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- 5 Places the U.S. Gov't won't let Google Show You
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- 5 Most Popular Linux-hackable Gadgets
- Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system that can be utilized to hack just about any electronic hardware device. To prove it, I have here a list of popular gadgets that are already known to run Linux.
- GoDaddy Offers .Me Domain Names. It’s a Big FAIL So Far.
- A few hours ago at 11am,Since then, chaos has ensued, as purchases are either not going through, or going through but the domain name remains available for others to buy. As an illustration of the problem this creates, according to
- Diebold Patch May Be Evidence of '02 Election Tampering
- An anonymous reader writes Stephen Spoonamore, founder of IT security firm Cybrinth and former advisor to John McCain, claims he has new evidence of election tampering by Diebold in the 2002 Georgia gubernatorial and senate races. A whistleblower gave Spoonamore
- First Commercial-Scale Tidal Power System Delivers
- The world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine developed by British tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines, has delivered electricity onto the grid for the first time. In principle, SeaGen works much like an “underwater windmill”, driven by the power of the
- Worm Transcodes MP3s To Infect PCs
- snydeq writes Kaspersky Labs has discovered malware that inserts links to malicious Web pages within ASF media files, posing a danger to Windows users who download music files from P2P networks. Infected files launch IE and load a page that
- The Car of Tomorrow Has an Extension Cord
- Forget hydrogen. The car of the future has an extension cord and a great big laptop battery. The next evolution of the automobile will be plug-in hybrids that get their juice from a household electrical outlet. Theyll start rolling into
- At Last HOPE conference, everyone can hack it
- Gathering in New York brings together the hacker community for sessions on hacking the usual (computer systems) and not so usual (the media, food, and sex).
- Wii Gets Custom Firmware, Purported PSP Emulator
- Engadget is reporting that some recent unofficial Wii modding news has had a couple of interesting breakthroughs. First, it seems that a team has released what is being called the first custom firmware for the Wii that supposedly allows writable
- AMD Loses $1.2 Billion and Its CEO
- Barence writes to mention that after seeing almost $1.2 billion in second quarter losses, AMDs CEO has resigned. Stepping up to fill his shoes will be Dirk Meyer, previous company president and COO. Only two years ago, the company held
- Nabbed for speeding? GPS data could get you off the hook
- An 18-year-old in Colorado was found not guilty of going 17 miles over the speed limit thanks to the data logged on the GPS device installed in his car. GPS may now be able to get you out of speeding
- Wealthy UK Artists Want Their Families To Get Paid Multiple Times For Their Artwork
- A few years ago, we wrote about the rather silly plan in the UK to create an artist resale right. This says that even if an artist has sold his or her work, if that work is resold, the artist
- Facebook: Too Creepy, Childish for the Workplace
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- A big wishlist for a scary, secret anticounterfeiting pact
- Ars dives into the public document trove to find out just what the EFF, RIAA, MPAA, and the Distilled Spirits Council of the US want out of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Read More...
- Software piracy 'robbing' local communities
- Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Friday 18 July 2008 at 01:10:00 Business Software Alliance points to ripple effect The Business Software Alliance has claimed that software piracy is robbing communities of
- Dublin Air Traffic Contol Brought Down By Faulty NIC
- Not so very long ago after passengers were left hanging by a similar glitch at LAX, Gilby4mPuck writes with another story of NIC failure leading to a disruption of air traffic, this time in Ireland, excerpting: Data showing the location,
- Amazon To Launch New Streaming Video Service
- The New York Times reports that Amazon has begun a limited testing of its new Video on Demand service, which will replace its Unbox store. The significant difference between the two is that the new service will stream movies through
- The Inside Story On the San Francisco Network Hijacking
- snydeq writes A source with direct knowledge of San Franciscos IT infrastructure has tipped off Paul Venezia to the real story behind Terry Childs lockout of San Franciscos network, providing a detailed account of the citys FiberWAN, interdepartmental politics, and
- Mom Continues to Chase Prince Over 'Fair Use'
- I like this lady’s style! After her video was pulled by YouTube at the request of Universal Music and Prince, she fought back and is suing them for infringing on her rights. What Lenz and her attorneys at the Electronic
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- Accessing Internet at 640 Gb/s?
- University of Sydney physicists have developed an optical chip that could potentially improve ‘Internet speeds to up to 100 times faster than current Australia’s networks.’ He adds that these chips could be scaled to operate at data rates approaching 640
- 25 Best GIMPed Images
- GIMP is an amazing image editing software that allows people with limitless imagination create extraordinary images out of ordinary photos.
- Why Do We Have To Restart Routers?
- jaypaulw writes Ive owned a WRT54G, some cheap D-Link home Wi-Fi/firewall/routers, and now an Apple Airport Extreme (100/10 ethernet ports). In the context of the discussion about the worst uses of Windows — installation in places where an embedded device
- 70+ Nice and Beautiful Firefox Wallpapers
- If you are getting bored with your wallpaper, we’ve got something cool to spice up your desktop. We’ve crawled deep into the Internet and this weekend, we present you with some of the nicest Firefox wallpapers you’ll ever find. Get
- Early iPhone 3G adopters bothered by yellow-tinted screens
- A number early iPhone 3G adopters are finding that their new phones display is much warmer, or yellow-tinted, compared to the displays of the original iPhone and have begun lodging complaints.
- Most CF Cards Fail DMA Transfers
- Anomalyst writes In his quest to create an open source video camera, Andrey Filippov of elphel.com has determined that most Compact Flash devices, although claiming to be DMA capable, do not perform Direct Memory Access transfers correctly. This means successful
- Steve Wozniak out of line at iPhone store?
- Contrary to reports, some customers say the Apple co-founder didnt wait in line all night for the iPhone 3G, but instead cut in front at the last minute.
- The Environmentalism of Wall-E
- The decades most powerful environmental film doesnt star Al Gore or Greenpeace activists, but a trash-compacting, Hello Dolly-loving robot with a cockroach for a best friend.
- Nielsen Collects FL Tax Breaks, Then Outsources Jobs
- theodp writes The poop is hitting the fan over tax breaks given to ratings giant Nielsen Co., which pocketed millions in Florida jobs-creation tax concessions but has turned around and dismissed hundreds of local workers after inking a $1.2B outsourcing
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- Cablecos, Telcos Working To Strengthen the Duopoly
- The LA Times is running a piece on cooperation among cable companies and telcos. No, not cablecos cooperating with telcos; rather, both industries working on industry-wide initiatives aimed at getting a leg up on the other. AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest
- Smart Parking Spaces In San Francisco
- 2centplain sends along a report in the NYTimes on San Franciscos smart parking initiative. He asks, Any guesses on the when this will be hacked? Like, reserving an empty spot by convincing a sensor that a car is actually parked
- Icahn applies Oracle-BEA playbook to Yahoo-Microsoft bid
- Investor activist Carl Icahn takes a page out of his successful Oracle-BEA playbook to illicit a deal between Microsoft and Yahoo - but lightening doesnt strike twice. Does he still have resolve to wage a proxy fight to oust all
- Why you want a Linux Live CD
- For the most part, on this blog, I try to convince readers to do something defensive on their computers - like a parent nagging a child to eat their vegetables. Only once have I put my foot down, so to
- As Hellboy II Arrives, del Toro Has Hobbit Headache
- With Hellboy II: The Golden Army now in theaters, attention will turn to how its director, Guillermo del Toro, along with Peter Jackson, will handle the adaptation of his next project, Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit.
- Should the Linux Desktop Be "Pure?"
- jammag writes According to Matt Hartley, many Linux desktop users dont like to admit that theres scads of closed source code commonly used with the Linux desktop. Hartley points to examples like proprietary drivers, the popularity of Skype among Linux
- Yahoo to MS: Drop the nudnik, maybe we do a deal
- The latest No is more of a Yes when you read the fine print. But Carl Icahns continued role remains a stumbling block for Yahoo.
- Yahoo rejects joint-bid for search business by Icahn and Microsoft
- Yahoo announced late Saturday night it rejected a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn, which called for the sale of only Yahoos search business.
- Simple Pretty Printing with XSLT
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- Ulysses Spacecraft Not Dead Yet
- iminplaya sends in the good news that reports of the death of the Ulysses mission are premature. (Weve discussed the impending shutdown of the 17-year-old mission a couple of times this year.) Ulysses is a joint NASA / ESA mission
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- Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web
- Is this interesting to Google? Thats what Andy Rubin was asking Larry Page. It was a spring day in 2005, and the two were in a conference room just off the main lobby at Googles headquarters. A simple yes and
- System Builder Marathon: Sub-$4000 PC
- Today, day one of our SBM, our highest-priced system sets the performance standard against which the less expensive configurations will be compared.
- The SSD Power Consumption Hoax
- Manufacturers tout the power savings of flash-based solid state drives compared to conventional hard drives. True? Check out our notebook battery tests.
- iBuypower Gamer 942IL: Best of the Best?
- Weve looked at iBuypowers budget systems in the past. This time, we scope out, test and tell you all about one of the companys big guns.
- The Truth About John McCain
- I send this message out to all AMERICANS who are concerned about the dire choice we face in this election. I dont think I need to explain to all of you what the stakes are. We are currently locked in
- System Builder Marathon: Sub-$1000 PC
- Day Three of our SBM brings the least expensive of our current builds. Can a $1000 system compete with the big boys?
- Tom's Overclocking Contest Date Set!
- We finally have a firm date for our overclocking contest. Read about it here.
- ATI Radeon HD 4850: Smarter by Design?
- Nvidias GeForce GTX200 focuses on brute force performance, while AMDs ATI division concentrates on features, efficiency and on performance per mm² of die. Is this enough to beat Nvidia?
- Radeon HD 4870: Better Than GTX 260!
- The performance of AMDs Radeon HD 4850 surprised everyone including Nvidia. The 4870 continues the tradition, delivering excellent price/performance.
- The World's 10 Dirtiest Cities
- neever writes You may already know about the pollution plight of Linfen, China. But how about the heavy metals Pittsburghers breathe in on a daily basis? Or the incomparable smog Milanesi put up with? PopSci has culled an eye-opening selection
- Eulogy for George Carlin*
- We join with Catholics and countless others throughout our Diocese and world in giving thanks for the extraordinary life and ministry of Pope John Paul II George Carlin, and in praying for the repose of his noble soul body. It
- Uncle Sam Rolls in a 100-MPG Hybrid
- Tony Markel, an engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, drives a plug-in hybrid that gets 100 mpg and gets its power from the sun. If he has his way, you will too.
- Open Source Hardware Routers
- This is by no means new news, but I just read a blog from Matthew McKenzie about WRT54G-based open source routers and it got me thinking. First though, for those not in the know, the Linksys WRT54G can be loaded
- 12 Quick Hacks For Firefox 3
- Its time to hack it.
- Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft
- Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the worlds most valuable technology company. Redmond, Washington--Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the
- Return of the '70s Microsoft Weirdos
- theodp writes On the eve of the companys move from Albuquerque to Seattle in 1978, a famous photo was taken (in a shopping mall no less) of the original Microsoft team, looking mighty sharp in their 70s outfits. Almost 30
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- Almost all of the wall treatments are now up in the theater, the equipment rack is built and we carried down the second row of seats. Its starting to look complete now....
- Everyone Be Afraid! Predators Move To Game Consoles
- Theres a neat little rule in press coverage: three stories makes a trend even if theres not much more to it. This works particularly well on stories where youre trying to scare people into worrying about something bad happening out
- System Builder Marathon: Sub-$1000 PC
- Day Three of our SBM brings the least expensive of our current builds. Can a $1000 system compete with the big boys?
- More Details on Elemental's GPU Accelerated H.264 Encoder
- After our GT200 review went live we got up with Elementals CEO and asked a few questions about their GPU accelerated H.264 video encoder. Due out for release in Q3, BadaBOOM promises to revolutionize the way we encode video....