March 31st, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
There’s nothing I love more than analogies - well except for the 0.5 release of Songbird, the music player based on the mozilla engine. It is in the Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla family of applications. Built on the open-source, open-standard philosophy of making damn good software. It has rich integration with sites like last.fm and hype machine. Check it out and give it a spin. It’s still in beta, so go easy on it.
March 25th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
Solar power is on the verge of hitting the big-time, close to achieving a scale and affordability that will allow it to replace dirty coal-fired power plants and significantly reduce global warming pollution.
But a Texas agency has proposed rules that will create a serious barrier to solar’s widespread deployment. One of the ways solar can be cost-effective is if a homeowner is given credit by their utility for excess electricity put back on to the grid, known as “net-metering.”
On Friday, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a surprise proposed rule which create heavy burdens on customers wanting to install solar panels and provide financial rewards to the utilities, but provide no guarantees that customers who generate surplus electricity will ever get paid.
Tell the PUC to go back to the drawing board and develop a rule that will help grow solar power and make sure consumers are fairly compensated:
http://environmenttexas.org/action/clean-energy/net-metering?id4=ES
March 20th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
No, it’s not a band. It’s a really interesting project I found while zigging and zagging around the net. I’ve been on this futurism/transhumanism kick for the last several months and things only got more serious after BIL. I found this neat video on Space Collective.
March 17th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
Thursday Night Music w/DJ! Starting March 20!!
For a completely refreshing dinner experience, come enjoy the contemporary fusion, lounge, and jazzy sounds spun by Lucas Naveira at Madden’s Restaurant on Thursday nights.
A wonderful opportunity to visit downtown Bryan and enjoy the perfect blend of food, wine, and atmosphere - that only Madden’s can offer. A special time where the food and music brings you warmth and comfort.
About Lucas Naveira
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Grew up in Miami, Fl.
First Cassette: Fat Boys
First Record: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia
Education
B.S.Degree in Physics (FSU), currently working on Ph.D in Physics/Quantum Optics (Texas A&M)
“I enjoy playing music for people who are not afraid of listening to something they haven’t heard, but also do my best to please the crowd.”
February 17th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
My friend Ry, who is probably longest known friend from College Station, rebuilt the top side of a pinball machine with his buddy Bruce from Austin. Ry never ceases to amaze me with all the different stuff he does. One day he’s rebuilding his Volvo station wagon with his laptop - the next he’s climbing a mountain in Colorado looking for gold.
February 13th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
Meghan Knobel finished up a tattoo recently on one of our dear friends Allan Seija. Awesome guy all around, and from what I understand, a helluva climber. I remember back 9 months ago when Meghan was tattoo’ing pig ears and neighborhoodies for practice. Her dedication and passion for tat-zapping is apparent in her work. Go see her if you are interested… http://www.pokingyou.com
February 13th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
From the Boing Boing: Radiohead to remixer: naw, it’s cool, go ahead. - Boing Boing.
Dave Park says,
Amplive made a remix of Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ and was planning to release it without the band’s permission leading to a cease and desist order on December 18. Today it was announced that both parties had since met and Amplive was now given permission to release the album. Downloadable MP3s are now available.
February 13th, 2008 by Cody Marx Bailey
February 13th, 2008 by Danger Storm
What is the technology behind Lumalive?
Lumalive fabrics feature Philips’ proprietary technology of integrating flexible arrays of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into the fabric. The integrated control unit makes it possible to change the light patterns and to show full color animations. The control unit is programmable. The system obtains its power from a small battery pack or the mains.
When will Lumalive be available in the market?
The products will be commercially available via selected partners in the promotion & event industry. First distributor, Boost Products, will launch Lumalive light-emitting event gear in the Benelux countries. For further information visit the Boost Products website at www.boostproducts.nl
I don’t know about you, but when I first saw these t-shirts, my jaw hit the keyboard! Not only is this the most exciting innovation in textiles since Hypercolor, but is also concrete evidence that either the future or the end is upon us.
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