Darth Ashcroft: Copyright infringement is your best protest dollar

Way to go! Ta ta ta ta tada ta tada! Ta ta ta tata tadada tata tadada!! Remember the Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin gives himself his own music-track to accompany his comings and goings? Protestors are applying that to Darth Ashcroft, playing the Imperial March when he puts in appearances. Ashcroft was bombarded …

Scrambled words are legible as long as first and last letters are in place

Heh. ‘t Is nog waar ook… From Joi Ito’s Web: Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, olny taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pcleas. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit …

Wow

Wannahave. Wow. LCD tech is getting amazing. Viewsonic VP2290b. 204 dpi. QUXGA — 3840×2400. 22.2″ wide. At 18″ away, the human eye can’t tell the difference between an image on it and the real thing. Great for aging eyes. ~$6,000. Not sure I agree that these cards can handle this screen. [John Robb’s Weblog]