Tech Swarm
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
From Browsers to Boing Boing
♦ Microsoft has just made available their latest beta preview build of their Internet Explorer 7.0 web browser. It is said to have several new features.
♦ Boing Boing Threatened By Software Creator
♦ Boing Boing Threatened By Software Creator
Monday, January 30, 2006
From Wikipedia to Autism
♦ Wikipedia vs Congressional Staffers
♦ Children with highly analytical parents are more likely to be autistic.
♦ Children with highly analytical parents are more likely to be autistic.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
From Hackers to String Theory
♦ Microsoft Tricks Hacker Into Jail
♦ The Los Angeles city attorney's office has sued the makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for allegedly hiding pornographic material inside the video game, officials said.
♦ Oh God, who wants to work in an office "cubicle"?
♦ Evidence for String Theory?
♦ The Los Angeles city attorney's office has sued the makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for allegedly hiding pornographic material inside the video game, officials said.
♦ Oh God, who wants to work in an office "cubicle"?
♦ Evidence for String Theory?
Friday, January 27, 2006
A Ranking of the 50 Coolest Robots
They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking. They're - oh c'mon, they're just plain cool! From Qrio to the Terminator, here are our absolute favorites (at least for now).
Thursday, January 26, 2006
From Emoticon Patents to Endtones
♦ The USA based mobile operator, Cingular Wireless has managed to get a patent on the concept of using emoticons -- symbols like smiley faces -- on mobile phones!
♦ A bizarre photographic history of computer hard drives.
♦ The Google Cache feature does not violate copyright law.
♦ Now people are talking about charging for endtones, hang-up tones and drop tones -- bits of music to play when a mobile phone conversation ends via people hanging up or a call is dropped.
♦ A bizarre photographic history of computer hard drives.
♦ The Google Cache feature does not violate copyright law.
♦ Now people are talking about charging for endtones, hang-up tones and drop tones -- bits of music to play when a mobile phone conversation ends via people hanging up or a call is dropped.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Hyper-light-speed antenna?
Monday, January 23, 2006
What is the Kama Sutra worm?
Kama Sutra worm seduces PC users. A new e-mail worm that spreads under the guise of pornographic content has jumped to the top of the worldwide virus charts.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
From Amazon.Com to Pennies
Saturday, January 21, 2006
From Phones to Geometry
♦ Man keeps his computer on slow phone line for security reasons
♦ When should Bloggers turn off their comment function?
♦ Humans are hardwired for geometry
♦ When should Bloggers turn off their comment function?
♦ Humans are hardwired for geometry
Friday, January 20, 2006
From E-Books to Sex Blogs
♦ The latest gossip on e-books
♦ Search for the world's most prolific inventor
♦ The lastest gossip on sex blogs
♦ Search for the world's most prolific inventor
♦ The lastest gossip on sex blogs
Thursday, January 19, 2006
From Utility Fog to Sex.Com
♦ Utility Fog: The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of
♦ Wikipedia Germany Shut Down
♦ Myware and Spyware
♦ Sex.com sold
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
From Rubik's Cake to Spam
♦ Woman cooks Rubik's Cube cake!
♦ Asking People To Hit Reload Is A Felony?
♦ Under attack, spammer begs for mercy
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
From swarms to Wikipedia
♦ A swarm is propelled by people with a unified vision and a common desire to "change the world" without reaping any immediate financial rewards.
♦ The biography of Jimmy Whales, Wikipedia founder
♦ The biography of Jimmy Whales, Wikipedia founder
Monday, January 16, 2006
From Jesus to LSD on the Net
♦ Internet Black market for relicts: Online auctions have included a feather from the Holy Spirit and a vial brimming with the breath of Jesus Christ
♦ Internet users judge a website in 1/20 second
♦ LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug?
♦ Internet users judge a website in 1/20 second
♦ LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug?
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Human and Machine Intelligence
♦ Human and machine intelligence will become indistinguishable due to new brain scanning technologies
From Internet Logo to Virtual Lives
♦ Creative Internet money-making scheme: filling room with LEGO bricks for a fee
♦ We are all currently living in a virtual reality
From Virtual Funerals to Chinese Wikipedia
♦ Funeral involving real people and real emotions, but on a virtual scene
♦ Virtual reality iPod display
♦ Troublesome players in their virtual world game Second Life are thrown into a secret in-game prison called The Corn Field
♦ Sex offender supports false identity with Wikipedia bio
♦ In Web-based games, items that exist only online are bought and sold in the 'real' world - sometimes for thousands of dollars. Some people are paid to play these games all day.
♦ Chinese communist leaders see Wikipedia as threat
♦ Virtual reality iPod display
♦ Troublesome players in their virtual world game Second Life are thrown into a secret in-game prison called The Corn Field
♦ Sex offender supports false identity with Wikipedia bio
♦ In Web-based games, items that exist only online are bought and sold in the 'real' world - sometimes for thousands of dollars. Some people are paid to play these games all day.
♦ Chinese communist leaders see Wikipedia as threat
From Urine Batteries to Wikipedia Plagarism
♦ Use urine if battery dies
♦ Metatagging and social networks -- ideas that originated in personal online media -- may save the U.S. Patent Office
♦ Computer Security Graphical Passwords
♦ Porn industry quick to jump on new technologies♦ Top-10 must-have gadgets
♦ Wikipedia Plagiarism Ends Journalist's Career
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