XBL background downloads coming yesterday? – Joystiq: With the spring auto-update of the Xbox Live service scheduled for May 23, 2006, you will have access to the Active Download feature in the Xbox Live Marketplace. With an active downloads list, you receive the following benefits: Each item that you download is downloaded separately in the background. This lets you continue to use the console while you download an item. You.. Read More
iCryptex.com – Welcome to the Cult of Apple
iCryptex.com – Welcome to the Cult of Apple Having just see The DaVinci Code last night w/ the wifee, finding this site in my RSS crawl this morning made me laugh. This may be the first novel I’ve read since.. well.. since Michael Moorecock’s Elric series, I think. That was easily 10+ years ago, and while I read quite a bit, it’s usually computer science texts. The Mrs. thinks I’m.. Read More
New Scientist Breaking News – Sexual ornaments grow out of all proportion
New Scientist Breaking News – Sexual ornaments grow out of all proportion: Sexual ornaments grow out of all proportion 22:00 22 May 2006 NewScientist.com news service Patrick Barry James Brown, University of New Mexico Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The male obsession with size appears to be universal, according to a new survey of animal species where males use ornamental body parts to attract females. The study showed.. Read More