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Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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Paranoid locking coffee cup: "The LockCup is an Israeli-invented coffee-cup that is only liquid-tight when a locking pin is inserted -- no more sharing microbes with the office cup-thief." [Boing Boing] I don't think anyone I know would like to use such a cup, but I wouldn't be suprised if this thing will become a bestseller nevertheless.
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Do the facts in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 hold water? Check for yourself at Fahrenheit 911 factchecks. [via Kottke and Boing Boing]
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Hi-Fi Research Leads To Better Beer: "In the early 1990s, Philips developed a technology to enhance the sound quality of audio tapes. As tapes were dethroned by CDs, Philips didn't have any use for this technology. But now, a small Dutch company [...] is using it to develop micro filters. And these filters are currently used by Dutch brewer Bavaria to remove yeast residues from its beers." [Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends]
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Ripping to iPod -- Comment()
iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs: "For the first time in the US, a copy-protected music CD has hit #1 on the charts. However, some consumers are complaining that they can't rip the tracks to their iPods." [Ars Technica] So far I not run into a cd which I couldn't rip into my iPod. I even ripped a copy-protected disk by Anastacia without trouble. But this may be due to the fact I'm using an iBook, not a PC.
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