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Sweeping Internet changes to be voted on this week: Non-Roman letter URLs, xxx top-level domain

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2008-06-23 17:00:04 by Nicholas Deleon in CrunchGear
...Roman letters, relaxed rules for those wanting a .com or .tv address, and, yes, the controversial .xxx top-level domain. ICANN had previously been against creating the triple x TLD because it could put it in the position of content regulator In relaxing naming conventions, ICANN hopes to increase Web real estate, so to speak Exciting times...
 
Tags: xxx, xxx top-level domain, internet, internet corporation, icann, icann hopes, urls, content regulator, tv address
 
 
 
 
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Protect Yourself from Visigoths With Roman Siege Engine, Now For Sale on eBay [Ancient War Machines]

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2008-10-01 01:00:00 by Elaine Chow in Gizmodo
 
...Roman ballista, which they made for a Discovery Channel documentary, on eBay. Though the 12-ton, 24 foot-tall war machine needs a little restoration work and doesn't currently work, the engineers insist that it can be made into a fire-able weapon if the right people got involved. All you need is roughly $44,000 to show your neighborhood...
 
Tags: ebay, discovery channel documentary, foot-tall war machine, neighborhood hannibal, neighborhood, ancient history buff, roman ballista, engineers insist, timber engineers
 
 
 
 
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Imperium Romanum

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2008-03-04 20:36:40 by Administrator in Planet Gadgets Gadget Blog
...Romanum by Southpeak is for those people who want to get their Roman on. The game takes a serious look at a serious time in history Imperium Romanum was developed by Haeminmont Games and is published by Kalypso Media. Its the long awaited sequel to the million seller strategy game Glory of the Roman Empire Imperium Romanum is set in the...
 
Tags: imperium romanum, purchase imperium romanum, ancient roman empire, roman empire, roman, game takes, game, haeminmont games, prosperous settlement
 
 
 
 
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Beyond Thunderdome The Rise of 'Smart Poo'

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2008-03-19 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Roman-style catapult on the premises to hurl bucket loads of chicken manure at culprits attacking his rural offices Here's Al Webb's story about this throwback weaponry, from the March 17, 2008 Washington Times. Ex-stuntman targets vandals with nasty catapult A British businessman fed up with being targeted by vandals has installed a 30-foot...
 
Tags: weston-webb promises, weston-webb, mary weston-webb, weston-webb stood, stuntman joe weston-webb, webb, catapult, 30-foot roman-style catapult, river soar
 
 
 
 
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Homer Simpson Coded in CSS

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2008-04-30 21:12:24 by C. S. Magor in The Uber-Review
...Roman Cortes, who claims that the code is cross browser compatible. This is an enormously good job and while code snippets would not normally be news here, a quick look will give you an idea of what is involved. If you want to see code in its entirety, go to the Roman Cortes site and view his source; that is done by pressing Ctrl + U if you...
 
Tags: div style, div, roman cortes, roman cortes site, code, top, code snippets, margin-top, padding-top
 
 
 
 
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Mobile Phone Shaped Like And Egg, Sorta

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2008-05-05 19:37:50 by Long Tran in Yanko Design
...Roman Tubl wasnt concerned with integrating the latest and greatest in his EGG mobile phone concept. He just wanted something functional and easy to use with some eye candy for people who like their phones flashy - literally The soft rounded body is surrounded by an illuminated red strip. The surface of the phone consists of a flexi true...
 
Tags: designer roman tubl, designer, roman tubl, standard data ports, phones flashy, red strip, eye candy, megapixel camera, snazzy amount
 
 
 
 
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Ancient Gambling

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2008-06-14 08:32:56 by M. Schäufele in gigaset blog - finest communications gadgets & design
...Romans were fancy gamers. This roman glass gaming die was once sold for some $17,925 at an auction by the well-known Christie's auction house. Historians identify the symbols as Roman, but it is still not clear what game they played... Unfortunately Alexander Graham Bell & other scientists gave birth to the telephone not before the 19th...
 
Tags: roman glass, roman, roman telephone, christie, telephone, auction, alexander graham bell, well-known christie, auction house
 
 
 
 
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OLD: Even The Ancient Romans Played D & D

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2008-06-19 10:00:05 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
...Roman gaming die went up for auction at Christie's recently. Per the description: A ROMAN GLASS GAMING DIE Circa 2nd Century A.D. Deep blue-green in color, the large twenty-sided die incised with a distinct symbol on each of its faces 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) wide Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the...
 
Tags: stupid modern scholars, auction, play d20 yahtzee, auction page, gary gygax, die, distinct symbol, similar symbols, roman period
 
 
 
 
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Egg Phone!

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2008-05-06 20:41:39 by max in zedomax.com
...Roman Tubl has designed this phone, possibly a good competitor to the iPhone. The egg shape will help the phone from being more friendly to human hands Designer Roman Tubl wasnt concerned with integrating the latest and greatest in his EGG mobile phone concept. He just wanted something functional and easy to use with some eye candy for people...
 
Tags: phone, egg phone, mobile phone, awesome egg phone, designer roman tubl, roman tubl, human hands, egg shape, eye candy
 
 
 
 
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HP Connecting Your World Keynote - Live

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