Phil Duby
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
computer service and support
software developer with 27 years of IT experience and a large 'bump' of curiosity. That list of interests is minimal. I'll add to it as I notice other things that I follow up on when encountered.
Phil's Interests
nanotechnology, food, digital photography, life extension, shadowrun, augmented reality, virtual reality, distance learning, gis, genealogy, Djembe, energy, science fiction, information communications technology, computer security, web development, software testing, environment, robotics, materials sciencePhil's Twines
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The out of this world Extra Terrestrial VehicleWe're not sure ET would have settled for cruising in a basket attached to a bicycle if he'd seen the Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle (ETV). Contrary to its name, the ETV was actually built by Earthling Mike Vetter at his Florida-based car customization company, The Car Factory. Made by stripping the ...
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Researchers Create Model for Synthetic Hydrogen Catalyst Using Low Cost MaterialsJune 02 2009 by Garry Golden ( The Energy Roadmap) — Researchers at the University of Illinois have created a synthetic catalyst model of the active hydrogen producing site of a naturally occuring enzyme based on 'cheap and plentiful building blocks – iron, nickel and sulfur.' The results could ...
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The Display That Watches YouCaption: Two-way display: This image shows a detailed layout of the Fraunhofer display chip, which combines photodetectors with an organic light-emitting diode display. Credit: Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems June 05, 2009 By Kate Greene ( Technology Review) — Researchers in ...
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Cheaper Big-Screen OLEDsCaption: Longer life: DuPont has developed longer-lasting OLED materials that can be printed using cheap, simple techniques to make displays like this one. Credit: DuPont June 05, 2009 By Katherine Bourzac ( Technology Review) — New organic display materials can be printed with ink-jets. High-e...
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Roll-Up Solar PanelsJune 04, 2009 ( Technology Review) — A startup is making thin-film solar cells on flexible steel sheets. Xunlight, a startup in Toledo, Ohio, has developed a way to make large, flexible solar panels. It has developed a roll-to-roll manufacturing technique that forms thin-film amorphous silicon ...
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Web 2.0 Panel: Humans as SensorsImportant point [my opinion] for twine: "Waze has learned from web 2.0 that you need to apply different weighting for different people."Phil Duby added to The Global Brain 2 weeks ago
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Global Guerrillas: JOURNAL: Robocrime?SR4 specific: riggingPhil Duby added to Shadowrun (SR4) 7 weeks ago
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Computing Now | September 2009 | What's New | From Backpacks to Smartphones: Past, Present, and Future of Wearable ComputersSR4 specific: Commlink, PAN, sensors, ARPhil Duby added to Shadowrun (SR4) 2 months ago
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Top News - Software to students: 'I feel your pain'SR4 specific: Emotitoy softwarePhil Duby added to Shadowrun (SR4) 2 months ago
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Technology Review: 3-D Viewing without Goofy GlassesSR4 specific: Trideo, here we comePhil Duby added to Shadowrun (SR4) 2 months ago


