How to: Jailbreak your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad & iPad Mini running iOS 6 through iOS 6.1

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Securing your website: A tough job, but someone’s got to do it

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/securing-your-website-a-tough-job-but-someones-got-to-do-it/     / Website breaches devastating business prevent online security virus Trojan worm basics malware secret safe Web safety members notorious crime gang cased online storefronts 7-Eleven Hannaford Brothers retailers payment card fraud ring gather data mother lode Russian hackers hack hacking hacked federal investigators Hacker 1 Hacker 2 Netherlands California flaw website of Heartland Payment Systems payment card processor handled 100 million transactions month 250,000 merchants exploit exploiting SQL injection vulnerability processor's network breach that cost Heartland $12.6 million convicted Albert Gonzalez damage vulnerabilities riddle computer serves up a webpage Web application security experts long cautioned such bugs can cost businesses dearly cross-site scripting flaws, and a series of other vulnerabilities attack infect watering hole attacks professional security team audit your website vulnerabilities injection sensitive data denial of access attackse underlying Web server vulnerabilities API application program programme interface interpreter parameterized interface cross-site cross site scripting XSS Web apps user supplied user-supplied data to a browser validating JavaScript fragments steal browser cookies authenticate e-mail account restricted service broken authentication and session management insecure direct object references Web apps URL cross site ross-site request forgery CSRF fake websites generate forged HTTP requests pitfalls precautions security misconfiguration bugs give attackers unauthorized access powerful system functionality sensitive data custom code insecure cryptographic storage Kim Dotcom's Mega cloud storage service encrypt credit card data sensitive information implementations algorithm employed password storage Bcrypt, PBKDF2, SHA512crypt SHA1 SHA3 MD5 key defense securely discarding credit card data and sensitive information mission critical failure to restrict URL access errors application doesn't protect page requests properly allow unauthorized users to access restricted pages by manipulating the URL insufficient transport layer protection secure sockets layer sister protocol transport layer security encryption authenticate websites Microsoft's Hotmail service allowed users to SSL protect their entire Web mail sessions man-in-the-middle man in the middle attacks login screen end-to-end SSL or TLS protection browser cookies authentication sensitive purposes secure flag certificates unvalidated redirects and forwards hardened criminals script kiddies HBGary Federal Anonymous hacking collective /

10 reasons why dolphins are amazing (video)

Credit: backofthenapkin/ TreeHugger

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Rubik's Cube solvers made with Lego Mindstorms (video)

Slow, but works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAn5A0HbhU

Much faster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRcWB3jwMo

Best Android app store alternatives (if you're tired of Google Play)

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Technology focus: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos disrupts again, devises Apple challenge

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/382218/20120910/amazon-bezos-kindle-fire-apple-ipad-iphone.htm#.URB5F_1hiK0     / technology sector founding CEO of Amazon.com Inc. Nasdaq: AMZN e-retailer electrical engineering degree Princeton humbled entire bookselling industry national sellers of electronics Best Buy Inc. Circuit City Macy's Inc. selling clothes home furnishings Kindle Fire HD operations of his Seattle-based Seattle based enterprise constructed global network server farms offers cloud services medium-sized medium sized enterprises revenue Amazon Web Services overall revenue putting Borders Books out of business, e-book Kindle Fire Barnes & Noble Nook next-generation next generation product partly financed by Microsoft disruptive innovation fulfillment centre union non-union labor labour /

Satechi X-Pointer adds a laser beam to your iPhone

Credit: Satechi/ The Gadgeteer

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Researchers develop coating that "twitches" to shake fouling material off ship hulls

http://www.gizmag.com/twitch-antifouling-coating/26063/     /  dynamic change of surface area topology of elastomers is used as a general, environmentally friendly approach for effectively detaching micro- and macro-fouling organisms adhered on the elastomer surfaces. Deformation of elastomer surfaces under electrical or pneumatic actuation can debond various biofilms and barnacles. The bio-inspired dynamic surfaces can be fabricated over large areas through simple and practical processes. This new mechanism is complementary with existing materials and methods for biofouling control /

Flavonoids are protective against Parkinson’s disease

Berries, tea, apples & red wine are all rich in a naturally occurring compound called flavonoids.

Previous research has shown that regular consumption of flavonoids is linked to reduced blood pressure & inflammation, as well as a lower risk of a variety of diseases, including heart disease, some cancers & dementia.

Now, a new study finds that men who eat a diet high in these healthy compounds have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/05/flavonoid-foods-protect-parkinsons-disease_n_1405028.html

Push button house unfolds into 5 rooms in about 60 seconds (video)

Credit: Adam Kalkin/ Technabob

http://technabob.com/blog/2012/11/28/push-button-house/

Video (Flash required):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQGd2AlSPh8&feature=youtu.be&t=10m40s     / shipping container  artist architect Adam Kalkin  Push Button House Transformer 8-foot-wide 20-foot-long house 5 rooms kitchen dining room bedroom living room library hydraulics fold contents design build process engineering /