Simple but seminal: Cornell researchers build a robot that can reproduce

Admittedly the machine is just a proof of concept – it performs no useful function except to self-replicate – but the basic principle could be extended to create robots that could replicate or at least repair themselves while working in space or in hazardous environments, according to Hod Lipson, Cornell assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and computing and information science, in whose lab the robots were built and tested. ...

January 27, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 88 words

PHP 5.1.2 and PostgreSQL 8.1.2 MacOSX Packages

Marc Liyanage releases the last version of his packaged version of PHP 5.1.2 and PostgreSQL 8.1.2. I don’t know how is the packaged PostgreSQL but… I use the PHP of Marc from 2 years without any problems (excluding personalization to the php.ini file). Thanks Marc for your nice work! ;-) Ah, these packages are made for MacOSX.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 57 words

Finder Software Engineer: Apple offers work

The Finder team is seeking an energetic, motivated software engineer to help develop next generation versions of the Finder, the notorious file browser for Mac OS X. You will be responsible for developing new features of an application that is often perceived by our users as the “face of the system”. You will be working on user interfaces spanning various browser views, new advanced search features, navigation and data presentation as well as many other parts of the application. ...

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 81 words

La nuova trovata di Forza Italia

Come scambio di simboli di stima reciproca, rimando al simpatico post sui Contro-Manifesti di Forza Italia sul blog di Nemo. Riporto solo la mia preferita: Ben vengano queste Controriforme se possono riparare almeno un pochino ai danni fatti da questo Governo di ladroni mascherati da Robin Hood.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 47 words

berlusconi: grazie a noi sempre piĂą ricco

Mentre il nostro adoratissimo ed amatissimo premier berlusca ci sta letteralmente BOMBARDANDO su ogni canale ed in ogni trasmissione (incredibile, io non guardo mai la TV ma sono 5 giorni buoni che OGNI VOLTA che l’accendo me lo trovo davanti alle pa**e), un simpatico amico mi ha segnalato questa lettera di ringraziamento a noi lettori. I dati sono di Forbes, USA. E qui c’é una analisi equivalente sul poco “sinistrorso” Repubblica.it.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 71 words

GT4 vs Reality on Nurbirgring

As I saw much too much times, GT4 is the DEFINITIVE SIMULATOR… until GT5 :D

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 15 words

The wrong-side 127

People have nothing to do :D

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 6 words

Firefox plugins highlight 001

Performancing - Powerfull Firefox extension to help enhanced blogger to manage our sites FireBug - Console/DomInspector/Other_Usefull_Things instrument for enhanced developers Source, Downloadblog.it.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 22 words

Trusted Computing: un interessante documentario video in italiano

Altre informazioni interessantissime le trovate qui.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 6 words

Pixar purchased by Disney

Disney was in trouble but… this acquisition is the begin of a rebirth of Disney as a “quality symbol” in the Industry of Digital Animation. Jobs, because the acquisition was done with a quotation-paiment (entirelly!!!), becames an “heavy member” of the Disney. I hope to see some beautiful films birth arise from this blending… and a great Apple Software utilization :D (anyone say Final Cut Pro?). Source, Melablog.

January 26, 2006 Â· 1 min Â· 68 words