Spectacular wind turbine project in Bahrain

I'm not sure if it's actually cost effective energy wise to build giant buildings like that and it looks more like an prestige project than an attempt to become more "green" The region is known to...

National Dragnet Is a Click Away

They should be careful! We all know what happens if the "computer network gets to smart. Then it will rebel like "skynet" did in Terminator. Terminator being a realistic true to life story of what's to come.. "National Dragnet Is a Click Away Several thousand law...

Coming Feb. 20: Total Eclipse of the Moon

Hopefully the weather permits a nice view of this phenomenon on the day   " Mark Wednesday, Feb. 20, on your calendar as "Lunar Eclipse Night," for if the weather is fair you should have no difficulty...

Sunspot is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle, Increasing Risk for Electrical Syste...

It seems that we are going to experince increased geomagnetic activity for the next 11 years, which could provide us with some stunning aurora Borealis in the northern hemisphere and in areas where those...

Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher Tricks'

It's funny that some of the script kiddies using plug and play phishing tools are being subjected to phishing themselves inadvertedly just by using those tools. It's almost like the food chain....   " Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher...

Will iTunes & Netflix make Blu-ray’s “victory” meaningless?

Actually i think there's a point here. I dont think Blue Ray will have the same lifespan as VHS or DVD. Broadband connections are getting more and more bandwidth with 20mbit almost becoming the  standard (at least in Denmark) and increasing soon with offers in the...

Three Years after the Tsunami: Helping Children Survive and Thrive

It's good to know that help reached the affected areas of the devastating tsunami . It's just sad to think that it is sometimes a major disaster with lots of deaths that is needed before people react and unfortunately people tends to forget after a while...

Who Invented the Firewall?

Interesting reading. I have never really thought of the origin of the firewall. Normally all security related technologies originates from  military research like the internet and the development of encryption algorithms. " The list of firewall 'inventors' is...

Islamic treasure fetches 1,000 times estimate in sale

" LONDON (Reuters) - A rare 11th century rock crystal ewer, misidentified as a 19th Century French claret jug, has sold for 220,000 pounds at auction, more than one thousand times its pre-sale estimate, the Art Newspaper said on Monday. Experts believe the artefact's real...

Recession fears weigh on markets

In Denmark yesterday, the Stock market took a tumble in a negative directions. Some analyst actually said it was close to a stock collaps. It seems that a general fear of a US recession is spooking the market along with a general fear with all the problems...

HCL Infosystems launches a next generation ultra portable Linux based "Mileap...

  " 7” (17.74 cms) screen size Weighing less than a kg Offering a true mobile internet experience with full PC functionality New Delhi, January 15, 2008: Keeping its promise & heritage...

Vodafone Germany to reduce energy consumption

      I think it's interesting that a lot of energy can be saved just by finetuning mobilephone backbone equipment. There must a lot of other devices (devices supporting the internet routing) that can be optimized to reduce energy...

Travel Picks: The world's top 10 spas

" NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - What better way to start the new year than winding down at a spa, with TripAdvisor, the online travel site, coming up with a list of the top 10 world spas according to its...

That biofuel may not be as green as you think it is

" While nearly all crop-derived biofuels emit less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels, whether or not they are better for the environment is still open for debate. Some studies have suggested that corn-derived ethanol consumes more energy than it produces, others have found...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University one step closer to mind reading sca...

Most scientists have dismissed the idea of reading minds using technology as pure science fiction, but Carnegie Mellon University researchers have moved a step closer to doing so. Not only have they been able to...
 

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