The truth is out there
9 Oct 2010
mngdih writes with this excerpt from Wired: “A California student got a visit from the FBI this week after he found a secret GPS tracking device on his car, and a friend posted photos of it online. The post prompted wide speculation about whether the device was real, whether the young Arab-American was being targeted in a terrorism investigation and what the authorities would do. It took just 48 hours to find out: The device was real, the student Read the rest of this entry »
8 Oct 2010
An anonymous reader writes “Remember Righthaven? The copyright troll owned by the owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal? You may remember, then, that Righthaven had sued Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle for posting LVRJ stories on her site. At the same time, LVRJ has been having its execs talk about how copyright infringement is no different than garden variety theft. So … doesn’t it seem a bit odd that the LVRJ is endorsing the very same candidate Read the rest of this entry »
8 Oct 2010
St Helens hand new deals to full-back Paul Wellens, winger Francis Meli and forward Chris Flannery.
6 Oct 2010
Manchester City plan triple Premier League swoop, plus other rumours
6 Oct 2010
alphadogg writes “The U.S. government can save more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years by consolidating its IT infrastructure, reducing its energy use and moving to more Web-based citizen services, a group of tech CEOs said in a report released Wednesday. The Technology CEO Council’s report, delivered to President Barack Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, also recommends that the U.S. government streamline its supply Read the rest of this entry »
6 Oct 2010
Julie188 writes “The sales pitch was that IPv6, with its zillions of new IP addresses, would eliminate the need for network address translation altogether. But Jeff Doyle, one of the guys who litterally wrote the book on IPv6, suggests that not only will NAT be needed, but it will be needed to save IPv4 at the tipping point of IPv6 adoption. ‘I’ve written previously that as we make the slow — and long overdue — transition from IPv4 to Read the rest of this entry »
4 Oct 2010
gotfork writes “Several years ago I injured my wrists while typing at a poorly set up desk. I am now greatly recovered, and can work at a desktop computer for several hours each day as long as I wear wrist braces. I have avoided using laptops in the past because both TrackPoint-style pointing sticks and touchpads create a lot of strain on my wrists, but I’m ready to give it another shot. Is my best option a stylus-based convertible tablet/laptop (such Read the rest of this entry »
4 Oct 2010
Kevin Pietersen says he will have to “work harder than ever before” to recapture his form ahead of the Ashes, which starts next month.
4 Oct 2010
Max Sayre writes “Have you ever tried to download an operating system update only to have it fail and have to start all over? What about patches for your favorite games? World of Warcraft already uses Bittorrent technology as a way to distribute large amounts of content at a lower cost to the company and faster speeds to all of their clients. So why haven’t they replaced the standard downloading options built into any major OS? Companies like Opera Read the rest of this entry »
3 Oct 2010
Lazio keen to take Manchester United striker Federico Macheda on loan, plus other rumours