Category: Tech
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HIV vs Cancer
US scientists hope to be able to use a harmless form of the Aids virus to seek and destroy cancer cells.
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Another Internet Suicide Mob
This time in Orgeon: (previous suicide group) A man from the US state of Oregon has been arrested on suspicion of trying to arrange a mass suicide on Valentine Day by using an internet chat room. They planned to use webcams and Internet to coordinate the suicides on February 14.
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Tsunami-making Earthquake Shortened Earth's Day
NASA scientists studying the Indonesian earthquake of Dec. 26, 2004, have calculated that it slightly changed our planet’s shape, shaved almost 3 microseconds from the length of the day, and shifted the North Pole by centimeters. According to their latest calculations, the earthquake shifted Earth’s “mean North Pole” by about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in […]
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Multi Calendar
From my dad’s blog! Today’s Date Gregorian: Wednesday, 8 December 2004 Mayan: Long count = 12.19.11.15.5; tzolkin = 7 Chicchan; haab = 8 Mac French: 18 Frimaire an 213 de la Révolution Islamic: 25 Shawwal 1425 Hebrew: 25 Kislev 5765 Julian: 25 November 2004 ISO: Day 3 of week 50 of 2004 Persian: 18 Azar […]
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Apple iPod Mini
Ron couldn’t handle not waiting to give me my Christmas present: Full review later on.
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Lock Your Domains
Over on my professional blog: Domain Hijacking Just Got a Lot Easier
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Best Buy: Woe is Them
ArsTechnica details Best Buy’s efforts to turn-off customers that actually do their research: The devils are its worst customers. They buy products, apply for rebates, return the purchases, then buy them back at returned-merchandise discounts. They load up on “loss leaders,” severely discounted merchandise designed to boost store traffic, then flip the goods at a […]
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Friday Roundup
We will work closely with the government. It’s their government, it’s their country. We’re there at their invitation. I think you meant to say that we’re there at our invasion. I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style. Electronic voting machine in Columbus gives […]
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Quadriplegic Man Sends Email with Mind
The BrainGate allowed the patient to control a computer or television using his mind, even when doing other things at the same time. Researchers report for example that he could control his television while talking and moving his head.
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Infomaniac Reminder
I just published part one of my course on how to be a raging infomaniac. I figured I might as well invite the raging readers of my personal blog into one of my professional endeavors. You can sign up and get started at: http://easybakeweblogs.com/infomaniac/