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more about #spain more comments → Munch the BanNail: I bet Teruel would look even better after a quick trip to Ibiza for 'supplies.' more » lostarchitect: Didn't this happen a couple years ago? Yes, checking the arch daily link, this was completed in 2007. Anyway, I think it's a cool idea but they didn'... more » Segador: I personally think this cheapens the aesthetic of an otherwise beautiful location. I'm sure our grandkids will think it's super classy in 70 years. more » Marcelo: Wow. The future. more » armemaritone: First of all there is no real socialism in Spain (the name socialist in the name of the government doesn't mean they really are) and these "socialists... more » hobobobo: Sorry, Spain, but that's what happens when you vote in liberal/socialist politicians . First they take your money, then they take your freedom. Good... more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: The inquisition...what a SHOW!!! more » suburbancowboy: So P2P can only be used for illegal means? No one legally shares files over p2p? That's the same as saying that every gun owner is a murderer. more » izzledizzle28: ok, to be honest, everyone that is using P2P knows that it is illegal and should be paying for the content in the first place but basically doesn't fe... more » phicaluk: "Goodbye democracy, hello National Socialism" Wow. I don't think I've ever seen a professional blogger Godwin himself before. more » FriarNurgle: Viva la resistance. Neighborhood/Coworker sharing is working pretty well for us. more » eeJonathan: I think Jesus is a little over-the-top, but probably not too over the top. He does, after all, work in the media. If there is something that all journ... more » Thorax707: When something dies via choking there's usually some flailing around. The internet has a choke hold on record companies and the internet isn't going t... more » HimsCocktailWiener: I don't like this particular legislation at all. However, your absurd stance derails any good you are doing in talking about this. Seriously, "greedy... more » InsidiousTuna: If I wanted indignant hyperbole about how eliminating peer-to-peer downloading is a destruction of humanity's most basic freedoms, I'd have gone to Sl... more » -
#architecture
Follow The Plaza del Torico's LED Lamp Road
The Plaza del Torico in Teruel, Spain was renovated with something even better than yellow bricks—over 1230 color-changing LED lamps embedded in the pavement. More » -
#filesharing
Spanish Government Destroys P2P and Basic Freedoms
The Government of Spain, one of the last bastions of legal peer-to-peer file sharing, has approved a law that'll obliterate some of the most basic human rights, like freedom of speech and due process. All in the name of money. More » -
#htcmagic
HTC Magic Launches A Week Early in Spain, Just to Spite the British
In a rather excited post on Vodaphone Spain's blog, the company has announced that the HTC Magic, set for a May 5th release across Europe, will be "available" today. ¿Por qué? No sé. More » -
#archaeology
3D Laser Scanners Capture and Translate the Alhambra Fortress's 10,000 Arabic Inscriptions
The Alhambra in Granada is so vast and covered with carved Arabic writing that nobody has ever had the ability to catalog it all. Finally, using modern technology, it's doable. More » -
#rights
Spain Disconnecting Pre-Paid Phones in November Unless Users Identify Themselves
Scratch another one against privacy in the name of "public safety" and "protection": Following European Union directives, Spain will disconnect all pre-paid phone lines that aren't registered with the owner's personal information. Who wins here? More » -
#apple
iPhone Officially Coming to Spain
Spanish site Apple Weblog has discovered a hidden iPhone page from Movistar—Telefónica's mobile arm. The page officially confirms what we already said two weeks ago: Telefónica will sell the new JesusPhone. The launch day was not mentioned in the site itself—which was supposed to be secret, and has been taken down already—but the date that we announced remains the same according to my friends in the company. More » -
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#architecture
Madrid's 'Air Tree' Creates Its Own Energy, Oxygen
In Madrid, Spain, a unique, hulking structure is currently being built. An "Air Tree," it's designed to both affect the surrounding environment and act as a social center. It's loaded up with solar panels that create electricity that's sold to the local electric company. It's completely self-sufficient, powering itself and using the money it makes from selling excess energy for upkeep. It also produces oxygen like a tree, hence the name. And as for it being a social center, it's designed to be a public gathering place. It's really pretty cool, a completely unique idea and one that, unlike most out-of-the-box ideas like this, is actually being made a reality. More » -
#galacticpeepingtom
World's Largest Telescope Opens its Eye in Canary Islands
It has taken seven years to construct, and at a cost of almost $180 million, but the Great Canary Telescope - now the world's largest stargazer - is up and running. Situated on the Spanish island ofGran CanariaLas Palmas, off the African coast, the GTC is 4 per cent larger than the Keck telescopes at Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. Wanna look inside? More »
