February 2011
23 posts
January 2011
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Most Honest Blog Post Ever →
Smarter rules for the Smart Grid →
Northeastern’s computer science college hosts conference to review cyber security guidelines that will enable the power grid and your home appliances to wise up
Common Sense Security for Your iPhone [IPhone] →
Think for a moment about the information you have stored on your iPhone. If you’re anything like me, you’d consider much of the information there personal, private, and potentially…
Apple Updates iPhone 4 Bumper To Work With Verizon... →
Apple’s solution? Make the space around the mute button a little less snug, hopefully by altering the mould as opposed to employing a warehouse full of Asian children armed with dremels to widen the gap.
Text more, talk less →
The “do cell phones cause cancer?” debate rages on, and it will likely continue until truly long-term use can be measured. In the meantime, researchers who published a meta analysis on the risks of cell phone radiation suggest texting over talking.
We'llBeBackShortly.com →
urlesque:
Ha.
The Incredible True Story of the Collar Bomb Heist →
“The son of a bitch ended up winning,” Fisher says. “He died with all of the secrets. He died taking all the answers with him. He gets the last laugh in that sense. He escaped punishment. He escaped detection. He left us with these idiots and a bunch of questions.”
Two spaces after a period: Why you should never,... →
Windows 98 traffic bests Windows Phone 7 →
Ad company Chitika unveils some interesting figures about traffic across its ad network. Surprisingly, Windows 98 traffic is still higher than Windows Phone 7.
I don’t find this surprising in the least. Windows Phone 7 has not been out that long, Windows 98 has been installed on millions of computers. It doesn’t seem surprising to me that of those millions, at least some are...
Don't put all your social media eggs in 1 basket →
Facebook’s star may be ascendant at the moment, but social media marketers would be wise to diversify their campaigns rather than wedding themselves to the social giant, experts say. History shows that social networks grow, peak and then make way for the next big thing — so it’s important to develop strategies that can be adapted as the ecosystem changes. “It’s...
Construction unemployment tops 20% as job losses... →
Construction unemployment is running more than double the overall national level. At 20.7%, compared with 9.4% generally, construction workers are bearing the brunt of the country’s joblessness. “At this point, it doesn’t look like there’s anything to replace the temporary help that the stimulus has been providing for the construction industry,” said Ken...
Library Of Congress Receives Largest Single Audio... →
The Library of Congress today announced the donation of over 200,000 recordings from the Universal Music Group. Besides being the largest single donation of audio the Library has ever received, the gift is notable for being made up of mainly metal master recordings of the audio, the highest standard where archival purposes are concerned.
Recordings by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Billie...
Heroic Woman Charged Jared Loughner, Averting... →
apsies:
Dupnik said that when Loughner ran out of bullets in his first magazine clip, a woman who had already been shot “went up and grabbed” the new magazine “and tore it away from him.” Dupnik said the name of the woman was known but he did not share it during the press conference.
After the confrontation with the woman, Loughner was able to load another magazine into his weapon, but “the...
Can Google Get Its Mojo Back? →
A spectre is haunting Mountain View. No, not bed bugs: bit rot. Google is in serious decline.
“I first got involved with politics because I was frustrated when I was opening...”
– Rep. Gabrielle Giffords • Explaining why she chose to get into politics. This is probably how a lot of people feel. Whatever happened to the congresswoman is a significant moment, one that really makes us sad for our country at large. Look … whatever happened with Jared Loughner, whatever his...
Soup: Jared Lee Loughner: Angry Young man →
hunterwalker:
Authorities have confirmed that 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner was taken into custody following the shooting of U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords and several others at a “Congress At Your Corner” event held outside a Safeway supermarket in Northwest Tuscon. Federal judge John Roll…
NPR, Reuters, CNN and other major news orgs... →
kung fu grippe: "Daunting" →
merlin:
Bill allows sightless to hunt with laser Signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal, HB 39 authorizes the use of laser scopes by visually impaired hunters while hunting with a sighted individual. Prior to the law, sighted hunters had the daunting task of looking over an impaired hunter’s shoulder…
Increasing cotton prices prompt more use of rayon →
With the price of cotton up 91% last year, fashion designers and clothing makers shifted to less-expensive alternatives. Rayon has emerged as a favorite option. “In general, we try to find alternatives to cotton whenever possible,” said Sera Coblentz, who develops clothes for Meryl Diamond.
(via SmartBrief)
“I find it irritating that everything has to be so intensively personalized and...”
– http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/many_huffington_post_readers_hate_sites_new_facebo.php
“Enterprise software fell out of favor during the Web 2.0 consumer boom, but now,...”
– http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/06/ask-a-vc-questions-about-the-new-enterprise-boom-ask-jason-green/
Cocaine vaccine could make drug addiction a... →
The first ever vaccine for drug addiction has just been created. By combining a cocaine-like molecule with part of the common cold virus, you get a vaccine that turns the immune system against cocaine, keeping it away from the brain.
Rhinovirus Achieving New Year's Resolution of... →
If all goes as planned, rhino and his gang plan to have the entire office feeling like absolute shit within the week.
Every time I get sick I seem to make false...
hrrrthrrr:
I’m sorry for taking you for granted nose.