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PS3 supercomputer makes geeks jealous
What damage could the Chinese do with 1,716 Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles? How many leaks could Wikileaks hold if they were running nearly 2,000 of the world’s greatest gaming systems? Well, if they were the Air Force, the answer would be none. Continue Reading »
Ugly by democracy
When one person tells you that they fnd you physically repulsive, it’s just a personal opinion of one person. After two or more people comment it becomes a little more of a general concensus. Now there is an iPhone app that lets the majority decide. Continue Reading »
South Africa to go back to pigeon for data transfer
A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom , the country’s leading internet service provider. Continue Reading »
People with downs syndrome are cancer resistant
People with downs syndrome may have the cure for cancer even if they can’t spell it.
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GPS systems could start to fail within a year
Officials from the US Government and Air Force are concerned that the GPS system could begin to fail resulting in blackouts and incorrect data as early as next year.
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Hackers at Florida A&M are not l33t
A Florida college student has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his part in a failed scheme to change his own grades and those of others on the Florida A & M University computer network. Continue Reading »
Pirate bay founders sentenced to one year in jail
Sweden – The four founders of the famous file sharing site Pirate Bay have been sentenced to one year in jail for breaking copyright laws.
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor 47 years
A woman’s postcard bearing greetings from Montana has finally arrived in northeastern Ohio — 47 years later.
Insurance agent Dave Conn opened his post office box in the community of Hudson last week and found the mailing sent from Helena, Mont., in 1962. Continue Reading »
Sex texting makes a name for itself, sexting
While it may be shocking, the practice of “sexting” – sending nude pictures via text message – is not unusual, especially for high schoolers around the country.
This week, three teenage girls who allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves, and three male classmates in a western Pennsylvania high school who received them, are charged with child pornography. Continue Reading »
iPhone card counting application pays for itself
Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos about a card-counting program for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that can illegally help players beat the house in blackjack.
Card counting by players is not illegal in Nevada but using a device to count cards is considered a felony.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board warned casinos of the program last week.
Nevada learned of the program from California gambling regulators who said officials at an Indian casino found customers using it.
But board member Randy Sayre says the agency hasn’t received any reports of the program being used in Nevada.
Card counting can help blackjack players determine when they are likely to win a hand and should adjust their bets.










