Racetrack – The Future Of Computer Memory Systems :: Symblogogy

"Almaden Research Center - Image Credit: The Almaden Research Center (IBM)  Racetrack – The Future Of Computer Memory SystemsA new way and concept of looking at retrievable, stored memory has just been...

Parkinson drugs turned headmaster into paedophile

A headmaster with thousands of indecent pictures of children on his computer has been aquited after a judge ruled that the drugs he was taking to combat Parkinson's disease turned him into a paedophile."A former headmaster who amassed thousands of indecent images of children...

'Ground Zero' Security Plan Calls for All Vehicles Entering NYC to Be Photogr...

In a move that is reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984, there is now a plan to improve anti-terrorism security in New York City by photographing the license plates of all vehicles that enter Manhattan. The operation...

Rainfall alert on global warming

"Global warming will exacerbate rainfall extremes - both deluges and droughts - more than most climatologists have predicted, according to a study of satellite data and climate models in the journal Science today.Experts agree that heavy rain will fall more frequently in a...

Google trying to take privacy seriously

"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...

U.S. court reveals B.C. gang details

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBoy, you know you're in trouble when even Mexico won't let you cross the Border. The United Nations gang, a British Columbia based Gang was busted by RCMP in BC, while it's...

Methane liberated from arctic wetlands, 25 x impact C02 destroys Ozone layer

"Global levels of methane had been roughly stable for almost a decade. Rising levels in the Arctic could mean that some of the methane stored away in permafrost is being released, which would have major climatic...

A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Sibera

"In the permafrost bottom of the 200-meter-deep sea, enormous stores of gas hydrates lie dormant in mighty frozen layers of sediment. The carbon content of the ice-and-methane mixture here is estimated at 540 billion tons. "This submarine hydrate was considered stable until...

Smartcard Hack Could Expose 2 Billion Cards :: Symblogogy

"Embedded RFID MiFare Classic RFID chip. The ability to read and replace information stored on a card people carry to expidite transactions, access control, and other "secure" exchanges of sensitive information is at...

Method to steal encrypted information developed

"A group led by a Princeton University computer security researcher has developed a simple method to steal encrypted information stored on computer hard disks.In the paper, "

Mandylion Password Manager

"Military-grade password protection! Unfortunately, we all have to deal with modern life’s little cyber-burden, the password. Some of us do so by simply re-using an old password when the system asks you to change it. Other times we use the same password but just add the...

E-tickets are coming

Breaking the speed limit and running red lights is far too pervasive in American cities.  If the ticket writing process is easier and more efficient, it may be possible to reduce the incidence of these common offenses.  Since many of our traffic deaths are...

Dangerous Iraq chemicals found stored at U.N. in NY

"UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations officials found vials of dangerous chemicals, which had been removed from Iraq a decade ago, in a U.N. building in New York, but U.N. officials said on Thursday there was no...

"Stalinist" powers at New Zealand airports

In New Zealand we'll do an "Uncle Sam" style check on you next time you visit us. Proposed legislation to introduce biometric security at our airports is now on the table. The purpose of it is to prevent undesirable...

AUTOSENZ EOBD/OBD II (live data) Scan tool is a valuable tool for all car and...

"AUTOSENZ EOBD/OBD II Scan tool is a valuable tool for all car and van owners to save time and money on engine repairs. With this hand held EOBD/OBDII Scanner, it will enables you to troubleshoot any engine related problems in your vehicle by reading the Diagnostic Trouble...

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