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This video promoting the internet from 1984 is pretty insane to look at now. "In the future, you'll be forced to compete with companies you've never heard of before". This video promoting the internet from 1984 is pretty insane to look at now. "In... more
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Google wins and Current.com doesn't even feature, so it's not the most radical of lists but it is worth a read and comes up with some handy suggestions in amongst some of the more irrelevant links aimed at The Telegraph's older audience.
Anything missing from the list that should be on there? Leave a comment below with your recommendations.Google wins and Current.com doesn't even feature, so it's not the most... more
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A particularly sexy screen saver that links you to a variety of cameras throughout the world. In real time. Now I have a reason to leave my computer alone. A particularly sexy screen saver that links you to a variety of cameras throughout the... more
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Scientists have developed a new system that may come into effect in time for the next generation of internet users to utilize. Called the Grid system it is supposedly capable of speeds up to 10,000 times faster than traditional broadband and could theoretically transmit the entire Rolling Stone's back catalogue in less than two seconds.
This of course begs the question, if the Internet is a series of tubes, what is the grid? I'm betting Ted Stevens will think it's a series of caves.Scientists have developed a new system that may come into effect in time for the next... more
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Do not want dem cheeseburger kittehs.
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New research has revealed that many plants actually ‘chat’ quite a bit over their own networks.
Researchers found that one purpose for plants having their own “chat systems” is to warn each other, leading scientists to conclude that plants are not quite as boring as once supposed. In fact, many plants form internal communications networks and are able to exchange information efficiently. Herbal plants such as strawberry, clover, reed and ground elder naturally form networks.
Individual plants remain connected with each other for a certain period of time by means of runners. These connections enable the plants to share information via internal channels in a manner very similar to computer networks.New research has revealed that many plants actually ‘chat’ quite a bit... more
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...a day in the life of a modern worker bee.
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check the wikapedia and research dubstep! its gonna take over soon!!
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A security breach on Facebook allowed a Vancouver computer technician to find photos of a partying Paris Hilton and ones of her younger brother in private online albums intended to be accessible only to their friends.
Byron Ng, who last July cracked the security behind the then-unreleased novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, discovered the security hole when he was checking out an earlier breach that had been fixed by Facebook.
"It's just lazy programming I guess," Ng said of the glitch which allowed surfers to find people based on tags put on photographs.
While Facebook users can control access to their social networking sites, the practice of "tagging," or putting names to photos allowed Ng to access them. After Facebook closed the breach this week, the photos were only accessible if you had the URL.
Based on Ng's findings, The Vancouver Sun was able to access an album of clearly unedited and sometimes red-eyed, poorly lit snapshots tagged as Whitney Hilton - Paris's full name is Paris Whitney Hilton - from an album entitled Emmy Night. From there, it was possible to view the "friends" of Whitney HiltonA security breach on Facebook allowed a Vancouver computer technician to find photos... more
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These days, it seems everyone from the UPS man to your mother-in-law is a blogger. The blog search engine technorati.com shows nearly 113 million blogs on the Internet, and it estimates that more than 120,000 blogs are created each day.
So why shouldn't pets have voices? At least that's the sentiment of lots of pet owners who have set up blogs for their dogs, cats, goldfish and hamsters to channel their household companions online.
On Max the Golden Retriever's blog, there are trips to the dog park, musings on his owners' socks, confessions about crushes on poodles and, of course, his passion for tennis balls.
Some pets are part of their owner's social network. Some 34,000 users daily visit Dogbook on Facebook, which allows owners to create "profiles" for their pets. Kitties may be a little neglected with 13,390 daily visits to Catbook.
There are countless reasons people blog on behalf of their pets. Pets are part of the family, yet we can't communicate with them about many things, so pet owners may blog about their pets as a way to better understand how their pets think and feel.These days, it seems everyone from the UPS man to your mother-in-law is a blogger. The... more
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Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl
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PEOPLE who send excessive texts and emails may have a mental illness, according to an article in a leading psychiatric journal.
As more people leave the office computer, only to log on as soon as they get home, the American Journal of Psychiatry has found addiction to text messaging and emailing could be another form of mental illness...
PEOPLE who send excessive texts and emails may have a mental illness, according to an... more
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The portentously named World Public Opinion: Global Public Opinion on International Affairs concluded the following:
In sharp contrast to views recently expressed by Vice President Cheney, a new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe government leaders should pay attention to public opinion polls and that the public should generally have more influence over government leaders than it does.
Eighty-one percent say when making "an important decision" government leaders "should pay attention to public opinion polls because this will help them get a sense of the public's views." Only 18 percent said "they should not pay attention to public opinion polls because this will distract them from deciding what they think is right."
Eighty-three percent of respondents say that the will of the people should have more influence that it does.
...in other news, congress recently voted to give themselves more money.The portentously named World Public Opinion: Global Public Opinion on International... more
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"What the Internet hucksters won't tell you is tht the Internet is one big ocean of unedited data, without any pretense of completeness. Lacking editors, reviewers or critics, the Internet has become a wasteland of unfiltered data. You don't know what to ignore and what's worth reading.
Logged onto the World Wide Web, I hunt for the date of the Battle of Trafalgar. Hundreds of files show up, and it takes 15 minutes to unravel them--one's a biography written by an eighth grader, the second is a computer game that doesn't work and the third is an image of a London monument. None answers my question, and my search is periodically interrupted by messages like, 'Too many connectios, try again later'
Then there's cyberbusiness. We're promised instant catalog shopping--just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month? Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet--which there isn't--the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.
A poor substitute it is, this virtual reality where frustration is legion and where--in the holy names of Education and Progress--important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.""What the Internet hucksters won't tell you is tht the Internet is one big... more
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all 11,000+ pages. Enjoy!!
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A recent study found implanted heart defibrillators could be hacked.
The University of Washington experiment found that computer hackers might intercept transmissions to and from the heart monitor.
The researchers said they had also been able to glean personal patient data by eavesdropping on signals from the tiny wireless radio that Medtronic, the device’s maker, had embedded in the implant as a way to let doctors monitor and adjust it without surgery.
Radios have been used in implants for decades to enable doctors to test them during office visits. But device makers have begun designing them to connect to the INTERNET =D which allows doctors to monitor patients from remote locations.A recent study found implanted heart defibrillators could be hacked.
The University... more
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Many people believe the name “Clinton” is synonymous with “Corruption.” A google search of “Clintons” and “scandal” yields 10,200,000 hits. A search of “Obamas” and “scandal” yields 1,570,000 hits.
Desperate, after Senator Obama had won 11 states in a row and built his insurmountable delegates count, Senator Clinton decided to focus on sliming Obama. Now nothing is out of bounds.
Senator Clinton says she’s experienced having learned from her husband’s administration.
Many people believe the name “Clinton” is synonymous with... more
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scientolgst LOL cats responz ..an sum otherr stuff
girls, dancin cats, party etc.
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YouTube is investigating a sudden surge in traffic that boosted a clip of a Brazilian pop band to the top of its most viewed video chart.
The clip called Music is My Hot Hot Sex is by the Brazilian electro band Cansei De Ser Sexy and it has been viewed by nearly 90 million people.
However, in just three weeks, it got 40 million views pushing it from tenth place to YouTube's top position and the surge has left YouTube fans wondering if the 'books have been cooked'.
Update:
The video's Italian creator, who uses the pseudonym Clarus Bartel, had described the video as "ugly" and "made on a whim"
In an unexpected twist, the Italian factory worker, blogger, and amateur photographer who uploaded the video last year, has deleted the clip which was listed as having been viewed a world record 114.3 million times. Evolution Of Dance ranked second with 78.6 million views.
story continued:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/general/youtube-mystery-over-hot-hot-sex-video/2008/03/17/1205602260200.html
YouTube is investigating a sudden surge in traffic that boosted a clip of a Brazilian... more
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