Twitter Updates for 2007-09-08
September 8th, 2007- è felice, è arrivata la fascia nike+, ormai aveva smesso di sperare
# - scusa la pigrizia, un link diretto per lo streaming del barcamp? #
- @Alice_s_eyes: foto, foto! #
- @Alice_s_eyes: riesci a fare anche headfan? #
- @aEnima: orsù, racconta
# - si sente un pò negro del ghetto e comincia la visione di *do the right thing* #
- oggi non è andato a correre e si sente come se non avesse dato un senso alla giornata #
- ha trovato un paio di extras per Adium (adiumx.com) in stile iPhone :-)) #
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Notifiche per tutti
September 8th, 2007
Disponibile il download della nuova versione di Growl.
Qui invece trovate la version history che tiene traccia di cambiamenti e migliorie.
You can’t miss it!
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Stephen Hawking LEGO
September 7th, 2007 
I didn’t realize that LEGO sculpture was a competitive sport, able to be won utterly and without challenge, but apparently I was wrong.
(Via Boing Boing Gadgets.)
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More anatomical Paraphernalia!
September 7th, 2007Lately I’ve been intrigued and excited by the amount of anatomical products out there, from t-shirts to tiny anatomical model toys. Yes kids, anatomy is cool.
Now, thanks to another one of my readers, I’ve been pointed to Paraphernalia, a little studio in Manchester, UK producing handmade anatomical necklaces. The owner, Ms. Vanda, makes each necklace using vintage illustrations, printed and cut plastic, and silver-plated chains. The whole idea and the illustrations are fantastic!
The Anatomica collection features old anatomical drawings and woodcuts of a variety of organs and body parts. It was our first collection! Currently part of the collection are a Heart (pictured), a Brain, a Skull, a Cochlea, a Molar, and a Ribcage.
Her website is just lovely and she also has a variety of other necklaces available. Be sure to have a look!
(Via Street Anatomy.)
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10 Things You Might’ve Been Better Off Not Knowing About Your Body
September 7th, 2007|
1. The average human body comprises enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to make a medium sized nail, enough potassium to explode a toy cannon, enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop, enough sugar to fill a jam jar, and enough sulfur to rid a dog of fleas. 2. A complete skeleton is worth between $5,000 and $7,500 to a medical student; your skull alone would fetch only about $450. 3. Your mouth produces about one quart of saliva per day.
5. You have approximately 4,000 wax glands in each ear. 6. The average adult stool weighs about 4 ounces. And half of the bulk of your feces comprises the dead boxies of bacteria that live inside your intestines. 7. The average male foot exudes half a pint of sweat each day. 8. If it weren’t for the slimy mucous that clings to and lines the walls of your gut, your stomach would readily digest itself. 9. The average person will pass about 11,000 gallons of urine in a lifetime. 10. A man weighing 200 lbs. would provide enough meat to feed 100 cannibals in one sitting. |
4. Demodex folliculorum has eight stumpy legs and a tail, is about a third of a millimeter long, and loves nothing more than to recline in the warm, oily pits of your hair follicles. Most adults have this mite, usually on the head, but especially in eyelashes. And often, they’re in nipples.(Via Neatorama.)
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8 things you didn’t know about Pavarotti
September 7th, 2007
8 things you didn’t know about Pavarotti: “Today, September 6, 2007, one of the best tenors in history, Luciano Pavarotti, died at 71. As a small tribute, we have compiled a list of 8 facts about his life you might not have known.”
(Via Oddee -.)
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Differences between the iPhone and iPod Touch
September 6th, 2007The newly introduced iPod Touch bears striking resemblance to the iPhone, aesthetically and functionally. It uses the same multi-touch screen, apparently runs a scaled down version of OS X that runs Safari and a YouTube application, uses WiFi, has an accelerometer that allows the display to shift based on physical orientation, and uses the same ‘SpringBoard’ interface to launch its applications.
There are, however, some important differences between the devices:
- There is no email client on the iPod Touch
- There is no Maps application on the iPod Touch
- There are no Stocks or Weather widgets on the iPod Touch
- There is no built-in camera for the iPod Touch
- The iPod Touch has a differently styled ‘Dock,’ with a reflective surface — akin to the Dock that will debut with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
- While the iPod Touch is sleeping, the user can tap the home button twice to bring up touch controls on the screen — a feature the iPhone currently lacks
- The iPod Touch has a separate Contacts app — it’s built into the Phone application on the iPhone
- The iPod Touch has separate Video and Music apps, whereas the iPhone has a single ‘iPod’ app that contains these functions
- There is apparently (and obviously) no microphone on the iPod Touch, though it will be interesting to see if such audio-in capabilities could be enabled via a third-party device.
- The iPod touch’s headphone jack is on the bottom of the device
- The iPod touch lacks a built-in external speaker
- The iPod touch’s screen appears to be of a slightly higher quality than the iPhone, with 163 pixels per inch to the iPhone’s 160 pixels per inch.
We may very well see some of the iPod Touch’s enhanced features make their way to the iPhone in a forthcoming software/firmware update. Apple has already announced plans to deliver the WiFi iTunes Store to the iPhone later this month via an update.
(Via iPhone Atlas.)
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Silverlight, the Flash killer is here!
September 6th, 2007
“Finally Microsoft released Silverlight v1.0 to masses. Before 5 Sep 2007, only developers were using it. it had 0% penetration on Internet connected systems. Lets see how it goes.
Also, there is new update of Silverlight 1.1 alpha.
I’m really excited about this new technology. As i love to R&D, i will surely give it a try. […]”
(Via fullasagoog.com full roast blend.)
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We shall prevail!
September 6th, 2007‘Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion.’
(Via Daring Fireball.)
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