Setting up your Wii for Homebrew
This wiki explains how to set up your Wii for homebrew, how to install the homebrew channel and the homebrew softwares you can then get.
Author: Robin
The Inclusive 4GB SD Card Workaround Solution for Wii!
Nintendo says the SD card size limit is 2GB. Basically what it comes down to, is if you ensure there’s always less than 1.99GB of free space on an SD card, it doesn’t seem to matter what size the SD card is. So you fill up the space with crap, and when your SD card Read more about The Inclusive 4GB SD Card Workaround Solution for Wii![…]
Print 3D objects from Google SketchUp
CADSpan has released a plugin that translates Google Sketchups to an STL file.
Scotch-tape X-Ray Machine
Who knew? If you peel away Scotch tape, you emit X-Rays. Well, the Russians found out about 50 years ago. It turns out that unpeeling 3 cm / second emits enough X-Rays to take a picture of a finger!
New state of matter found
In addition to gas, liquid and solid we now also have “quasi-three- dimensional electron crystal”, which is sort of 3D, but not quite. Strange stuff, and the boffins are looking at it to see what they can do with it, but as they discovered it in a resistor, there’s a good chance this will be Read more about New state of matter found[…]
Microsoft sued for Hacking
A Chinese lawyer is suing Microsoft for hacking his PC by installing Windows Genuine Advantage on it without his permission. Too bloody right! Well done and hopefully we can make this a class action suit in Europe!
Nike Hindsight Glasses
The lenses on these glasses are cut so that the view to the sides of the wearers head is sent to your peripheral vision, where you’re not so good at looking at detail, but good at detecting movement. This should improve safetly substantially whilst doing just about anything!
Parkour / Freerunning
Parkour is the original French name for the sport, Freerunning is the name it has taken on. These guys get from A to B using the most original way possible. That means jumping railings, from house to house, doing flips, running up walls, etc etc etc. It’s an art as much as a sport and Read more about Parkour / Freerunning[…]
AppShare
Should you want to install cracked applications and games, appshare is a huge repository of rar files.
Computable IT Knowledge Base
This contains a whole load of free whitepapers, case studies and best practices relevant to IT
ID card staff lose security passes
Not only does the UK seem to have an uncanny way of losing their huge centralised databases unencrypted, they also have a hand in losing the physical cards the data is supposed to go on. Which means that it won’t be a problem to fake ID’s in the UK, no matter what biometrics and clever Read more about ID card staff lose security passes[…]
PSP 5.0 hacked
well, that only took Dark Alex 2 days…
Ipod Touch Videos
If you want to download youtube videos for later viewing, MxTube can be downloaded from Cydia
Designer feet!
This is the new trend in cosmetic surgery: getting your feet done! Apparently your feet are incredibly sensitive, so this is an intense and painful procedure which could result in not being able to walk for months. What do you get in return? – shorter / longer toes – the toe cascade (the curve your Read more about Designer feet![…]
Drinking coffee reduces breast size
Yet another reason to switch to tea…
Incredible images of animal babies in the womb
The images made by National Geographic are incredible and show baby sharks eating their siblings in the womb as well as cats, dogs, lions, bees, wolves, penguins, etc as they grow in incredible detail
Data mining cell phone location data and more
Several companies have commercial, off the shelf technologies for mining your GSM calls. The NSA and other government agencies can tap into this kind of information because companies which run the GSM towers, for example, are exempt from laws protecting the customers of the carriers.
Military Eavesdropping
So what do you do when you can eavesdrop without a warrant? In the military you listen to your superiors having phone sex 🙂
Second Solar spaceship
The Second Solar spaceship, designed by Different Futures and constructed for the Sensapolis fun park earlier this year, is a three-level, 850 sq m interactive replica of a real shuttle, albeit one better suited to exploration of the cognitive rather than the galactic variety. The interior of the installation, which includes a 3-D cinema, a Read more about Second Solar spaceship[…]
Jaqui Smith wants all your base
The UK Home Secretary has turned into a full on foaming at the mouth lunatic. After Lords shot down her attempt to be able to keep prisoners in custody for unreal periods of time without any reason or cause, here comes her 2008 data communications act, in which she wants to be able to keep Read more about Jaqui Smith wants all your base[…]
Android has a kill switch too
It’s not only Apple who wants to control the content on your phone – it’s Google too! Android contains software that allows Google to delete any app they feel like on your phone. And they’re being up front about it as well.
PIN machines compromised at factory
It turns out that PIN machines usually process your transaction properly, but every so often they send some packets containing PIN transaction detailas to an unknown destination. The random and slow skimming of details makes it very difficult to track down what’s happening.
Aevex Gloves Self-Heat Using Hidden Lithium Batteries
6 hours per charge
US VP Paylin in Porno!
Well done America, we’re voting for YOU! 🙂
UK MoD determined to give away all it’s base
Unbelievably, after losing data on all current and ex- RAFpersonell plus dependents (and yes, that includes financial and bank account as well as personal data: NB. the numbers range from 5,000 to 50,000 to everyone depending on what you read) from a cupboard in a deserted (and minimally guarded by the army) airbase at Innsworth Read more about UK MoD determined to give away all it’s base[…]