Thursday, May 18, 2006

Elephants Dream, the "Open" 3D Animated Movie Released On-line

Elephants Dream is the world�s first open movie, made entirely with open source graphics software such as Blender, and with all production files freely available to use however you please, under a Creative Commons license.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Star Trek Online
I am a Trekie and I always will be. I've been wanting to write and play in a MMORPG based on the Star Trek universe for a long time. It looks like it is in the works. Their web site is http://startrek.perpetual.com/. Now my only problem is that I won't have time to play it.

100+ powerpoint presentations on improving your PHP skills

Nice page on php.net that has a ton of PHP powerpoint presentations from some of the top PHP developers out there. Topics range from Database, Internal Workings, Internationalization, Debugging, Performance and more. Good stuff.

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Upload a photo of yourself, and web site will make you look old

In an attempt to draw interest in a survey on Scotland's aging population, government health officials are offering software that allows people to see what they will look like when they are 65.

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Build a magstripe reader from scratch!!

Tim Matheson has a simple and elegant "how to" on making a portable magstripe reader. This is sweet for those of us too cheap to buy the real stuff. Including me. Digg Away!!

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