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Wired: Death Of Film – Last Roll Of Kodachrome Processed

Barely visible box of Kodak Kodachrome film: disappearing
They gave us those nice bright colors…

“Blue Wind” - Jeff Beck (with Jan Hammer and Simon Phillips), from Wired (1976)

Ground zero for my guitar infatuation. No ducking the adventures to come.

Navy Sonar Ban In Southern California Upheld

No doubt the appeals process will continue, though. How can it not, there are more whales that need killin’. (via WIRED)

TV Convertor Box Coupon Program

Digital TV’s coming, like it or not, and your Government is subsidizing your technological transition with a $40 coupon to help defray the anticipated $50-$75 cost of a convertor box.

Curiously, there seems to be no great urgency from broadcasters to inform their viewing public of their preordained digital future. And because of that, a lot of folks don’t even know about the transition, or what it means, or the fact that their window to buy the convertor lasts only three months. And even if they did know, retail inventories are mysteriously thin.

So tune in if you can on February 18, 2009, when your rabbit ears go deaf, when Best Buy tells you about convertor box shortages, about how the $50 anticipated price is really more like $75, which will then be $125 after three months and one day, when your coupon has expired. Expect one big fat digital mess.

'Shred' Videos Find A Home (For Now)

WIRED posts the hilarious series of guitar hero parody clips after sackless YouTube drops the ball(s) and yanks them over copyright infringement pressure. The ‘Jake E. Lee’ clip is a howler.

About the videos… You either get them or you don’t. Rock fans get them. Rock stars apparently don’t. Thanks, Yngwie!

Iran Launches Rocket, Claims Seat In Spacefaring-Nations Club

Iran's President in space suit, with rocket

Today’s Obscure Unit Of Measure

Smoot: a measure of length developed by some MIT students, equal to 5 feet, 7 inches—the height of one Oliver R. Smoot. (via WIRED)

Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1/Gallon, And Without Corn

Without corn? So, what, that means I can expect the price of Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch to go down? Well, okay then… get on it. Chop, chop. (via WIRED)

Join The Navy, Kill Some Whales

Whales Killed By Navy Sonar Testing
Via WIRED. Further reading:

Army Seeks 'Professional Celebrity Rock Band'

Does your outfit pass muster? (via Wired)