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iPod ripped off from failed inventor
And no… he isn’t going to see a cent from Apple for it, apart from the consultancy fees it took to fly him to California to testify it was indeed his expired patent.
Origami-optics lenses
Reorder buttons in your Windows taskbar
Well there’s 2 out there that let you do this: the simple and small and also in 64bit versionTaskix or the slightly more complex (but only 32 bit) Taskbar Shuffle
French Education to include more English
France’s education minister yesterday admitted for the first time that the secret to success is speaking better English.
Xavier Darcos claimed poor English is now a ‘handicap’ because all international business is conducted in the language, and said French schools would offer extra lessons during the holidays.
He also admitted that, because of globalisation, very few people outside France will being able to speak French in the future.
This is obviously a big deal in France.
Wikipedia used by Department of Homeland Security
Ubiquity for Firefox
Invisible feelings
Report on your neighbour
Brazillian intelligence chiefs suspended
Why didn’t the American gestappo get suspended like this after it turned out they’ve been doing it for years and on just about everyone there?
First Flight of Sikorsky X2 Demonstrator
Operate Your Computer with Wii Controllers
Automated air-traffic network developed for robo-planes
BGP route man-in-the-middle attack outlined
Waterproofing is hot!
We have had in rapid succession a transparent water repellent coating
and Golden Shellback which water and dustproofs.
Vivien Muller design: PhotonSynthese
Startup Delayer Staggers Your Startup Apps for Smoother Loading
Windows only: Free application Startup Delayer staggers the applications that launch when you log in to Windows by user-defined increments. The reason: To mitigate the common startup bottleneck caused by all of your startup applications fighting to run at the same time.
Featured Windows Download: Startup Delayer Staggers Your Startup Apps for Smoother Loading
Draganflyer X6 – UAV Helicopter Aerial Video Platform
This thing flies your camera wherever you want it – fast!
Very cool videos
CVT i3101 iPhone Dock
usniff.com Torrent aggregator
Subtitles
Sublight also downloads and manages your subtitles
Cloud computing – the best definition I’ve heard yet
It’s been called a lot of things: utility computing, grid computing, distributed computing, and now cloud computing. You can come up with any CTO-friendly name you like, but they all mean the same shit: Renting your quickly depreciating physical assets out because your software company is out of ideas for computer programs.
There’s more…
Cancer surgery by colour
IOGEAR’s Wireless USB to VGA kit
Certified by the USB-IF, this unit enables any machine with a spare USB port to stream video to a TV or projector with resolutions as high as 720p. So long as your USB dongle is plugged into your machine and the VGA adapter is connected to a display, you’ll be good to go within a 30-foot radius. According to IOGEAR, the product is only compatible with Windows XP 32-bit or Vista 32- / 64-bit, but those with no qualms about that can grab one next month for $229.95
