Apple has just filed a patent claim on a 3D version of their Aqua GUI. It looks really cool. It’s basically the existing appearance, but with depth. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/11/3d_gui/
Category Archives: CurrentEvents
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
It appears all eyes are on the House right now, waiting to see if HR 3997 (“Financial Markets Bill”) passes. It’s surprisingly close right now, 153 – 146. I’m just thinking about lunch. Now the Nays have taken the lead with 163 for and 167 against. Unbelievable. Whatever the true substance of this legislation, withContinue reading “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008”
Bullets fly at news crew’s car
From CNN: “A Turkish television network aired video showing reporters ducking for cover as their vehicle came under attack in Georgia.”
It’s Sort of Like Russia’s Mexican-American War…
Reading up on the history of the Mexican-American War, I am intrigued by some apparent parallels between the casus belli of that conflict and what seems to have preceded the current situation in the Republic of Georgia. I need to learn more about why there are Russian “separatists” in South Ossetia. How did they getContinue reading “It’s Sort of Like Russia’s Mexican-American War…”
GHOST RECON OTR
So what do you do when Russia decides to act out a Tom Clancy novel? From Wikipedia: Ghost Recon begins in 2008, with civil unrest in Russia. Ultra-nationalists have seized power in Moscow, with plans to rebuild the Iron Curtain. Their first step is clandestine support of rebel factions in Georgia and the Baltic States.Continue reading “GHOST RECON OTR”
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