Kiwi!
Judging from the number of times I've been sent this animated short, it must be the most viral thing on YouTube lately. I can see why: It's great story-telling and it thrills me while leaving a smile on my face and a lump in my throat.
Wes Phillips
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Constabulary Notes From All Over
Somehow I don't think we're going to be seeing this one in <I>The New Yorker</I>.
£4.2 Billion Sledgehammer
<I>aka</I> the Large Hadron Collider at Cern.
Don't Try This at Home
Remember kids, open flames and hi-fi are a volatile mix.
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Tweeter Teams with Sonos to Woo Music Lovers
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., the national electronics retail chain, has teamed with Sonos, Inc., developer of wireless multiroom music systems for the digital home, to bring "the digital home experience directly to the retail floor." The retailer will run broadband Internet connections to Sonos Digital Music System point-of-sale displays at over 150 Tweeter locations, to give music lovers live demonstrations of music server systems.
Terry Cain Needs Audiophile Aid
Dedicated audiophile and all-around nice chap Bill Leebens sent along an email a few days ago, noting:
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"<I>Stereophile</I> friends:
Canton Vento Reference 1 DC loudspeaker
What, exactly, is one to make of a speaker named "Reference"? An easy answer might be that it will be expensive. Another easy answer is that someone might be being overly optimistic or downright deceitful. Ambitious? Certainly.
Mistress Bagheera Regrets
Although she's smirking at Huckleberry's antics, you just know Bagheera wishes she'd discovered the CD case first.
Huck Fits In
Holds 400 CDs plus one 16lb cat.
25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
<I>Discover</I> magazine lists its top 25, plus 8 honorable mentions. At first, I was proud of how many I'd read, but as the list went on, I was horrified at how many I own and have been meaning to read. Is it too early to make a 2007 New Year's resolution?