Saturday, July 01, 2006
Rumsfield on the Daily Show
Jon Stewart rips the piss out of old man Rumsfield for persistently asking inane, rhetorical questions.
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Asteroid to be visible Monday
A huge asteroid will have a relatively close encounter with Earth this weekend but astronomers said there is no danger of an impact.
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Are Toxic Politics Tearing the U.S. Apart?
Is the United States coming apart? The idea of the status quo persisting forever cannot simply be assumed, especially when the national rhetoric is so divisive.
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How do we stop pirates - the REAL ones!
In their latest movie, Walt Disney glorifies "real" pirates, who were ruthless murderers and killers, while condemning the modern-time ones, whose actions have not yet been proved to hurt anyone. Who are the REAL modern pirates? And how do we stop them?
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Is YouTube a flash in the pan? - CNET News.com
Video-sharing site may be riding popularity wave, but where's the money? IDC report says it won't likely appear.
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iTunes adding more categories in the iTMS
iTunes have added more categories for podcasting in the iTMS. Read the email that they sent to podcasters here, dated 1st July 2006
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Apple's Got a Secret
EVERYONE knows about how much iPods cost. But how much does it cost Apple to make them? Apple will not say. Research Analyst, Mr. Renck, has a rare sell recommendation on Apple stock, mainly because of its "penchant for secrecy." The minimal financial disclosure by Apple makes it a "have faith, trust me" stock, he argues.
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Bike That Can Fly!!!!
The Super Sky Cycle rests somewhere between a bike and a motorcycle. The flying bike though looks like made from the junk in your backyard, goes as fast as 70 mph in the air and 60 mph on the road and is fully safe!
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Senator John Kerry speaks up for Net Neutrality on Save The Internet.com
Sen. Kerry starts his article, "On Wednesday in the Senate Commerce Committee I warned that those of us who believe in net neutrality will block legislation that doesn
â??t get the job done. It looks like thatâ??s the fight weâ??re going to have."
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â??t get the job done. It looks like thatâ??s the fight weâ??re going to have."
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Student sues over IM-related suspension
Student at Weedsport Middle School sues after being suspended for a semester for having an allegedly "threatening" instant-message icon on his home computer.U.S. District Judge Norman Mordue rules in favor of the school district, dismissing the student's claims.
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Using ICMP tunneling to steal Internet
You connect to a open access wireless network. You are prompted with some sort of authorization page when you open a browser, but you can easily ping external hosts. You don't have authorization for TCP or other traffic, so what do you do? Tunnel! This article explains the basics of ICMP tunneling, and how it works.
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IBM using Napoleon Dynamite quote to encrypt data
The phrase is used as the cipher key IBM are using to publish encrypted XML at this year's Wimbledon grand slam. But is this a rather glaring lapse in security or an easter egg for curious hackers, many of whom would surely be fans of the quirky movie. Can you guess the quote?
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A model's Memoir -- Written in the Apple Store
It broke yesterday that a model has written a memoir of her to-come success while homeless. She would blog about her experiences while living out of a suitcase and spending all her time at the Apple Store -- using their computers. Today she gets follow up questions via email.
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Animated Mario Active Desktop Using Javascript
"This is an unfinished interactive reproduction of the beginning of Level 1-1 from Super Mario 3 designed to be used as a windows active desktop." You can't move Mario, but you can click on the "?" boxes and smush the Goombas. Pretty slick.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
OSX 10.4.7 on your x86 Windows computer!
Yesterday Apple released OSX 10.4.7, today it's possible to install it on your Windows computer. The guide let's you create a dual boot menu in which you can choose from OSX and Windows. You'll also create a nice rescue disk in case something goes wrong.
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One year later: How Apple's Intel transition is going
The move in the first place was accepted by most people, and a year later the transition seems to be running smoothly
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What are your odds of being sued by the RIAA
Interesting article examines the probability of being sued by the RIAA. The result looks good for file sharers.
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Net neutrality amendment to Telcom bill dies before making it to Senate
In a dramatic tie vote, a U.S. Senate committee rejected an amendment that would have preserved the status quo of equal pricing for all Internet traffic, an issue known as network neutrality.
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Super-slim laser beams promise to boost optical disc capacity
Researchers at Japan's Kyoto University have recently announced a breakthrough method for shaping laser beams that could result in optical disc capacities up to ten times higher than what's current available from state-of-the-art HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.
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Stream your entire music collection through a web browser!
This is a really awesome application, I tried others, but I hated having just use the browser to select what song to play, and then use a media player to play the stream. With this I can stream it directly through a browser and even create playlists. It's so nice being able to listen to my entire music collection from home while at work.
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World's First Teraflop Supercomputer Decommissioned
The world's first teraflop computer has been decommissioned by the U.S. government despite still being among the world's 500 fastest supercomputers. Although young in age, the historic supercomputer -- based at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., and known as ASCI Red -- is very old by supercomputer standards.
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the random restaurant selector
Having trouble deciding where to go for lunch or dinner? Do you live in the United States? If so, you are in luck! The new site: http://www.restaurantselector.net, through the power of PHP rand() can decide for you! The site lists 20 restaurants and uses AJAX to give you a phone number and review! Visit the site today!
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Thursday, June 29, 2006
Funniest REAL help desk tickets you will ever read!
"I don't think there could be trouble tickets any funnier than these submitted by an employee named "George." Absolutely hilarious!"
I remember this site from way back when. Worth a laugh or two if you've ever worked for the Helldesk at your company or with an employee who just doesn't care about the quality of his work.
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I remember this site from way back when. Worth a laugh or two if you've ever worked for the Helldesk at your company or with an employee who just doesn't care about the quality of his work.
_roy_
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Bill and Melinda's $60 Billion Challenge
They must expand their foundation without becoming a bloated bureaucracy to use Warren Buffett's billions wisely. Already, the foundation is bracing for the challenge. Federal tax law requires philanthropies to give away 5% of their total assets each year to maintain their nonprofit status.
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How to Check for NSA Wire Taps
27B Stroke 6 outlines how to use a trace-route to determine if you are being tapped by the NSA.
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Turn your old computer into a SmoothWall firewall.
Cnet shows you how to turn your old clunker of a computer into a good firewall to protect your home network.
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Turn your old computer into a SmoothWall firewall.
Cnet shows you how to turn your old clunker of a computer into a good firewall to protect your home network.
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Google Checkout is live!
Web sites and merchants can integrate Google Checkout into their sites as an alternative payment processing method to existing checkout and credit card processing systems.
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Talk to your internet neighbors
This site puts you into a room with the other people on your class b subnet, e.g. if your IP is a.b.c.d you can talk to everyone who is a.b.x.x.
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Rainbows End: Worse than Orwellian
A chilling novel details how everyday technologies could gradually lead to a far more invasive society than even Orwell dreamed of. I know I've whined about this before.. but since we have Music, Movies, Television and Gaming.. Can we please have Books.
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Rainbows End: Worse than Orwellian
A chilling novel details how everyday technologies could gradually lead to a far more invasive society than even Orwell dreamed of.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Google Could've Bought MySpace (for half price)
Google could've bought MySpace for half price. They passed because they thought the could do it better on their own. Talk about a strategic blunder.
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Senator says Net Neutrality law would make the Internet less free
Senator DeMint writes, "On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the contentious issue of 'Net neutrality,' a positive-sounding yet destructive idea that would allow the government to regulate away the future of the Internet." Does it really come down to either the government or the telcoms controlling the Internet?
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How to Make Real life stuff Anime style
This Photoshop Tutorial shows you the technique used to convert virtually any photograph, picture or image into an anime style graphic. Complete with step by step previews to show you exactly whats going on.
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How To: Make your own Airzooka out of a Waste Paper Basket - (with Video)
Airzookas are strange old things that create a vortex of air that spirals across a room. They pack a surprising punch - check out the video.
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eMachines Releases Five Desktops For Cash-Strapped Students
Even though summer has only barely begun, Gateway's eMachines is already looking ahead to the upcoming school year, having just announced five new Vista-ready desktops for the student on a budget.
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Sticking with AT&T? You're a fool.
"...anyone out there who believes that AT&T has announced this sweeping new data-collection policy to support the government's fight against terrorism is truly a fool. This new privacy policy goes way beyond even the most absurd arguments for monitoring Internet users." Probably to be expected from Ma Bell 2
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Password-protected bullets
A patent has been filed for ammunition triggered by an encrypted radio signal. If your gun doesn't send the right signal, you can't fire the bullets.
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Is Microsoft about to release a Windows 'kill' switch?
A ZDNet.com Blog, posted by Ed Bott. Ed speculates that a specific unanswered question may reveal a September date to disable Windows if WGA has not been applied to computers running Windows.
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Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google?
Semantic Web + Wikipedia's Ontoworld = Ultimate Answer Machine
Where would that leave Google?
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Where would that leave Google?
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How To Get 50% Off Cable TV Bill
Article on how to get discounts on your cable bill. This applies to a lot of your current bills.
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Sleepy Comcast technician has been fired
The Comcast Tech who fell asleep in a customer's apartment has been fired. Read on.
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Optimize Your Bittorrent Download Speed
Bittorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current speeds? These suggestions might help to optimize your download pleasure
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The 10 Weirdest Things Ever Sold On eBay
Perhaps you've heard stories of people auctioning off strange items on eBay, like the homely kid who put his virginity up for bid or the bald guys who offer their own heads as advertising space. But those are nothing compared to some of the items that have made their way onto eBay's digital auction block.
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MIT research may make the conventional battery obsolete
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think they're on the verge of making traditional batteries obsolete. The researchers are working on a new device that uses carbon nanotubes to store and release electrical energy in a system that could carry as much power as today's lead or lithium batteries.
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Tired?
Wonder why tired.com is such a simple site with just 2 lines of text and an email link? Many would ask why this site would even exist. This article uncovers the mystery of the site. This article may have been written over two years ago, but it's interesting none the less.
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Learn to shave the correct way -- avoiding razor burn etc.
Not really tech news, but we here at DUMBvorak Uncensored like to think that we provide a service to and hygenic-minded individuals alike. This article is an interesting read providing tons of tips on proper shaving and the proper tools needed.
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Cable Guy Says Google, Yahoo Are Toast
Leo Hindery's Washington Insider Keynote at the Convergence 2.0 conference asserted that portals (Google, Yahoo etc.) are stealing money from providers (cable cos, telcos), and they will eventually be toast.
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Supreme Court to review Bell conspiracy case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider an appeal by the largest U.S. telephone carriers aiming to dismiss a class action antitrust suit against them.
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