Flanker's Diggs http://flanker.wordpress.com Powered by the Infinite Improbability Drive Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:58:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/792a251d3925d02315ce2b8b963733e8?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Flanker's Diggs http://flanker.wordpress.com and again http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/and-again/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/and-again/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:58:30 +0000 flanker https://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/and-again/ ]]>

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/once-again/feed/ 0 flanker Print From Your Laptop To Your Wall Using A Can Of Spraypaint And String http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/print-from-your-laptop-to-your-wall-using-a-can-of-spraypaint-and-string/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/print-from-your-laptop-to-your-wall-using-a-can-of-spraypaint-and-string/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:20:59 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/print-from-your-laptop-to-your-wall-using-a-can-of-spraypaint-and-string/ ]]>

This is the coolest thing ever! Two electronics engineering students in Zurich made this simple but intriguing way of printing from their tiny laptop to a wall of just about any size using a can of spray paint, some string, and two tiny motors. Check out the video.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/print-from-your-laptop-to-your-wall-using-a-can-of-spraypaint-and-string/feed/ 0 flanker Surgeons Remove Two Fetuses From Infant http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/surgeons-remove-two-fetuses-from-infant/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/surgeons-remove-two-fetuses-from-infant/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:01:54 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/30/surgeons-remove-two-fetuses-from-infant/ ]]>

Islamabad, Pakistan – Surgeons operated on a 2-month-old Pakistani girl Tuesday to remove two fetuses that had grown inside her while she was still in her mother’s womb, a doctor said.

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“We’ve determined the cause of tonight’s outage. The blog was mistakenly deleted by us (d’oh!) which allowed the blog address to be temporarily claimed by another user. This was not a hack, and nobody guessed our password. Our bad.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/google-blog-back-to-normal/feed/ 0 flanker Oklahoma City Manager Asks The Register To Help Curb His E-Mail Flood http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/oklahoma-city-manager-asks-the-register-to-help-curb-his-email-flood/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/oklahoma-city-manager-asks-the-register-to-help-curb-his-email-flood/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:30:49 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/oklahoma-city-manager-asks-the-register-to-turn-off-the-internet/ ]]>

Jerry Taylor, the now famous city manager of Tuttle, Oklahoma, who last week threatened to call the FBI to stop Linux maker CentOS from helping him configure a web server has presented The Register with a massive request. Taylor wants The Register to help stop the flood of mocking e-mails he’s receiving.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/28/oklahoma-city-manager-asks-the-register-to-help-curb-his-email-flood/feed/ 0 flanker Google Blog Hacked! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/google-blog-hacked/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/google-blog-hacked/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:07:38 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/google-blog-hacked/ ]]>

How did he do it? Some good old password guessing. Let’s just say it had something to do with their lovely rival Microsoft.

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“Things get interesting when you apply Monolith to copyrighted files. For example, munging two copyrighted files will produce a completely new file that, in most cases, contains no information from either file.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/26/monolith/feed/ 0 flanker Get XP Updates No Matter What http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/get-xp-updates-no-matter-what/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/get-xp-updates-no-matter-what/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:30:38 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/get-xp-updates-no-matter-what/ ]]>

If your windows installation has issues, or for some other unmentionable reason is unable to get updates from the Microsoft server, this is what you need to do.

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Change a cookie or read the comments for something to add to the URL to see the new interface.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/try-googles-new-interface/feed/ 0 flanker Why Every City Council Needs At Least One Geek http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/why-every-city-council-needs-at-least-one-geek/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/why-every-city-council-needs-at-least-one-geek/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:17:47 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/why-every-city-council-needs-at-least-one-geek/ ]]>

Great read describing the recent threats toward CentOS hacking an Oklahoma city webserver. And by “hacking” I mean apache wasn’t configured properly.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/why-every-city-council-needs-at-least-one-geek/feed/ 0 flanker Nature Responds to Britannica Criticism http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/nature-responds-to-britannica-criticism/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/nature-responds-to-britannica-criticism/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:58:45 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/nature-responds-to-britannica-criticism/ ]]>

The scientific journal posts a response to the encyclopedia firm’s lengthy tirade, telling them in short that they will not retract their original comparison study findings.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/nature-responds-to-britannica-criticism/feed/ 0 flanker British To Flight Test 5,600 MPH ScramJet http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/british-to-flight-test-5600-mph-scramjet/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/british-to-flight-test-5600-mph-scramjet/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:58:55 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/british-to-flight-test-5600-mph-scramjet/ ]]>

“If everything goes to plan, the experiment will begin at a height of 35km. As the engine continues its downward path the fuel in the scramjet is expected to automatically ignite.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/25/british-to-flight-test-5600-mph-scramjet/feed/ 0 flanker Online Test Calculates Brain Speed http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/online-test-calculates-brain-speed/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/online-test-calculates-brain-speed/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:16:50 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/online-test-calculates-brain-speed/ ]]>

Posit Science has a 10-minute online test that measures your brain’s “response time.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/online-test-calculates-brain-speed/feed/ 0 flanker Walgreens Sued Over “Insulting” Prescriptions http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/walgreens-sued-over-insulting-prescriptions/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/walgreens-sued-over-insulting-prescriptions/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:27:53 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/walgreens-sued-over-insulting-prescriptions/ ]]>

Need medicine to control your anxiety problem? Come to your neighborhood Walgreens. The friendly people there will lift your spirits with kind words like “CrAzY B****” and “psycho” stamped in your prescription’s notes and posted in their national database.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/walgreens-sued-over-insulting-prescriptions/feed/ 0 flanker Amputee Controls New Robotic Arms With Brain http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/amputee-controls-new-robotic-arms-with-brain/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/amputee-controls-new-robotic-arms-with-brain/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:25:17 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/amputee-controls-new-robotic-arms-with-brain/ ]]>

After a horrible electric accident this new technology gave this amputee new hope with the ability to control his robotic arms with his mind. By rewiring live nerves that control his arm movements with the new robotic arms, Jesse Sullivan essentially became the world’s first “$6 million man.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/amputee-controls-new-robotic-arms-with-brain/feed/ 0 flanker Arkansas Teacher Can’t Say “Evolution” In Class http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/arkansas-teacher-cant-say-evolution-in-class/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/arkansas-teacher-cant-say-evolution-in-class/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:24:04 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/arkansas-teacher-cant-say-evolution-in-class/ ]]>

Not only is this Arkansas science teacher prohibited from saying the “e-word” in class, but he can only say that 300 million year old rocks are “very, very old.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/arkansas-teacher-cant-say-evolution-in-class/feed/ 0 flanker Linspire Mini http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/linspire-mini/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/linspire-mini/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:23:32 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/linspire-mini/ ]]>

Linspire has announced a Mac Mini-like computer that will retail for $399 and come preloaded with Linspire.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/linspire-mini/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft Announces Office 2007 Delay http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/microsoft-announces-office-2007-delay/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/microsoft-announces-office-2007-delay/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:38:40 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/microsoft-announces-office-2007-delay/ ]]>

Fresh on the heels of a delay in broad availability of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed late Thursday that it is also pushing the mainstream launch of Office 2007 to next year.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/microsoft-announces-office-2007-delay/feed/ 0 flanker Sell Your Used Books To Barnes & Noble http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/sell-your-used-books-to-barnes-noble/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/sell-your-used-books-to-barnes-noble/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:34:31 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/sell-your-used-books-to-barnes-noble/ ]]>

You can see how much they pay for any book with an ISBN. If interested, you can complete the transaction and they will send you a prepaid postal cover to send the book. After the book is received they will mail you the check.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/sell-your-used-books-to-barnes-noble/feed/ 0 flanker 10,000 Clerics Can’t Be Wrong http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/10000-clerics-cant-be-wrong/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/10000-clerics-cant-be-wrong/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:28:20 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/10000-clerics-cant-be-wrong/ ]]>

Remember how the intelligent design community got the signatures of 500 “scientists” that doubted Darwin’s theory of evolution? Well a coalition of scientists has struck back with a document signed by 10,000 clerics that defend evolution.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/24/10000-clerics-cant-be-wrong/feed/ 0 flanker Brittannica Attacks Nature’s Wikipedia Comparison Study http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/brittanica-attacks-natures-wikipedia-comparison-study/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/brittanica-attacks-natures-wikipedia-comparison-study/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:08:02 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/natures-wikipedia-britannica-comparison-is-bad-science/ ]]>

The Encyclopedia Britannica has published a lengthy response to Nature’s December comparison of Wikipedia and Britannica, and accuses the journal of misrepresenting its own evidence.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/brittanica-attacks-natures-wikipedia-comparison-study/feed/ 0 flanker PacketFountain: Network Sniffing Screensaver http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/packetfountain-network-sniffing-screensaver/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/packetfountain-network-sniffing-screensaver/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:48:49 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/packetfountain-network-sniffing-screensaver/ ]]>

IronGeek releases a screensaver that sniffs your network using VB6 and WinPcap and bounces the captured packets around on your screen.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/packetfountain-network-sniffing-screensaver/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft Confirms “Highly Critical” IE Hole http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/microsoft-confirms-highly-critical-ie-hole/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/microsoft-confirms-highly-critical-ie-hole/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:43:35 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/microsoft-confirms-highly-critical-ie-hole/ ]]>

Microsoft plans to release a pre-patch advisory with workarounds for a “highly critical” vulnerability that could put millions of Internet Explorer users at the mercy of malicious hackers.

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Apple Computer said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store can work on any portable player would result in “state-sponsored piracy.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/apple-french-law-is-piracy/feed/ 0 flanker Video: Gigabyte i-RAM RAMDisk Runs Windows at Blazing Speed! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/video-gigabyte-i-ram-ramdisk-runs-windows-at-blazing-speed/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/video-gigabyte-i-ram-ramdisk-runs-windows-at-blazing-speed/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:58:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/video-gigabyte-i-ram-ramdisk-runs-windows-at-blazing-speed/ ]]>

I’ve never seen Windows move so fast!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/video-gigabyte-i-ram-ramdisk-runs-windows-at-blazing-speed/feed/ 0 flanker PortaPuTTY – Portable Putty for USB http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/portaputty-portable-putty-for-usb/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/portaputty-portable-putty-for-usb/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:22:30 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/portaputty-portable-putty-for-usb/ ]]>

Finally, someone has hacked the venerable PuTTY SSH client to store its settings in the filesystem rather than the registry.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/portaputty-portable-putty-for-usb/feed/ 0 flanker Windows Vista Delayed Until 2007 http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/windows-vista-delayed-until-2007/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/windows-vista-delayed-until-2007/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:26:31 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/windows-vista-delayed-until-2007/ ]]>

Microsoft has once again pushed back the release of its Windows Vista operating system. Business versions are still expected in November 2006, but consumer versions won’t ship until 2007.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/windows-vista-delayed-until-2007/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft Admits Internet Explorer Mistakes http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/microsoft-admits-internet-explorer-mistakes/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/microsoft-admits-internet-explorer-mistakes/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:20:58 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/microsoft-admits-internet-explorer-mistakes/ ]]>

Bill Gates admits that Microsoft made a mistake in waiting to build new innovations into Internet Explorer. Now they’re answering that challenge and are already looking ahead to the next two releases of IE.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/21/microsoft-admits-internet-explorer-mistakes/feed/ 0 flanker Engadget: Busted for Unethical Blogging http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/engadget-busted-for-unethical-blogging/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/engadget-busted-for-unethical-blogging/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:19:13 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/engadget-busted-for-unethical-blogging/ ]]>

Peter Rojas has been continually ripping stories from dapreview.net without giving them credit.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/engadget-busted-for-unethical-blogging/feed/ 0 flanker A Guitar That Tunes Itself http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/a-guitar-that-tunes-itself/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/a-guitar-that-tunes-itself/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:09:10 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/a-guitar-that-tunes-itself/ ]]>

The world’s first practically invisible automated guitar tuner. Video here.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/20/a-guitar-that-tunes-itself/feed/ 0 flanker Macbreak: Leo Laporte Demonstrates WinXP Running on a Mac Mini http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/18/macbreak-leo-laporte-demonstrates-winxp-running-on-a-mac-mini/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/18/macbreak-leo-laporte-demonstrates-winxp-running-on-a-mac-mini/#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:13:14 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/18/macbreak-leo-laporte-demonstrates-winxp-running-on-a-mac-mini/ ]]>

Windows XP on an Intel Core Solo Mac Mini.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/18/macbreak-leo-laporte-demonstrates-winxp-running-on-a-mac-mini/feed/ 0 flanker Wi-Fi Releases Medicine Into Bloodstream http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/wifi-releases-medicine-into-bloodstream/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/wifi-releases-medicine-into-bloodstream/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:11:57 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/17// ]]>

Inside the implants are postage stamp-sized microchips containing 100 tiny reservoirs of medicine released at different intervals and amounts—under the control of a wireless transmitter.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/wifi-releases-medicine-into-bloodstream/feed/ 0 flanker Intel iMac XP Bootloader Now Available http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/intel-imac-xp-bootloader-now-available/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/intel-imac-xp-bootloader-now-available/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:33:20 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/intel-imac-xp-bootloader-now-available/ ]]>

The winner of the big $13,000 prize for getting WindowsXP and MacOS X to co-exist on an Intel Mac has posted his solution. Come and get it!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/intel-imac-xp-bootloader-now-available/feed/ 0 flanker Apple Requests Removal of Images of Burned Macbook Magsafe Connector http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/apple-requests-removal-of-images-of-burned-macbook-magsafe-connector/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/apple-requests-removal-of-images-of-burned-macbook-magsafe-connector/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:26:48 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/apple-requests-removal-of-images-of-burned-macbook-magsafe-connector/ ]]>

After a digg story posted yesterday got a flood of attention, Apple requested that the images of the burned Magsafe connector be removed after offering to replace the user’s Macbook.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/apple-requests-removal-of-images-of-burned-macbook-magsafe-connector/feed/ 0 flanker Live Webcam of Hacked HP Printer Display http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/live-webcam-of-hacked-hp-printer-display/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/live-webcam-of-hacked-hp-printer-display/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:54:23 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/live-webcam-of-hacked-hp-printer-display/ ]]>

Type in any message and see it displayed live via webcam on a HP printer display. The code allowing text to be displayed is linked from the website.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/live-webcam-of-hacked-hp-printer-display/feed/ 0 flanker The Windows On Mac Contest Has Been Won http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/the-windows-on-mac-contest-has-been-won/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/the-windows-on-mac-contest-has-been-won/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:53:07 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/the-windows-on-mac-contest-has-been-won/ ]]>

Contest has been won (total prize: $13,854)—updates to follow shortly. All further donations will go into an account to sustain the open source project that will be launched with the initial solution.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/the-windows-on-mac-contest-has-been-won/feed/ 0 flanker Real-Life Roomba Frogger http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/real-life-roomba-frogger/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/real-life-roomba-frogger/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:36:44 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/real-life-roomba-frogger/ ]]>

Phillip Torrone of MAKE and some friends play real-life Frogger with a Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner and successfully get across 40 lanes of traffic before getting crushed!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/real-life-roomba-frogger/feed/ 0 flanker M4 Project Cracks Second Enigma Code http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/m4-project-cracks-second-enigma-code/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/m4-project-cracks-second-enigma-code/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:48:16 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/m4-project-cracks-second-enigma-code/ ]]>

Online collaborators have successfully cracked the second of three recently discovered German WWII encrypted messages.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/m4-project-cracks-second-enigma-code/feed/ 0 flanker Shuttle’s New Mini-PC http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/shuttles-new-mini-pc/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/shuttles-new-mini-pc/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:47:40 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/shuttles-new-mini-pc/ ]]>

The new Shuttle X100 packs an Intel Core Duo T2400 processor, ATI 3D-graphics accelerator, SATA II hard disk, and slimline optical drive into a package approximately A4-paper sized.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/shuttles-new-mini-pc/feed/ 0 flanker Self-Replicating RFID Virus Created http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/self-replicating-rfid-virus-created/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/self-replicating-rfid-virus-created/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:37:03 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/self-replicating-rfid-virus-created/ ]]>

Computerworld is reporting the first demo of a self-replicating RFID virus.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/15/self-replicating-rfid-virus-created/feed/ 0 flanker Google News Gets Foiled by High School Prankster http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/google-news-gets-foiled-by-high-school-prankster/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/google-news-gets-foiled-by-high-school-prankster/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:52:20 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/google-news-gets-foiled-by-high-school-prankster/ ]]>

15-year-old Tom Vandetta found an article that explained how to fool Google’s news system by writing fake press releases. He then decided to see what would happen if he submitted a fake Google press release claiming he was Google’s youngest employee.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/google-news-gets-foiled-by-high-school-prankster/feed/ 0 flanker Kororaa: The First Xgl Live CD http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/kororaa-the-first-xgl-live-cd/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/kororaa-the-first-xgl-live-cd/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:35:35 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/kororaa-the-first-xgl-live-cd/ ]]>

The Kororaa Xgl Demo Live CD (Version 0.1) has been released!

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So it appears that someone has cracked the Mac. Sources indicate that a solution has been submitted for review to claim the now $12,000 prize. Furthermore, it appears the source is enlisting additional testers. Guess its not impossible after all!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/winxp-on-a-mac/feed/ 0 flanker France to Apple: Open iTunes or Shut Down! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/france-to-apple-open-itunes-or-shut-down/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/france-to-apple-open-itunes-or-shut-down/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:02:49 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/france-to-apple-open-itunes-or-shut-down/ ]]>

France is forcing Apple to open its iTunes music store to enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the iPod.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/france-to-apple-open-itunes-or-shut-down/feed/ 0 flanker The Pirate Bay: Here to Stay? http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/the-pirate-bay-here-to-stay/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/the-pirate-bay-here-to-stay/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:09:07 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/the-pirate-bay-here-to-stay/ ]]>

An article on Wired explains how there’s a national movement behind the site.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/13/the-pirate-bay-here-to-stay/feed/ 0 flanker The Pirate Bay Wins $6,000 Thanks to Game Show Contestant http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/the-pirate-bay-wins-6000-thanks-to-game-show-contestant/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/the-pirate-bay-wins-6000-thanks-to-game-show-contestant/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:44:43 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/the-pirate-bay-wins-6000-thanks-to-game-show-contestant/ ]]>

Thanks to Petter Nilsson, a candidate of the Swedish TV show Toppkandidaterna (Top Candidates), The Pirate Bay just won over $6,000. Nilsson said earlier that he would donate to The Pirate Bay if he won. The torrent site is planning to invest the money in new search and database servers.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/the-pirate-bay-wins-6000-thanks-to-game-show-contestant/feed/ 0 flanker How To Build Your Own Hoverboard http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/how-to-build-your-own-hoverboard/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/how-to-build-your-own-hoverboard/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:29:04 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/how-to-build-your-own-hoverboard/ ]]>

How to make a hoverboard with a leaf-blower engine.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/how-to-build-your-own-hoverboard/feed/ 0 flanker Torn-Up Credit Card Application Experiment http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/torn-up-credit-card-application-experiment/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/torn-up-credit-card-application-experiment/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:54:38 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/torn-up-credit-card-application-experiment/ ]]>

Man tears up credit card application, then tapes little pieces back together and sends it in. The new card arrives with a $5,000 limit. Scary!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/12/torn-up-credit-card-application-experiment/feed/ 0 flanker 25% Off Borders Coupon http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/25-off-borders-coupon/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/25-off-borders-coupon/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 04:17:01 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/25-off-borders-coupon/ ]]>

Use this Borders coupon good for 25% off books & DVDs.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/25-off-borders-coupon/feed/ 0 flanker Video Clip of New ASIMO Running http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/video-clip-of-new-asimo-running/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/video-clip-of-new-asimo-running/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:46:11 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/video-clip-of-new-asimo-running/ ]]>

Honda shows a new version of ASIMO the humanoid robot at Welcome Plaza Aoyama. It runs smoothly and quickly.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/video-clip-of-new-asimo-running/feed/ 0 flanker Embrio: The Answer to the Segway http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/embrio-the-answer-to-the-segway/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/embrio-the-answer-to-the-segway/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:46:23 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/embrio-the-answer-to-the-segway/ ]]>

Like the Segway, Bombardier’s Embrio concept–a prototype that may or may not make production–uses gyroscope technology to balance riders but adds a dash of flair absent in the Segway, which we as car nuts find slightly nerdy.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/embrio-the-answer-to-the-segway/feed/ 0 flanker Wear Contacts While You Sleep, See Better When You’re Awake http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/wear-contacts-while-you-sleep-see-better-when-youre-awake-2/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/wear-contacts-while-you-sleep-see-better-when-youre-awake-2/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:51:29 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/wear-contacts-while-you-sleep-see-better-when-youre-awake-2/ ]]>

OrthoKeratology (Ortho-K) is a non-surgical process which reshapes (flattens) the cornea of the eye using custom made contact lenses during the night to reduce refractive errors (nearsightedness and astigmatism). The patient takes the lenses out in the morning, and they are able to see the rest of the day without any glasses or contact lenses.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/wear-contacts-while-you-sleep-see-better-when-youre-awake-2/feed/ 0 flanker Ex-Employee Faces Suit Over File Deletion http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/ex-employee-faces-suit-over-file-deletion/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/ex-employee-faces-suit-over-file-deletion/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:08:14 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/ex-employee-faces-suit-over-file-deletion/ ]]>

Use of a secure file deletion utility violated federal hacking laws.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/11/ex-employee-faces-suit-over-file-deletion/feed/ 0 flanker eEye Flags More iTunes, QuickTime Flaws http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/eeye-flags-more-itunes-quicktime-flaws/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/eeye-flags-more-itunes-quicktime-flaws/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:31:33 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/eeye-flags-more-itunes-quicktime-flaws/ ]]>

“Researchers at eEye Digital Security have pinpointed two high-risk vulnerabilities in iTunes and QuickTime that could put millions of Windows and Mac users at risk of code execution attacks.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/eeye-flags-more-itunes-quicktime-flaws/feed/ 0 flanker Make Your Monitor Invisible (Well Almost) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/make-your-monitor-invisible-well-almost/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/make-your-monitor-invisible-well-almost/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:50:55 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/make-your-monitor-invisible-well-almost/ ]]>

Create a desktop background to amuse and confuse your friends and co-workers using just a digital camera and a bit of fiddling.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/make-your-monitor-invisible-well-almost/feed/ 0 flanker Introduction to CSS Sprites http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/introduction-to-css-sprites/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/introduction-to-css-sprites/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:54:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/introduction-to-css-sprites/ ]]>

CSS sprites allow you to create a single file that contains all the images laid out in a grid, requiring only a single image and only a single server call. Jason Cranford Teague shows you how to tame your Web site graphics using CSS sprites to consolidate images into a single file.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/introduction-to-css-sprites/feed/ 0 flanker An iPod Nano MAME Cabinet http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/an-ipod-nano-mame-cabinet/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/an-ipod-nano-mame-cabinet/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:46:55 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/an-ipod-nano-mame-cabinet/ ]]>

iPodMame lets you run MAME games on your iPod. This guy build an arcade cabinet for his Nano. Pretty funny.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/an-ipod-nano-mame-cabinet/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft Bombshell: No EFI Support In Vista http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-bombshell-no-efi-support-in-vista/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-bombshell-no-efi-support-in-vista/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:46:12 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-bombshell-no-efi-support-in-vista/ ]]>

Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X. Intel Macs only support booting via EFI.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-bombshell-no-efi-support-in-vista/feed/ 0 flanker 13-Floppy-Disk RAID (with Screenshots and Video) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/13-floppy-disk-raid-with-screenshots-and-video/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/13-floppy-disk-raid-with-screenshots-and-video/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:39:55 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/13-floppy-disk-raid-with-screenshots-and-video/ ]]>

It’s amazing what bored students can do.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/13-floppy-disk-raid-with-screenshots-and-video/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft as the Contracter; Apple as the Architect http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-as-the-contracter-apple-as-the-architect/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-as-the-contracter-apple-as-the-architect/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:42:32 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-as-the-contracter-apple-as-the-architect/ ]]>

A look at the differences between the two giants and how Microsoft is attempting to gives computer users exactly what they want versus Apple who tries to tell users what they want.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/microsoft-as-the-contracter-apple-as-the-architect/feed/ 0 flanker Valley VC Firm Steals Flock’s Site Design http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/valley-vc-firm-steals-flocks-site-design/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/valley-vc-firm-steals-flocks-site-design/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:37:34 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/valley-vc-firm-steals-flocks-site-design/ ]]>

Next Internet is a new Silicon Valley incubator that’s planning to launch 15 dotcom companies in the next 3 years. They’re well-funded and are looking to hire a bunch of new developers . . . but they stole Flock.com’s HTML and CSS.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/09/valley-vc-firm-steals-flocks-site-design/feed/ 0 flanker Record Set for Hottest Temperature on Earth: 3.6 Billion Degrees in Lab http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/record-set-for-hottest-temperature-on-earth-36-billion-degrees-in-lab/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/record-set-for-hottest-temperature-on-earth-36-billion-degrees-in-lab/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:03:06 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/record-set-for-hottest-temperature-on-earth-36-billion-degrees-in-lab/ ]]>

Scientists have produced superheated gas exceeding temperatures of 2 billion degrees Kelvin, or 3.6 billion degrees Fahrenheit.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/record-set-for-hottest-temperature-on-earth-36-billion-degrees-in-lab/feed/ 0 flanker Front Row Enabler Gets a Cease and Desist from Apple http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/front-row-enabler-gets-a-cease-and-desist-from-apple/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/front-row-enabler-gets-a-cease-and-desist-from-apple/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:02:11 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/front-row-enabler-gets-a-cease-and-desist-from-apple/ ]]>

Andrew Escobar, the author of Front Row Enabler – which allowed you to install Front Row on a Mac that would not otherwise support it – has received an e-mail from Apple instructing him to remove all Front Row related software from his site.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/front-row-enabler-gets-a-cease-and-desist-from-apple/feed/ 0 flanker Daily Show and Colbert Report Available on iTunes http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/daily-show-and-colbert-report-available-on-itunes/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/daily-show-and-colbert-report-available-on-itunes/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:34:15 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/daily-show-and-colbert-report-available-on-itunes/ ]]>

Pay $9.99 and get 16 episodes.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/daily-show-and-colbert-report-available-on-itunes/feed/ 0 flanker Simple Ways to Increase Your Cleverness http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/simple-ways-to-increase-your-cleverness/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/simple-ways-to-increase-your-cleverness/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:19:34 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/simple-ways-to-increase-your-cleverness/ ]]>

Experiments by the BBC Programme ‘Get Smarter in a Week’ show that making simple changes to your lifestyle can help with memory, decision-making, and confidence, by improving your brain’s functioning.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/08/simple-ways-to-increase-your-cleverness/feed/ 0 flanker Seagate to Demo Wireless USB Hard Drive http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/seagate-to-demo-wireless-usb-hard-drive/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/seagate-to-demo-wireless-usb-hard-drive/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:17:05 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/seagate-to-demo-wireless-usb-hard-drive/ ]]>

Seagate Technology will demonstrate an external hard drive connected to the PC via Wireless USB ultrawideband, the company said Monday.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/seagate-to-demo-wireless-usb-hard-drive/feed/ 0 flanker 50,000 Year Orbiting Time Capsule http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/50000-year-orbiting-time-capsule/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/50000-year-orbiting-time-capsule/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:07:17 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/50000-year-orbiting-time-capsule/ ]]>

KEO is an orbiting time-capsule designed to orbit the earth for 50,000 years. Among other things, it contains a drop of human blood encased in an artificial diamond and a set of “contemporary ‘Library of Alexandria’” glass-DVDs. You can submit your own message to be included. Launch is in about a year.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/50000-year-orbiting-time-capsule/feed/ 0 flanker OS X Hacking Report Prompts Tougher Challenge http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/os-x-hacking-report-prompts-tougher-challenge/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/os-x-hacking-report-prompts-tougher-challenge/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:39:58 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/os-x-hacking-report-prompts-tougher-challenge/ ]]>

The University of Wisconsin has launched a competition in which hackers are challenged to hack into an OS X system connected to the internet. The challenge is a response to the “woefully inaccurate” report on ZDNet Australia.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/07/os-x-hacking-report-prompts-tougher-challenge/feed/ 0 flanker New Google UI Test: Search By Date http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/new-google-ui-test-search-by-date/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/new-google-ui-test-search-by-date/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:04:56 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/new-google-ui-test-search-by-date/ ]]>

Google is apparently testing a new UI layout including a search by date option. Very useful.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/new-google-ui-test-search-by-date/feed/ 0 flanker Andy Baio Stands Up To Cosby’s Lawyers’ Threats http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/andy-baio-stands-up-to-cosbys-lawyers-threats/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/andy-baio-stands-up-to-cosbys-lawyers-threats/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:03:28 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/andy-baio-stands-up-to-cosbys-lawyers-threats/ ]]>

Andy Baio has hosted the episodes on waxy.org ever since the creators of The House of Cosbys Channel101 free TV-show got a cease-and-desist letter from Bill Cosby’s lawyers. Now he has received a cease-and-desist of his own, but he’s refusing to take them down.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/andy-baio-stands-up-to-cosbys-lawyers-threats/feed/ 0 flanker Videos: Lots of Japanese Tips to Save You Time http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/videos-lots-of-japanese-tips-to-save-you-time/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/videos-lots-of-japanese-tips-to-save-you-time/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:25:32 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/videos-lots-of-japanese-tips-to-save-you-time/ ]]>

Very impressive tips with a scientific basis from a Japanese TV program.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/videos-lots-of-japanese-tips-to-save-you-time/feed/ 0 flanker Yahoo! Redesign http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/yahoo-redesign/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/yahoo-redesign/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:58:26 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/yahoo-redesign/ ]]>

Yahoo! is testing its new look. It’s only available for about 15% of the visitors. Here’s a screenshot of the new layout they’re testing.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/yahoo-redesign/feed/ 0 flanker AOL Releases Open AIM SDK http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/aol-releases-open-aim-sdk/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/aol-releases-open-aim-sdk/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:47:46 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/aol-releases-open-aim-sdk/ ]]>

AOL has just announced the release of an SDK which will allow the creation and use of 3rd party IM clients and plug-ins on their massive Instant Messaging network.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/aol-releases-open-aim-sdk/feed/ 0 flanker Mac OS X Hacked In Less Than 30 Minutes http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/mac-os-x-hacked-in-less-than-30-minutes/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/mac-os-x-hacked-in-less-than-30-minutes/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:40:19 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/mac-os-x-hacked-in-less-than-30-minutes/ ]]>

Gaining root access to a Mac is “easy pickings,” according to an individual who in less than 30 minutes won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/06/mac-os-x-hacked-in-less-than-30-minutes/feed/ 0 flanker Lighten Your Keychain with This Cool Mod http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/05/lighten-your-keychain-with-this-cool-mod/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/05/lighten-your-keychain-with-this-cool-mod/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:29:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/05/lighten-your-keychain-with-this-cool-mod/ ]]>

Got too many discount cards in your wallet? This neat mod will help you out a lot.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/05/lighten-your-keychain-with-this-cool-mod/feed/ 0 flanker StarForce Reports Boing Boing to the FBI http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/starforce-reports-boing-boing-to-the-fbi/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/starforce-reports-boing-boing-to-the-fbi/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:14:41 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/starforce-reports-boing-boing-to-the-fbi/ ]]>

StarForce, the copy protection provider, which is despised by all games fans and allegedly screws up computers, is threatening to call the Feds on Boing Boing over a post they made. Supposedly their blog post broke “approximately 11 international laws.”

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Watch as two Super Mario speed demons battle their way through the NES version of Super Mario Bros. at a LAN event. The crowd goes wild!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/super-mario-brothers-race/feed/ 0 flanker Maxxuss Unleashes 10-User Conferencing in Skype For All x86 CPUs http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/maxxuss-unleashes-10-user-conferencing-in-skype-for-all-x86-cpus/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/maxxuss-unleashes-10-user-conferencing-in-skype-for-all-x86-cpus/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:40:44 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/maxxuss-unleashes-10-user-conferencing-in-skype-for-all-x86-cpus/ ]]>

Maxxuss has built a patch that disables the 5 call limit for AMD users. The code logic behind the limitation is quite simple: If it’s a CPU with “GenuineIntel” branding and has at least two cores, then allow 10 users; else limit to 5 users.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/04/maxxuss-unleashes-10-user-conferencing-in-skype-for-all-x86-cpus/feed/ 0 flanker Video: MacWorld Boston 1997 (Microsoft Pulls Apple Out of Bankruptcy) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/video-macworld-boston-1997-microsoft-pulls-apple-out-of-bankruptcy/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/video-macworld-boston-1997-microsoft-pulls-apple-out-of-bankruptcy/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 05:48:54 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/video-macworld-boston-1997-microsoft-pulls-apple-out-of-bankruptcy/ ]]>

This was when Apple Computer was nearly bankrupt and about to crumble into ruins. Then Apple announced a partnership with Microsoft. You can hear the loud booing sounds coming from crowd throughout the keynote. Bill Gates makes an appearance via satellite. This is probably the toughest pill Steve Jobs has had to swallow in his life.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/video-macworld-boston-1997-microsoft-pulls-apple-out-of-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 flanker Hacker Gets Ubuntu Installed on Intel iMac http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/hacker-gets-ubuntu-installed-on-intel-imac/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/hacker-gets-ubuntu-installed-on-intel-imac/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 05:08:00 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/hacker-gets-ubuntu-installed-on-intel-imac/ ]]>

This guy got Ubuntu running on a new Intel iMac.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/hacker-gets-ubuntu-installed-on-intel-imac/feed/ 0 flanker Never Pay a Cell Phone Termination Fee Again http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/never-pay-a-cell-phone-termination-fee-again/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/never-pay-a-cell-phone-termination-fee-again/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:00:15 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/never-pay-a-cell-phone-termination-fee-again/ ]]>

What is the little-known secret to getting out of your cell phone contract early without paying a termination fee? Make your carrier lose money by keeping you.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/never-pay-a-cell-phone-termination-fee-again/feed/ 0 flanker What Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Actually Said http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/what-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-actually-said/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/what-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-actually-said/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:49:46 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/what-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-actually-said/ ]]>

“Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has posted a statement online in which he denied some of the comments attributed to him in an article I wrote recently.

In that statement, he suggests that I pushed him to make some of those comments, that I had an agenda in interviewing him, and that he feels used.

I find Mr Wozniak’s response shocking as it is a serious attack—not only on my credibility, but also on that of the press in general. . . .

We are posting verbatim transcripts of the relevant sections of the interview, as well as an audio recording of the full interview, so that readers and listeners can decide for themselves.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/03/what-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-actually-said/feed/ 0 flanker Intel Mac Mini Processor Upgradeable http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/intel-mac-mini-processor-upgradeable/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/intel-mac-mini-processor-upgradeable/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:18:15 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/intel-mac-mini-processor-upgradeable/ ]]>

Apparently the Intel Mac mini uses a socket for the CPU. Thus, you could buy a cheaper Mac Mini such as the 1.5GHz Core Solo and possibly upgrade it to something like a 2.0GHz Core Duo.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/intel-mac-mini-processor-upgradeable/feed/ 0 flanker “Lunar Power” Comes to New York City http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/lunar-power-comes-to-new-york-city/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/lunar-power-comes-to-new-york-city/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:16:46 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/lunar-power-comes-to-new-york-city/ ]]>

It’s simple, really. The moon’s gravity moves around large amount of water. That water makes under-water turbines turn, and there you have it. Moon-produced electricity!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/lunar-power-comes-to-new-york-city/feed/ 0 flanker Vulnerability in GMail Allows Attackers to Run Code http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/vulnerability-in-gmail-allows-attackers-to-run-code/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/vulnerability-in-gmail-allows-attackers-to-run-code/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:05:39 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/vulnerability-in-gmail-allows-attackers-to-run-code/ ]]>

If the preview snippet of a message in GMail contains JavaScript or HTML, it will be executed.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/vulnerability-in-gmail-allows-attackers-to-run-code/feed/ 0 flanker FedEx Kinko’s Smart Cards Hacked http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/fedex-kinkos-smart-cards-hacked/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/fedex-kinkos-smart-cards-hacked/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:44:49 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/fedex-kinkos-smart-cards-hacked/ ]]>

An advisory presented by Secure Science Corp. establishes the ability for hackers and phishers to use FedEx Kinko’s smart cards to cash out money with little or no investment.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/fedex-kinkos-smart-cards-hacked/feed/ 0 flanker Get A Free USB Drive From Microsoft http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/get-a-free-usb-drive-from-microsoft/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/get-a-free-usb-drive-from-microsoft/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:39:33 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/get-a-free-usb-drive-from-microsoft/ ]]>

Get a free USB Drive from Microsoft. Click on the image of the USB drive “Valuable Information – Get Yours.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/get-a-free-usb-drive-from-microsoft/feed/ 0 flanker Internet Archive of Apple.com Criticizing Intel Integrated Graphics http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/internet-archive-of-applecom-criticizing-intel-integrated-graphics/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/internet-archive-of-applecom-criticizing-intel-integrated-graphics/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:32:50 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/internet-archive-of-applecom-criticizing-intel-integrated-graphics/ ]]>

This is what Apple used to say about Intel Integrated Graphics before they put it into the new Intel Mac Mini released today. “An ‘integrated Intel graphics’ chip steals power from the CPU and siphons off memory from system-level RAM. You’d have to buy an extra card to get the graphics performance of Mac mini.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/internet-archive-of-applecom-criticizing-intel-integrated-graphics/feed/ 0 flanker New York Times Sues Pentagon Over Domestic Spying http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-over-domestic-spying/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-over-domestic-spying/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:30:32 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-over-domestic-spying/ ]]>

The New York Times sued the U.S. Defense Department on Monday demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-over-domestic-spying/feed/ 0 flanker The Whole Wikipedia in Your Pocket http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-whole-wikipedia-in-your-pocket/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-whole-wikipedia-in-your-pocket/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:22:57 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-whole-wikipedia-in-your-pocket/ ]]>

You can now store the entire Wikipedia on your iPod!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/the-whole-wikipedia-in-your-pocket/feed/ 0 flanker Amazing Google Video – “Quantum Physics Double-Slit Experiment” http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/amazing-google-video-quantum-physics-double-slit-experiment/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/amazing-google-video-quantum-physics-double-slit-experiment/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:19:59 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/amazing-google-video-quantum-physics-double-slit-experiment/ ]]>

This video simplifies the really mysterious behavior of quantum particles.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/amazing-google-video-quantum-physics-double-slit-experiment/feed/ 0 flanker iMac Boots Vista and XP . . . Almost http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/imac-boots-vista-and-xp-almost/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/imac-boots-vista-and-xp-almost/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:02:43 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/imac-boots-vista-and-xp-almost/ ]]>

A user at the OSx86 Project forum has gotten very close to booting Vista on an Intel iMac. Check out this page and forum thread for more info. If you’re an expert in this area, lend a hand!

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With thousands of security-related Google searches, here’s the 10 that consistently return great results.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/google-hacking-ten-simple-security-searches-that-work/feed/ 0 flanker Accidental E-mail Congratulates 7,000 on Admission to UC Berkeley Law School http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/accidental-e-mail-congratulates-7000-on-admission-to-uc-berkeley-law-school/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/accidental-e-mail-congratulates-7000-on-admission-to-uc-berkeley-law-school/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:45:38 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/accidental-e-mail-congratulates-7000-on-admission-to-uc-berkeley-law-school/ ]]>

Edward Tom, director of admissions at the University of California, Berkeley, law school, was training a new office worker last week when it happened . . . .

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/03/01/accidental-e-mail-congratulates-7000-on-admission-to-uc-berkeley-law-school/feed/ 0 flanker MacWorld Bloopers! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/macworld-bloopers/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/macworld-bloopers/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:17:55 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/macworld-bloopers-macs-putting-steve-jobs-into-shame/ ]]>

Check out this video with a bunch of of Mac bloopers! OS X locking up (and Jobs having to switch to a backup Mac), pages not loading, widgets not working, games freezing . . . funnier than a BSOD for sure.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/macworld-bloopers/feed/ 0 flanker Canadian Family Refuses to Return Lost Camera http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/canadian-family-refuses-to-return-lost-camera/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/canadian-family-refuses-to-return-lost-camera/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:10:47 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/canadian-family-refuses-to-return-lost-camera/ ]]>

Judith lost her camera on her very first trip to Hawaii. Once she was able to get in touch with the family that found it, they refused to give it back to her. They wouldn’t even give her the memory cards.

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The Enigma Machine was cracked in Poland before 1939, but some messages intercepted in the North Atlantic in 1942 remain unbroken. The M4 Project, named after the four rotor Enigma M4 used for encryption, is a distributed computing effort to break them. One message has already been decyphered successfully!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/help-break-original-enigma-messages-using-distributed-computing/feed/ 0 flanker The Computer That Works When It’s Idle http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/the-computer-that-works-when-its-idle/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/the-computer-that-works-when-its-idle/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:35:46 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/the-computer-that-works-when-its-idle/ ]]>

Quantum computers get the answer without being turned on.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/the-computer-that-works-when-its-idle/feed/ 0 flanker Scientists Grow A Human Prostate Gland http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/24/scientists-grow-a-human-prostate-gland/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/24/scientists-grow-a-human-prostate-gland/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:50:21 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/24/scientists-grow-a-human-prostate-gland/ ]]>

“Scientists in Clayton, Australia, say they have, for the first time, grown a human prostate gland from embryonic stem cells.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/24/scientists-grow-a-human-prostate-gland/feed/ 0 flanker 55 Screenshots of Latest Vista Release http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/55-screenshots-of-latest-vista-release/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/55-screenshots-of-latest-vista-release/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:13:58 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/55-screenshots-of-latest-vista-release/ ]]>

Microsoft says that today’s release of the Windows Vista February CTP is “feature-complete.” Two new features are the sidebar and welcome center. Take an illustrated walkthrough of Vista build 5308 with these 55 screenshots.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/55-screenshots-of-latest-vista-release/feed/ 0 flanker Severe Security Hole in Apple’s Safari Browser Discovered http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/severe-security-hole-in-apples-safari-browser-discovered/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/severe-security-hole-in-apples-safari-browser-discovered/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:27:53 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/severe-security-hole-in-apples-safari-browser-discovered/ ]]>

A severe security issue has been discovered in the Apple Safari browser that can result in the execution of evil shell scripts without notice of the computer user.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/severe-security-hole-in-apples-safari-browser-discovered/feed/ 0 flanker Washington Post Accidentially Exposes Their Anonymous Botnet Hacker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/washington-post-accidentially-exposes-their-anonymous-botnet-hacker/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/washington-post-accidentially-exposes-their-anonymous-botnet-hacker/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:20:13 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/washington-post-accidentially-exposes-their-anonymous-botnet-hacker/ ]]>

Thanks to photo metadata, he’s a sitting duck.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/washington-post-accidentially-exposes-their-anonymous-botnet-hacker/feed/ 0 flanker First Mac OS X Virus http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/first-mac-os-x-virus/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/first-mac-os-x-virus/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:54:39 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/first-mac-os-x-virus/ ]]>

Just a nasty trojan or a real virus? It is said to spread trough iChat/AIM too.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/20/first-mac-os-x-virus/feed/ 0 flanker How to Connect Your TI-83 Calculator to the Internet http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/how-to-connect-your-ti-83-calculator-to-the-internet/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/how-to-connect-your-ti-83-calculator-to-the-internet/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:05:15 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/how-to-connect-your-ti-83-calculator-to-the-internet/ ]]>

Justin Karneges has released Telnet 83 v0.96 Beta for the TI-83. This program will allow you to connect to the Internet from your TI-83 and it allows you to do IRC, e-mail, or browse the World Wide Web. You need a TI-Graph Link cable, an external 9600 modem, and a cellular phone or wall jack.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/how-to-connect-your-ti-83-calculator-to-the-internet/feed/ 0 flanker Sorting Algorithms Source Code and Performance http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/sorting-algorithms-source-code-and-performance/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/sorting-algorithms-source-code-and-performance/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:03:16 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/sorting-algorithms-source-code-and-performance/ ]]>

This is a great resource for source code for different sorting algorithms. It also graphs performance of each algorithm to help you choose the best one to use. The code is all in C.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/sorting-algorithms-source-code-and-performance/feed/ 0 flanker Toyota Prius Parks Itself (Video) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/toyota-prius-parks-itself-video/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/toyota-prius-parks-itself-video/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:54:36 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/toyota-prius-parks-itself-video/ ]]>

Amazing to see how the new 2006 Toyota Prius parks itself.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/toyota-prius-parks-itself-video/feed/ 0 flanker Famous Unsolved Codes and Ciphers http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/famous-unsolved-codes-and-ciphers/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/famous-unsolved-codes-and-ciphers/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:21:43 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/famous-unsolved-codes-and-ciphers/ ]]>

This is an unofficial list of well-known unsolved codes and ciphers. A couple of the better-known unsolved ancient historical scripts are also thrown in, since they tend to come up during any discussion of unsolved codes.

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Google called the Bush administration’s request for data on Web searches as “so uninformed as to be nonsensical” in papers filed in San Jose federal court Friday, arguing that turning over the information would expose its trade secrets and violate the privacy of its users.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/google-rips-bush-administrations-search-request/feed/ 0 flanker Top Ten Reasons Why Geeks Make Good Fathers http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/top-ten-reasons-why-geeks-make-good-fathers/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/top-ten-reasons-why-geeks-make-good-fathers/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:23:57 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/top-ten-reasons-why-geeks-make-good-fathers/ ]]>

They really are uniquely qualified for this role. My husband says I never blog nicely about him, so honey, here you go!

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/top-ten-reasons-why-geeks-make-good-fathers/feed/ 0 flanker Intel iMac Boots Vista CD (First Stage) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/intel-imac-boots-vista-cd-first-stage/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/intel-imac-boots-vista-cd-first-stage/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:48:09 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/intel-imac-boots-vista-cd-first-stage/ ]]>

“Press any key to boot from cd” has been achieved on an Intel iMac.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/intel-imac-boots-vista-cd-first-stage/feed/ 0 flanker Miller Hunts Down People Who Use Throwaway E-mail Addresses for Their Contests http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/miller-hunts-down-people-who-use-throwaway-e-mail-addresses-for-their-contests/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/miller-hunts-down-people-who-use-throwaway-e-mail-addresses-for-their-contests/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:18:08 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/miller-hunts-down-people-who-use-throwaway-e-mail-addresses-for-their-contests/ ]]>

“I filled out a web form for a contest from Miller using a throwaway junk e-mail address and then, months after I dumped the throwaway account, I got this to my main account! Not sure I like the idea of companies tracking me down like this.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/18/miller-hunts-down-people-who-use-throwaway-e-mail-addresses-for-their-contests/feed/ 0 flanker Donald Rumsfeld Does Not Use E-mail http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/donald-rumsfeld-does-not-use-e-mail/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/donald-rumsfeld-does-not-use-e-mail/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:12:08 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/donald-rumsfled-does-not-use-e-mail/ ]]>

Revealed while Congress was investigating the response to hurricane Katrina: Donald Rumsfeld and Michael Chertoff do not use e-mail.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/donald-rumsfeld-does-not-use-e-mail/feed/ 1 flanker OSX86 Project Closes Forums in Response to DMCA Violation Notice http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/osx86-project-closes-forums-in-response-to-dmca-violation-notice/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/osx86-project-closes-forums-in-response-to-dmca-violation-notice/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:43:54 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/osx86-project-closes-forums-in-response-to-dmca-violation-notice/ ]]>

We’re sorry to report that despite our best efforts, the OSx86 Project has been served with a DMCA violation notice. The forum will be unavailable while we evaluate its contents to remove any violations present. We thank you for your patience in this matter.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/17/osx86-project-closes-forums-in-response-to-dmca-violation-notice/feed/ 0 flanker DHS Threatens to Cite Veteran for Bumper Stickers http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dhs-threatens-to-cite-veteran-for-bumper-stickers/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dhs-threatens-to-cite-veteran-for-bumper-stickers/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:31:41 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dhs-threatens-to-cite-veteran-for-bumper-stickers/ ]]>

After five years on a nuclear submarine during the Cold War, Dwight Scarbrough works for a federal agency in Boise, ID and heads Boise’s branch of Veterans for Peace. He puts his beliefs about the Iraq war on his truck – within the law. On February 7th, DHS agents came to strongarm him into forgetting the 1st Amendment—but he had a tape recorder.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dhs-threatens-to-cite-veteran-for-bumper-stickers/feed/ 0 flanker Man in Vietnam Hasn’t Slept in 33 Years http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/man-in-vietnam-hasnt-slept-in-33-years/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/man-in-vietnam-hasnt-slept-in-33-years/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:39:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/man-in-vietnam-hasnt-slept-in-33-years/ ]]>

64-year-old Thai Ngoc had a fever in 1973, and after that he never went to sleep again, not even for a quick nap. He even had a medical examination, but doctors gave him a clean bill of health.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/man-in-vietnam-hasnt-slept-in-33-years/feed/ 1 flanker Dvorak Predicts Apple Will Switch to Windows http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dvorak-predicts-apple-will-switch-to-windows/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dvorak-predicts-apple-will-switch-to-windows/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:36:33 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dvorak-predicts-apple-will-switch-to-windows/ ]]>

In a surprisingly compelling speculative argument, John C. Dvorak makes the case that Apple will drop OS X and become a hardware vendor shipping with Windows systems.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/16/dvorak-predicts-apple-will-switch-to-windows/feed/ 0 flanker Nintendo to Unveil Opera Based Web Browser for Nintendo DS http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/15/nintendo-to-unveil-opera-based-web-browser-for-nintendo-ds/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/15/nintendo-to-unveil-opera-based-web-browser-for-nintendo-ds/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:19:34 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/15/nintendo-to-unveil-opera-based-web-browser-for-nintendo-ds/ ]]>

According to NintendoDS Advanced, Nintendo is set to unveil a web browser for their DS system powered by Opera.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/15/nintendo-to-unveil-opera-based-web-browser-for-nintendo-ds/feed/ 0 flanker CNN Posts Cheney Accident Report, Driver’s Licence Number + Other Information Possibly Visible? http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/cnn-posts-cheney-accident-report-drivers-licence-number-other-information-possibly-visible/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/cnn-posts-cheney-accident-report-drivers-licence-number-other-information-possibly-visible/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:43:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/cnn-posts-cheney-accident-report-drivers-licence-number-other-information-possibly-visible/ ]]>

In a 1MB PDF file, the SSN is “blacked out” but zoom in and see what you can find . . . Cheney’s address, birth day and other information left in the clear. So what do you think his DL # is?

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/cnn-posts-cheney-accident-report-drivers-licence-number-other-information-possibly-visible/feed/ 0 flanker Apple’s OSx86 10.4.4 Security Broken http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/apples-osx86-1044-security-broken/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/apples-osx86-1044-security-broken/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:16:52 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/apples-osx86-1044-security-broken/ ]]>

Happy Valentine’s Day . . . from Maxxuss. According to the OSx86 Project, the “hacking guru” has broken Apple’s security measures in OS X 10.4.4, which were stronger than all previous releases combined.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/apples-osx86-1044-security-broken/feed/ 0 flanker Yale Professor Finds Flaw in New Olympics Skating Voting System http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/yale-professor-finds-flaw-in-new-olympics-skating-voting-system/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/yale-professor-finds-flaw-in-new-olympics-skating-voting-system/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:18:17 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/yale-professor-finds-flaw-in-new-olympics-skating-voting-system/ ]]>

“The system has introduced the unsettling possibility of dumb luck influencing the medal standings.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/yale-professor-finds-flaw-in-new-olympics-skating-voting-system/feed/ 0 flanker Opera to Offer Weekly Builds–Build 8219 Available Today http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/opera-to-offer-weekly-builds-build-8219-available-today/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/opera-to-offer-weekly-builds-build-8219-available-today/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:11:26 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/opera-to-offer-weekly-builds-build-8219-available-today/ ]]>

With the release of http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/ , Opera will offer weekly builds on Fridays. Build 8219 available today. A changelog is also available.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/opera-to-offer-weekly-builds-build-8219-available-today/feed/ 0 flanker New Scientific American Podcast Launched http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/new-scientific-american-podcast-launched/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/new-scientific-american-podcast-launched/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:21:31 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/new-scientific-american-podcast-launched/ ]]>

First episode covers cloning, stem cell, research, and evolution. (17 minutes in length)

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/new-scientific-american-podcast-launched/feed/ 0 flanker JavaScript Physics Simulation http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/javascript-physics-simulation/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/javascript-physics-simulation/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:12:19 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/javascript-physics-simulation/ ]]>

It’s an interactive physics simulation of balls written entirely in JavaScript. You can throw the balls with your mouse and adjust elasticity, rolling friction, viscosity and gravitational pull between the balls. Try mixing some positively and negatively massed balls and playing with the gravity adjustment.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/13/javascript-physics-simulation/feed/ 0 flanker Amazing Mod of a Flat Panel http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/amazing-mod-of-a-flat-panel/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/amazing-mod-of-a-flat-panel/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 04:33:50 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/amazing-mod-of-a-flat-panel/ ]]>

It’s called TransTFT. 15″ TFT panel transformed to something more aesthetic. If you can’t tolerate the looks of your flat panel, here’s a nice mod to give it a new look.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/amazing-mod-of-a-flat-panel/feed/ 0 flanker Novell Desktop Linux 10 Video Demonstration http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/novell-desktop-linux-10-video-demonstration/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/novell-desktop-linux-10-video-demonstration/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:40:36 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/novell-desktop-linux-10-video-demonstration/ ]]>

Check out these video demonstrations of Novell Desktop Linux 10. Transparent Video, being dragged around the screen, while playing, and the window “wobbles” while you drag it. Also switching virtual desktops looks cool (3-D cube affect). Alt-Tab switching looks cool, and it has “expose” type effects like OS X.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/12/novell-desktop-linux-10-video-demonstration/feed/ 0 flanker Craigslist Accused of Ad Discriminating http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/craigslist-accused-of-ad-discriminating/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/craigslist-accused-of-ad-discriminating/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:56:10 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/craigslist-accused-of-ad-discriminating/ ]]>

CHICAGO – A federal lawsuit accuses the online site Craigslist of violating fair housing laws by publishing discriminatory classified ads.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/craigslist-accused-of-ad-discriminating/feed/ 0 flanker Now You Can Buy Aerogel http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/now-you-can-buy-aerogel/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/now-you-can-buy-aerogel/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:42:26 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/now-you-can-buy-aerogel/ ]]>

A company called United Nuclear is selling sugar cube-size samples of real Aerogel for $30 larger samples for $125.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/now-you-can-buy-aerogel/feed/ 0 flanker AT&T Says Apple Is Infringing on MPEG-4 Patents http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/att-says-apple-is-infringing-on-mpeg-4-patents/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/att-says-apple-is-infringing-on-mpeg-4-patents/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:40:08 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/att-says-apple-is-infringing-on-mpeg-4-patents/ ]]>

AT&T says that Apple and others are infringing on its MPEG video compression patents. PC Magazine reports that “AT&T possesses several patents related to video compression, which the company says are an essential component of the MPEG-4 video technology.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/11/att-says-apple-is-infringing-on-mpeg-4-patents/feed/ 0 flanker Antitrust Case Against Apple Approved http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/10/antitrust-case-against-apple-approved/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/10/antitrust-case-against-apple-approved/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:24:56 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/10/antitrust-case-against-apple-approved/ ]]>

A new ruling has paved the way for an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/10/antitrust-case-against-apple-approved/feed/ 0 flanker GMail Code Hints at Coming Feature http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/gmail-code-hints-at-coming-feature/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/gmail-code-hints-at-coming-feature/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:08:47 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/gmail-code-hints-at-coming-feature/ ]]>

Looking at the GMail’s JavaScript source gives a pretty good hint that Google is developing a service that will let you use GMail as a server rather than just a client, similar to what Yahoo provides. This article walks us through what has been found and how a service like this would work.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/gmail-code-hints-at-coming-feature/feed/ 0 flanker Google Map of Open Webcams http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/google-map-of-open-webcams/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/google-map-of-open-webcams/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:34:33 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/google-map-of-open-webcams/ ]]>

This is a Google map of unprotected/open camera streams obtained from Google searches. The IP addresses for each camera has been mapped to its geolocation.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/google-map-of-open-webcams/feed/ 0 flanker Elmo Asks “Who Wants to Die?” http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/elmo-asks-who-wants-to-die/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/elmo-asks-who-wants-to-die/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:34:06 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/elmo-asks-who-wants-to-die/ ]]>

Reprogrammed Elmo books sold to unsuspecting parents to teach kids to use the potty.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/08/elmo-asks-who-wants-to-die/feed/ 0 flanker A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/a-young-bush-appointee-resigns-his-post-at-nasa/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/a-young-bush-appointee-resigns-his-post-at-nasa/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:23:06 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/a-young-bush-appointee-resigns-his-post-at-nasa/ ]]>

George C. Deutsch, the presidential appointee at NASA who told a Web designer to add the word “theory” at every mention of the Big Bang, resigned yesterday. Common sense has prevailed.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/a-young-bush-appointee-resigns-his-post-at-nasa/feed/ 0 flanker NASA Political Appointee Only Has High School Diploma http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/nasa-political-appointee-only-has-high-school-diploma/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/nasa-political-appointee-only-has-high-school-diploma/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:21:44 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/nasa-political-appointee-only-has-high-school-diploma/ ]]>

George Deutsch, the 24-year-old NASA public affairs officer behind the Big Bang and global warming silencing debacle appears to be a college drop out.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/nasa-political-appointee-only-has-high-school-diploma/feed/ 0 flanker Windows Vista Will Be Released December 1st http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/windows-vista-will-be-released-december-1st/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/windows-vista-will-be-released-december-1st/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:41:36 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/windows-vista-will-be-released-december-1st/ ]]>

Or maybe November 30th. Microsoft EMEA has put up a contest website to guess the Vista launch date. After you submit a date, it loads a “hint” video. A look at the page source shows that until Nov. 30 the video comes from an “early” directory; this switches over to “late” on Dec. 1. You can guess the rest.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/windows-vista-will-be-released-december-1st/feed/ 0 flanker Opera 9.0 TP2 Is Out http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/opera-90-tp2-is-out/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/opera-90-tp2-is-out/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:09:30 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/opera-90-tp2-is-out/ ]]>

Opera 9.0 TP 2 supports bittorrent, widgets, and the ability to block content (similar to firefox ad-block), better CSS support, and much more.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/opera-90-tp2-is-out/feed/ 0 flanker 1GB iPod Nano Released Today! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/1gb-ipod-nano-released-today/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/1gb-ipod-nano-released-today/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:07:24 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/1gb-ipod-nano-released-today/ ]]>

Well, it seems that a 1GB Nano is upon us. This explains why the US Apple store was down at the time of this being written. It seems that the Australian store jumped the gun and uploaded the specifications sheet early.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/1gb-ipod-nano-released-today/feed/ 0 flanker Hydrogen-Powered Honda FCX to Go into Production http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/hydrogen-powered-honda-fcx-to-go-into-production/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/hydrogen-powered-honda-fcx-to-go-into-production/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:03:19 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/hydrogen-powered-honda-fcx-to-go-into-production/ ]]>

Several months ago at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda introduced a wind cheating, earth friendly, fuel cell-powered concept called the FCX. Several weeks ago in Detroit at the NAIAS, Honda quietly announced that they would build a production vehicle based on the FCX concept.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/hydrogen-powered-honda-fcx-to-go-into-production/feed/ 0 flanker Scientists Hail Discovery of Hundreds of New Species in Remote New Guinea http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/scientists-hail-discovery-of-hundreds-of-new-species-in-remote-new-guinea/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/scientists-hail-discovery-of-hundreds-of-new-species-in-remote-new-guinea/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:31:21 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/scientists-hail-discovery-of-hundreds-of-new-species-in-remote-new-guinea/ ]]>

An astonishing mist-shrouded “lost world” of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/scientists-hail-discovery-of-hundreds-of-new-species-in-remote-new-guinea/feed/ 0 flanker Electronic Paper Hi-Res Pictures http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/electronic-paper-hi-res-pictures/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/electronic-paper-hi-res-pictures/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:37:50 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/electronic-paper-hi-res-pictures/ ]]>

E-Ink is the future of paper, it’s all digital and yet looks strikingly similar to real paper – with high contrast appearance and ultra-low power consumption. The pictures depict some of the latest applications utilizing E-Ink.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/electronic-paper-hi-res-pictures/feed/ 0 flanker Craigslist to Charge Fees http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/craigslist-to-charge-fees/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/craigslist-to-charge-fees/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:03:49 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/craigslist-to-charge-fees/ ]]>

Starting March 1, a $10 fee will be imposed for listings in New York with hopes of deterring the brokers who list the same apartment several times in a single day, Craigslist Inc. chief executive Jim Buckmaster said. There are no plans to impose fees for real estate listings in other cities.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/craigslist-to-charge-fees/feed/ 0 flanker Bush Appointee Attacks NASA Scientists http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/bush-appointee-attacks-nasa-scientists/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/bush-appointee-attacks-nasa-scientists/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:03:34 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/bush-appointee-attacks-nasa-scientists/ ]]>

George Deutsch, 24-year-old journalism major turned NASA public affairs officer (who also happens to be a Bush appointee), says that the Big Bang is “not proven fact; it is opinion … It is not NASA’s place [to] make a declaration such as this about the existence of the universe that discounts intelligent design by a creator.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/bush-appointee-attacks-nasa-scientists/feed/ 0 flanker Google Bans BMW from Search Rresults http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/google-bans-bmw-from-search-rresults/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/google-bans-bmw-from-search-rresults/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2006 02:56:05 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/google-bans-bmw-from-search-rresults/ ]]>

Detailed writeup/analysis of how bmw.de (Germany) was using doorway pages to presumably enhance their rankings in Google. The big “G” found out and gave ‘em the “death penalty” – dropping their Page Rank to zero and dropping ‘em from search results. Being “the ultimate driving machine” doesn’t matter to Google if you are naughty.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/04/google-bans-bmw-from-search-rresults/feed/ 0 flanker Model Jet Gets All Top Gun (Video) http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/model-jet-gets-all-top-gun-video/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/model-jet-gets-all-top-gun-video/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:40:51 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/model-jet-gets-all-top-gun-video/ ]]>

Once you watch a scaled-down jet fire its afterburners and push 280 MPH, you can pretty much forget about ever enjoying your dinky little RC model again.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/model-jet-gets-all-top-gun-video/feed/ 0 flanker Search Companies Reveal What They Know About You http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/search-companies-reveal-what-they-know-about-you/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/search-companies-reveal-what-they-know-about-you/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:28:03 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/search-companyies-reveal-what-they-know-about-you/ ]]>

This is what they said through a survey by CNet. Interesting reading.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/search-companies-reveal-what-they-know-about-you/feed/ 0 flanker Opera 9 to Add Widgets and Tab Thumbnail Images http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/02/opera-9-to-add-widgets-and-tab-thumbnail-images/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/02/opera-9-to-add-widgets-and-tab-thumbnail-images/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:28:42 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/02/opera-9-to-add-widgets-and-tab-thumbnail-images/ ]]>

It is not official yet, but pretty close anyway: Opera 9 will add in-browser widgets and tab thumbnail images.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/02/02/opera-9-to-add-widgets-and-tab-thumbnail-images/feed/ 0 flanker AT&T Sued over NSA Eavesdropping http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/att-sued-over-nsa-eavesdropping/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/att-sued-over-nsa-eavesdropping/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:41:12 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/att-sued-over-nsa-eavesdropping/ ]]>

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive program to wiretap and data-mine Americans’ communications.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/att-sued-over-nsa-eavesdropping/feed/ 0 flanker WordPress 2.01 Released http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/wordpress-201-released/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/wordpress-201-released/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:37:56 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/wordpress-201-released/ ]]>

The long-awaited 2.01 release of WordPress fixes uploading, RPC, caching, and permalink bugs, as well as improving support for old version of php and MySQL in strict mode.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/wordpress-201-released/feed/ 19 flanker Bill Gates Too Rich for Tax Computer to Handle http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/bill-gates-too-rich-for-tax-computer-to-handle/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/bill-gates-too-rich-for-tax-computer-to-handle/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:32:26 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/bill-gates-too-rich-for-tax-computer-to-handle/ ]]>

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, said the tax office in the US has to store his financial data on a special computer because his fortune is so vast.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/bill-gates-too-rich-for-tax-computer-to-handle/feed/ 0 flanker Viewing Hidden Comments on MySpace http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/viewing-hidden-comments-on-myspace/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/viewing-hidden-comments-on-myspace/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:05:22 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/viewing-hidden-comments-on-myspace/ ]]>

Some people hide their comments and friends lists on MySpace, but with this tutorial you can see them anyway.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/31/viewing-hidden-comments-on-myspace/feed/ 0 flanker Wikipedia Blocks United States Congress IP Addresses http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/wikipedia-blocks-united-states-congress-ip-addresses/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/wikipedia-blocks-united-states-congress-ip-addresses/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:27:47 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/wikipedia-blocks-united-states-congress-ip-addresses/ ]]>

Wikipedia has recently blocked a range of IP addresses belonging to the United States Congress due to staffers who have been engaging in revert wars regarding content associated with frequent politicians. This RFC was started to centralize the discussion on the violation of Wikipedia policy and alleged libelous behavior.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/wikipedia-blocks-united-states-congress-ip-addresses/feed/ 1 flanker More Than 1000 Wikipedia Alterations by US Representative Staffers http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/more-than-1000-wikipedia-alterations-by-us-representative-staffers/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/more-than-1000-wikipedia-alterations-by-us-representative-staffers/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:26:32 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/more-than-1000-wikipedia-alterations-by-us-representative-staffers/ ]]>

The staff of U.S. Rep Marty Meehan wiped out references to his broken term-limits pledge as well as information about his huge campaign war chest. It also deleted a reference to the size of Meehan’s campaign account, the largest of any House member at $4.8 million.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/more-than-1000-wikipedia-alterations-by-us-representative-staffers/feed/ 0 flanker OSx86 10.4.4 Leaks http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/osx86-1044-leaks/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/osx86-1044-leaks/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:55:02 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/osx86-1044-leaks/ ]]>

OS X for Intel 10.4.4 has leaked. In other news, somewhere in Europe a man with the name Maxxuss was seen dashing through the snow covered streets towards his computer shouting something like “Viva la x86! I must get to my hackintosh!”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/osx86-1044-leaks/feed/ 5 flanker Burning Visible Images onto CD-Rs with Data http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/burning-visible-images-onto-cd-rs-with-data/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/burning-visible-images-onto-cd-rs-with-data/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:26:25 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/burning-visible-images-onto-cd-rs-with-data/ ]]>

Nice little tutorial on how to covert pictures to data files and burn that image onto CD-Rs. Via MAKE.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/burning-visible-images-onto-cd-rs-with-data/feed/ 0 flanker TorPark: Anonymous Browsing on a USB Drive http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/torpark-anonymous-browsing-on-a-usb-drive/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/torpark-anonymous-browsing-on-a-usb-drive/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:25:16 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/torpark-anonymous-browsing-on-a-usb-drive/ ]]>

If you’re serious about online privacy, you probably already anonymize your browsing sessions at home, but what about when you sit down at an Internet cafe or public terminal where your decidedly non-anonymous use could be tracked back to you? The solution, of course, is to take your privacy with you, and that’s what TorPark is for.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/torpark-anonymous-browsing-on-a-usb-drive/feed/ 0 flanker Transparent OLED’s! http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/transparent-oleds-2/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/transparent-oleds-2/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:24:26 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/transparent-oleds-2/ ]]>

Looks like we are getting closer to the “Minority Report” future.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/transparent-oleds-2/feed/ 0 flanker Google Announces Pop-ups, Floaters, and Interstitial Ads http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-announces-pop-ups-floaters-and-interstitial-ads/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-announces-pop-ups-floaters-and-interstitial-ads/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:24:15 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-announces-pop-ups-floaters-and-interstitial-ads/ ]]>

Google AdSense is moving beyond the traditional text and graphical advertising to rich media, including interstitials, expanding ads and floating ads. AdSense began contacting publishers last week to be involved in the rich media limited beta test.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-announces-pop-ups-floaters-and-interstitial-ads/feed/ 0 flanker Google Explains China Decision http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-explains-china-decision/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-explains-china-decision/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:23:51 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-explains-china-decision/ ]]>

Google finally explains and officially comments on its controversial decision to filter search results in China. Good read.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-explains-china-decision/feed/ 0 flanker Google Pulls “We Don’t Censor Search Results” Statement Off the Site http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-pulls-we-dont-censor-search-results-statement-off-the-site/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-pulls-we-dont-censor-search-results-statement-off-the-site/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:23:37 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-pulls-we-dont-censor-search-results-statement-off-the-site/ ]]>

There used to be a “Google does not censor any search results” statement on the Google Web site in the FAQ section. It was pulled recently, The Register has learned.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/google-pulls-we-dont-censor-search-results-statement-off-the-site/feed/ 0 flanker Bill Gives Big http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/bill-gives-big/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/bill-gives-big/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:23:02 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/bill-gives-big/ ]]>

Bill Gates gives a fortune to stop tuberculosis. How much cash has the man got?

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/bill-gives-big/feed/ 0 flanker Run a Web Server from Your Phone http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/run-a-web-server-from-your-phone/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/run-a-web-server-from-your-phone/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:21:08 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/run-a-web-server-from-your-phone/ ]]>

Nokia is testing the possibilities of running web server technology on mobile phones. This could change the way we think about the web.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/run-a-web-server-from-your-phone/feed/ 0 flanker (Video) 8088 Corruption: Awesome Hack http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/video-8088-corruption-awesome-hack/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/video-8088-corruption-awesome-hack/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:18:16 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/video-8088-corruption-awesome-hack/ ]]>

Color video running at 30 frames per second, with audio, on an original 4.77MHz 8088 IBM PC Model 5150 with 640K RAM, CGA video, 10MB drive, and Sound Blaster Pro. No tricks, this is for real! This kind of speed is only achievable using text mode (!) and 8088 assembler. Programmer: Jim Leonard

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/video-8088-corruption-awesome-hack/feed/ 0 flanker How to Foil Search Engine Snoops http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/how-to-foil-search-engine-snoops/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/how-to-foil-search-engine-snoops/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:07:00 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/how-to-foil-search-engine-snoops/ ]]>

For those worried about what companies or federal investigators might do with search-engine records in the future, here’s a primer on how search logs work, and how to avoid being writ large within them.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/how-to-foil-search-engine-snoops/feed/ 0 flanker Funny People Are Attractive, Scientists Find http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/funny-people-are-attractive-scientists-find/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/funny-people-are-attractive-scientists-find/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:06:43 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/funny-people-are-attractive-scientists-find/ ]]>

According to Nature, “Studies suggest humour signals big brain and good partner-potential.”

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/30/hacks-hacks-and-more-hacks/feed/ 0 flanker Ticketmaster Steals Image from Flickr http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/ticketmaster-steals-image-from-flickr/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/ticketmaster-steals-image-from-flickr/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:59:45 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/ticketmaster-steals-image-from-flickr/ ]]>

Apparently, Ticketmaster stole an image from someone on Flickr and used it on their own site.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/ticketmaster-steals-image-from-flickr/feed/ 0 flanker The Best Time to Buy Everything http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:59:10 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/ ]]>

CNN Money reports on the best time to buy air tickets, televisions, houses, cars, video games, and toys.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/the-best-time-to-buy-everything/feed/ 0 flanker PC-BSD 1.0RC2 Released http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/pc-bsd-10rc2-released/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/pc-bsd-10rc2-released/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:57:10 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/pc-bsd-10rc2-released/ ]]>

The latest cut of PC-BSD, version 1.0RC2 is now available! This update adds KDE 3.5 support, as well as some additional features/bugfixes.

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]]> http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/pc-bsd-10rc2-released/feed/ 0 flanker Microsoft Disputes WMF Claim by Steve Gibson http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/microsoft-disputes-wmf-claim-by-steve-gibson/ http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/microsoft-disputes-wmf-claim-by-steve-gibson/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:56:57 +0000 flanker http://flanker.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/microsoft-disputes-wmf-claim-by-steve-gibson/ ]]>

The company says the function in question exists due to legacy code, not some nefarious intent.

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