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1,683 Guitarists Play 'Smoke on Water'
Seeded on Thu Jun 7, 2007 9:32 AM EDT (Associated Press)
Can you imagine 1683 guitarist played "smoke on water"? It has to be a new world record. I though "smoke on water" is banned in most guitar stores. No?
Cellphone interference (with aircraft electronics)
Fri Jun 9, 2006 7:22 PM EDT
Whenever I am boarding a plane, the flight attendance usually warn us to turn our cellphones off. It is said that the cellphone can create an inteference with aircraft (navigation and communication) system. Is it true?
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A lawyer with a guilty conscience?
Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 6:56 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Lawrence Lessig is one of my heroes. He's one of the few lawyers who understand open source, technology and, ofcourse, its legal aspect. This article sheds a little about his fight.
UNIX is Music
Thu Jun 8, 2006 8:52 AM EDT
Everybody knows that UNIX is an operating system. But, this is "UNIX: The House of Music." hah!
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Slashdot | Microsoft Bypasses HOSTS File
Seeded on Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:07 PM EDT (Slashdot)
Apparently, Microsoft software, such as its anti-malware tools, does not look at HOSTS file. This is done so that malware cannot redirect windows update to fake sites, for example. But many people thought that this is the wrong approach (and useless).
Newsvine - Academic Studies Starbucks Cultural Impact
Seeded on Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:13 AM EDT (Newsvine)
Interesting research on Starbucks
Dumb and dumber? College students lack literacy for complex tasks
Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:56 PM EST (CNN)
Lack of literacy for complex tasks. I think this is a world-wide problem or trend. In the class I taught last year, 2nd year programming class, I found the average skill is degrading compared to the previous years.
Recognizing face, the riya-way
Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:40 PM EST
I read a posting a while ago about this company, Riya, that specialize in face recognition (especially for photos, what else?). Reading through various blogs related to the company, it was interesting.
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Google Minis
Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:13 PM EST (Google)
This is an old seed/news, but still interesting. I am thinking of using Google Mini to search the entire network for leaked documents. (My interest is always in security.) Is there an add-ons to analyze the result of Google Mini (or Google Desktop for that matter)? Hmm...
The most expensive coffee: Kopi Luwak
Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2006 1:47 AM EST (Reuters)
I am going to give this Kopi Luwak a try. But for $175/pound? It's too expensive. I have to find a local store here in Indonesia.
Intel is planning Vietnamese chip plant, says report
Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2006 1:41 AM EST (EE Times)
It seems that Vietnam is getting ready into the tech business. Not only they are attracting software, hardware companies such as Intel is interested in Vietnam. Why?
Starbucks Economics - order short cappuccino
Seeded on Sun Jan 8, 2006 9:48 PM EST (Slate)
I'll stick with Tall Latte
Microsoft Challenges Linux's Legacy Claims
Seeded on Sun Jan 8, 2006 9:02 PM EST (eweek.com)
Linux runs just fine under Pentium 90 MHz. I've used it for running a mailing list or web server. No, GUI though. But, why do you have to have a GUI?
What so world about US sports?
Sat Jan 7, 2006 10:04 PM EST
In an international meeting that I attended, I went to the reception a little late because I had to watch Formula 1 race in my hotel room. A good thing the reception schedule was after the race.
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