Touchless Pointing

A device developed by Tokyo University team seems to go a step ahead of existing devices. It can translate in-air movements of fingers to computer command, which enables you to use portable devices without even a touch.

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Tea Party planning national strike

As President Barack Obama’s first year in office draws to a close, Tea Party groups are planning to mark the occasion with a national strike – something local leaders say could demonstrate the conservative groups’ burgeoning strength.

The strike, planned for Jan. 20, the first anniversary of Obama’s inauguration, is being promoted online through Facebook and Web sites run by various national Tea Party groups.

“What’s proposed is a nationwide strike by all Tea Party members, no matter where they are,” said Lloyd Rekstad, an organizer of the Yucaipa Tea Party. “The idea is to strike where we are, in our communities, at our employment, to make an impact that will be diverse and spread out.”

That would mean, Rekstad said, not going to work, not buying groceries, not going to restaurants or movie theaters.

“You just stay home,” he said, “so that the person participating would become, for that one day, a nonentity – that they would give no support to the economy.”

Not all Tea Party members are on board.

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Bag of Randomness

  • It turns out several you, and I think it was only the IE7 and IE8 users, were having problems displaying this here website.  After some help from one of my most loyal Canadian readers, it turns out it was some bad Google Adsense code that was suppose to display an ad at the top of the page.  After removing it, it appears that all is well.
  • SisterGeeding flies back to NYC today.  Last night we ate Mexican food, she needed to get her fill before heading back.
  • The Daily Show not only has new graphics in its opening but it is now in HD.
  • It’s a shame TCU and Boise State had to play each other in the Fiesta Bowl.  I remember the drama of Boise State playing against Oklahoma a few years back and just how magnificent it was to see a non-BCS school take on and win against a dominant BCS school.
  • I remember when Chris Myers use to be on ESPN and thought he was on the rise up, now he’s just some sort of bit sideline reporter.
  • It’s just weird that the only college football games Fox Sports show on a national level are the BCS games.
  • While watching BigD NYE I think I kept seeing Gordon Keith’s daughter in many of his shots.
  • Interesting palm tree story
  • CBS11 (KTVT) already listed the Cowboys opponents for next year, which looks pretty tough playing in Green Bay again and playing the Colts.  I wish I knew the formula for how teams are chosen, because they were able to figure it out by how all the other teams finished the season.
  • Here’s an interesting article that might be too risqué for some of you.  Miss Universe 2004 posed nude on the cover of Marie Claire (Australia) untouched, no Photoshop or editing, showing uneven skin tones and even a bit of cellulite as a way to promote natural body image.  But she’s getting criticism for it because she’s not an everyday girl.  If you want to read the article, you see lots of skin but no private parts.   A larger pic of the cover can be found here.
  • For my fellow U2 fans, an interview with the Edge.
  • Buddhists forgive Brit Hume for saying they aren’t forgiving.  Link
  • The Christian Post is reporting that Obama did not attend church during his vacation, seriously.
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