Monday, February 16, 2009

16-Feb-2009 PM clippings

Enjoy:

Scoop explains the sleight-of-hand used to push the controversial "Guilt by Accusation" laws through the NZ parliament:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0902/S00148.htm

Why Open Source isn't just good for Google, but will help New Zealand through the tough economic times ahead:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4848596a28.html

The Keeping Emulation Environments Portable (Keep) project aims to ensure that 1970's-era formats can still be read in the future:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7886754.stm

How to turn a back projection display into a multi-touch one:
http://labs.ideo.com/2009/02/11/hacked-rear-projection-tv-into-multitouch-display

And finally. Parasitic wasps use caterpillars as zombie incubators. Now we know they subverted the idea from a DNA-manipulating virus:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16597-ancient-virus-gave-wasps-power-over-caterpillar-dna.html

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