July 2011

Pinefall in the morning

Fallen pine tree - only the stumps remain.

A huge pine on the road behind our house fell down the other day. Here’s what I discovered.

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25 to 29 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

Plastic bottle light bulb.

Chair Lift; Low Voltage; Litres Of Light; Science For The Birds; Milk Made; Healthy Tats; Curious Gale On Mars; New Space Station; Old Space Station; Moon Grail; Hot Data.

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18 to 22 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

Undersea cables around the world.

If Dogs Could Fly; Cables, Cables Everywhere; Military Intelligence; Fishing For Power; Ears Wide; Tweet Fever; Good Vibrations; Signal Map; SOS Phone; Digital Pill.

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You sell, we buy – no ‘piracy’ involved

Not available in my country.

Copyright is much in the news these days. But as so often we don’t necessarily get a good view of all the factors in play. The entertainment industry bemoans so-called pirates, even while they refuse to take advantage of a market desperate to buy their product.

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Why fast Internet matters in New Zealand

Southern Cross cable.

We need high-speed, high-capacity Internet in New Zealand if we are to grow as a country. Here’s a brief picture of New Zealand and its Internet needs.

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11 to 15 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

he cylindrical metal phonograph record.

Smart Glasses; Millipixel Camera; Gigapixel Space Camera; Smart Poor; Cash Pillar; Eye Phone.

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