Archive 11. December 2007
Experts confirm link between nuclear power plants and cancer - "The number of cancer cases among children growing up near nuclear power plants is significantly higher than among their peers in the rest of the country. A corresponding study, which the Federal Office for Radiation Protection had commissioned, has now also been confirmed by an independent expert panel." - will the usual "think of the children" screamers now also open their mouths? Or do they limit themselves to wanting to censor the internet? The whole discussion is quite cute - has it ever occurred to any of the "we need to research and discuss this further" representatives that the study is not based on some abstract statistics, but on very concrete diseases and deaths of children?
Nokia: Ogg formats in the HTML standard? Not with us! - OGG is disparaged as a proprietary format and patent concerns are expressed (although there has not been a single patent attack on OGG formats to date). But at the same time, H.264 and AAC are seen as unproblematic, even though these formats are definitely patent-encumbered and far more proprietary than anything Ogg-related. Stupid position from Nokia.
Skype on OS2007HE umm... working... - I still have the 770 and the 800. Hmm. I'm not sure if I want to buy the 810 (already available in the Nokia Shop for Germany), 459 Euros is not exactly cheap ...
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - a very nice book that I'm currently reading. Steampunk, mad scientists, adventures, sex, drugs, no rock-and-roll (hey, that didn't exist in the early Victorian era!) and lots of suspense. And the website for the book isn't uncool either. Oh, and linked are also online games related to the book and two of the main characters.