August
15, 2001 -
Millions
wanted to paint dark side of moon red
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By Tim Richardson, The Register. An artist wants to paint the moon red using laser pointers -
and he wants you to help him. James Downey reckons that if enough
people shine their little lasers at the same spot on the moon and at
the same time, then they might, just might, be able to color it with
a red hue. He's selected two dates - October 27 and November 24 (just
in case it rains or is cloudy) at 11.00pm EDT...
August 20, 2001 -
More than a Community of Cheaters
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Sam Parker, Hardware Editor,
GameSpottingWherever there's competition, you'll find people
looking to get an edge. In online
action gaming, there are a number of
ways for players to customize their
gaming rigs and settings to push the
envelope without turning to
questionable means. For example,
Quake III Arena is host to a
couple of common tricks, including
setting gamma levels and uniform
player models to ensure that all
opponents are readily visible and
without pretty-but-distracting
customizations...
August 1, 2001 -
Illegal
DirecTV viewers in the crosshairs - EL SEGUNDO,
Calif. (AP) - DirecTV, the nation's leading provider of
satellite television service, is striking another blow in the
battle to stop illegal use of its service. Only this time, the
company is going after viewers...
August 29, 2001 -
Ray
Bradbury is on fire! -
Salon.com, by James Hibberd. Author Ray Bradbury, now 81 and recovering from a stroke, has
recently become the most sought-after writer in Hollywood.
Renny Harlin ("Die Hard 2," "Cliffhanger")
has signed to direct Bradbury's time-travel adventure "A
Sound of Thunder." Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank
Redemption," "The Green Mile") will direct new
productions of "The Martian Chronicles" and
"Fahrenheit 451." Bradbury is also adapting his
short story collection "The Illustrated Man" for the
Sci-Fi Channel and says he's writing a script based on his
novella "Frost and Fire" that will be filmed next
year. And the literary establishment has also recognized him
recently. Last November the
National
Book Foundation gave its Medal for Distinguished
Contribution to American Letters to Bradbury.
August
20, 2001 -
Peter
Gabriel starts online music service -
LONDON. Rock
star Peter Gabriel's record company launched a subscription
service for Internet music downloads on Monday, beating major
labels in the race to ask fans to pay for digital access to
their music...
August 1, 2001 - Recordable
DVD standards go head-to-head - by Barry Fox. Three rival DVD consortia have given up all
hope of agreeing a single standard for recordable DVD and are
unveiling three slightly different and completely incompatible
home recorders at IFA, the giant consumer electronics show
being held in Berlin...
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