The two speeds of our brain

Neuroscientists have used a robotic joystick to discover how our brain controls movements and have found that our brains contain two series of components which learn at different speeds. The first ones learn and forget fast while the second ones learn slowly but have a better \'memory.\'

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What the world would look like without the RIAA

This is what the RIAA is _really_ worried about: a new business model for bands. This band, called "The Fall" gets most of its promotion work done for free by its online community. Imagine what would happen if this continues to spread -- no big nasty record labels, no nasty RIAA. Just bands, music and fans.

Isnt this Podshow

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The UK announces it's last payment of WW2 debt to the USA

On 31 December, the UK will make a payment of about $83m (£45.5m) to the US and so discharge the last of its loans from World War II from its transatlantic *ally*.

Really interesting write up about it on the BBC.

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Warner Bros. to sell films via BitTorrent

Warner Brothers sees the light and embraces the best file trading system out there. Here's the link:


wow, where does that leave the DVD battle!

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iPod City Guides

"Pod CityGuides combine the world class content of Wcities with the functionality and portability of the world's most popular device: the iPod."


Cool i'll try it and let you know

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Web Will Run Out of Addresses by 2012

"the Web will be out of IPv4 addresses. It may be time to consider migrating to IPv6"

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Aston Martin reveals James Bond's DBS for "CASINO ROYALE"

Aston Martin has unveiled the new DBS which will be driven by James Bond, the legendary British secret agent, in the next 007 film, �CASINO ROYALE�, to be produced by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for EON Productions.


I think i'll cancel mine, getting tooo common

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Lookout Youtube! UN Cooking Podcast-Killing Treaty

The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization has reconvened to discuss a treaty that will kill innovative Internet audio/video offerings -- like podcasting, YouTube, Google Video, and Democracy Player.

This has legsl letas see waht happens. Mind you, I'd predict a huge art of the web community moving on and working without the establishment!

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Mac OS X 10.5 to Include BitTorrent client and a sharing-reward system?

According to Mac OS Rumors, Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" will include a system-level "BitTorrent" filesharing client that can be user-customized to 'donate' upstream Internet bandwidth for things like Software Update, in return for rewards such as iTunes content.

hmm how secure will it be?

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Howto watch ABC TV Streams outside the USA

Describes a way to view ABC tv streams from outside the USA. All you need is a proxy that is hosted in the USA and does not spill your IP. The article helps you find those proxies.


Pretty cool but I wonder how lon it will be before they head us off at the pass!

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