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Residents revolt against wheelie-bin spies
A huge revolt against wheelie-bin spy bugs is sweeping Britain, with thousands of defiant households removing the electronic devices and either dumping them or posting them back to their local town hall.The 250,000 families with a spy in the bins
The first official trials of pay-as-you-throw rubbish technology have started, paving the way for wheelie bin taxes.US terrorist surveillance program exposed
The following partial list of IP blocks are routinely used by US government intelligence agencies notably the National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Air Force --supported by private contractors-- to gain access, monitor, and in some cases, destroy IT networks....Why P2P Networks Cannot Compete with Legit Media Files and MP3s
Full-featured article, including where to get free legit music: http://www.indierockcafe.com/2007/02/p2p-networks-still-cant-beat-legit.html
created by indierockcafe | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Euro Carmakers Build Microhybrids
To fall in line with more-stringent EU emissions standards, automakers are working on tech fixes to existing engines as well as hybrid technology. One such tweak, as detailed below, applies the idling feature of hybrids to standard engines. The reasoning is sound and the...Achieve nuclear fusion. At home.
Have you ever wanted to achieve nuclear fusion with equipment you built at home? I know I haven't. But Thiago Olson has and so he did. He researched eBay, and went to the hardware store and picked up equipment:...
Howto install Flash, Java, Real Player 32 bit plugins under 64 bit Firefox
This tutorial covers the installation of 32bit plugins under 64 bit Linux Firefox with the help of nspluginwrapper wrapper. It is an Open Source compatibility plugin for Netscape 4 (NPAPI) plugins. That is, it enables you to use plugins on platforms they were not built for....
The French Guy from New Jersey sees the light in Austin: French is not Dead!
I will never be 'An American in Paris' but I can definitely play the part of 'The French Guy from New Jersey'. My secret dream of becoming the Charles Boyer of the 21st Century (yes I know, I am showing my age) might after all come to fruition.
ICRP to allow higher radiation dose
A radiation exposure-setting body, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), is poised to release their report, Recommendations, which will allow more and higher radiation exposures to people, animals and the environment.
The US-based...
Upgrading Cisco 2620 or 2621 Routers to Support 32MB Flash
By Gordon Thompson
Technical Manager
Cisco provides a BootROM upgrade kit that allows you to upgrade Cisco 2620 and
Cisco 2621 routers to support 32MB Flash. Below is a step-by-step guide to the upgrade.
* Remove the old BootROM from the u22 socket and replace it with... Huge ice deposits cover south pole of Mars
Using the Mars Express spacecraft scientists have determined the thickness of the ice deposits on Mars' south pole. There is enough water there to cover the surface of the planet in 36 feet of water."The...Skype Services: Meet Hot Local Singles in Your Area?
No, this isn't a spam article, but I couldn't resist hacking out that headline. Skype has launched a service that allows subscribers to charge for incoming calls. Ideally, it allows phone-based businesses to jump to Skype without destroying their business model. So, ideally,...EU Commission Curbs Roaming Tariffs for Mobile Operators
So, here we are: The European Council of Telecommunication ministers agreed, yesterday, at the world's largest trade fair for IT and computers in Hanover (Germany) to curb roaming fees for international phone...Wii Wins Hardware Battle Second Month Straight
Nintendo's new home console Wii is once again the top selling console of the month. "We are still struggling to deliver the right numbers of hardware to cope with demand," says Nintendo Europe's senior marketing director Laurent Fischer. Despite the shortage, for the second...IIT-Mumbai Restricts Internet in Hostels
One of India's top engineering schools have banned the use of internet in hostels, stating that addiction to surfing and blogging was affecting the performance of student's, making them reclusive and even suicidal!! http://citizenxpress.com/blog/view/1286/NowPublic Poll
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