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Cult of Mac comes up with yet another classic re-use of an old Mac: they posted about this PowerMac G5 sidepanel that’s been turned into an office space Nerf basketball backboard. The cardboard setup apparently broke down, so they replaced it with this Apple logo-labeled sidepanel from an old PowerMac G5 that had been turned into parts. Beautiful!

Of course you should always recycle any old Macs you aren’t using any more, and Apple has an official program set up for just that. But I would rather reuse a computer for something like this: simple, functional, and pretty darn ingenious.

TUAWPowerMac panel reused as Nerf backboard originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Acest articol/post contine un atac energetic.Iesiti cat mai puteti.Run for your life !!!
Odata cu mult asteptata sesiune vine si stresul.Pe langa stres apare si o lipsa acuta de timp,si deci,o rupere subita de realitate,totul fiind ocupat de examene,proiecte,colocvii de laborator si bineinteles in caz ca nu v-ati prins… PROIECTE.

Aprind televizorul ieri si ce sa vad : Flacara mov in dreapta,atacuri energetice in stanga. Am inceput sa ma gandesc : “Sesiunea asta in sfirsit ma afecteaza” “Atatia ani de proiecte,examene,restante isi fac efectul” “Am inceput sa o iau razna”,“A inceput lumea sa o ia razna”…
Curiozitatea mea trebuie satisfacuta !!! Si asa am inceput sa descopar epopeea flacarii mov si aventurile atacurilor energetice.
Nu mi-as fi dat seama niciodata ca prestatia jalnica a domnului Geoana se datoreaza unui lucru asa de puternic si misterios…Atacurile energetice! Ultima frontiera. Imperiul contraataca !!!

Dupa cum ne-a spus si doamna Geoana,maestrul jedai (jedi in StarWars) Basescu,si-a angajat mai multi parapsihologi (WTF?!?) cu scopul de a-l “constipa” (simptom al “atacului enegetic”) pe contracandidatul sau ! Sotul ei pare mai mereu “constipat”,asa ca inclin sa-I dau dreptate.
Oare tot un “atac” sa-l fi facut pe Geoana sa topaie ca un cretin pe scena,in noaptea alegerilor ?
Oare la asta se refereau psd-istii cand spuneau ca in ziua alegerilor se va intrerupe curentul in mai multe sectii ?
Acum stim! Acum avem raspunsul la toate problemele. Flacara violet si atacurile energetice sunt de vina. Cineva sa sune la 0TV (zero teve).Elodia va trebui sa mai astepte.O descoperim altadata.

Schimb canalul.Dintr-o greseala cosmica ajung pe mai sus amintitul post si ce sa vada ochii mei ? Titlu mare : “Prima intalnire a prim-ministrului Emil Boc cu telespectatorii romani din acest an”.Genial !
Deci :

1.Geoana a pierdut alegerile si a sarit ca un “cretinel” pe scena datorita atacurilor energetice ! Cineva sa-l sune pe Bivolaru! Tragem o hora,un cerculet de ala,piramida soarelui,aducem vreun obelisc (adica menhir,daca nu stiti ce inseamna obelisc! Nu stiti ce inseamna menhir ?!? OFFF!),vreo spirala energetica ceva,ca sa-l scapam pe Geoana!
Voi realizati ca Geoana este presedintele SENATULUI si ca era fie PRESEDINTE ???
De abia acum imi dau seama ! Asta a fost presedinte.O noapte ce-I drept ! Flacara mov s-a stins repede !

2.Ghise a fost atacat energetic ! Dupa cum arata,nu ma mira ! Saracul e distrus energetic.Daca nu energetic,atunci sigur mental ! Asta face parte din Parlamentul Romaniei ?!? Si daca stau bine sa ma gandesc,a mai fost si primarul Brasovului …
Ascultati-l ! Merita :

3.Sotia lui Geoana !!! Nu pot sa zic nimic ! As vrea. Sincer ! Dar nu pot ! Cred ca sunt atacat energetic sau ceva. Imi vin prea multe prostii in cap.

4. Boc da ochii pentru prima oara cu telespectatorii romani pe 0Tv ; Mai e ceva de zis?
Tara moare,baba se piaptana si Boc merge la OTV. Mai pe scurt,definitia Romaniei.

Si acum intrebarile zilei > Ati fost vreodata atacati energetic ? Ati vazut vreodata flacara mov ? Daca da,atunci dati un telefon la sediu PSD si cereti o adeziune . Partidul intotdeauna cauta membrii noi !

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This year the overall Sony corporation moves up from 8th place to 7th in the annual Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, tying with Motorola and Samsung with the same overall score of 5.1. It gains a point for reporting absolute cuts in greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, down 17 percent over the 8 year period of 2000-2008. Renewable energy now accounts for 8 percent of the total amount of energy purchased globally each year, up from 2.5 percent a year ago. Sony also scores points for disclosing externally verified greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations. On the energy efficiency of its products, Sony reports that 75 percent of VAIO PCs released between April and August 2009 meet the latest ES requirements. The AC adapter released in FY2009 meets Energy Star v2.0 standards. All new models of TV’s released in the US comply with the latest Energy Star standards, and 78 percent exceed it by 15 percent or more.

Sony does relatively well on chemicals, but loses points on the stricter C1 criterion, which now requires companies to not only have a chemicals policy informed by the precautionary principle, but also to show support for bans on PVC vinyl plastic and brominated/chlorinated flame retardants (BFRs/CFRs) during the revision of the EU’s RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electronics), Sony’s chemicals score is boosted by having models on the market that are partially free of PVC and BFRs, including many models of the VAIO PC, video recorders, Walkman, camcorders and digital camera models. It still needs to set a timeline for eliminating all phthalates, beryllium copper and antimony and its compounds.

On waste issues, Sony’s score is boosted for reporting use of some 17,000 tons recycled plastics annually in various products, representing 10 percent of all plastics used in the 2008 financial year. Almost 90 percent of the recycled plastic was post-consumer, and not the less challenging post-industrial (factory scraps). It reports a recycling rate of 58 percent based on past sales of TVs and PCs, but this information is only for Japan and separate data need to be reported for TVs and PCs. Sony scores relatively poorly for its voluntary take-back and recycling of the e-waste generated by its branded products, as there is little voluntary take-back and recycling in non-OECD countries.

Greenpeace offered a really great PDF with this information and graphs, which you can see below in a handy image (click to enlarge) or download the PDF for click able links and more information.

We will be covering Sony Ericsson in a separate post, which scored a much higher rating of 6.9.

Here’s the skinny from The Wall Street Journal: major publishing company HarperCollins is in talks with Apple about bringing e-books to the oft-rumored, still-unconfirmed tablet that’s expected to be the focus of its January 27th event. The article also states that other publishing companies have been in talks with Cupertino HQ. That jibes with what we’ve heard through the grapevine, specifically with Time Inc. property Sports Illustrated, and fits comfortably well with the New York Times conjecture from earlier today. E-book readers are all the rage these days, but like we said just after CES, we’d wager the future of the medium integrated into slates to provide rich, color multimedia presentations. Seems someone might be sharing in our perspective, but of course, this is just one of many, many, many Apple rumors we expect to see in the buildup to next week.

WSJ: Apple and HarperCollins negotiating e-book deal for tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Considering that Bobby Kotick and Activision acquired Blizzard and parent company Vivendi for nearly $19 billion just over a year ago, it seems more than safe to say that Activision felt that Blizzard was a very valuable asset. But Kotick, Activision’s CEO, didn’t always feel that way about the Warcraft developer — back in 1995, he was taken aback when he heard that the company was being acquired for $7 million, even going so far as to call the deal “insane.”

Kotick revealed his reaction in the February issue of Game Informer. He describes a meal he had with Davidson & Associates in 1995 where he found out that they had acquired Blizzard for a cool $7 million:

That year Activision probably had 60 million in revenues. They said they paid seven million dollars for Blizzard. I’m like ‘Are you out of your minds? They’re like a contract developer! They have Warcraft but what else do they have? You paid SEVEN million! That’s insane!

I was talking to [Blizzard founder] Mike Morhaime the other day and I said, ‘You know, I could have bought you for seven million and instead it was seven billion.’ [Laughs] He said, ‘Yeah, could you imagine if I had just held out for the seven billion instead of the seven million?’

Blizzard fans are undoubtedly thanking their lucky stars that Kotick didn’t grab hold of Blizzard before they had time to develop Diablo, StarCraft, or World of Warcraft. Kotick has, if nothing else, developed the perception that he and Activision care about nothing more than profitability, even at the expense of quality and excessive franchise milking. Regardless of whether or not that’s true, it’s probably for the best that Blizzard — a developer known for taking its time and releasing games only when they believe them to be ready — fell into the hands that it did back in 1995.

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Oh boy! Do I have a cute and yummy project for you. These little creations are called cocoa cones, although you can use hot cocoa, hot chocolate or even flavored coffee. Giving these cones as a small gift is a great idea. Or you can just make them up, have a small get together and give them as a favor.

Everyone who I gave them to, loved them. They are probably the easiest of my projects, yet, to make so I hope you’ll give them a try.

Kathy Zengolewicz

Here is what you will need to get started:

• Two 12 inch clean disposable pastry bags (plastic)
• Two packages of instant hot cocoa or hot chocolate (like Swiss Miss)
• ½ cup of mini marshmallows (I got the multicolored ones)
• Sprinkles (optional)
• Curling ribbon
• Card stock
• A hole punch

Empty the two packages of hot cocoa/chocolate into one of the pastry bags. Cut off the top of the pastry bag about 2 inches above where the chocolate mix ends.

Put the filled pastry bag into the second bag and fold the top of the first bag down over the hot chocolate.

Put about ½ cup of mini marshmallows into the second bag on top of the hot chocolate mix. You can put some sprinkles in at this time if you’d like.

Gather the bag and tie it with a twist tie to keep it secured. Put the curling ribbon over the twist tie and make a bow. Curl the ends of the ribbon hanging from the bow.

Make up a tag with the following instructions: “Divide the ingredients evenly between two mugs and add 6 ounces of hot water or milk to each cup. Stir and Enjoy!

Cut out the instructions and glue them to a piece of card stock. Punch a hole in the end of the card stock, insert some ribbon into the hole and tie the instructions to the top of the pastry bag.

You can add to this project by placing the cocoa cone in a small basket with a couple of decorative mugs and a small bag of home made cookies.

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Thinning hair has been a sensitive, and sometimes an embarrassing, issue for men over the ages. There is a legend that Julius Caesar wore his laurel wreath for the sole purpose of covering up his receding hairline.

Surgery could be a possible answer to hair loss if you have the money. A toupee is also an option however the cheaper products on the market can look a little “odd” to say the least. How about trying a comb over? Well, if you’ve ever seen a guy with a comb over walking in the wind…Enough said. Maybe a natural solution to hair loss is worth taking a few minutes to look at.

So what causes hair loss in men? One of the main factors involved is genetics and is often refereed to as Male Pattern Baldness or Androgenetic Alopecia. This is passed down from generation to generation and if the male members of your immediate family are thinning around the crown area there is a good chance it will happen to you too.

There is also a hormone that is involved in causing hair loss called Dihydrotestostrone (DHT) and this hormone is derived from androgen. Androgen circulates through the bloodstream and is converted to DHT by an enzyme. DHT tends to bind to hair follicle receptors, causing the follicles to grow thinner and thinner hairs until nothing re-grows and the follicles eventually shrink and wither away.

Of course Provillus can’t do anything about your genetic make up but it can help combat the hormones that cause hair loss.

Provillus utilises a blend of botanicals that naturally inhibit DHT formation. Saw Palmetto and Nettle are two key ingredients, both of which block DHT and have been used in traditionally for many years.

A full head of strong and healthy hair starts with proper nutritional building blocks. Provillus provides essential minerals and vitamins helpful for hair follicle support, such as Zinc, Magnesium, Biotin and Vitamin B6. These are also essential for immune function, skin and nail health, protein digestion and healthy red blood cells.

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As the human population around the world focuses on clear-cutting, logging, and the general destruction and deforestation of natural habitats globally; there’s a greater risk that humans will start to come in contact with wildlife that have been displaced from the ecosystems that they call home. The potential for closer contact has lead scientists to study the potentially harmful effects, with a particular focus on disease transmission.

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Strings? Nope. Frets? Not really. The Misa Digital Guitar, an open source, Linux-powered MIDI controller, brings shredding to the 21st century by dumping traditional guitar strings for buttons and a futuristic touch screen.

Before you wooden-guitar purists get all bent out of shape, the Misa’s creator wants to make this perfectly clear: the digital guitar is intended to complement the traditional guitar, not replace it.

Intended as a tool for making electronic music, the Misa is played by pressing the 144 note buttons with the left hand and tapping a touch screen control pad with the right. As a MIDI controller, the Misa can play any instrument pack you happen to have on your computer.

The Misa’s creator, Michael, explains:

In electronic music, the timbre (or colour) of the sound can be morphed in an infinite number of ways. For a guitar to accommodate this, the right hand needs more control than just plucking strings. You need to be able to control elements of the sound, such as sustain, pitch, filter cutoffs, contour or any other synthesizer parameter, in a way that has no physical constraints.

To take your solos back to the future, check out the Misa Digital homepage. [Misa Digital via Engadget]

Samsung announced a few new point-and-shoot cameras today, none of which are really fascinating but all of which seem pretty solid. The HZ-series is the standout, packing GPS geotagging and a huge 15x optical zoom.

There are five new cameras in total, in three lines. The most interesting (“interesting” being comparative here) is the HZ-series, which features a 12MP sensor, 15x optical zoom, a 24mm wide-angle lens, 3-inch AMOLED (or LCD) screen and in the higher-end model, GPS geotagging. They’ll be available in March for an as yet undetermined price.

The other two lines are your bog-standard ultra-thin and budget models, with 12 or 14MP sensors, 720p video recording, 5x optical zoom, and Sammy’s image stabilization tech. They are incredibly boring, and will be boringly released in boring February for a boring undetermined price. [Samsung]

The argument over whether plastic Ziploc bags could ever be considered eco-friendly would probably go on for about 50 blog posts. And I’d probably be called all kinds of names if I suggested that Ziploc’s new line of bags is green, so I won’t do that. Instead, I’ll just tell you about them and you can decide.

The new line from disposable baggie leader Ziploc is called evolve. The evolve bags are lighter than the traditional Ziploc bag. They use 25% less plastic and are made (sort of) with wind energy. Keep reading for more on that.

I was a little confused about why all of Ziploc’s bags aren’t made with wind energy, but a visit to their website cleared a few things up. First of all, the bag isn’t made with 100% wind energy. According to the Ziploc website, for their evolve brand, they purchase “approximately 50% of the estimated energy involved in manufacturing Ziploc evolve in the form of renewable energy to be put back on the electrical grid.” In other words, they make these bags the same way, but just buy energy credits from a partner to help offset production. If you didn’t read the small print, you’d miss that detail.

The carton which holds the Ziploc evolve bags is made with 100% recycled paperboard with a minimum 35% post-consumer content.

You may wonder why the evolve bags are made with only 25% less plastic, but I’m guessing they wouldn’t be strong enough with less plastic. I put an apple into one of the Ziploc evolve sandwich bags and tossed it around. The bag held up better than I thought it would. I got a few tosses in before the bag tore. Obviously, it’s not going to be as strong as the traditional Ziploc bag, but for normal uses, I’m guessing it’s probably fine. I only tried the sandwich bag, but Ziploc also makes evolve storage bags.

I’m glad Ziploc is taking some steps toward becoming more sustainable, but I still think that there far greener (and more economical) options for food storage than a plastic bag. ReusableBags.com has several choices for you, including the Kids Konserve Food Cozy or the ACME Snack Bag. For larger items, I like Pyrex containers with BPA-free lids.

If you use plastic bags for food storage, are you going to try evolve?

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Ziploc is Evolving, Maybe

Hey, this week’s Carnival of Space is on my friend Nicole Glarvenharbennargen’s blog One Astronomer’s Noise. At least, I think that’s how she pronounces her last name. That’s what I always hear when she says it. Anyway, she’s cool, and so is the carnival. Go read it.