In a world where we all shop at the same stores and buy the same wireless equipment it is very easy to unintentionally hijack someone
’s wireless connection. Here’s how this guy did it - by accident….read more | digg story
Apparently 270,000 pounds of ice went into the construction of the 1,800 square foot structure, which includes a fully sculpted kitchen, dining room, study, living room, two bedrooms and bathroom all wired-up with televisions and computers (real, as opposed to of the ice variety) running demos of Vista and Office 2007.
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Seriously, this is what the UN, the ISO, and the IAEA came up with. Should we take it to mean you can run but can’t hide from deadly, deadly radiation? (Better start using that Geiger watch again.) Look for this emblem on a cellphone, CRT monitor, or gauss gun near you.
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From one of the Internet’s largest databases comes an interesting look at hard drives the Google way. With hundreds of thousands of these babies being put into use each day by the Internet giant, this evaluation points to “drive manufacturer, model, and age” as being the primary factors that induce hard drive failure.
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“Since my first web site in 1995, error messages have always been a frustration for me. Working with hundreds of developers over the years, the error messages can really put egg on your face when you go live. Many times there are swear words in them, they are not properly formatted, the non-english speaking coders show through.”
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Sometimes it’s just like searching for a needle in a haystack: if you’ve ever googled for free and quality Wordpress Themes, you know exactly what we’re talking about. Most designers love to create Wordpress themes, so they can demonstrate the quality of their work and add some fresh works to their portfolios.
September 11 conspiracies will go mainstream on Sunday as BBC airs an hour long documentary that investigates the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
9/11: The Conspiracy Files, will try to answer the question that has been doing the rounds on the Internet ever since the hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center: “Is it an inside job?”
According to the BBC, investigators have travelled across the United States speaking to eyewitnesses trying to separate fact from fiction.
The programme produced by Guy Smith raises another important question: “why was America so unprepared when terror attack warnings had been received?”
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Men will be able to buy impotence treatment Viagra over the counter in Britain for the first time from Valentine’s Day, chemist chain Alliance Boots said on Sunday.
Three Manchester Boots pharmacies will sell the prescription-only medication made by U.S. drugs group Pfizer in a pilot program from February 14.
Men aged between 30 and 65 suffering from erectile dysfunction will be able to buy four Viagra pills for 50 pounds ($97) without having to get a prescription from a doctor first.
Instead, they will have a private consultation with a Boots pharmacist, when their medical history will be checked and measurements taken of their blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
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Pops’ list of 10 things he’s learned running a forum was received very well and seemed to resonate with a lot of our readers. We had several questions and comments on forum promotion so in the spirit of giving the people what they want, a blog post was born. Now, before I go on, I’d like to say that our forum is relatively young (about 15 months old) and we’re definitely not claiming to be the biggest or most successful forum around. Along the same lines, we’re not perfect either. We’ve not done as well as we should have on many of these points. However, that being said, I still think we’ve learned a few things along the way, and if nothing else, you asked for it, right? So here they are… 10 Tips for Promoting Your Forum.
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The “ground-breaking” Ozzfest announcement has been made: tickets to the 2007 tour will be ABSOLUTELY FREE. Fans will have to register ahead of time for entry to the 25-city run from sponsor websites. So far the only confirmed act is Ozzy himself, and it appears that the lineup will vary from date to date with various local-area bands jumping on for one or two dates.
