I wanted to let you know about Kiva (www.Kiva.org), a non-profit that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur across the globe.

You choose who to lend to – whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq – and as they repay their loan, you get your money back.  It’s a powerful and sustainable way to empower someone right now to lift themselves out of poverty.

Check it out! www.Kiva.org

It was the least bit stunning to me when I ran across the Google Street View Trike… Very google of you, Google. Nonetheless we should all be prepared to visit Google Maps for pretty much everything. I must say this would be useful for visitors of the Theme Park or Public Area but most people would be using it to go exploring on there desktop back at home where we’ve been staying for the past few years…

US Street View Special Collections Poll

We’re working hard to bring Street View to new places, but some interesting areas, like pedestrian malls and trails, cannot be reached by car. That’s why we’ve created the Street View trike; a mechanical masterpiece made of 3 bicycle wheels, a mounted Street View camera, and a very athletic cyclist.

Apparently they’re open to user feedback so if you would like to see a certain place on Google Maps not already there, just tell almighty Google.

Tell us where to ride!

The Street View trike has already collected some imagery, but now we’re accepting your suggestions for where to send it next in the United States. Send us your most inspired suggestions for the places you really want to see featured in Street View.

Check out Google’s samples of where the Street View Trike can go that the Google Cars cannot.

To get an idea of the type of imagery our trike can capture, you can explore locations recently added to Street View:

LEGOLAND California	San Diego State University
Santa Monica Pier	Monterey Bay Bike Trail

We will be accepting suggestions for US locations until Wednesday October 28, 2009. The public will then be able to cast their final votes and choose the top locations we’ll add to Street View.

One more thing, I took a print screen of this while browsing through Legoland:
(funny).

Mark Lucovsky is a software developer who was working for Microsoft. He was a part of the team that designed/built Windows NT.

Steve Ballmer is the CEO of Microsoft and has been since 2000. Ballmer is also the second person to become a billionaire in US Dollars from stock options as an employee of a corporation. Ballmer was ranked the 43rd richest person in Forbes 2008 World’s Richest People (with Warren Buffet being the richest).

Eric Schmidt is currently an engineer and CEO of Google. Schmidt previously worked for Sun Microsystems and was the CEO of Novell. Schmidt was also of the Board of Directors of Apple.

Lucovsky stated Ballmer, after informing him that he was leaving Microsoft for Google, picked up a chair and threw it across the room, hitting a table in his office. Lucovsky stated Ballmer said: “Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I’m going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to fucking kill Google,” then continued on trying to persuade Lucovsky to stay at Microsoft. Ballmer has described this as a “gross exaggeration of what actually took place.”

Capture a screenshot:

Take a quick screenshot of the current webpage you’re browsing by adding aviary.com/ in front of http://:   . (e.g. I’m browsing http://www.gmail.com, so I just turn the URL into aviary.com/http://www.gmail.com and Aviary captures a screenshot of the page!)
[http://aviary.com]

Download YouTube videos from YouTube.com:

While viewing a YouTube video, add pwn right in front of youtube.com and you can download the video in Flash or Quicktime file formats.
[http://deturl.com]

Download YouTube videos from ANY public web page:

When viewing a YouTube video on ANY public web page, add deturl.com right in front of http:// and you can download the video in Flash or Quicktime file formats.
[http://deturl.com]

Shorten a site address:

For quickly shortening a sites address, type bit.ly/ before the http:// of the URL and a short URL will be displayed on the next page for posting on a site or sending to a friend.
[http://bit.ly]

Share a web page:

This works great on your computer OR your mobile device, just add smub.it/ before the http:// part, and you’ll be given the option to share the page you were on with social sites or send the page by email.
[http://smub.it]

Check out who owns a site:

You can easily find out who owns a site and even get their contact information by adding whois.domaintools.com/ before the http:// part of the URL. This also works for known IP addresses (e.g. “66.218.71.198″ belongs to Yahoo!)
[http://whois.domaintools.com]

Start sending stuff with your address bar today:

Although you must sign up beforehand, this can be a great and useful service that will allow you to send notes, hyperlinks and even images to your email directly from your browser’s address bar! Type futzme.com/username in the address bar, press space and then enter something you want to be sent to your email. When sending an image, Futz.me can even send it by text to your mobile phone if you like.
[http://futz.me]

I’m very impressed with this “spot!”

If you want to check it out, give it a listen!

::Click here to hear it::

http://www.hugeurl.com/?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

We were swamped with work… We had to manually load 504 eighty-pound bags of concrete truckload by truckload and take them to each hole. This put us back for a few hours. It was hard work but not near as hard as I thought it was going to be. I guess it wasn’t anymore than one good nights sleep won’t fix! I’m at work today, aren’t I? Oh, it’s only a few minor aches and mainly only in the arms.

Oh and as for that contractor… – Someone went Home Depot to see what the deal was and they said he WAS suppose to take it out into the field.

This station is operating under a Construction Permit. KYZQ(Our call sign) will be a FM Radio Station on the 99.7 MHz frequency. We’ll have 6,000 Watts of power which for around this area, is a lot! Our Tower Site is located in Sulphur Bluff, TX. It’s about a 20 minute drive from where our computer store is… The tower, once constructed, will reach to 240 feet. We had a Construction Permit Granted to us on March 9, 2009 and have been busy on that ever since!

KYZQ-FM Technical Info:

Status Currently: Off the Air FM Station
Frequency: 99.7 MHz
City: Sulphur Bluff, Texas
Effective Radiated Power: 6000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain: 73 meters (240 feet)
Height above Ground Level: 55 meters (180 feet)
Height above Sea Level: 128 meters (420 feet)
Antenna Pattern: Non-Directional
Transmitter Location: 33° 19′ 50″ N, 95° 18′ 56″ W
Construction Permit Granted: March 09 2009
Construction Permit Expires: July 27 2009
Last FCC Update: March 09 2009

Nanoblogging – blogging in 26 characters or less.

Nanoblogging is the hot new trend, says Zak Ryman, CEO of newcomer Flutter. Not only can you nano-blog throughout the day on this new iPhone app, but you can also input your updates from other social media sites (like you can with Twitter Feed and have Flutter automatically cut them down to the 26 character limit, giving them the brevity required to be consumed by your ADD-afflicted friends and followers.

This is a “mockumentary” created by Slate Magazine to poke fun at the web’s latest obsession. It’s not exactly Spinal Tap, but we’ll take what we can get.

If you have the attention span to watch this entire 3 minute, boring video, get to watching:

In general, freedom of speech is considered an integral American value, as protected by the First Amendment to the United States constitution. This freedom has caused controversy at times. For instance, it is legal to express certain forms of hate speech so long as one does not engage in the acts being described or urge others to commit illegal acts. Austrlia is  a federation, and responsibility for censorship is divided between the states and the federal government.

The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has begun distancing himself from his controversial internet censorship policy. Senator Conroy has long said his policy would introduce compulsory ISP-level filters of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s blacklist of prohibited websites. But on March, 28th, he said the mandatory filters would be restricted to content that has been labeled as, RC or “refused classification”.

When the ACMA blacklist was leaked last month, it caused great controversy, partially because it included a slew of R18+ and X18+ sites, including regular gay and straight pornography and other legal content.

Australian Motion Picture Rating System

• E – Exempt from classification. Films that are exempt from classification must not contain contentious material (i.e. material that would ordinarily be rated M or higher).
• G – General. The content is very mild in impact.
• PG – Parental guidance recommended. The content is mild in impact.
• M – Recommended for mature audiences. The content is moderate in impact.
• MA15+ – Not suitable for persons younger than 15. Persons younger than 15s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The content is strong in impact.
• R18+ – Restricted to adults 18 years and older. The content is high in impact.
• X18+ – Restricted to adults 18 years and older. This rating applies solely to sexual content – no violence nor “fetishes”, including spanking, may be shown (legally may be sold in the ACT and the NT only but may be purchased interstate via mail order).
• RC – Refused Classification. Banned from sale or hire in Australia.

Senator Conroy said, on March 28th on the SBS Insight program, “it’s mandatory refused classification, and then parents – if the trial says that it is possible to go down this path … have the option to block other material”.

This about-turn has done little to assuage the concerns of online rights groups, the Federal Opposition and the internet industry, as the RC category includes not just child pornography but anti-abortion sites, fetish sites and sites containing pro-euthanasia material such as The Peaceful Pill Handbook by Dr Philip Nitschke.

“The guidelines are so broad that RC can’t help but hoover up political speech even if only as collateral damage,” said Internode network engineer Mark Newton, describing Senator Conroy’s comments last night as “the great walkback of 2009″.

Senator Conroy openly admitted many of the decisions regarding what sites were to appear on the blacklist were made by “faceless bureaucrats”. He said he was working to build in “further safeguards”, but would not abolish the policy because some sites were found to be put on the blacklist in error.

“I don’t think Senator Conroy really even knows what his own policy in relation to filtering is. It seems to change on an almost daily basis; it is vague and contradictory and there is little public confidence in his ability to implement it,” said Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin.

This article is Italian, the following description was automatically translated from Google Translation:

Especially after the sticker Google vs. Microsoft. Because someone was looking at the bigger size to make the print available here at high resolution.

Some advance about upcoming projects: the cartoons continue idiot (it is just me), publish a short strip “amaristica” and I intend to start an online comic theme …. I do not know yet. I have too many ideas. Maybe I’ll make a poll here on the site.

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