Thursday, 15 March 2012

Chinese Trojans Gh0stRAT used to attack pro-Tibet organisations

Golden Silk Orbweaver spider silk may find its way inside future electronics

How PSN Is toughening security

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/03/how-psn-is-toughening-security/

Anonymous-OS 0.1 : Anonymous released their own operating system

What the new iPad's Retina display means for Web developers

Brain drain: where Cobol systems go from here


/ legacy /

Dessert cigarettes?

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A NOSH-aspirin a day may just help keep cancer away

What does "retina display" actually mean?

U Grok It helps you find missing stuff using your phone & RFID

Something the author of the item linked below doesn't seem to understand is the term "grok".  It is a word coined by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein for the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land".  It means know or understand at a very deep level.  For a time it became part of technofile English.

Notice the word "technofile".  Today we might use the word "geek", but at the time "grok" was in use, "geek" still meant a 1930s US circus freak (usually mentally retarded, mentally ill or alcoholic) whose "act" commonly included eating a live chicken.


France's bold drink driving legislation • every car to carry a breathalyzer

Star Wars identities posters: Your eyes can deceive you; don’t trust them

5 rules for working from home

On infinite mind power, immortality & robot overlords

3D prints

3D printed examples, including guitar bodies, a geared ring ("perfect for fiddling with in boring meetings", & who doesn't need one of those) & a robot.

Downloadable files for your 3D printer.