Kinect 'hack' lets user recreate himself in 3-D

This is awesome... I hope this gets developed well in opensource and freeware in the next few months, I'll totally buy one and hook it up to my computer if someone can get it working as even just a mouse for a computer

 

"A couple of years ago Oliver Kreylos was looking for a cheap 3-D camera when he heard about a company developing a device that would retail at around $200 -- perfect for his project looking at ways of enhancing video communications.

Kreylos, a researcher in virtual reality at the University of California Davis, approached the company only to be told it had just been bought out by U.S. tech giant Microsoft, which wanted to use the device for its Xbox game console.

The device became Kinect, a $150 motion sensor that plugs into the Xbox 360 allowing users play games simply by moving their body.

When it hit the shelves -- selling more than one million units in 10 days -- Kreylos says he paid it no mind, believing it would be too well encrypted to be of any use to him and dismissing as pointless internet prizes to "hack" it." See the rest HERE

Palin: ‘Obviously, We’ve Got To Stand With Our North Korean Allies’

So apparently North Korea is now our ally... at least Palin says so. Doh!

 

"In recent days, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has hinted in her clearest language yet that she is seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2012. Many observers have argued that Palin could never win because of her embarrassing lack of expertise, knowledge, or interest in foreign policy. Her appearance on Fox News host Glenn Beck’s radio show today, captured by Oliver Willis, suggests they may be right:

CO-HOST: How would you handle a situation like the one that just developed in North Korea? [...]

PALIN: But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies. We’re bound to by treaty –" See the rest HERE

Detained By TSA

This just pisses me off. More of their gestapo crap. Blah!

 

"Today, I was detained by the TSA for about 30 minutes for taking pictures while going through security. Taking pictures is perfectly legal.

I took pictures of the "advanced imaging" machines that see through your clothes – the machines that are the subject of so much controversy lately. I was quickly besieged by TSA agents shouting at me to stop taking pictures. I was then detained while they tried to figure out what to do with me.

I should point out that (as far as I know), taking pictures is perfectly acceptable. The following is a section of the 2008 TSA Screening Manual:" See the rest HERE