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How Two Guys From Barnum, Iowa Helped Save Basketball |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 |
Two Guys From Barnum, Iowa And How They Helped Save Basketball : A History Of U.S. Patent 4,534,556 : Paul D. Estlund And Kenneth F. Estlund, Inventors by Francis B. Francois has recently been published. The book can be purchased online by clicking on this link.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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Help Find A Cure For Lymphoma! |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Monday, 13 August 2007 |
A good friend of MDF.net was diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodkins Lymphoma in June 2003. Due to advances in treatments for this disease, he is in remission. On September 30th he will participate in the Lymphoma Research Ride. To donate money to this very worthy cause please click
here .You will feel better if you do.
Lymphoma Research Ride
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Last Updated ( Monday, 13 August 2007 )
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Digg's Underutilized 'Bury' Feature |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Thursday, 19 July 2007 |
Digg is a fun way to read the news, agreed. There are two things about it that really bug me though. One is that it doesn't deal with photos well, but that has been well covered.
The issue I have is with the underutilized 'Bury' button. I HATE when an inaccurate story gets to the front page as 'popular'. I hate when I read the notes and see people burying it in comments, but not up front. What people need to do is BURY inaccurate stories, not DIGG them. This seems obvious, but is also obviously beyond most DIGG users.
The thing that then needs to happen, either in DIGG LABS or elsewhere, is a 'outgoing stories' tab, or a 'un popular tab', or both. Show me what is being burred! I want to see a story that has been UNDUGG -1923 times on the 'back page.'
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 July 2007 )
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Verizon Releasing FiOS TV 2.0 |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
Verizon is launching "FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide" this spring/summer. The advanced interface features high resolution colors and a hierarchical, a tabbed menu system thats brings to mind Apple TV and the iPod more than anything. Features include reviewing television programming, recorded shows, and video on demand either via a list, or poster art of the programs. The system also features streaming PC photos. Widgets will also place traffic, weather and other local info on screen. Combined with the very high speed internet access, this looks like a winner.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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The Sound of Two Machines Talking |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
Discover Magazine recently published an article entitled "I Chat, Therefore I am". So, what happens when two of the most famous chatbots, ALICE and Jabberwacky, get together and have a conversation? The transcript is really very revealing, though more of a person's tendency to assign meaning to where it doesn't exist than to anything else.
Imagine ALICE and Jabberwacky are in a cocktail lounge, after a long day spent trolling the floor of an Internet trade show in Las Vegas, and then read the transcript in the article.
Here are some favorite quotes:
"A: Do you dream?
J: Yes, I dream.
A: It goes without saying. Do you remember your dreams?
J: I remember them vividly.
A: What do you remember about it?
J: I think I shouldn’t flirt with a robot."
"A: Do you experience love?
J: No. I’m 53 years old.
A: Can you explain how it feels to be 53 years old?
J: How old are you?
A: I am 9 years old.
J: Nine? I don’t believe you : ).
A: : -) I don’t have any reason to deceive you.
J: Yes, you do, you’re a woman."
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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ESPN Comes to Verizon VCAST |
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Written by Michael Francois
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
ESPN has struck a deal with Verizon Wireless to bring their content to VCAST, provindg a mobile sports experience for all VCAST VPAK customers. You may remember that Disney's ESPN tried its hand at being a Virtual Mobile Network Operator last year, but ended up shutting that effort down after poor customer signup showed that the business model didn't work as built.
The new effort with Verizon will allow for some pretty cool features, such as mobile sports updates, including the ability to watch SportsCenter clips, customizing your handset to your favorite team, and managing fantasy sports teams from your phone.
The interface on the phone will look and feel much like it did on the Mobile ESPN handsets, though all of the applications have been converted to BREW to work on the Verizon Wireless network.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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