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Calls for Olympic boycott after Tibet brutality – Telegraph: “Mr Obama said he was deeply disturbed by reports of a crackdown and arrests, and called on the Chinese government to respect the basic human rights of the people of Tibet.

‘This is the year of the Beijing Olympics. It represents an opportunity for China to show the world what it has accomplished in the last several decades,’ he said. ‘Those accomplishments have been extraordinary and China’s people have a right to be proud of them, but the events in Tibet these last few days unfortunately show a different face of China.’

Gadgets: Home-Made Synths from Tupperware Trip the Light Fan-Plastic: “This is what you do if you think that your Tupperware boxes are too good for food, turn them into home-made synthesizers. Adachi Tomomi has made a bunch of them, including a video synthesizer and a couple of Theremins. Consisting of a simple battery-powered electronic circuit, the synths don’t have perfect pitch. The Tomomin (bottom left in the gallery) even has a four-note keyboard, and was made from a bunch of Texas Instrument integrated circuits. [Adachi Tomomi via Make ]”

Currently playing in iTunes: Jumping by Wild Havana

Heavy make-up fails to conceal the state of Amy Winehouse’s deteriorating skin | the Daily Mail: “Asked which modern artists he rated, he told The Mail on Sunday’s Live! magazine: ‘There’s only one person. That girl Amy. ‘Mind you, that girl isn’t going to be around long unless she sorts herself out pretty quick. Amy’s got to get smart.’

But wise Richards, 64, said he did not expect her to listen.

He said: ‘I’m not a preacher. But I’ve been there and you have to pass it on.'”

Currently playing in iTunes: A Roomful Of Sun by Hochenkeit

Human trials to begin on ‘diabetes cure’ after terminally ill mice are returned to health | the Daily Mail: “Human trials to begin on ‘diabetes cure’ after terminally ill mice are returned to health”

Currently playing in iTunes: I Love You by Hochenkeit

Revealed: what the world will look like when we’ve gone | the Daily Mail: “Welcome to Planet Earth: Population 0.”

Currently playing in iTunes: warminster down by Nukli

Lost-In-Tyme: The United States Of America – 1968 – The United States Of America: “A wonderful psychedelic experiment, a nice example of an early experimental electronic music. Formed in 1967 by Joseph Byrd, the band membership consisted of the following: Joseph Byrd (electronic music, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, piano, and Durrett Electronic Music Synthesizer), Dorothy Moskowitz (lead vocals), Gordon Marron (electric violin, ring modulator), Rand Forbes (an early adopter of the fretless electric bass) and Craig Woodson (electric drums and percussion). Ed Bogas also performed on the record with occasional organ, piano, and calliope; he became a full member of the band on its first and only tour. Note that there was no guitar!”

Currently playing in iTunes: Oh Pardon! by Originalton

ABC News: Dina McGreevey Denies 3-Way Trysts: “McGreevey’s now estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, heatedly denied to ABCNews.com today the latest allegation — that she took part in numerous threesomes that included McGreevey and his driver, Ted Pedersen.”

Currently playing in iTunes: Stranded In Time by The United States Of America

Great Firewall of China expands as Tibetan riots continue: “Great Firewall of China expands as Tibetan riots continue”

EU Opposes Olympic Boycott – New York Times: “EU Opposes Olympic Boycott”

Reporters sans frontières – Beijing 2008: “Repression continues in China, six months before Olympic Games”

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese react to violence in Tibet: “Chinese react to violence in Tibet
As the deadline for Tibetan protesters to surrender to the police passes, people elsewhere in China give their reaction to the protests and violence in Tibet.”

BOYCOTT CHINA: BOYCOTT THE OLYMPICS!!!!

Dalai Lama Won’t Stop Tibet Protests – New York Times: “Dalai Lama Won’t Stop Tibet Protests”

America’s Drunkest Cities: Men’s Health.com: ”

Currently playing in iTunes: Aurore by Igor Wakhevitch

Measuring cup with unusual units of measure: “Measuring cup with unusual units of measure”

(Via Boing Boing.)

Currently playing in iTunes: Three Kinds Of Game by Z’ev

Microsoft: Shitting On Vista Isn’t Just a Metaphor Anymore: “Shitting On Vista Isn’t Just a Metaphor Anymore”

Currently playing in iTunes: Ariels Flight by Polyphony

Eject Powerstrip concept gives your foot a workout: “Eject Powerstrip concept gives your foot a workout”

(Via Engadget.)

Currently playing in iTunes: Here Comes the Rest by Kuruki

ABBA drummer dies in apparent accident – CNN.com: “ABBA drummer dies in apparent accident”

Currently playing in iTunes: Dust Of Dead Gods by Tattoo H. 11

Comcast sues FCC for not letting it own anything it wants: “Given Comcast’s notoriously shady service, we’re not exactly in favor of the company being allowed to ruthlessly torture service any more markets than necessary, but we can see why it might be a little frustrated with the FCC, which has allowed all sorts of giant phone companies to merge in the past few years, yet still recently decided to block cable companies from owning more than 30 percent of the market. Comcast and the FCC have butted heads in the past on similar regulatory issues, but this one should be particularly interesting, since FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is currently the focus of a congressional probe into his handling of the agency. We can actually sort of see Comcast’s point — the FCC probably should allow giant telco mergers while arbitrarily capping cable ownership, but really we’d prefer a lot more competition and a hell of a lot more focus on customer service from all of these companies instead of yet more lawsuits and paperwork”

(Via Engadget.)

Volvo’s ReCharge plug-in hybrid concept: this time it’s for serious: “Volvo’s ReCharge plug-in hybrid concept: this time it’s for serious”

(Via Engadget.)

Study: Piracy is Caused by Poor Choice [From Study: Piracy is Caused by Poor Choice | TorrentFreak]

You aren’t signed in Sign In Help Home The Tour Sign Up Explore Search Earth and Moon from MESSENGER View ugordan’s map Taken in a place with no name (See more photos here) A montage of the Earth and the Moon taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft on approach to its Earth flyby in August 2005. Wide-angle camera color frames (taken on 2 Aug 2005) were composited to make an approximately natural color view of Earth. The Moon image was taken several days earlier (31 Jul 2005) by the narrow-angle camera and colorized using lower resolution color data taken by the wide-angle camera a couple of hours earlier. The montage does not represent an actual arrangement of the Moon and Earth seen from the probe, nor does it represent relative sizes of the two bodies. It’s two distinct composites (taken at different times) put together. The Moon’s brightness was brought up for better visibility. Phase angle of the Moon was 66 degrees, Earth was at a phase of 51 degrees. Comments chop [From Earth and Moon from MESSENGER on Flickr – Photo Sharing!]

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