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In
this issue:
- Streaming
Media Portal
- Email by Phone
- Closer to the Truth
- Short Takes
- Experience Music Project
- Eyewitness Encyclopedia
- Congo Trek
- Fun with Particle Physics
- Way Out There
- Subscribers' Sites
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Digital
technologies like streaming media are rapidly empowering a new breed of
broadcasters and audiences. Online broadcasting will not belong to those
with the most content, but to those who can help their audience manage
its flow.
One
of the leaders in this field is Worldwide Broadcast Network, which offers
a comprehensive streaming media portal, where content providers showcase
their content and members customize their viewing. Their channels include
business, health, fashion, drama, comedy and more. A very cool site.
Streaming
Media Portal - http://wwbc.net (some adult
content)
If
you often need to check your email while you're away from your computer,
check out CoolEmail.com. You can listen and reply to all your messages
- email, voicemail and faxes - with any phone, computer or wireless device
from one central location.
Email
by Phone - http://www.coolemail.com
Philosopher
John Locke, described consciousness as "the perception of what passes
in a man's own mind." Others regard it as a kind of substance, or "mental
stuff," quite different from the substance of the physical world and that
which separates mankind from lower forms of life.
Closer
to Truth brings together leading scientists, scholars and artists to debate
consciousness and the fundamental issues of our times. You can watch streaming
video, read online transcripts, or participate in the unique hyper-forum
discussions.
Closer
to Truth - http://www.closertotruth.com
SHORT
TAKES:
If
you're looking for a magazine article you read a few months back, check
out FindArticles.com for articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300
magazines and journals.
Find
Articles - http://www.findarticles.com
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The
FBI is now using a new wire tapping system called "Carnivore", and forcing
ISPs to attach a black box to their networks through which all of their
subscribers' communications must pass. The ACLU urges you to petition
the President and Congress to stop the FBI's use of this software.
Stop
Carnivore - http://aclu.org/action/carnivore106.html
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Eddie
Breen has an interesting gig. He buys old paintings at thrift shops and
flea markets, adds flying demons and some graffiti notations, and sells
them on ebay.
Eddie
Breen - http://www.eddiebreen.com
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your friends on to the newsletter and you could win $10,000!
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Paul
Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft, had a great passion for Jimi
Hendrix, which led to his amassing the world's largest collection of Hendrix
memorabilia. Recently he created the Experience Music Project in Seattle,
a one-of-a-kind music museum combining interactive and interpretive exhibits
to tell the story of the growth of American popular music.
EMP's
collection includes more than 80,000 artifacts and is dedicated to capturing
and reflecting the essence of rock 'n' roll, from its roots in jazz, soul,
gospel, country and blues, to its influence on hip hop, punk and other
more recent genres.
Experience
Music Project - http://www.emplive.com
Dorling
Kindersley is an international publishing company specializing in the
creation of high quality, illustrated information books. Their Eyewitness
Encyclopedia is designed to make it easy to find exactly what you want
quickly and easily.
It
covers a vast range of subjects, and contains over 2 million words and
6500 pages. It is one of the best study resources online.
Eyewitness
Encyclopedia - http://eyewitness.dk.com
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Have
you ever wondered what the ecosystem was like before the arrival of our
human civilization? This site takes you on a tour through the heart of
The Congo to witness a portion of Central Africa that has remained relatively
untouched by humans.
This
National Geographic site follows conservationist Michael Fay's two thousand
kilometer trek through the heart of the Congo. It offers periodic reports,
including sounds and pictures, a personal log, and an interactive map
and video of the journey.
Congo
Trek - http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/outpostcentral
Fun
is not an adjective I would use in describing my experience in learning
Physics. Quarks, Bosons, Leptons and Fermions never made me laugh, though
this site is really fascinating.
The
Particle Adventure is an award-winning site that introduces the theory
of fundamental particles and forces, called the Standard Model. It also
explores the experimental evidence and the reasons physicists want to
go beyond this theory.
Fun
with Particle Physics - http://www.particleadventure.org
Jeff
Boyd is a web designer with a wild friend. Every few weeks he gets a call
from a man who is drunk and seemingly crazy. Jeff has taped these conversations
for our listening pleasure and what results in some very unique net lore.
Crazy
Drunk Guy - http://www.sl.net/~jboyd/cdg
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If
you have too much time on your hands you might enjoy visiting Sheriff
Joe Arpaio's jail in Maricopa County, Arizona. Because he has nothing
to hide, he's put the nation's first-ever web cams in the fourth largest
jail system in the
U.S.
Weird Jail - http://www.crime.com/info/jailcam.html
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you're interested in advertising in Cool Tricks and Trinkets, email info@tricksandtrinkets.com
SUBSCRIBERS'
SITES - Many of our subscribers have fascinating on-line projects. This
weekly section will introduce you to some of these sites. Please let me
know about your project so that I might mention it in this section. Write
me at info@tricksandtrinkets.com
~Freebie
Directory - The net's #1 guide to freebies, graphics, freeware and more.
http://www.freebiedirectory.com
~Museum
Candles - High quality handmade candles featuring custom art work. http://museumcandles.com
~Rob's
Art Galleries - The wonderful graphic renderings of Robert Ralph. http://www.geocities.com/king_silverfall
~Her
Technology -- Specializing in the Web for Women. http://www.hertechnology.com
~Seminole
Football - The ultimate fan site for Florida State football. http://community-2.webtv.net/The-Johnz/SeminoleFootball
~Myria
- Cool magazine for moms. http://myria.com
~Hacksmeboben
- a magical pony that lives in the great land of Oz. http://hacksmeboben.homepage.com
~Ultimate
Website for fans of Toni Kukoc. http://members.aol.com/toni7babe/kukoc.html
~The
Emporium - Download from hundreds of animated gifs, midi and wav files.
http://www.crosswinds.net/~theemporium
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on a problem I never think about beauty.
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about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished,
if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
- Buckminster
Fuller (1895-1983)
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