Tuesday
Alien Island
Socotra = Sanskrit for "The Island of Beaches"
Weird shaped fauna abide on this wee little isle situated in the Indian Ocean 250 km from Somalia and 340 km from Yemen.The island, which is part of a group of 4 islands, has been geographically isolated from mainland Africa for the last 6 or 7 million years. Like the Galapagos Islands, this island is teeming with 700 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, a full 1/3 of which are endemic, i.e. found nowhere else on Earth.
An ideal holiday spot?I think not you small minded people(p.s. endemic? )
Fractals
A fractal is a rough or fragmented geometric shape which can be split into parts.Each part should roughly resemble the whole.An infinite number of iterations are allowed.It is the mathematical manifestation of "a pattern within a pattern".
<-Romanesco Broccoli,a natural fractal. 
A fractal created with Sterling ->
<-Romanesco Broccoli,a natural fractal. 
A fractal created with Sterling ->
Drop - Koji Suzuki
Novelist Koji Suzuki, author of ‘The Ring’ has chosen to print his novel called “Drop” on toilet paper. The thing is seriously being marketed as “Japan’s creepiest toilet paper”
The whole story is printed on toilet paper, takes place in a public restroom, and can be read in a few minutes.Toilets in Japan were traditionally tucked away in a dark corner of the house due to religious beliefs. Parents would tease children that a hairy hand might pull them down into the dark pool below.
CE
The CE marking (also known as CE mark) is a mandatory conformity mark on many products placed on the single market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The CE marking certifies that a product has met EU consumer safety, health or environmental requirements.
By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer, or in certain cases another legal person responsible for the product, asserts that the item meets all the essential requirements of the relevant European Directive(s) that provide for the CE marking. Examples of European Directives requiring CE marking include toy safety, machinery, low-voltage equipment, medical devices and electromagnetic compatibility. There are about 25 directives requiring CE marking.
Intel's NEW Competition
Intel in collaboration with TOI has launched this competition to promote a sense of creativity and bring out India's inventors.
Weekly prizes:2 laptops
Grand Prize:trip to California for two
LINK
Microsoft back up ?
Well it looks like microsoft may have a shot at regaining the top spot on the web ladder,after being very umm...(dis)gracefully ousted by google.Check out Bing and if the fat lady sings,do let us know.
Also,new and exciting from Microsoft is it's project Natal game motion capture device.Didnt we all dream of the day when we would actually (almost) be game heroes.
More info @NATAL@Cnet
Also,new and exciting from Microsoft is it's project Natal game motion capture device.Didnt we all dream of the day when we would actually (almost) be game heroes.
More info @NATAL@Cnet
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