Saturday, April 15, 2006

High tech way to defrost your car windows in less than a second

Dartmouth College engineering professor Victor Petrenko, not to be confused with one of the Champions on Ice, has devised a way to use a burst of electricity to remove ice caked on walls or windows. For surfaces coated with a special film, the jolt gets rid of ice in less than a second, far less time than it takes to hack at it with an ice scraper.

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Microsoft: Computer games at work are OK

No wonder their software is buggy and insecure.

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Apple calls meeting after making little 9 year old girl cry

Apple Computer recently held a meeting to discuss changes to its corporate policy after the company sent an upsetting legalese reply to a third-grade girl who had hand-written a letter to chief executive Steve Jobs with her thoughts on improving the iPod.

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Overcoming Procrastination

Several practical tools for overcoming procrastination.

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Real time population counter

Crazy to watch. View any countries birth and death rate rise and fall in real time. The deaths come with a brief description like "Adult, 30 - 49 years old (Male)" and it tells you if the birth was a boy or girl. Watch China or India to see the most active. Even Iraq's birth/death rate may surprise you. Cool to watch and/or use for research.

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Freeware Heaven - â??I Want A Freeware Utility Toâ?¦â??

If youâ??ve ever spent more than five minutes searching for some good freeware, than have I got a site for you. eConsultant has a giant list of more freeware programs than you can shake a stick at, and did I mention theyâ??re all free?

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Will you marry me?

Thats what I found while browsing my neighborhood on google maps. Hope she said yes.

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Help To Fight The RIAA

Donâ??t get me wrong, Iâ??m not advocating piracy here, I just want people to know that the RIAA is acting totally out of line here. Come on, how low can they get? Most victims have absolutely NO clue, hardly know how a computer works, have NO money to fight back, and have NO life left.

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America's Secret Plan to Invade Canada

At a length of 5,522 miles (8,891 kilometers), Canada and the United States share the longest non-militarized border in the world. Today we think of the two nations as the friendliest of neighbors, but at one time both nations had somewhat detailed plans for attacking one anotherâ?¦ just in case.

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Friday, April 14, 2006

One Red Paper Clip guy now has a year in Phoenix

Remember the guy who started out with a paper clip and has been trading his way up to a house? He is now one step closer to his goal.

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South Park Censored by Comedy Central

Comedy Central said in a statement issued Thursday: "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." Its executives would not comment further.

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Firefly Squid Light

Toyama Bay is the habitat of the world-famous glowing firefly squid, which surface in large numbers every spring in a phenomenon that has been designated a special natural monument. Peak season for the firefly squid means big business for sightseeing boats that provide a close-up view of the magical catches.

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