PSA: IF I SERVICE YOUR COMPUTER, HIDE YOUR NAKED PICTURES

As a computer repair guy, I feel like I have the right to go through your folders and your downloaded programs, as well as your browsing history and bookmarks. All in the name of diagnosing your...

The Solow Paradox

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" On March 21, 2005, Germany's prestigious Ifo Institute at the University of Munich published a research report according to which "More technology at school can have a detrimental effect on education and...

WikiLeaks charge punishable by death

" The U.S. Army Wednesday notified Pfc. Bradley Manning, a prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case, that he now faces 22 more charges in connection with allegedly downloading secret information from computers in Iraq. The most serious new charge alleges that he aided the enemy by...

iPad 2 Announcement, Release Date, Pictures From Steve Jobs

"Steve Jobs began today’s long-awaited iPad 2 announcement by confirming that the iPad 2 will include an A2 dual-core processor. This will jump the power of the iPad 2 far beyond being a simple tablet mimicking the design of the iPhone in a larger format. This will ...

'Fractal' mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot dies at 85

" Benoit Mandelbrot, who discovered mathematical shapes known as fractals, has died of cancer at the age of 85. Mandelbrot, who had joint French and US nationality, developed fractals as a mathematical way of understanding the infinite complexity of nature. The concept has...

US studying Australian Internet security program

"The government is reviewing an Australian program that will allow Internet service providers to alert customers if their computers are taken over by hackers and could limit online access if people don't fix the problem. Obama administration officials have met...

Microsoft to issue blanket license to NGOs

"  Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S. after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups. Microsoft will also hire an...

Republican Lies: How do they get away with it?

As I continue in my political research to view the standpoints and platforms of Republican candidates, I feel like shouting at them. That I of course cannot do; but I can write what I think about their statements...

Seven-atom-large transistor developed

Scientists have created a transistor in a computer chip that is 10 times smaller than those commonly in use now, marking the start of a new age of super-fast, super-powerful computing. At the heart of the...

Microsoft Patches About 17-Year-Old Windows Bug

          Microsoft Security Advisory (979682)  - Title: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow    Elevation of Privilege  -...

Federal Flight-Control Glitch Sends Domino Delays Across Country

The Federal Aviation Authority reports that there will be flight delays across the country.  A computer glitch is delaying hundreds of flights across the country. Air Traffic Controllers, who still have...

USB 3.0 Demonstrated At Intel Development Forum

Point Grey and Fresco Logic are showing off the first camera that contains functioning USB 3.0 technology at the Intel Development Forum this week. The camera is capable of capturing 60 uncompressed frames per...

RAAF computers hacked over Indian student attacks

An Indian Student or Hacker what to say hacked RAAF Websites. The Air Force has confirmed its external website was hacked this week. The Message left over there is to stop attacks on Indian students in...

DC Train Crash-Computer Failure may be the cause

At least 9 people were killed and 70 more injured in a metro train crash in DC on Monday around rush hour. A computerized system apparently failed to stop a train from crashing head-on into another. ...

Ground the Airbus?

To date, there have been 23 fatal Airbus crashes, killing 2,584 people. EXCERPT: Used in law, science and philosophy, a rule known as Occam’s Razor requires that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex, and/or that explanations of unknown...

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