not overly impressed...
maybe its because I've used sooo many 3D apps.
3D animation apps that is... and developped interactive tools in 
them.
Henrik
19-Dec-2006
[1471]
I tried WPF demos on the mac. it runs OK, but the pages are quite 
large.
Maxim
19-Dec-2006
[1472x2]
It seems like there is sooooooo much code for so little result.
IMHO
Pekr
20-Dec-2006
[1474x4]
Google axes search API - http://www.osnews.com/story.php/16769/Google-Axes-Search-API
some ppl speculate it is because they had no income from it. It is 
going to be replaced with AJAX. Maybe they want to force ppl to "display" 
the result somehow, just to see advertisements? If so, it is stupid. 
I would better pay for such service with API, then was being forced 
to use some obscure aproach ....
1.3 Appropriate Conduct and Prohibited Uses.
... You agree that you 
will not, and you will not permit your users or
other third parties 
to: (a) modify or replace the text, images, or
other content of the 
Google Search Results, including by (i) changing
the order in which 
the Google Search Results appear, (ii) intermixing
Search Results 
from sources other than Google, or (iii) intermixing
other content 
such that it appears to be part of the Google Search
Results; ... 


Amen - so much for a company, which seemed to become new Internet 
"platform" leader .... they seem to be money oriented - that decision 
simply sucks ....
Interesting and balanced opinions (SOAP complexity) - http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/04/29/oreilly_amazon/
Maxim
20-Dec-2006
[1478x2]
it also makes the use of their search really nil.
rather just use an http post and extract the results.
Jean-François
20-Dec-2006
[1480]
I have been hopping for multi keyboard, mutli-mic input on one screen 
for long time..

I wonder why it took so long for someone to do this. Isn't it obvious 
that multiple mice would be usefull in many cases.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/dec06/12-14MultiPoint.mspx
Pekr
22-Dec-2006
[1481]
Nicely specced UMPC for Rebol :-) http://mobile-review.com/pda/articles/htc-athena.shtml
... surely it will also be nicely priced :-)
Graham
22-Dec-2006
[1482x4]
want a linux based UMPC
in English too!
I had a working Rebol SOAP google interface too!
Not that I ever used it ...
Pekr
22-Dec-2006
[1486]
http://www.oqo.com, maybe you can uninstall Windows and install 
Linux? Who knows ...
Graham
22-Dec-2006
[1487]
800x480 .. have to wait till they get better resolution!
sqlab
22-Dec-2006
[1488]
Sony UX90S UMPC-
1024 x 600
Henrik
22-Dec-2006
[1489]
wouldn't rebol run on soekris hardware? that's a powerful little 
machine.
Maxim
22-Dec-2006
[1490]
it would be swell if it ran on the EFIKA boards.  I wonder if we 
can purchase them in canada...
Pekr
30-Dec-2006
[1491]
A peek at faster Power6, Cell chips

 - http://news.com.com/A+peek+at+faster+Power6%2C+Cell+chips/2100-1006_3-6146309.html?tag=nefd.lede
[unknown: 10]
30-Dec-2006
[1492]
Seymour Papert (Logo founder)   http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/12/08/top_mit_scientist_injured_in_vietnam/
Graham
30-Dec-2006
[1493x2]
it says they were discussing mathematical modelling of the chaotic 
traffic while crossing the road .. and he was then struck by a motorbike. 
 Sounds like a super super geek!
Either he was distracted, or his model was wrong.
[unknown: 9]
30-Dec-2006
[1495]
I watched a program recently about crossing the street there.  The 
trick being to begin to cross, and keep your speed exactly the same 
at all times.  Which they demonstrated.  Two women holding hands 
(one was a westerner) cross the very wide street with motorcycles 
and mopeds and tiny cars whizzing by.  Scared me to simply watch 
it.


I suspect he paused, which would be something most of us that are 
not used to that might do.


It is a deep shame, as an absent minded professor, one of my big 
fears is being hit by a car.  I used to walk home at about 3:00 a.m 
almost every night.  My office and home were 3k apart.  The streets 
were completely empty, and so I felt somewhat safe from cars.  One 
night in deep thought I crossed the street (totally ignoring the 
state of the light) and was almost hit by a racing car.  Often, when 
I would arrive at home I simply could not remember walking at all, 
I was so deep in thought.
Graham
30-Dec-2006
[1496x2]
Perhaps you need a personal radar/motion detector?
And of course, this is a worry with electric gas hybrid cars .. they 
make so little noise.
Robert
1-Jan-2007
[1498x2]
reliable point-2-point via UDP: http://www.ecip.com/
Can something like this be done in Rebol?
Skype & Firewalls: http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/82481
PeterWood
3-Jan-2007
[1500]
Offline Web Apps :
http://www.sitepen.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-dojo-offline-toolkit/
Graham
3-Jan-2007
[1501]
Should use Rebol for the web proxy.
PeterWood
3-Jan-2007
[1502]
Yes they should but they  probably won't :-(
Oldes
3-Jan-2007
[1503]
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mozilla_does_microformats_firefox3.php
Maxim
3-Jan-2007
[1504]
why do the term semantic and markup used in the same sentence seem 
like an oxymoron to me?
Oldes
3-Jan-2007
[1505x2]
You mean the sentence: "adding semantics to markup to take it from 
being machine readable to being machine understandable." ? To me 
all markup languages are machine redable, at least when I use Rebol:-)
and understandable because of Rebol of course
Ingo
4-Jan-2007
[1507]
I've had a "croosing the street" experience once, too. 

I was in Paris and wanted to visit the Arc de Triomphe, all I could 
see was an 8 lane circular traffic around it, with no traffic lights 
whatsoever, and lots of cars speeding by, not paying attention to 
any of the markings on the street ....

On the other hand, I could see some people over there, where I wnated 
to be.

So after some cnotemplation, I decided, "Oh, well, this is France".

And I started started walking, and kept going, with all the cars 
beautifully flowing around me, just like magic.

It was a scary experience, and I wouldn't dare do this in Germany 
;-)
Maxim
4-Jan-2007
[1508]
in Germany, people woundn't be ignoring the markings on the street 
 ;-)
[unknown: 9]
4-Jan-2007
[1509]
Max.............true!
sqlab
4-Jan-2007
[1510]
wrong!

It depends on the circumstances, what kind of vehicle is used or 
not used and where is it.
At least I can use a crosswalk without some fear.