links for 2009-06-05

  • "We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate.

    For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film."
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  • "This change will have the following impact:

    * Regional network filters will no longer be available in the home page stream (Facebook says few people were using them anyway).
    * Regional networks will no longer appear in privacy settings (though you can still share content with everyone or a school or work network).
    * Groups or events that are only open to members of regional networks will now be open to everyone.
    * If your current regional network is a city, that information will be moved to the “Current City” field of your profile.
    * If your current regional network is a region, a new “Current Region” field will be listed on your profile.
    "

  • "Google have added some really cool new navigational tools to Google Maps Street View. The new tools add rectangular overlays on top of Street View that when double clicked zoom you into the view. There are also round overlays that let you jump down a street and other rectangular overlays that let you jump down a street and pan to a particular view."
  • "Listen to your favorite blog, or turn any blog into a podcast using your own voice"
  • "Listen To Blogs is exactly what its name suggests – a way for you to listen to your favourite blogs, as podcasts. You don’t even have to have your own blog, you can just pick any of your favourite blogs and turn it into podcast using your own voice."
    (tags: project blogs)
  • "Now you can enjoy Xbox 360 gaming without contollers and use your body movements to play games. Microsoft has unveiled the “Project Natal” sensor which combines an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device."
  • "If it takes a village to raise a child, it’s possible that it takes a vast digital village to raise a teleworker. Whether we’re conscious of it or not, our work habits, tools and business perspective are at least partly influenced by the people and ideas we encounter online."
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