Interesting items from ECL members, alumni, and friendshttp://www.cc.gatech.edu/fce/ecl/rss.xmlTue, 27 Jun 2006 09:05:40 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=127Article with some details about the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. Mostly glowing praise, but a few words are in there about how the foundation has, in the past, eschewed low-tech solutions for problems like malaria (bed nets, insecticides) in favor of more scientific pursuits such as vaccines.jtullioTue, 27 Jun 2006 09:05:39 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=127http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=126For those of you familiar with the show "Mythbusters", I saw those guys talk at IBM Almaden yesterday. Jimmy Lin took some photos. You may want to watch the 24MB video, which is a sort of outtake on one of the shows (Warning: it is mildly gruesome). The later photos are of a live demonstration to compare what chills beer most quickly: ice, ice water, salted ice water, CO2 fire extinguisher, or liquid nitrogen (I listed them in ascending order of effectiveness).jtullioThu, 1 Jun 2006 15:19:40 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=126http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=125Listing of the end-of-semester projects for the Data Privacy course here at CMU. The theme is the potential of surveillance using public webcams. Most involve finding peak times for either human or automotive traffic.jtullioFri, 12 May 2006 09:21:46 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=125http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=124Timely opinion piece given my paper's rejection :) Here's my rebuttal to this opinion in two sentences: (1) Realizing ideas can be research too. (2) HCI is at least partly in the business of realization: enabling others to realize and use new technology.jeremyWed, 10 May 2006 11:57:16 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=124http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=123Google Research now has a blog; check out their most recent entry about CHI.jeremyTue, 25 Apr 2006 08:56:09 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=123http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=122Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on the 50th anniversary of CMU's CS department (and the HCII's 12th) that features some quotes by Beth and other notables.jtullioMon, 24 Apr 2006 15:41:01 EDThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=122http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=121Interesting stories about how Facebook is being used to solve campus crimes. Seems that privacy concerns may correlate with age and/or use of blogs/social networking sites.jeremyWed, 22 Mar 2006 12:04:46 ESThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=121http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=120The animated series is coming out on DVD...finally!jtullioMon, 13 Mar 2006 22:19:33 ESThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=120http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=119For all the Trader Joe's fans / foodies in the lab ...danSun, 12 Mar 2006 10:54:29 ESThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=119http://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=118A humorous commentary on the aesthetics of technology packaging -- lite Friday afternoon fare. From a Mac user. =)SteveFri, 10 Mar 2006 14:48:09 ESThttp://retinue.cc.gt.atl.ga.us:8080/st/frame_rss_item.jsp?itemId=118