The new (Xserve-based) BigMac is getting ready. According to MacBidouille (in french), performance tests will start next week.

That photo is amazing! Makes you drool, doesn't it?! And this is just one row!...

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A robot developed with NSF support has built the first wall ever constructed entirely by machine, with no use of human hands.

According to the article, homes and other structures could very soon be "printed out" in one day directly from computer design software, much as ink jet printers produce documents from word processing software.

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Folklore is a new CMS devoted to collective historical storytelling. It's written in Python and will be licensed under the GPL.

But that's not the only reason why it's interesting: The first project it hosts is about Apple and the Mac. It's full of first hand stories and anecdotes about the development of the Macintosh, and the people who created it. It's very interesting to see how the Mac interface was designed, for example: Busy Being Born.

Oh, and it also has a RSS feed.

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