Tuesday, September 2, 2003

Introduction to the Cthulhu Mythos. The Cthulhu Mythos is a branch of horror fictions which has stood the test of time. Begun more than 80 years ago, it's not quite a shared background, not quite a genre of it's own, not quite a series of homages and inside jokes by the writers who created it, but it has elements of all of these (along with some damn fine story-telling). It has inspired some hoaxes and conspiracies, some terrible movies, and even a few popular video games. [kuro5hin.org] 3:31:29 PM

WIRED: MIT Everyware. The academic world was shocked by MIT's audacity - and skeptical of the experiment. At a time when most enterprises were racing to profit from the Internet and universities were peddling every conceivable variant of distance learning, here was the pinnacle of technology and science education ready to give it away. [Tomalak's Realm] 3:31:08 PM

An Introduction to PHP. In this introduction to PHP, you'll learn how it came about, what it looks like, and why it is the best server-side technology. It also exposes the most important features of the language. By Leon Atkinson and Zeev Suraski. 0902 [WebReference News] 3:30:48 PM

What a Half-Smile Really Means. Micro-expressions -- facial expressions that last a fraction of a second -- give away exactly how you feel, no matter how hard you try to conceal it. A CD-ROM set teaches how to detect the emotions people try to hide. By Kim Zetter. [Wired News] 3:28:57 PM

NASA Plans Space Commute Craft. Looking for a simpler way to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, NASA is designing a stripped-down four-seater. Plans for the Orbital Space Plane are on the fast track for completion by 2008. [Wired News] 3:28:46 PM

Mac OS X Panther 'fast approaching' release - Apple. First candidate nearly here [The Register] 3:25:43 PM

Apple shooting for supercomputer heights. The company lands a big customer for its Power Mac G5: Virginia Tech, which will use 1,100 G5s as part of a cluster that's designed to make the list of the world's largest supercomputers. [CNET News.com] 3:24:04 PM