some nice news: Google has initated a project with some American state governments to gain access to their databases. since search engines don’t “type” in terms in databases, they usually can’t access the info inside (hence the term “deep web”). to get around this, google will gain access by a “sitemap” page where database links lie and can follow.
hopeful and let’s see if it brings more information to the forefront.
ah, japan is such a beautiful place sometimes. take this VERY sexy fashion: part jean, part bikini. wowzers! (also this link)
Movies I will watch this summer include (in no particular order):
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Simpsons
Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix
Transformers
Live Free or Die Hard
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer
Surf’s Up
Ocean’s 13
Rise: Blood Hunter
Spider-Man 3
The University of Guelph English professor who developed ‘Speare has just launched this new innovative game online.
“The first of its kind, ’Speare raises the bar on Flash technology and is a pioneer in educational gaming. It was designed to teach students about literacy within a familiar arcade environment, using cutting-edge technology to create a highly interactive educational tool.
“‘Kids love this game, and when we tested it, we found that literacy scores increased by an amazing 72 per cent after just one hour of game play,” said Daniel Fishlin, who created the video game with the Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project (CASP) team.
“Imagine the possibilities considering statistics show the average young person spends six hours or more playing video games each week.”
via reddit — which is better than Digg!!!!