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U.S Government shuts down 84,000 websites by mistake. by Torrent Freak: The US Government has yet again shuttered several domain names this week. The Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE office proudly announced that they had seized domains related to counterfeit goods and child pornography. What they failed to mention, however, is that one … Read more
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Nonprofit plans to buy satellite to provide free internet for the world. by Gizmag: The spacecraft in question is the Terrestar-1 communications satellite. Given that the company that owns it, Terrestar, has recently filed for bankruptcy, it may soon be up for sale. A Human Rights’s plan is to raise US$150,000, so that his group … Read more
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Apple invests in mobile commerce technology, i-Cash. by The Daily Beast: A chip that links an iPhone to your bank account could break mobile commerce wide open in the U.S. Dan Lyons on Apple’s possible next category-killer. The technology, called near-field communication, involves a microchip that can send and receive data across very short distances, … Read more
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U.S also has internet blackout authority; U.S Bill S. 3480 by Wikipedia: The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 (S. 3480) is a bill introduced in the United States Senate by Joe Lieberman (Independent Democrat, Connecticut),Susan Collins (Republican Party, Maine), and Tom Carper (Democratic Party, Delaware) on June 10, 2010.[1] The purpose of the bill is to increase security in cyberspace and … Read more
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Microsoft Kinect controller controls Humanoid robot (video). I bet you the U.S military would pay a lot of money to get a hold of that kind of technology development. This will be the future of fighting wars. Good thing Microsoft got a patent.
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Supercomputer takes on Jeopardy Champs (Video). by Newsy: Why did I immediately think Skynet after viewing this video? LOL It’s pretty cool tho that humans have mastered intelligence enough to compete with a supercomputer. Or scary lol
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Australian flood clear parking lots whitelightbringer: Amazing footage of East Creek near Chalk Drive / Chalk Lane rising and washing away lots of cars during Flash Flood in Toowoomba on Monday 10 January 2011. This is some of the best footage I have seen of the Flood and was taken from the second floor of … Read more
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Soap Flakes, the perfect gift for a germaphobe. by nathalie.staempfli: Today, most of the soap we use is liquid soap, which contains a lot of water. Block soap instead is more concentrated and therefore has some ecological benefits: You don’t transport unnecessary water around. In place of plastic bottles you can simply use paper for … Read more
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Man in a Blizzard gaining potential Oscar Buzz. “An extraordinary film by Jamie Stuart. Not only is it a wonderful evocation of Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent film “Man With a Movie Camera,” but consider that it was photographed during the Blizzard of 2010 and edited at lightning speed.” by Roger Ebert: This film deserves to … Read more
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visits Baidu Offices in China. by Voice of America: The chief executive officer and co-founder of the popular social networking website Facebook has met with the head of China’s top search engine Baidu. A spokesman for the search engine said Mark Zuckerberg and Baidu chief Robin Li toured the company’s offices … Read more
