Apparently, some researchers have developed a new material that is so black, it absorbs more than 99.9% of all light, making it the darkest material known to man. According to this Reuters post, the substance is more than three times darker than the current holder of the Guiness world record in “darkness”. This bit made me smile:
Made from tiny tubes of carbon standing on end, this material is almost 30 times darker than a carbon substance used by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology as the current benchmark of blackness.
The current benchmark of blackness?
Bleh. Turns out, the MacBook Air isn’t quite what I was hoping for. I wanted a small notebook, not a “thin” notebook. I can’t really see the advantages of having such a thin computer. There are, however, lots of disadvantages:
Really, the only thing the MacBook Air has going for it is that it’s thin and pretty. I’m not sure that’s enough, Apple.
Apparently, there’s something in the air at MacWorld 2008. Nobody really knows what this means, but most likely, it means Apple will be announcing a new subnotebook, something people have been waiting a long time for. The last small notebook Apple did was the 12″ PowerBook G4 and that was ages ago. Personally, I have little use for a notebood, but I’m not sure I will be able to resist this.
There are of course other theories. Major updates to .Mac (in the “cloud”)? New wireless products? Or how about the iPlane? :-)
I am currently the only person using up oxygen on my floor of the university campus. It’s a weird feeling. There are usually lots of students as well as faculty members and staff running around the building, but today, it’s like a ghost town. Apart from the familiar hum of my old HP laptop and the faint distant noise of the air conditioning, it’s absolutely quiet. One might think these conditions are ideal for getting things done, but I’m finding quite the opposite to be true. I can’t get anything done.
If you’re finding yourself in a similar situation, here are some amazing videos to watch.
The scariest thing I’ve ever seen. If you feel that you need one of these, please move.
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