NEW NET Issues List for 19 Aug 2008

Below is the final list of issues for the TUESDAY, 19 August 2008, NEW NET (Northeast Wisconsin Network for Economy and Technology) 7:00 - 9:00 pm weekly gathering. This week we're upstairs at Tom's Drive In, 501 N Westhill Blvd, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA.

Discussion topic for this week's meeting -- making (or buying at a low cost) cool physical 'stuff' that we can take to BarCampMilwaukee in October 2008, either to lead a session on or just to demo and play with. Ideas to discuss at NEW NET:

Idea # 1: Trebuchet

Idea # 2: Electronic event badge (one possibility is something like the one at the recent DefCon)

Idea # 3: Remote control helicopter or UAV

Idea # 4: William Gurstelle toys from "Whoosh, Boom, Splat" or one of his other books

Ideas # 5 to 296: Submitted by recipients of this email and other potential partipants of BarCampMilwaukee, plus random strangers at Tom's Drive In on Tuesday night...

The ‘net

1. Wordcamp 2008 (long, but worthwhile, read) http://blogs.zdnet.com/weblife/?p=143
2. The battle for local: The players http://www.lostremote.com/2008/08/17/the-battle-for-local-the-players/
3. Prof tweets about course, ends up moving whole class online http://tinyurl.com/5qouqn (Ars technica)
4. Storms in the clouds leave users up creek without a paddle http://tinyurl.com/5fgwx2 (Ars technica)
5. If you thought web was cool, wait until it goes space age http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/17/internet.google
6. What Will Happen When the Presses Go Silent? http://tinyurl.com/5oznpn (Recovering Journalist)
7. Yahoo! launches Buzz http://mashable.com/2008/08/19/yahoo-buzz-public/

Security, Privacy & Digital Controls

8. Before the Georgia Gunfire, Cyberattacks http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/technology/13cyber.html?ref=europe
9. Misunderstanding cyberwar http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/08/16/misunderstanding-cyberwar/
10. An Army of Ones and Zeroes http://www.slate.com/id/2197514/pagenum/all/
11. Perhaps Pandora Must Be Our Sacrificial Lamb http://www.jkontherun.com/2008/08/pandora-readyin.html
12. Judge keeps MIT fare-hackers under cone of silence http://tinyurl.com/628csu (Ars technica) http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10017438-83.html

Mobile Computing & Communicating

13. T-Mobile to offer first Android smartphone http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/tc_nm/tmobile_android_dc
14. A first look at the Google Android SDK http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/18/a-first-look-at-the-google-android-sdk/
15. Infineon chip causing problems on iPhone http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/wr_nm/apple_infineon_dc
16. Blackberry Fund: Deals Are Coming Soon http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080813/tc_zd/230847
17. Coming Soon to an iPhone Near You: VoIP http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080811/bs_nf/61273

Open Source

18. Legal milestone for open source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7561943.stm
19. Spend your vacation getting started with OpenStreetMap http://www.linux.com/feature/145136
20. QGIS earns a spot on GIS software map http://www.linux.com/feature/144178

SkyNet

21. Google Android And The Internet Of Things http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/16/android-and-the-internet-of-things/
22. Google YouTube Not Getting Into Live Streaming, After All http://tinyurl.com/58vou4 (Silicon Alley Insider)
23. Google Privacy Worse Than ISP Snooping, AT&T Charges http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/google-privacy.html
24. Google.org makes its geothermal play with investments in Altarock, Potter Drilling http://tinyurl.com/6lkxlz (VentureBeat)
25. Google Plans Big Presence at Summer Political Conventions http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/google-plans-bi.html

General Technology

26. Digital Designers Rediscover Their Hands http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/technology/17ping.html
27. Hot Wire Your Car http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Hot_Wire_Your_Car
28. Dell revamps Latitude line with new E laptop series http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10014386-1.html
29. Shapeways lets Internet users manufacture goods http://tinyurl.com/6ad9lr (AFP)
30. 10 Futuristic User Interfaces http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/17/10-futuristic-user-interfaces/
31. Intel unveils new chip design to challenge AMD http://tinyurl.com/5zqagb (AP)

Leisure & Entertainment

32. Shutterfly Share Sites: photos, social networking http://www.appscout.com/2008/08/shutterfly_share_sites_adds_ph_1.php
33. Want to learn astrobiology? Pick up the console http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/tc_nm/videogames_spore_life_tech_dc
34. Stix takes a stab at motion-controlled PC games http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_game_remote
35. Parents Fear Video Games More than Porn, Alcohol http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080812/bs_nf/61301
36. Game sharers face legal crackdown http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7568642.stm
37. Lifelike animation: new era for computer games http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4557935.ece

Economy and Technology

38. Apple Worth More Than Google http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080813/boom-apple-worth-more-than-google/
39. GraphOn claims Google infringed patents http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/patents_graphon_sues_google_fo.php
40. YouTube co-founder looks for his next success http://www.startribune.com/business/27025694.html
41. Intel Launches $100K Innovation Awards http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2328357,00.asp

Civilian Aerospace

42. Saving America’s space program http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1188/1
43. Russian invasion imperils space station http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/orl-nasa1308aug13,0,7648120.story
44. Space Plane Prototype Suffers Anomaly in Launch Test http://tinyurl.com/5puum6 (Space.com)

Supercomputing & GPUs

45. The Rising Star of Multi-Processing http://www.hpcwire.com/blogs/26936564.html
46. NVIDIA's GeForce GPUs Used for More Than Graphics http://tinyurl.com/56lf7x (HPCwire)
47. CUDA U Is Now in Session http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/CUDA_U_Is_Now_in_Session.html
48. GPU Trumps CPU http://www.advancedimagingpro.com/print/Advanced-Imaging-Magazine/GPU-Trumps-CPU/1$5355
49. Purdue University Opens HPC Lab http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/Purdue_University_Opens_HPC_Lab.html
50. Can Nvidia Play with the Big Boys? http://gigaom.com/2008/08/13/can-nvidia-play-with-the-big-boys/
51. 270 watts for the performance crown: AMD’s Radeon HD 4870 X2 http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38840/135/
52. Manifold Is Using NVIDIA CUDA To Transform GIS Technology http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=72512
53. Sony Unveils Cell-Based Image Processing Appliance http://tinyurl.com/5t9fee (HPCwire)
54. NVIDIA Is First to Ship OPENGL 3.0 http://www.hpcwire.com/offthewire/NVIDIA_Is_First_to_Ship_OPENGL_30.html

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