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alan van every
Alan is having an open studio with a reception on Friday (June 25th) @ 7PM. Although I am most definitely biased, his recent work is quite exceptional. If you are interested in some contemporary paintings or just want to hang out, come by.
Alan Van Every
Open Studio Sale
99 Bowery #4
Reception 7PM June […]

macosxhints - Run newer PowerBooks with the lid closed

My Settop Box
Very interesting is the Knoppmyth section.. Looks like a Knoppix/MythTV distro.
From the site:
The purpose of mysettopbox.tv is to provide you the end user with the knowledge needed to assemble your very own settop box using Linux. Utilizing open source software and off the shelf hardware you’ll be able to assemble […]

mod_torrent
From the site:
Mod_torrent is a drop in solution for Apache servers when deploying the BitTorrent file swarming technology. With mod_torrent your visitors share the bandwidth burden when distributing large files on your web site. The module transparently makes all, or optionally only certain types of files, retrievable by any client implementing the BitTorrent protocol.

Label Instructions

RIAA wants your fingerprints | The Register

I didn’t realize that some many parts of the country were “Pop” drinkers. Buffalo is a definite. NYC is a “Soda” place for sure.

GStreamer
From the site:
GStreamer is a library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.

OpenQuicktime - a new Quicktime Library
Very interesting project, includes a beta version of a broadcasting app as well.
From the site:
OpenQuicktime aims to be a portable library for handling Apple’s QuickTime™ popular media files on Unix-like environments. It is aim is to provide encoding, authoring and editing support as well as video playback.

Joi Ito’s Web: Will airtexting BlackBerry become the mobile hecklebot?
From the site:
By waving the Nokia 3220 camera phone from side to side, the LED lights of the Nokia Xpress-on FunShell light up to “write” a message that appears to float in mid-air.