It’s Tuesday and as promised – more bs. this is still about musicrap. After Watching This I’m not sure if these Pirates have gone too far; This is Reeeealllly Bad Mr Bean
Now imagine you are sitting at the bus stop waiting for your coach and watching a lil Mr. Bean music vid on your celly; and all of a sudden these guys pull up and WHAM ! you get a fast 50. cal to the keyboard. somehow I think this may help keep people in Somalia from making bs ringtones.
Today alot of people don’t use video ringtones; and or play videos on their phones. However alot of people who are in more techno challenged societies utilize whatever method they can; to enjoy as much of the rest of the world as possible. somefolks however think that’s not such a great idea. to prove their point I submit the video below from Current Tevee – Supernews and Weird Al Yankovic. if this does’t make you want to slap somebodys celly, then you are tone dead.
I know I don’t want the Al Qaeda Censors rating my ringtone
Hardline al Shabaab insurgents who seized the southern Somali port of Kismayu have banned “corrupt” musical ringtones.
A Somali militant talks on his phone in Rabdure district, west of Mogadishu
Sacdiyo Sheeq, 25, used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone in the failed Horn of Africa state.
But she told reporters: “Al Shabaab wants our ringtones to be only a Muslim cleric reading the Hadith or Koranic verse.
“I used to listen to my favourite Indian songs on my cell phone, but now I have just thrown that memory away.”
I am still suffering from the 25 lashes. They accused me of rejecting religion.
Mr Yusuf was whipped because of music on his phone
Al Shabaab, which America says is al Qaeda’s proxy in Somalia, wants to topple the country’s UN-backed government and impose its own strict version of Sharia law.
The heavily-armed group controls much of the south and parts of the capital Mogadishu.
Courts run by its clerics have ordered executions, floggings and amputations in recent months.
Al Shabaab has also banned movies, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching football in the areas under its control.
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“We do not tolerate anything that may corrupt the people,” al Shabaab’s spokesman in Kismayu, Sheikh Hassan Yaqub, said.
“We don’t allow anything that goes against our religion, especially music and sexy videos.”
Ali Mahamud Yusuf, 19, fled his home in Kismayu after he was whipped in public last week by al Shabaab gunmen who had caught him listening to music and watching videos on his phone.
He said: “I am still suffering from the 25 lashes. They accused me of rejecting religion. I don’t want to tell you where I am now for security reasons. I am scared.”
Fighting has killed 19,000 Somalis since the start of 2007.
While some civilians credit the insurgents with restoring a semblance of order in various areas, al Shabaab’s strict rules have alienated many Somalis who are traditionally moderate Muslims.
Seriously, how messed up is this. Al Shabaab insurgents in Somalia (Al Qaeda’s proxy in the region) are going around flogging teenagers for listening to music and watching videos on their phones. Not to mention the senseless killings and amputations.
Fighting has killed almost 20,000 Somalis since 2007, and though some semblance of order has been restored, the imposed Sharia law has banned even regular moderate muslims from dancing at weddings, or even playing and watching soccer. If you’re having a bad day today, take a moment and remember just how good you actually do have it. [Reuters]
As one of our T drivers found out this week in Boston, it costs that much when you send it while driving the Green Line and plow into the back of a stopped train.
The errant text message also sent dozens of passengers to the hospital and closed down one of the busier sections of the Green Line at the Government Center and Park Street stops. The stops have since reopened, and criminal charges are all but set to be filed against the operator, Aiden Quinn, 24, of Attleboro, Mass. Quinn actually admitted to first responders that he was texting his girlfriend at the time of the crash because she wouldn’t answer his initial call (which he also made, presumably, while driving a packed subway train).
J.J Abrams’ Star Trek took the original characters in a new, wonderful direction, but that doesn’t mean people still can’t enjoy the boxy look of the original series with this sharp-looking tricorder replica.
Available at Amazon on June 4, this $50 piece of retro goodness is the tricorder that started it all, and is the perfect gift if you’re the kind of Star Trek fan who thinks Abrams is the devil.
As you fume silently at the screen when Chris Pine tears down years of your life by reinventing Capt. James T. Kirk, press a button or two on the comforting facade of this piece of television history. Then coo softly as the tricorder beeps and boops with sound samples from the original series. Sigh heavily as your fingers catch on its sharp sides. It’s pain, yes, but it’s a good pain!
When Spock and Uhura lock lips in a display of love that’s an affront to the WAY THINGS OUGHT TO BE, simply remove the detachable scanner accessory and go on an extended away mission to the local 7-11. You’ll feel better immediately.
And remember, this is a “role play” replica, meaning it’s convention and cosplay approved!
But seriously folks. As Leonard Nimoy himself said of haters on SNL last night (alongside Pine and Zachary Quinto), “to not like [Star Trek] would make them dickheads.” Fascinating.
Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of.
The Mail has assembled the above infographic to explain how the ISA system works, but it’s fairly simple: Cars are outfitted with computers loaded with speed limit data for public roads, and monitored via satellite. In “Advisory” mode, the dash readout indicates if you need to slow down, and smiles at you if you do. In the hilariously named “Voluntary” mode, the computer will actually seize control of your throttle, letting off the gas until you ease back down to the speed limit.
You can’t blame people for having a mid-scale privacy freakout over this one, but a few crucial factors keep it from being downright Orwellian: First, it’s being deployed in London cabs, government cars and buses, so it’s not being expressly imposed on private citizens; second, the system is local—as in, it reads its own GPS data to calculate speed and decides on a course of action without remote input—and has an override switch, which, based on my experiences with London cabbies, I suspect will get plenty of use. (And serve as a brilliant rant subject conversation piece).
But still, satellite speed control? That’s worse than speed cameras. And the mere existence of this technology—not to mention the government’s involvement in its development—certainly feels like a step in the wrong direction, even if this particular use is relatively benign. [Daily Mail]
The complicated tango between the iPhone and AT&T’s network isn’t a new story, but the latest stats—web browsing eats 69 percent of phone bandwidth—highlight the fragility of networks, allowing fresh portents of doom.
The WSJ’s math runs like this: AT&T charges iPhone 3G customers the same $30 a month it charges every other smartphone user, but they use two to four times the data, because data is essentially unlimited. Which leads to further costs, like having to constantly expand the network’s capacity to keep up with demand, which isn’t cheap—$6 billion on overall capacity annually. That’s problematic because the amount of money carriers are supposedly making off of every customer—average revenue per user—won’t increase dramatically with new data revenue, not like it used to by simply piling on new customers. (And at this point, the new customers are not high revenue ones, mostly.)
So the WSJ says “in the short term, carriers should abandon unlimited data pricing plans. Both AT&T and Verizon Wireless already charge extra for heavy users with wirelessly connected laptops. They will have to contemplate similar strategies for smartphone users.” Right.
On the other hand, clearly the iPhone isn’t all bad—AT&T’s fighting to keep it exclusive longer, and it was responsible for about half of its new customers last quarter.
Still, I’m not really looking forward to making a phone call on AT&T in June or July, whenever the next iPhone is released. [WSJ]
According to a report by the Center for Disease Control (no, this has nothing to do with swine flu), one out of every five families has ditched landlines entirely for cellphones. I find that number a bit low, but what do I know? I’m deranged from swine flu because the CDC decided to tell me about telephone lines instead of top secret inoculation bunkers. [CDC via ars via MobileCrunch]
What happens when you put a hacker in camouflage? He only grows more deadly.
The NYT published an interesting piece categorizing the new role of cadets from West Point as digital information sabotage—scenarios like mailbombs flooding email servers in hot zones —becomes a worrisome daily hurdle in a war.
During a senior elective class at West Point, the cadets competed with the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine to thwart attacks from the N.S.A. The students went so far as to hang a sign reading “Information Warfare Live Fire Range” outside their class.
In other words, military dudes can now pwn your ass in analog and digital. [NYT]
Squeeze the side, and the S ring emits perfume juiced with pheromones. Three scents for each sex, all custom mixed. I liked the citrus one, but wasn’t sure if it was for boys or girls.
You have to inject the perfumes into the ring with a hypodermic needle which is supposed to invoke the “clinical process” of getting ready for a date. The scent is released when you squeeze the side, causing the tiny piezo tubes to contract.
Oh, the feather’s just for decoration—I’m not sure it’ll help you get laid, either.[NYU ITP]
You’ll need a laser cutter to do it right, but otherwise, these keyboard pants are easy enough to make yourself.
Inspired by this keyboard pants concept, modder Zach Hoeken scanned a silicone keyboard, programmed key holes to be laser-cut from the pant material and then sewed the keyboard directly into his jean shorts. Since he sliced the keyboard in half, only 50% of its keys are functional (through USB). But hey, YUIOP are overrated anyway. [Thingiverse via NYC Resistor via MAKE]
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created OLED displays that have all the durability of a super ball.
Suspended in a flexible matrix of carbon nanotubes and rubber, the new OLED displays can be stretched an additional 50% of their normal size and wrapped around complex, 3D surfaces. No, they aren’t paper-thin like other prototypes we’ve seen and the graphics are currently monochrome, but these OLEDs appear to be incredibly practical for everyday use. Plus, the displays can be manufactured through an industrial printing process that should make the technology inexpensive to boot…you know…some day…or never…or tomorrow…or something. Neither children’s toys nor condoms will ever be the same. [Technology Review via KurzweilAI]
As the WSJ reports on “darker times” for the solar-power industry, the NYT reports venture capitalists are shifting their dollars from bright-eyed alternative energy startups to ones focused on good ol’ efficiency. We’re doomed. [NYT]
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The complicated tango between the iPhone and AT&T’s network 
What happens when you put a hacker in camouflage? He only grows more deadly.
Squeeze the side, and the 
You’ll need a laser cutter to do it right, but otherwise, these 
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created 
As the 
