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December 20th, 2005 - Articles

No I'm kidding. I'm not going to flash them. Who do you think I am? This is Christmas for Gods sake! I'm saving that for their next birthday. "Your not teenagers any more," I'll say. "It's time for you to see what a real man looks like!" I know they'll scream in delight. Well, at least scream.

This is Christmas. This calls for something more solemn. More warm and cozy. So I was thinking to myself, self, what should I get Mary-Kate and Ashley for Christmas? What do I get two girls who already have everything? A puppy? No they already have that. Millions of dollars? Nope. So booooring. I was running out of ideas when I finally got it. A space heater! What do all girls complain about? Cold. They all say it. "I'm cold cold cold! Turn off that damn air conditioner!"

Oh yeah baby. I am one righteous dude. I was feeling real good about myself. Fortunately my friend convinced me what a moron was. "That's not a good Christmas gift!" he said contemptuously. "Get them something personal. Put some fucking thought into it ya moron." He was right. So I thought. And I thought. And I got it. An anti-paparazzi device! Yessss! But wait a minute. Was there even such a thing? Turns out there is. So that's it then. I know they'll love it. Don't tell them what I'm getting them ok? I want it to be a surprise. Can't wait for all the kisses and hugs and the, "Oh what a perfect gift! We love you so much Michael!"

I'll blush and say it's nothing and tell them, "If you think this is good, just wait until your next birthday."

Nytimes.com (reg.req.)

Anti-Paparazzi Flash

If you have ever felt sorry for celebrities hounded by cameras as they go about their daily business - be that pumping gas or entering a flashy nightclub - you can rest easy. A group of researchers at Georgia Tech has designed what could become an effective celebrity protection device: an instrument that detects the presence of a digital camera's lens and then shoots light directly at the camera when a photographer tries to take a picture. The result? A blurry picture of a beam of light. Try selling that to Us Weekly.
 

The Georgia Tech team was initially inspired by the campus visit of a Hewlett Packard representative, who spoke about the company's efforts to design cameras that can be turned off by remote control. Gregory Abowd, an associate professor, recalls that after the talk, the team members thought, There's got to be a better way to do that, a way that doesn't require the cooperation of the camera. The key was recognizing that most digital cameras contain a "retroreflective" surface behind the lens; when a light shines on this surface, it sends the light back to its source. The Georgia Tech lab prototype uses a modified video camera to detect the presence of the retroreflector and a projector to shoot out a targeted three-inch beam of light at the offending camera.

The current version is bulky and expensive, but the researchers say a more practical example could be ready for commercial sale within a year. They imagine their contraption installed in environments where cameras might not be welcome: locker rooms, for example, or trade shows. The Motion Picture Association of America has already expressed interest in mounting the technology in movie theaters to combat video pirating.

source: Nytimes.com/ The Year in Ideas

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  • They are beautiful and cool and they are good actors :smile:

    Anonymous — July 30, 2006 @ 9:27 am
  • i left the msg b4 mine as well

    my name is morgan — February 9, 2006 @ 10:26 am
  • : :grin: :mad: :sad: :lol:mary kate and ashley rox they r the worlds greatest 20 year old holly wood twins:!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :cool: :smile: :shock: :arrow: :twisted: :neutral: :mrgreen: :evil:

    Anonymous — February 9, 2006 @ 10:24 am
  • hi! hi! merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy christmas! ho! ho! ho!!!!!:arrow: :mrgreen:

    ashley — February 1, 2006 @ 2:35 am
  • i love this website!

    ashley — January 31, 2006 @ 9:36 am
  • :!: :!: :!: i ashley whiteman present to you, marykate and me!

    ashley — January 31, 2006 @ 9:31 am
  • Merry x mas! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

    ashley — January 31, 2006 @ 9:29 am
  • hi! i love marykate and ashley! MY NAME IS ASHLEY!:lol:

    ashley — January 31, 2006 @ 9:27 am
  • I Like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen!! I’m in Romanian !! I kiss you baby!! Bye:wink:

    georgiana — January 24, 2006 @ 3:54 am
  • Hello.. Marry christmas to you , even if it’s not christmas enymore.. i’am a wery fan of you.. i colerd my her like mary-kates, and i just love you.. i read about you every day.. (OMG i am a big fan of you) **Klemmzzz**

    Marte — January 5, 2006 @ 12:53 am
  • merry cristmas and happy new year to ashley olsen and mary kate olsen!! :) :) =]

    erix bad boy NYC — December 29, 2005 @ 9:52 pm
  • heyy meryy x mas! oh ya and have a ****** nice day bitch:twisted:

    Alisha — December 29, 2005 @ 2:16 am
  • Hello! Merry X-mas! :razz:

    agnes — December 23, 2005 @ 2:23 am
  • He he,ganske utrolig at jeg kan skrie noe som dere ikke forstår:lol: stor fan av dere Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen….from Norway!!:!:

    Anonymous — December 22, 2005 @ 7:26 pm
  • hey micheal, and ALL u fellow mk&a fans!!!…

    well, it’s the 1st day of winter, the shortest day of the year…so, i just posted my NEW song 4 ashley: “if not now, ashley olsen”!!!…

    the days only get longer and warmer from here, so come on by and check out my NEW song 4 ashley!!!… http://www.myspace.com/kstny

    kstny…

    kstny — December 22, 2005 @ 10:08 am
  • New movie+2008+twins=good

    Merry Christmas

    Anonymous — December 21, 2005 @ 3:27 pm
  • Michael, don’t worry man fans on here have got your back.

    The cool guy — December 21, 2005 @ 5:40 am
  • :cool: did you hear about the olsen twins new movie? it comes out in 2008. details are sketchy, but it should be a blast!!!

    eugene — December 21, 2005 @ 2:37 am
  • :!: merry X mas everyone!:!:
    Mary kate and Ashley are a bit spoiled, donæt you think? they are cute, and nice, but to by jeans for 100000000kr ? well.. I think it’s kind of un-cute if you know what I’m saying… byt they are cool, and I love there films!:!: Love from A teenager with 2sides

    Norway — December 21, 2005 @ 2:26 am
  • I’ve got to say that I saw mary kate and ashley in the challenge and they were wow!!!!!!!!!!!

    Anonymous — December 20, 2005 @ 11:53 pm
  • Hej dejlige Mary-kate og Ashley:!:

    Anonymous — December 20, 2005 @ 11:37 pm
  • whazz the pressent ?????:???: :???:

    mary-kate fan — December 20, 2005 @ 10:57 pm
  • yay:grin: Merry Christmas people:grin: It’s nearly Christmas! :shock:

    KaroLine, or whatever — December 20, 2005 @ 9:28 pm
  • Hi ya

    I hope you have a nice christmas to mary-kate and ashley his family by marlene

    Marlene — December 20, 2005 @ 9:20 pm
  • meerry crhistmas mary-kate and ashly olsen from sweeden ;)

    Anonymous — December 20, 2005 @ 8:18 pm
  • Ok Micheal you are weird and to me I don’t think it is funny it is rediculous.

    Anyways MKA Merry Christmas and to you all on this forum as wel.:cool: :wink:

    Adi — December 20, 2005 @ 7:40 pm
  • that is so funny!

    Great job, I really kinda like the idea for a present

    Anonymous — December 20, 2005 @ 3:31 pm
  • Pretty cool micheal:lol:

    Merry xmas:grin: :grin: :grin:

    Tanya — December 20, 2005 @ 2:37 pm
  • Rosie,

    Glad you liked it.

    Ok I will thanks. You too. :mrgreen:

    Michael Shipley — December 20, 2005 @ 12:48 pm
  • haha pretty cool lol. thanks michael. have a good xmas!

    Rosie — December 20, 2005 @ 12:19 pm
  • wow, its about time something like that came out. i feel sorry for mka for all the ******** they have to put up with from the paparazzi. hope it works out well.

    misty — December 20, 2005 @ 11:45 am
  • thats a great invention. feck the celebrities, who cares if they suffer from the paparazzi, but in locker rooms and toilets where perves prey and stuff is a great idea. its such a good idea

    eh — December 20, 2005 @ 10:54 am
  • kstny,

    Your number one in my book dude so don’t worry about it. ;) And Merry x-mas to you too.

    Michael Shipley — December 20, 2005 @ 9:36 am
  • i was in such a rush to get my comment up, i misspelled “merry”….LMAO!!!

    someone said, i don’t get an official “number 1″ stat cause the typo???….is that true???…

    damn, and it took two years to be #1…

    kstny — December 20, 2005 @ 9:15 am
  • yea!!!…i’m #1!!!!!…

    meryy x-mas everyone!!!!…

    kstny — December 20, 2005 @ 9:11 am

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