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FIFA officially rules out using goal line technology at this year’s World Cup. In other news, FIFA is dumb. —

Is FIFA the worst organization on the planet? I’d say so. World soccer bigwigs have concluded a meeting in Zurich, and they’ve decided against implementing goal line technology at this year’s World Cup. Yes, why would you want to introduce a legitimately helpful technology into a sport that so desperately needs it? Ridiculous.

FIFA’s general secretary, regarding the use of goal line technology at the biggest sporting event in humanity, said, “The door is closed. The decision was not to use technology at all.” It’s not even about whether or not the technology works—two competing systems were vying for FIFA’s attention—but whether or not “the future of [soccer] involves technology or not.”

Of course it does! What kind of organization says, “Technology? Who needs that? Now let’s all hop on our private jets, listen to our iPods, read our nooks, go home, then pretend that everything’s OK.”? FIFA does!

As I understand it, the technology would have been minimally intrusive. One involves a sensor being placed on the ball, which, granted, may not have been practical given how exact the Jabulani was engineered. The other would have used Hawk Eye, which is used in tennis all the time. And if there’s a “stuffier” sport out there than soccer, it has to be tennis.

The point is, you want to believe that the game you’re watching is accurately managed. Referees have a hard enough time keeping up with the likes of Messi and Ronaldo, so why not use a technology that can tell you, instantly and definitively, that a goal is a goal?

Don’t give me that nonsense that, “Oh, soccer is a fluid game, you don’t want it interrupted to double-check whether a goal was a goal or not.” Tell that to the people of Ireland. It’s like, what if the IRS wrote you a letter that said, “Yeah, we’re not 100 percent sure you owe us $10,000 in back taxes, but we’re just going to assume you do. Please send a check within the next 30 days to…”

!@$@#~!

It’s at this point that I should explain why I’m freaking out. Goal line technology would tell match officials, instantly and definitively, whether or not the ball has fully crossed the goal line—whether or not the goal is valid or invalid. It’s not like in baseball where one umpire’s strike zone differs from the next ump’s. No, a goal is: did the ball fully cross the line or not? It’s a binary operation. Did it cross? Yes? Then it’s a goal. No it didn’t? Then it’s not a goal. Simple as.

I can think of several scenarios where goal line technology would have been helpful. How about the 1966 World Cup final between England and West Germany—you mean to tell me that the ball fully crossed the line right here?

You’re lying through your teeth if you say the ball, indeed, fully crossed the line.

More recently, what about that Champions League game between Liverpool and Chelsea a few years ago? Does the ball cross the line here? We’ll never know because FIFA refuses to embrace the one bit of technology that would, overnight, bring more justice to the sport than any other singular change!

I cannot wait until a “big” country gets screwed over by a goal/non-goal call during the World Cup. I can guarantee than if England gets knocked out of the tournament based on a dodgy goal, one that could have been correctly called using goal line technology, we will not hear an end to the complaining on Sky Sports, in The Daily Mail, in The Guardian, in The Times, in The Sun (oh, God, The Sun will probably explode if that happens) and in every single pub in the country. Only then will FIFA do something about this garbage.

SMILE: Weekend Photography Challenge —

This weekend’s photography challenge is something that we should all have at least some access to – it’s to photograph and share an image on the theme of ‘Smile’.

Feel free to take whatever approach with the theme that you like (although I’m assuming we’ll mainly get portraits on this one). Perhaps you want to take a photo of someone smiling – of something that makes you smile – or perhaps you want to get a little more abstract…. it’s up to you.

Once you’ve taken your “SMILE” image, upload it to your favourite photo sharing site and either share a link to it below or embed it in the comments using the our new tool to do so.

If you tag your photo on Flickr, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag it as #DPSSMILE to help others find it. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Thanks to @10timesone on Twitter who suggested this week’s challenge. To submit an idea for a theme for next week’s challenge follow us on Twitter and @reply to us with your idea.

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SMILE: Weekend Photography Challenge

NASA's First Wind Tunnel [Retromodo] —

In March 3, 1916, the US Congress founded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, only a 12 years after the Wright Brothers' first ever flight. In 1920, they built their first wind tunnel. And in 1958, it became NASA.

Initially, NACA was created because Europe got way ahead of the US after the Wrights flew the Kitty Hawk. They soon got up to speed, however. They built their first wind tunnel—above—at Langley Field, Virginia, in 1920. It was pretty rudimentary, but it served them to build their next big wind tunnel: the Langley Laboratory's Variable Density Tunnel, in 1923. Only four years later, they built the Propeller Research Tunnel:

A full-scale Sperry M-1 Messenger being tested in NACA's Propeller Research Tunnel, in 1927

Their engineers did a great job, publishing results of their research for everyone in the aeronautics industry. By World War 2, their work on aircraft engineering had directly influenced some of the greatest airplanes ever to fly the Earth's skies, and the United States were way ahead of everyone else in aircraft development, both for prop and jet engine-powered planes.

By the end of 50s, NACA was already figuring out spaceflight. The Russians were ahead, however. That's when it was dissolved only to be reborn as the NASA we all love today. [NASA]

Big Media To Crack Down On Copyright Pirates —

On his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog, Alan Mutter says a company called Attributor has rounded up several big media companies and is set to go after sites that hawk their content for free.

Mutter writes:

The first offending sites to be targeted will be those using 80% or more of copyrighted stories more than 10 times per month.

In the first stage of a multi-step process aimed at encouraging copyright compliance instead of punishing scofflaws, Pitkow said online publishers identified by his company will be sent a letter informing them of the violations and urging them to enter into license agreements with the publishers whose content appears on their sites.

If copyright pirates refuse to pay, Attributor will request the major search engines to remove offending pages from search results and will ask banner services to stop serving ads to pages containing unauthorized content. The search engines and ad services are required to immediately honor such requests by the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Do you think this technique has a shot at working, or is it just the desperate flailing of a dying industry?

First web copyright crackdown coming [Reflections of a Newsosaur]

Air Drones to Take Up Science Duties — In an event that could mark the beginning of an era, this month will see the first drone flight for scientific purposes. A Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will take off from California, carrying a number of instruments that will allow it to measure the concentration of ozone, aerosols, and various other particles in the atmosphere. The airplane wil... (read more)

Google grabs Picnik, Picasa has a new friend —

I can't ever remember a year where 'sparring product and /or acquisition announcements' have come so frequently as they have from tech competitors Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook over the past 6 months.

Earlier today Google announced the acquisition of Picnik, an online photo editing service, perhaps  best-known for their inline implementation on Yahoo!-owned (and HUGE) photo sharing service, Flickr.

I have always felt that Google's growth strategy appears to be (1) keeping the search index the most relevent first and then (2) taking as many 'shots' as possible, some measured, and some not so measured, at the broader tech space ... to see what sticks.

In recent months, many of Google's products started 'talking to each other' creating an ecosystem, that, for all intents and purposes, one could 'live in' without leaving.

Many of the company's products such as Google's still somewhat fledgling (Flickr competitor) Picasaweb (which holds this blogs images by default because it's on Blogger ... a Google property .... get it??) are social networks within themselves.

Since the announcement, many have tried to dissect what's next or lend commentary. 

This is what TechMeMe looked like as I write this ...

(and, yes, for the record, it's where I found out above the deal. Gabe Rivera's product is still very much an indispensable tool for those of us that want to keep up with the landscape each day. There, I said it .... and why not?? It's a FACT .... and maybe overdue Kudos).


I found Thomas Hawk's piece particularly interesting as a well-known web photographer.  Thomas has also been an avid Google Buzz user since the start.

So what are we actually looking at here?

It's interesting that a day or two ago, Louis Gray described his 'life in the cloud' since acquiring a new laptop and turning only to his older box when he needed to use Photoshop?  Hmmm.

Is this a shot at Adobe?  You bet.  It's a stategic shot at Adobe and Apple in a measured move in an important piece in the upcoming Chrome OS and the continuation of tying Google services together.

Think about this.

If Google decides to make access to Picnik FREE, the landscape changes overnight. 

I'm guessing not only will this haappen, but the spaces in the Google ecosystem where Picnik is deployed will simply be monetized by DoubleClick and Google Adwords.

Does this make them evil?

No.  It makes them smart ..... and in this environment .... very smart.

Google very simply just bought a piece of the future.

What's next?  Look for Google Chat to be integrated with Google Voice as a competitor of sorts to Skype as that space broadens with more broadband rolling out each day.

Whatever IS next, there's nobody that an say this hasn't been an exciting and game-changing year in tech.  I'm thinkin' it's just the beginning.

What Superhero Is Making His First On Screen Appearance In Iron Man 2? [Iron Man 2] —

Last week we showed you the first clip from Iron Man 2. And now hawk-eyed fans have spotted what might be another one of Marvel's infamous cameos. Also, there are new and disturbing-looking Iron Man 2 toys.

If you go back and watch the new clip, right around 1:18 there's an inmate getting his mugshot taken. It looks a little something like this....

According to CinemaBlend, that right there, is Thor. We can't really tell if that's Thor actor Chris Hemsworth or not, but the camera certainly does intentionally pan right over to that action. Plus Marvel loves inserting little Easter Eggs here and there for fans, so why not?

In other Iron Man news, brand new images of Iron Man 2 toys have come out, and boy aren't they, um, interesting? Nick Fury is wearing his Dad's coat, the Black Widow's is missing some ribs, and oh Whiplash, what have they done to you? These are totally from the island of misfit comic-book toys, which makes me want them even more.

Check out the rest of the toys over at Pop Eater.

Democrats have a health-care plan, but do they have the votes? — By Ben Pershing For the last several months, Democrats have been arguing amongst themselves over not just the substance of health-care reform but also the process. For better or worse, the latter argument is over. "The White House called for a 'simple up-or-down' vote on health care legislation Sunday," the Associated Press writes, adding: "In voicing support for a simple majority vote, White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle signaled Obama's intention to push the Democratic-crafted bill under Senate rules that would overcome GOP stalling tactics. Republicans unanimously oppose the Democratic proposals. Without GOP support, Obama's only chance of emerging with a policy and political victory is to bypass the bipartisanship he promoted during his televised seven-hour health care summit Thursday." Kent Conrad, a leading Senate budget hawk, said on "Face the Nation" that "it would be unreasonable and impossible to use reconciliation for the broad overhaul of health insurance

SILHOUETTES: Weekend Photography Challenge —

This weekend your challenge is to take and share a Silhouette Image.

Silhouettes are something that scare a lot of photographers but they are relatively easy to achieve if you know how to go about it – and they’ll leave you with some results will WOW your friends. Here’s a tutorial on the topic to help you get started – How to Photograph Silhouettes in 8 Easy Steps.

Once you’ve taken your “SILHOUETTE” image, upload it to your favourite photo sharing site and either share a link to it below or embed it in the comments using the our new tool to do so.

If you tag your photo on Flickr, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag it as #DPSSILHOUETTES to help others find it. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

Looking forward to seeing your Sihouette Photos!

PS: Here are a few to get your creative juices flowing.

Now it is over to you for your Silhouettes!

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

SILHOUETTES: Weekend Photography Challenge

GOP Gets Some Traction — Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican deficit hawk, just made a compelling case for how the Senate health reform bill is actually not the cost saver the Congressional Budget Office says it is. His main point was that the Senate bill makes cuts and collects taxes for 10 years, but only includes 6 years of spending. [...]

How To Watch The Health Care Summit Streaming Live On YouTube —

YouTube's CitizenTube channel will be streaming President Obama's health care summit live, starting at 10:00 am.

The summit will feature leading legislators from both parties, discussing their positions on four key issues:

• Controlling costs - introduced by the President
• Insurance reforms - introduced by Secretary Sebelius
• Reducing the deficit - introduced by the Vice President
• Expanding coverage - introduced by the President

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See Also:

• Health Insurance Companies Get Rocked As White House Aims To End Anti-Trust Exemption
• Deficit Hawk Logic: Hummers, Howitzers, And Helicopters, Yes. Health Care, No
• Stop Crying About Massachusetts And Pass Health Care The Hard Way

MSI Expands Lightning Series with Custom HD 5870 — Not long ago, Micro-Star International expanded its Lightning Series of graphics cards with the new, custom-made R5770 Hawk. Eager to further increase its range of high-end graphics adapters, the company has now revealed that it has completed yet another model in this series, namely the top-tier R5870 Lightning. Essentially an optimized, custom... (read more)

Top Deficit Hawk David Walker Says Job Creation Is Top Priority —

resident Barack Obama is in a difficult position when it comes to deficits. Today's high deficits will have to go even higher to help address unemployment. At the same time, many Americans are increasingly concerned about escalating deficits and debt. What's a president to do?

Mr. Establishment —

Ambers tries to make sense of the 2012 field:

Romney could not be positioned more poorly to harness the Tea Partiers, the Paulites, and the social conservatives right now: protestant evangelicals still think he's a Mormon of the suspect kind (unlike, say, John Huntsman Jr., who comes off as a real guy); he is a national security hawk at a time when there is a growing "get us out of there" movement within the base of the GOP; he is unlikely to embrace libertarianism (gambling, marijuana, civil unions) that would transform his political image and attract some of the Paulites; his immigration positioning is solid enough, but his association with the GOP establishment -- he's seen as the establishment candidate -- will make anything he says suspect.

Why Buzz Beats Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed —

Buzz is a breath of fresh air in an increasingly noisy social media world. Why do I think it’s superior to Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed?

Let’s take the easiest comparison first:

Buzz vs. Friendfeed

Right now, Buzz basically is Friendfeed but with immediately greater penetration. Real conversations with more people.

[BTW I know I have Buzz on the brain because I just tried to create italics in this blog post _this way_]

(Crazed Hulk Scobleizer) by Thomas Hawk

One interesting difference though, is that people seemed to like the 3.0 aggregator aspect of Friendfeed but:

1. Buzz users hate noise, and
2. They unfollow people who add Twitter and Friendfeed streams to their Buzz streams.

Buzz beats Friendfeed because Buzz is bigger.

Buzz vs. Twitter

As much as I loved Twitter in 2008, I loved it less in 2009 when celebrities took over, and I can take it or leave it now that it’s all botted-out.

(Twitter peeps) by Thomas Hawk

I still tweet people and @reply them. What I find so dissatisfying is how short and superficial the conversations are. It’s a great place for a quick joke or comment, but 140 characters is limiting, and a lot of conversations end more quickly than Buzz conversations.

This blog post’s many cool quotes (below) are substantial because they came from a Buzz conversation. If they were tweets, they wouldn’t stick to your ribs so much.

Another advantage Buzz has is that you can see how many people are likely to hear you if you comment, and the gmail integration ensures people will return to reply.

Buzz beats Twitter because Buzz has:

1. Longer, more substantial conversations, with
2. More replies and
3. More attention from participants.
   

Buzz vs Facebook

As I’ve said, people seem less tolerant of noise on Buzz. No pokes, Zombie kisses, or farming games on Buzz. There’s less downside for ADD folks (and some research suggests that computer multitasking makes our brains temporarily ADD even if we’re not genetically that way).

Less distraction means more focused interaction, and more likelihood of substantial conversation.

Portrait of Buzz by Thomas Hawk

As my fellow Buzzer Thomas Lucas says:

Facebook is very social and “everyone is on it” but it is becoming MySpace really fast. I think the future of real social interactivity and news will be buzz. You can have conversations that are real-time and in order-you don’t have to keep scrolling/clicking to find out what tweet people are answering. And the “no frills” of Google will HOPEFULLY keep the farms, mafias and daily horoscopes out of buzz. Tweet your “thoughts”, plant some crops and talk to that “hot girl” from high school on Facebook and keep buzz for news and conversations.

More comparisons from Myrna Weinreich:

Love Buzz, not sure exactly why but ‘deeper’, richer than FF and definitely more than FB which is usually (not always) a superficial ‘hey there, whatcha doin’.

And down the road, if ads come to Buzz they’ll likely be AdWords text ads, which are much less distracting that the image/banner ads we see on other social platforms. AdWords text ads are semantically relevant, and tend to be more of a service to the user than other ad types. Relevant ads won’t diminish conversation as much as other ad types on other social sites do.

Buzz beats Facebook because Buzz protects conversations from noise and spam.

 

Change, Social Platform Identity, and Survival

It does seem that MySpace-ification is a danger for all social networks. As soon as you try to make the social platform a place where people can live their entire lives, you junk it up, and the noise obstructs real interaction.

No Dumping by Observe The Banana

Twitter has stayed focused, but their API lets in a lot of noise. Hopefully Buzz will remain focused and add the connected sources filter Buzzers are asking for (so they can follow you but filter out your tweets, if they like).

Here are a few a the things Robert Scoble wants from Buzz, many of them related to noise:

#1. I need noise filters.
#2. I need noise filters.
#3. I need noise filters.
#4. I need noise filters.
#5. I need noise filters.

Oh, sorry, my Twitter import just barfed.

Let’s start again.

#1. I need a way to remove Tweets. All Tweets. I haven’t seen a single Tweet that is not noise here.
#2. I need a way to remove whenever Jesse Stay talks about FriendFeed. That’s noise.
#3. I need a way to remove all the reposts of Mashable or Techcrunch items. That’s noise.
#4. I need a way to only display items that get engagement. That would remove noise.

Here’s another post about noise and Smart Filtering.

Louis Gray just wrote a post about defriending most of his Facebook friends, because he’s shifting FB use from blog promotion back to its original friend/personal usage. Andy Beard is experimenting with leaving Twitter (he’s not the first and won’t be the last). Do these two movements mean anything larger?

Most assuredly they underscore that everything changes. In the midst of this change, the social platform that enables conversation and protects us from noise and spam will enjoy the greatest success.

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Ultimately, as cool as the versus metaphor is, it’s not about one platform winning, but each one having strengths, and each attracting an audience that prefers that communication style:

Something I think alot of people forget is that the very nature of each of these apps/sites is different, and attracts a different audience. Of course, there is always some crossover, but my own audience is quite different in each of the properties.. Just because of the variability of the features/formats, etc.

A lot of people make the mistake of just dumping anything and everything to every social media outlet (Scoble, Pirillo, etc). The real key for businesses is to have content keyed/tweaked to each of the sites.

Engaging in conversation appropriate to each of the mediums as it were.

- Scott Medlock

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Why Buzz Beats Twitter, Facebook, and Friendfeed

Injured in a trip or fall at work? There’s an iPhone app for that —

There’s no need to watch daytime TV to find out you’re entitled to compensation after an accident: now you can simply fire up the Personal Injury Advisor on your iPhone, straight after your unplanned journey to the concrete. Assuming it survives the tumble, of course.

Personalinjury.co.uk has claimed the honour of launching the first UK iPhone app to summon up on the the spot info about potential accident compensation with Personal Injury Advisor, available for iPhone and iPod touch owners on the App Store now.

The Personal Injury Advisor iPhone app provides a simple step by step guide to cashing in after taking a tumble, letting you work out whether you can claim, before submitting an enquiry to specialist personal injury solicitors.

We’re well aware of the irony of being able to use your phone immediately after a supposed “severe” accident, but amazingly, the Personal Injury Advisor isn’t the first dedicated injury claims app on the iTunes App Store. That honour goes to the American My Accident Lawyer, which comes with fantastically poor taste graphics and a catchy name.

If you want to prepare yourself for a potential banana skin tumble in future, the Personal Injury Advisor iPhone app is out to download now, and as you’d expect, there’s no fee.

Out Now | £free | Personal Injury (Available on the iPhone App Store)

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Japanese Artists Builds Mario Sculptures and Mosaics From Old Skateboards —
As every skater knows, you acquire quite a number of skateboards in a lifetime. But what exactly becomes of all those old and unusable decks that pile up around your place? Well, one Japanese artist has found a unique (and geeky) way to recycle them into art.

According to Kotaku, artist Haroshi just unleashed his newest project called "Harvest," which is a series of artwork that uses broken skateboard pieces to create sculptures and mosaics. Get it? He's harvesting old skate decks. Being video game geeks, our favorites are the Mario sculpture (reminiscent of a bobblehead doll), and the mosaics (straight out of the 8-bit era). But this project isn't just about our favorite plumber. Haroshi has also used these busted skateboards to create: a teddy-bear piece; something that looks like a llama with wheels; a model human foot; and still more wonderful works of recycled art. Go ahead check out his gallery and view each piece yourself. Or, if you'll be in Tokyo later this month, you can see it in person at the PLSMIS Gallery.

We've seen plenty of old electronics recycled into art, but this medium is new to us. If he wanted to get real meta and really blow our minds, he'd get to work on a 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' mosaic. [From: Kotaku]

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Zombie Buildings: Alexandria Theater Is Still Doing a Whole Lot of Nothing —

Following a Richmond SF Blog report on the sad state of the Alexandria Theater, the SF Appeal today has even more about the 1923 art deco building. No doubt the glorious theaters of days past no longer have the same allure — check the Pagoda, New Mission, and Harding — and the Alexandria's no different. The developer, Alexandria Enterprises, currently plans a 46-unit mixed-use building for the theater's parking lot, while the theater isn't on any track to be returned to entertainment use. Instead, it follows in the footsteps of other theaters that have been turned into gyms — the YMCA from across the street's got dibs. Six years after the theater's closure, however, letters are still "ping-ponging" between the planning department and the developers. Meanwhile, "people were sleeping in there, cooking, urinating and defecating. Sounds like the inside is a goner." A moment of silence, please.
· "Blight" of Unrenovated Alexandria Theater [SF Appeal]
· What to do with the Alexandria Theater? [Richmond SF]

[Photo via Flickr/Thomas Hawk]

Justin Halpern’s immensely popular Twitter account “Sh*t My Dad Says” is in the process of being turned into a sitcom, and there’s a powerhouse of industry veterans attached to the project. Today we can add William Shatner to the list, as he’s primed to star as the dad-that-speaks-his-mind in the pilot episode.

With Shatner set to bring the words of Halpen’s 73-year-old father to life, the script — co-written by Halpern and Patrick Schumacker — has been greenlit for production as a pilot.

The Hollywood Reporter also reports that the title of the project will likely change (presumably to something more TV-friendly) should the pilot become a full-fledged television series.

Given William Shatner’s comedic timing and edgier persona of late — especially when you factor in the poetic readings of Sarah Palin’s tweets — we think there’s a definite match between the actor and the character that Halpern brings to life on a daily basis via Twitter. In fact, with the producers of Will & Grace behind the project, one would presume that the end result will not disappoint.

There’s no word on the production schedule or when the pilot will air, but we’ll keep a lookout and keep you posted when we know more. Until then, let us know what you think of Shatner reprising the role of Halpern senior in the comments.

[img credit: Thomas Hawk]

Tags: justin halpern, shit my dad says, tv, William Shatner

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Description:  Taken during a lunch photowalk with Thomas Hawk awhile back.  Not much to add to this one.

Location: San Francisco, California
Date Taken: September 4, 2008
Camera: Canon 20D
Exposure: 1/30 second
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO: 100