"Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund Paul Graham July 2008 When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see. In the past we've never said publicly what they are. If we say we're...
Under a new plan by the UK government, teachers in Britain are going to be given the authority to search students. Teachers are currently only allowed to search students for knives or other dangerous weapons. "Teachers are to be given the authority to search pupils for drink,...
"We witnessed the public stunt shown by Greenpeace everywhere about Apple’s products and its use of toxic substances in laptops and other devices. The main problem between Greenpeace guerrilla tactics is Apple slow...
I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too"SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received a...
"Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure.Kaminsky made headlines on Tuesday by talking...
Today is a special day in the history of the Internet. CERT has issued an advisory for a major issue in the Internet Domain Name System, the software that translates memorable names into Internet Numbers. The most...
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Yes, but no, but yes. Know what I mean? But seriously this is a major concern with increasing numbers of communication problems identified especially in the most poor areas how can the inequalities agenda really move...
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...
"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before...
"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...
While the Playstation 3 is a great system, has a blu-ray player and some fun games, some users got a surprise when they updated the most recent firmware: it stopped working.The firmware is basically the software that...
Suicide websites hit the news again with this tragic story. Do some get pleasure from encouraging someone to take their own life? When a person hits an all time low and then comes across one of these websites they...
"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...