Periodic Table of the Elements (html 5 elements ;-))

How to Root your Nexus One or other Froyo 2.2 Device the Easy Way

When you try to find a way to root your Nexus One or similar devices with Froyo 2.2 and Android version 2.2 FRF91 you will find a lot of complicated guides and walk trough manuals but all look rather scary and complicated. Is does not have to be this way.
Just download Easy Root from the Android Market or directly from here (because it sometimes was off the Market)..
This little app roots your phone in just one click.
Easy Root works with many devices. If you want to know if your device is supported download the "Easy Root Compatibility Test" from the market  and perform the test.

If you want root access but also want to keep your stock OTA and upgrades from your provider it is also capable of un-rooting your phone again. It cant get more fail-proof then this. Just enjoy.
If you want to customize your phone with 3rd party roms just follow the various instructions. For CyanogenMod this one, else look at the xda developers site.

Robots That Develop Emotions in Interaction with Humans

The first prototype robots capable of developing emotions as they interact with their human caregivers and expressing a whole range of emotions have been finalised by researchers.


The first prototype robots capable of developing emotions as they interact with their human caregivers and expressing a whole range of emotions have been finalised by researchers.
Led by Dr. Lola Cañamero at the University of Hertfordshire, and in collaboration with a consortium of universities and robotic companies across Europe, these robots differ from others in the way that they form attachments, interact and express emotion through bodily expression.
Developed as part of the interdisciplinary project FEELIX GROWING (Feel, Interact, eXpress: a Global approach to development with Interdisciplinary Grounding), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Dr. Cañamero, the robots have been developed so that they learn to interact with and respond to humans in a similar way as children learn to do it, and use the same types of expressive and behavioural cues that babies use to learn to interact socially and emotionally with others.
The robots have been created through modelling the early attachment process that human and chimpanzee infants undergo with their caregivers when they develop a preference for a primary caregiver.
They are programmed to learn to adapt to the actions and mood of their human caregivers, and to become particularly attached to an individual who interacts with the robot in a way that is particularly suited to its personality profile and learning needs. The more they interact, and are given the appropriate feedback and level of engagement from the human caregiver, the stronger the bond developed and the amount learned.
The robots are capable of expressing anger, fear, sadness, happiness, excitement and pride and will demonstrate very visible distress if the caregiver fails to provide them comfort when confronted by a stressful situation that they cannot cope with or to interact with them when they need it.
"This behaviour is modelled on what a young child does," said Dr Cañamero. “This is also very similar to the way chimpanzees and other non-human primates develop affective bonds with their caregivers.”
This is the first time that early attachment models of human and non-human primates have been used to program robots that develop emotions in interaction with humans.

This was seized from University of Herfordshire

Play Pong with Browser Windows

A new version of (the good old times classic) Pong game. 

Play it with browser Windows. 

Only requirement is to disable your pop up blocker for this side. 

Go her to enjoy!

Reverend Wade Watts and Johnny (the Ku Klux Klan Kid)

Animated Pixel Art Landscapes Programmed Entirely In HTML5

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In addition to being gorgeous backdrops for your parlour, bedroom or other stress-relieving living space, these moving pixelated scenes from artist Mark Ferrari were designed and coded with the limitations of 8-bit computers and game consoles firmly in mind. While it would be impossible to create something of this nature on, say, an original Nintendo Entertainment System (the NES displays graphics in tiles with extremely limited palette data), these lush landscapes gain their zen-like qualities without exceeding the 256 color limit of most 8-bit processors.

Go here to see the images in their full animated glory, and enjoy the rest of your afternoon.

The moving images are powered by an HTML5 routine that cycles colors in and out of the palette, making it appear as if certain objects are moving, when in reality the pixels are merely changing colors at a framerate of ~40fps. It also allows control over the animation speed and shows the color palette cycling in real-time. There are over a dozen scenes available, from jungle waterfalls to mountain vistas and sleepy seaside towns, all accompanied by soothing audible ambience.

Slowly but surely, HTML5 is changing the way we access video and interactive content on the web. Check here for a few more examples of how programmers are using this new lightweight web standard to great effect.

Major US Newspaper Chain Goes Open Source

The argument over the utility of open source has one more voter in the yes camp. This time, it's the Journal Register Company, a U.S. newspaper chain with 170 publications. Calling it the Ben Franklin Project, the company tried open source for a month. Things went so well it decided to make it permanent and company-wide for its 18 daily newspapers and their websites.

From the press release: Journal Register Company, a leading local news and information company, declared its independence from proprietary publishing systems this weekend by producing the Company's 18 daily websites and newspapers using only free web-based tools.
"In the process, we have declared our independence from not only old proprietary systems but the old way of thinking as well and opened up new opportunities for this Company to grow and continue its mission of providing compelling journalism to the communities we serve," Chief Executive Officer John Paton said. The Ben Franklin Project not only proves that websites and newspapers can be freed from the restraints of legacy, proprietary publishing systems, but also heralds the potential of an open and transparent newsgathering process. 

"The collaborative nature of the Ben Franklin Project has provided opportunities for innovation and created an environment where the best ideas will win out. Journal Register's employees have developed new low-cost solutions to long-standing, legacy issues," said Mr. Cooper. These include using free, open-source desktop publishing tools and combining software programs that could serve as models for future development of billing and ad tracking interfaces. The Company will continue to expand on this ground-breaking experiment and will continue to share -- through blogs and social media -- lessons learned from the Ben Franklin Project with others in the industry.

Newspapers have seen a sustained drop in readership, and therefore in revenues, over the last half-decade. The ability to cut cost on something as elemental as production, by dropping expensive proprietary software, is exciting. But so is watching a company in an allegedly change-resistant sector see the light bulb go off over its head.

"The Ben Franklin Project not only proves that websites and newspapers can be freed from the restraints of legacy, proprietary publishing systems, but also heralds the potential of an open and transparent news-gathering process. The Project allowed audience members to help shape editorial story budgets through crowd sourcing."