Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Interesting links
Here is a set of links sent in by friends over the last several weeks:
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- This is not nearly so good as the video by Bugatti... and it's about 20 years late... But it shows a very fast solution to a Rubik's Cube. The reason it is interesting is because it demonstrates the effect that music can have on even the simplest video. Turn the sound off and watch it again. Music makes a big difference!
- While on the subject of Rubik's cubes -- and totally coincidentally -- David has a Lego Mindstorms kit and we have been looking for new projects on the Internet. We came across this Rubik's Cube Robot. There is a huge crowd of creative people doing things with Mindstorms.
- RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When You Try to Microwave Them -- The premise of this article is that the new $20 bills contain RFID tags that explode in the microwave. It probably is not RFID tags, but it is still interesting.
- 3G won't catch on 'because we can't lie' -- We've been hearing about video phones since the 1950s, we are just a year or two away from having them (and they'll be completely mobile to boot, integrated into our cell phones), and this article is proposing that half the people won't use them because a video phone will reveal that they are not where they say they are.
- Ford device intended to unclog roads -- Ford is experimenting with a new system to detect traffic jams and report them. Cars are equipped with computers that monitor position, speed, weather, road slipperiness, etc. and report the data back to central computers. The computers can then detect accidents, bottlenecks, bad weather, etc. and report it quickly. These are normal cars and trucks, and they gather the data automatically in the normal course of driving around.
- Chameleon Tire -- The rubber on this tire has been modified so that if it overheats it turns red. This would let you "see" underinflated tires easily.
- Hot-Headed Men May Be Risking Their Lives -- If you get angry a lot and you are a man, it has a measurable effect on your health (heart problems, strokes, etc.). But not if you are a woman.
- Would Shakespeare Get Into Swarthmore? -- The SAT is adding a new written essay section, and changing the scoring so the high score is now 2400. Shakespeare and Hemmingway would not fare so well on the new test, but the Unabomber would.
- Earth sows its seeds in space (maybe)
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