After selling millions of awesome benchmark turntables under the Technics brand, Panasonic have decided to stop manufacturing the most excellent turntable to grace our lives.
Since the 70's the Technics Turntables has been the staple of all a DJ's and nightclubs diet (for real vinyl DJ's that is!). But alas we now must say farewell to this most loved best friend of ours. R.I.P the SL1200 :(
End Of An Era: Panasonic Kills Off Technics Turntables | Gizmodo Australia.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
In Russia, Spam sends you! 20% of spam has now stopped?!
In russia spam does you!
"Moscow police authorities said Mr. Gusev, 31, was a central figure in the operations of SpamIt.com, which paid spammers to promote online pharmacies, sometimes quite lewdly. SpamIt.com suddenly stopped operating on Sept. 27. With less financial incentive to send their junk mail, spammers curtailed their activity by an estimated 50 billion messages a day."
via How Russia Stopped One-Fifth Of The World’s Spam | Gizmodo Australia.
"Moscow police authorities said Mr. Gusev, 31, was a central figure in the operations of SpamIt.com, which paid spammers to promote online pharmacies, sometimes quite lewdly. SpamIt.com suddenly stopped operating on Sept. 27. With less financial incentive to send their junk mail, spammers curtailed their activity by an estimated 50 billion messages a day."
via How Russia Stopped One-Fifth Of The World’s Spam | Gizmodo Australia.
Is there an anti fat pill?
For a long time humans have been looking for a simple fix for getting fat, well now it may be closer with this article in New Science.
"Could it be possible to prevent our brains from responding so strongly to the sight of tantalising treats? The answer is yes, according to new research which suggests that some anti-obesity drugs work by dulling this brain response to the sight of appetising, high-calorie food."
via Anti-obesity drug dulls brain response to 'food porn' - health - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist.
"Could it be possible to prevent our brains from responding so strongly to the sight of tantalising treats? The answer is yes, according to new research which suggests that some anti-obesity drugs work by dulling this brain response to the sight of appetising, high-calorie food."
via Anti-obesity drug dulls brain response to 'food porn' - health - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Google was sniffing WiFi information but they didn;t look at it and it's ok???
I recently posted an article about Google's audit discovering that they had inadvertantly captured data off WiFi connection such as internet and email addresses. In an article from Wired.com today it has been announced that the Fed's have let Google off with a warning...
"the Federal Trade Commission told the search giant it was closing its investigation (.pdf) without assessing any penalties. It noted: “Google has recently announced improvements to its internal processes to address some of the concerns raised above, including appointing a director of privacy for engineering and product management, adding core privacy training for key employees, and incorporating a formal privacy review process into the design phases of new initiatives.”"
via Feds Let Google Off With Warning for Wi-Fi–Sniffing Cars | Threat Level | Wired.com.
"the Federal Trade Commission told the search giant it was closing its investigation (.pdf) without assessing any penalties. It noted: “Google has recently announced improvements to its internal processes to address some of the concerns raised above, including appointing a director of privacy for engineering and product management, adding core privacy training for key employees, and incorporating a formal privacy review process into the design phases of new initiatives.”"
via Feds Let Google Off With Warning for Wi-Fi–Sniffing Cars | Threat Level | Wired.com.
Monkey Fossils Suggest Primates Came Out of Asia, Not Africa | Wired Science | Wired.com
"The discovery of four ancient, lemur-like creatures in what is now Libya suggests the human family tree’s taproot is in the Middle East, not Africa."
Is the new claim in this article from Wired.com.
via Monkey Fossils Suggest Primates Came Out of Asia, Not Africa | Wired Science | Wired.com.
Is the new claim in this article from Wired.com.
via Monkey Fossils Suggest Primates Came Out of Asia, Not Africa | Wired Science | Wired.com.
New Super Nanospheres could make stronger armour than Kevlar
A new protein treated witha special protective layer could be used to print uniforms and/or armour to provide a meterial stonger than Kevlar.
The story from popsi below continues...
"Developed by researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Tel Aviv University, the nanospheres are similar to the beta-amyloid proteins that make up the plaques found in the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. But the new nanospheres are reinforced with an additional protective layer that makes them really, really strong."
via New Nanospheres are the Stiffest Biological Materials Ever Created, Surpassing Kevlar.
The story from popsi below continues...
"Developed by researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Tel Aviv University, the nanospheres are similar to the beta-amyloid proteins that make up the plaques found in the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. But the new nanospheres are reinforced with an additional protective layer that makes them really, really strong."
via New Nanospheres are the Stiffest Biological Materials Ever Created, Surpassing Kevlar.
Suzette will chat you up all day long
Suzette is a chat bot that has recently convinced and expert that she/it is human.
To chat to Suzzete click here
Judge for yourself, is it a human at a keyboard or a computer predicting human responses?
Meet Suzette, The Chat Program That Convinced An Expert She Was Human | Gizmodo Australia.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Protester throws shoe at Howard - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Don;t we all just want a go at Howard? lol i love this story! he is my hero (the shoe thrower that is lol)
Protester throws shoe at Howard - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Protester throws shoe at Howard - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Not only are they nothing special (see "Reinventing the wheel"), but it seems they are poisoning workers...
I make a point of not posting any iStuff, basically because i beleive it's false technology. It is either nothing noe or special or just overpriced for what it is.
But this is something i will gladly repress, in the ABC's story, it has been anectotally shown that materials used in the production of iPhone screens has been poisoning it's workers.
My point in this case is simply that there are screen manufacturers making high quality screens for mobile devices with simiilar if not better technology than what Apple tout as thier Retina Display (See HTC HD2 screen 4.3" TFT).
There is not much more to say about this other than some quotes from the ABC's article and a link below...
"One had kept some of the logos they were using to prove that they were working on Apple products and showed them to the ABC.
After breathing in the chemical's vapours, they became dizzy and numb and eventually they could not walk.
"At first the symptoms were pretty obvious. My hands were numb. I could hardly walk or run," one woman told the ABC.
"I think they knew it was poisonous to human bodies but if they had used another chemical our output would not have increased," another woman said.
"By using n-hexane, it was much more efficient".
The women have now been in hospital for more than half a year.
The workers' boss, Zhong Jianxiang, was not available to be interviewed."
via Workers poisoned while making iPhones - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
But this is something i will gladly repress, in the ABC's story, it has been anectotally shown that materials used in the production of iPhone screens has been poisoning it's workers.
My point in this case is simply that there are screen manufacturers making high quality screens for mobile devices with simiilar if not better technology than what Apple tout as thier Retina Display (See HTC HD2 screen 4.3" TFT).
There is not much more to say about this other than some quotes from the ABC's article and a link below...
"One had kept some of the logos they were using to prove that they were working on Apple products and showed them to the ABC.
After breathing in the chemical's vapours, they became dizzy and numb and eventually they could not walk.
"At first the symptoms were pretty obvious. My hands were numb. I could hardly walk or run," one woman told the ABC.
"I think they knew it was poisonous to human bodies but if they had used another chemical our output would not have increased," another woman said.
"By using n-hexane, it was much more efficient".
The women have now been in hospital for more than half a year.
The workers' boss, Zhong Jianxiang, was not available to be interviewed."
via Workers poisoned while making iPhones - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Monday, October 25, 2010
Google pwns all your bases
It seems that the Google privacy investigation has produced some juicy results. In the below article from Gizmodo it is detailed that an audit found google to be collecting URL's, emails and password while snooping WiFi connections from it's streetview cars.
What else do Google have?
Google Street View Cars Collected Emails And Passwords | Gizmodo Australia.
What else do Google have?
Google Street View Cars Collected Emails And Passwords | Gizmodo Australia.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
FetchTV Part 3 - It's not bad
So getting multicast going on my config was quite a pain but i am running a pretty out there setup as far as retail customers go.
With multicast and internet now working well the box is showing it's true colours.
What are my first thoughts?
1. It's beta, needs some work but all major functionality is there
2. Channel selection is ok with more on the way
3. Facebook and Twitter are available now and work
4. On Demand takes a while to populate, not looked at that atuff yet.
5. Display is smooth and only occasional glitches (probably due to On Demand stuff downloading). Full HD over internet is pretty impressive however. I am syncing at around 13Mbit.
The assistance from Internode was very friendly if only a little technically lacking. Considering the setup i run though they have been pretty good with it.
If you have been lucky enough to be part of the trial my forum post about how it works and what i have discovered is below.
http://fetchtrial.internode.on.net/forum • View topic - Bridged Modem to Juniper SSG5 Firewall - PPPoE on firewall.
With multicast and internet now working well the box is showing it's true colours.
What are my first thoughts?
1. It's beta, needs some work but all major functionality is there
2. Channel selection is ok with more on the way
3. Facebook and Twitter are available now and work
4. On Demand takes a while to populate, not looked at that atuff yet.
5. Display is smooth and only occasional glitches (probably due to On Demand stuff downloading). Full HD over internet is pretty impressive however. I am syncing at around 13Mbit.
The assistance from Internode was very friendly if only a little technically lacking. Considering the setup i run though they have been pretty good with it.
If you have been lucky enough to be part of the trial my forum post about how it works and what i have discovered is below.
http://fetchtrial.internode.on.net/forum • View topic - Bridged Modem to Juniper SSG5 Firewall - PPPoE on firewall.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Internode native IPv6 via Juniper SSG 5 success
"Congratulations! You're viewing this page using IPv6 ( 2001:44b8:7676:bf70:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx ) !!!!!"
Is what i am greeted with today after a late night power session on my Juniper SSG5 firewall. In part thanks to Michael Dale.
If you are interested I can post my config, it took a bit of tweaking but i am now resolving IPv6 and accessing IPv6 websites while still being able to browse the "normal" internet via the dual stack connection.
What good is this you may ask? Well with IP4 addresses fast running out, and with every phone and mobile device now connecting directly to the Internet, we are facing a possibility of these devices simply one day not being able to connect.
It is predicted that there are less than 196 thousand ipv4 addresses left, this may seem like a lot but the trend points to these lasting less then 231 days from now, less then a year!
IPv6 gives us a whole new range to use, as well as some added benifits such as less overhead and smarter packet information.
If you wish more information you may click the below link to Internodes IPv6 site that contains not only information about thier trial but also links to other IPv6 resources.
via Internode IPv6.
Is what i am greeted with today after a late night power session on my Juniper SSG5 firewall. In part thanks to Michael Dale.
If you are interested I can post my config, it took a bit of tweaking but i am now resolving IPv6 and accessing IPv6 websites while still being able to browse the "normal" internet via the dual stack connection.
What good is this you may ask? Well with IP4 addresses fast running out, and with every phone and mobile device now connecting directly to the Internet, we are facing a possibility of these devices simply one day not being able to connect.
It is predicted that there are less than 196 thousand ipv4 addresses left, this may seem like a lot but the trend points to these lasting less then 231 days from now, less then a year!
IPv6 gives us a whole new range to use, as well as some added benifits such as less overhead and smarter packet information.
If you wish more information you may click the below link to Internodes IPv6 site that contains not only information about thier trial but also links to other IPv6 resources.
via Internode IPv6.
Friday, October 22, 2010
FetchTV Part 2 - It's arrived
So the item has now arrived, on further inspection it contains digital tuners so still needs an arial for TV :(
It is however a funky looking box with a nice little blue light dog face.
Tonight i shall be plugging it in and doing my first testing.
Will update when i have done this. :)
It is however a funky looking box with a nice little blue light dog face.
Tonight i shall be plugging it in and doing my first testing.
Will update when i have done this. :)
HP Slate - It's Official! Will cost you $799 but will run a FULL OS Windows 7
Unlike the iPad or android tablets, the HP Slate will run a full blown Windows 7. This means you can run a full notebook/desktop experience from the device.
It's a little exy but then again it is HP and you get what you pay for, in the same respect the operating system is a full os that will have all desktop features. Not just a netbook with partial feature set.
The below article from Engadget has full pics and specs...
HP Slate 500 finally (finally!) official, rings up at $799 -- Engadget.
It's a little exy but then again it is HP and you get what you pay for, in the same respect the operating system is a full os that will have all desktop features. Not just a netbook with partial feature set.
The below article from Engadget has full pics and specs...
HP Slate 500 finally (finally!) official, rings up at $799 -- Engadget.
How Bill Gates's wants to save 4 million lives
Bil Gates has launched his "Living Proof" campaign and inveiled his favourite image as he did so.
Share the Proof from ONE Campaign on Vimeo.
He rejected many paintings from Van Gogh and Da Vinci to the Microsoft logo, but had chosen a graph that showed the number of dying children from 1960 to 2008, having fallen from 20 million to 9.3 million.
More on this story is in the link below, further information on the foundation can be found in the linked text above.
Bill Gates's road map for saving 4 million lives - health - 21 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Share the Proof from ONE Campaign on Vimeo.
He rejected many paintings from Van Gogh and Da Vinci to the Microsoft logo, but had chosen a graph that showed the number of dying children from 1960 to 2008, having fallen from 20 million to 9.3 million.
More on this story is in the link below, further information on the foundation can be found in the linked text above.
Bill Gates's road map for saving 4 million lives - health - 21 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Yarrr.. thars Silver on that there moon...
NASA crash landed a rocket on the moon last october, it landed near the south pole and threw up a cloud of debris including water.
The newly published study has revealed that up to 5.6% of that meterial was water and it included a bunch of other compounds including silver!
Anthony Colaprete of NASA's Ames Research Center, explains that there could be a billion gallons of water within 10 km's of the probe's impact site.
NASA's Chief lunar scientist has said "We're seeing a kitchen sink of other stuff that may be useful for human exploration".
More in the below link...
LCROSS mission may have struck silver on the moon - space - 21 October 2010 - New Scientist.
The newly published study has revealed that up to 5.6% of that meterial was water and it included a bunch of other compounds including silver!
Anthony Colaprete of NASA's Ames Research Center, explains that there could be a billion gallons of water within 10 km's of the probe's impact site.
NASA's Chief lunar scientist has said "We're seeing a kitchen sink of other stuff that may be useful for human exploration".
More in the below link...
LCROSS mission may have struck silver on the moon - space - 21 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Fetch my TV please - Internode starts trials of FetchTVw
So I have been lucky enough to be approved for a FetchTV trial through Internode.
What is FetchTV is here you say? well...
FetchTV delivers you Free to air Digital TV as well as subscription tv and movies on demand. It's also a video recorder that allows for time shift (live pause and rewind) of TV as well.
For myself with no normal tv arial to be found in my rental unit, this means i will finally get jittter free TV.
Keep posted for an actual review when it arrives :)
What is FetchTV is here you say? well...
FetchTV delivers you Free to air Digital TV as well as subscription tv and movies on demand. It's also a video recorder that allows for time shift (live pause and rewind) of TV as well.
For myself with no normal tv arial to be found in my rental unit, this means i will finally get jittter free TV.
Keep posted for an actual review when it arrives :)
Windows Phone 7 - Yes it's good! and by the looks very good!
There are more and mroe reviews of windows phone 7 around, this latest one from Gizomodo i think does a great job at explaining the pros and cons and the new and the old.
Do yourself and favour and look at what just might kill or at the very least compete with both Android and iPhone!
Windows Phone 7 Review: We Have Ourselves A Race | Gizmodo Australia.
Possible new cancer marker found..
Scientists have been working on a new marker called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). It has been found in a study that this marker turns up in many different types of tumours such as prostate, breast, lung and liver cancers.
"Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry's Institute of Cancer agrees: "It's certainly a good marker, and could be especially useful in surgery, which is a bit hit-and-miss at the moment," she says. Using colour-labelled antibodies to highlight the edges of a tumour could enable surgeons to "cut along the dotted line"."
via Universal cancer marker shows new treatment options - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
"Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry's Institute of Cancer agrees: "It's certainly a good marker, and could be especially useful in surgery, which is a bit hit-and-miss at the moment," she says. Using colour-labelled antibodies to highlight the edges of a tumour could enable surgeons to "cut along the dotted line"."
via Universal cancer marker shows new treatment options - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Creationism, teaching our kids that complex evolution is just not possible and that God must have created.
Creationism, the front that hard line Christians use to try and "science up" the argument of intelligent design of complex structures in nature, trys to explain that rather than a slow evolution of complex organs, they were designed by god.
There has been an ongoing push to teach it in schools and an equally strong push to stop it from being taught in favour of a more proven and factual teaching of evolution based on Charles Darwin's theories.
It's a big sore point on both sides of the argument accross the Us and it has come to a head again in the following story.
Chemistry teacher Robert Eschbach, supports the case brought before court to stop education boards from teching creationism and says "It "forced me to be a better educator", he says. "I went back and read more of the history around Darwin and how he came to his conclusions.""
More can be found in the below link...
via Creationism lives on in US public schools - science-in-society - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
There has been an ongoing push to teach it in schools and an equally strong push to stop it from being taught in favour of a more proven and factual teaching of evolution based on Charles Darwin's theories.
It's a big sore point on both sides of the argument accross the Us and it has come to a head again in the following story.
Chemistry teacher Robert Eschbach, supports the case brought before court to stop education boards from teching creationism and says "It "forced me to be a better educator", he says. "I went back and read more of the history around Darwin and how he came to his conclusions.""
More can be found in the below link...
via Creationism lives on in US public schools - science-in-society - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Gene found to indicate predisposed depression.
One step closer to identifying and treating depression. A gene has been found that affects the uptake of serotonin, a neurotransmitter known to affect mood. Michael Kaplitt from the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York has been working on this gene and has been able to deomstrate the effect in mice that are lacking the gene.
"A gene called p11 is vital for enabling neurons to respond to the neurotransmitter serotonin. A lack of p11 has been shown to lead to depression in humans."
More in the below link from NS...
via Gene therapy proposed to treat depression - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Prospective fathers should watch what they eat - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist
"WHAT fathers eat influences whether their daughters inherit diabetes - in mice at least."
A new study by Margaret Morris of UNSW in Sydney has found that, in mice at least, that a diet of high fat intake could influence the occurence of diabetes in their female offspring.
More below....
via Prospective fathers should watch what they eat - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
A new study by Margaret Morris of UNSW in Sydney has found that, in mice at least, that a diet of high fat intake could influence the occurence of diabetes in their female offspring.
More below....
via Prospective fathers should watch what they eat - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Humans eradicate a disease for only second time ever - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist
"Bernard Vallat, head of the World Organisation for Animal Health, declared that he was "confident" rinderpest was gone at a scientific meeting on the disease in Rome, Italy, last week. The organisation is expected to formally announce rinderpest's eradication at a meeting in Paris, France, next May."
via Humans eradicate a disease for only second time ever - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
via Humans eradicate a disease for only second time ever - health - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Morality: 'We can send religion to the scrap heap' - opinion - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist
Religious people often see morality as one domain that they can really claim as their own.
Yes, in fact the most common defence one hears for religious faith is not that there's so much evidence that God exists, but that religion offers the only basis for a universal morality. Moderates and fundamentalists seem to agree on this point. Of course, it makes no sense as a defence of faith because even if it were true, it wouldn't suggest that God exists. But there is the additional problem that religion is a terrible source of moral guidance in the 21st century.
I happen to think that the scientific study of morality is the lever that, if pulled hard enough, will completely dislodge religion from the firmament of our concerns
via Morality: 'We can send religion to the scrap heap' - opinion - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Yes, in fact the most common defence one hears for religious faith is not that there's so much evidence that God exists, but that religion offers the only basis for a universal morality. Moderates and fundamentalists seem to agree on this point. Of course, it makes no sense as a defence of faith because even if it were true, it wouldn't suggest that God exists. But there is the additional problem that religion is a terrible source of moral guidance in the 21st century.
I happen to think that the scientific study of morality is the lever that, if pulled hard enough, will completely dislodge religion from the firmament of our concerns
via Morality: 'We can send religion to the scrap heap' - opinion - 20 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
3TB's in a single disk! - Western Digital delivers
Western Digital have announced a 3TB hard disk drive. It does this with 4 x 750GB spindles.
"Once again leading the way in the storage industry, WD now offers 2.5 TB and 3 TB hard drives, the world's largest capacities to date on a single drive. At such high capacities certain compatibility issues arise. There are a number of host bus adapter (HBA) and chipset vendors not currently offering drivers that support drives larger than 2.19 TB. To provide a solution for these types of compatibility issues, WD is bundling WD Caviar® Green™ 2.5 TB and 3 TB drives with an ACHI-compliant HBA that, once installed, allows the operating system to use a known driver to correctly support large capacity drives."
http://westerndigital.com/en/solutions/Greaterthan22.asp
This Is The Largest SATA Drive In The World | Gizmodo Australia.
"Once again leading the way in the storage industry, WD now offers 2.5 TB and 3 TB hard drives, the world's largest capacities to date on a single drive. At such high capacities certain compatibility issues arise. There are a number of host bus adapter (HBA) and chipset vendors not currently offering drivers that support drives larger than 2.19 TB. To provide a solution for these types of compatibility issues, WD is bundling WD Caviar® Green™ 2.5 TB and 3 TB drives with an ACHI-compliant HBA that, once installed, allows the operating system to use a known driver to correctly support large capacity drives."
http://westerndigital.com/en/solutions/Greaterthan22.asp
This Is The Largest SATA Drive In The World | Gizmodo Australia.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Future Music Festival 2011
At this years FMF i am going to make sure i see......
Chemical Bros
Pendulum
Art V Science
Cosmic Gate
and some others lol
Who are you going to check out at this years Future Music Festival?
Strange and unusual | Reuters
Reuters displays a quirky selection of photos in an interesting slideshow:-Strange and unusual | Reuters.
Austar tipped for NBN deal - SMH
The Sydney Morning Herald brings us some news on the NBN, Austalias high speed broadband network being built by the government owned NBN Co.
In this part of the network, Austar could provide satellite broadband on spare capacity. They have been quoted saying that the additional capacity could be brokered with new modems and ground stations but the satellites already have the spare capacity.
More can be found on the original article below...
Austar tipped for NBN deal.
In this part of the network, Austar could provide satellite broadband on spare capacity. They have been quoted saying that the additional capacity could be brokered with new modems and ground stations but the satellites already have the spare capacity.
More can be found on the original article below...
Austar tipped for NBN deal.
Can I Freally get free stuff? Do I want those wasted gadgets still?
A new site brought to our attention by Gizmodo, introduces the concept of not wasting those unwanted gadgets (or mostly anything for that matter), in favour of simply offering them for free to others who may need or want them.
I don't know about you but these are two things i have quite a bit of, old gadgets I no longer use and the want for more gadgets (to use or not to use lol).
Check out the link below for Freely, a sydney based outfit who have setup this service where you may list something to give away or request something that you may want. You can login with facebook or twitter and meet up at home, the office, a shopping center or whatever suits you and the other party.
As the old saying goes "waste not want not" well i do nto want to waste and I do want free stuff! haha
Free things, free stuff, get free things, Freally, free stuff, Freecycle.
I don't know about you but these are two things i have quite a bit of, old gadgets I no longer use and the want for more gadgets (to use or not to use lol).
Check out the link below for Freely, a sydney based outfit who have setup this service where you may list something to give away or request something that you may want. You can login with facebook or twitter and meet up at home, the office, a shopping center or whatever suits you and the other party.
As the old saying goes "waste not want not" well i do nto want to waste and I do want free stuff! haha
Free things, free stuff, get free things, Freally, free stuff, Freecycle.
Microsoft, T3 and Stephen Fry...what do they have in common?
Stephen Fry spoke recently at T3 awards in the UK. He covers Windows Phone 7 as well as gadgets and technology in general. A whimsical speech about the usability of Windows Phone 7.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1s_bF6TSY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Notable quotes such as "Using windows was quite like walking into a piss smelling council flat with flickering lights" and "I got up on stage and spoke about Windows Mobile and didn't feel embarrased", real praise over WP7 and side commentary on other technology.
Stephen Fry On Technology: “This Is A World In Which Science, Creativity And Commerce Meet” | Gizmodo Australia.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1s_bF6TSY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Notable quotes such as "Using windows was quite like walking into a piss smelling council flat with flickering lights" and "I got up on stage and spoke about Windows Mobile and didn't feel embarrased", real praise over WP7 and side commentary on other technology.
Stephen Fry On Technology: “This Is A World In Which Science, Creativity And Commerce Meet” | Gizmodo Australia.
Stone Age humans liked their burgers in a bun - life - 18 October 2010 - New Scientist
According to the below article from New Scientist, stone age humans knew how to grind and mill flour to make bread, or something similar.
(Image: IIPP)
The article explains how traces of plants on 30 000 year old grindstones found in Italy, Russia and the Czech Republic indicate that we knew how to mill flour at that time.
It indicated that these grindstones had been used like mortar and pestles to grind plants such as cat's tail and fern root. These are beleived ot have provided an energy hit to early man. It is thought that this may have assisted early man during times of climate change.
Stone Age humans liked their burgers in a bun - life - 18 October 2010 - New Scientist.
(Image: IIPP)
The article explains how traces of plants on 30 000 year old grindstones found in Italy, Russia and the Czech Republic indicate that we knew how to mill flour at that time.
It indicated that these grindstones had been used like mortar and pestles to grind plants such as cat's tail and fern root. These are beleived ot have provided an energy hit to early man. It is thought that this may have assisted early man during times of climate change.
Stone Age humans liked their burgers in a bun - life - 18 October 2010 - New Scientist.
Microsoft Kinect games ready for launch!
The Microsoft Kinect is promising to be quite interesting with claims it can read American Sign Language as well as demos showing multiperson avitar recognition. It is due for launch in November for a mere $199AU, these are the games touted to be ready for the launch:
Kinect Adventures Price : Packed in with the Kinect sensor Date: November 4 |  Kinectimals Price : $US49.99 or $US59.99 for the Limited Edition which comes with a plush toy and unlock code Date : November 4 |
 Game Party: In Motion Price : $US39.99 Date : November 18 |  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 The Videogame Price : $US49.99 Date : November 16 |
 Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |  Dance Central Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |
 The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |  DanceMasters Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |
 EA Sports Active 2 Price : $US99.95 and comes with a heart rate monitor Date : November 16 |  Zumba Fitness Price : $US49.99 Date : November 18 |
 Kinect Sports Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |  MotionSports Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |
 DECA Sports Freedom Price : No price listed Date : “Holiday” |  Kinect Joy Ride Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |
 Adrenalin Misfits Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |  Fighters Uncaged Price : $US49.99 Date : November 4 |
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from:Kinect’s ‘Launch Portfolio’ Is One Shy Of Xbox 360 Launch Line-Up | Gizmodo Australia.
Laptop Thief Posts Victim His Data On A USB Stick | Gizmodo Australia
Laptop Thief Posts Victim His Data On A USB Stick | Gizmodo Australia.
The above link tells a story of a thief with honour, returning all the users data on a usb stick. How nice :)
Super-Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot Has Passed Away | Gizmodo Australia
Super-Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot Has Passed Away | Gizmodo Australia.
You may have heard of fractals or Mandelbrots ro even seen them as in the example above, well this took a genius mathematician called Benoit Mandelbrot to formulate. The aove link from gizmodo shows more detail.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Ghostly Smeagol fish 7km under the sea
Short Sharp Science: Ghostly Smeagol fish found 7km down in trench.
Thanks to new scientist we have this amazing ghostly Smeagol fish found 7km's under the sea.
Thanks to new scientist we have this amazing ghostly Smeagol fish found 7km's under the sea.
Charles Babbage’s Failed Computer From 1837 Will Be Built | Gizmodo Australia
Charles Babbage’s Failed Computer From 1837 Will Be Built | Gizmodo Australia.
Many of you would not know about the Babbage calculating machine, but it was the very first programmable computer and was purely machanical. Unfortunately it was never built with only some examples built that were nto fully functional.
The machine was designed by charles Babbage in 1837. Click the above Gizmodo link for more info.
Many of you would not know about the Babbage calculating machine, but it was the very first programmable computer and was purely machanical. Unfortunately it was never built with only some examples built that were nto fully functional.
The machine was designed by charles Babbage in 1837. Click the above Gizmodo link for more info.
Windows Phone 7 Is The Real Facebook Phone | Gizmodo Australia
Windows Phone 7 Is The Real Facebook Phone | Gizmodo Australia.
“This is, I think, one of the most exciting partnerships we’ve done on the platform so far,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
More praise for Windows Phone 7. There is lots of hype around this os, click the above link for some deep explaination of facebook's integration into the new Phone.
“This is, I think, one of the most exciting partnerships we’ve done on the platform so far,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
More praise for Windows Phone 7. There is lots of hype around this os, click the above link for some deep explaination of facebook's integration into the new Phone.
Friday, October 15, 2010
How to hide a file in windows. Meta data at work for you
say you have a movie that you want to store, but work has blocked all that kind of file and restricuted disk space usage.
say we have a movie.avi and we want to hide it in a nice little text file.
try this:
c:\>type movie.avi > hide.txt:movie.avi
This will attach your movie into the meta data of a nice little text file.
to get it back use cat c:\hide.txt:movie.avu > c:\movie.iso
This nice little "workaround" comes to us courtesy of NTFS data streams.
to check for these kinds of files in your servers as an admin, use a utility called lns from ntsecurity.nu.
this will enable you to look up any files that may contain hidden stream data, anything that isn't id.identity then you have some hidden file in another file.
This utility doesn't work in 2008 but there is another tool called ADS or Alternate Data Streams. (streamtools)
More info can be found here: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Alternate_Data_Streams.html
say we have a movie.avi and we want to hide it in a nice little text file.
try this:
c:\>type movie.avi > hide.txt:movie.avi
This will attach your movie into the meta data of a nice little text file.
to get it back use cat c:\hide.txt:movie.avu > c:\movie.iso
This nice little "workaround" comes to us courtesy of NTFS data streams.
to check for these kinds of files in your servers as an admin, use a utility called lns from ntsecurity.nu.
this will enable you to look up any files that may contain hidden stream data, anything that isn't id.identity then you have some hidden file in another file.
This utility doesn't work in 2008 but there is another tool called ADS or Alternate Data Streams. (streamtools)
More info can be found here: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Alternate_Data_Streams.html
The Amazing Spinning Bullet! Judge for yourself
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZlciP6gUQ[/youtube]
This amazing clip was posted on Gizmodo today and is aparently going ot be tested by Mythbusters.
This amazing clip was posted on Gizmodo today and is aparently going ot be tested by Mythbusters.
Sadikhov IT Certification Forums - For all your certification needs
Are you doing or considering doing some IT certifications? Sadikhov IT Certification Forums are full of information from people who have been throguh it all.
Check them out for any detail around where to go, what to do and why when it comes to IT certification.
Check them out for any detail around where to go, what to do and why when it comes to IT certification.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The Ultimate Aussie WP7 Handset Guide | Gizmodo Australia
The Ultimate Aussie WP7 Handset Guide | Gizmodo Australia.
A nice little guide on WP7 phones announced at todays launch.
A nice little guide on WP7 phones announced at todays launch.
Discover | Windows Phone 7 - Out from November 8
Discover | Windows Phone 7.
I have posted before about Window Phone 7. Personally i'm quite excited to see it.
Currently i run a HTC HD2, in my opinion the nicest looking and performing hardware thus far. I have Android running on it but have chosen to go back to my faster, longer battery life and more usable Windows Mobile.
Aside from the app stores there is nothing missing from WM and i enjoy using it every day, especially when my HD2 lasts 2-3 days with full time data connection and services.
So...here it is, the offical inside looke from Microsoft of the new up and coming Windows Phone 7.
Look out for some amazing new hardware including the HTC Mondrian and Schubert as posted previously.
I have posted before about Window Phone 7. Personally i'm quite excited to see it.
Currently i run a HTC HD2, in my opinion the nicest looking and performing hardware thus far. I have Android running on it but have chosen to go back to my faster, longer battery life and more usable Windows Mobile.
Aside from the app stores there is nothing missing from WM and i enjoy using it every day, especially when my HD2 lasts 2-3 days with full time data connection and services.
So...here it is, the offical inside looke from Microsoft of the new up and coming Windows Phone 7.
Look out for some amazing new hardware including the HTC Mondrian and Schubert as posted previously.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Water evaporates then falls as rain!....right...??
Water cycle goes bust as the world gets warmer - environment - 10 October 2010 - New Scientist.
The above link brought to us by New Scientist explains how water evaporation has risen steadily till around 1998, which is normal for a warming atomosphere. However since then it appears to have dropped.
The data has been collected by Martin Jung of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany.
According to Steven Running of the University of Montana in Missule, rising temperatures have been evaporating all the water out of the ground in some regions, falling as rain again but in other regions leaving the regions from where the water came from dry.
This can also be seen in satellite measurements and shows the strongest trend in areas such as South America and Australia.
Further information can be found in the link at the begining of the article.
The above link brought to us by New Scientist explains how water evaporation has risen steadily till around 1998, which is normal for a warming atomosphere. However since then it appears to have dropped.
The data has been collected by Martin Jung of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany.
According to Steven Running of the University of Montana in Missule, rising temperatures have been evaporating all the water out of the ground in some regions, falling as rain again but in other regions leaving the regions from where the water came from dry.
This can also be seen in satellite measurements and shows the strongest trend in areas such as South America and Australia.
Further information can be found in the link at the begining of the article.
Honeybee disapperance mystery may be solved
Short Sharp Science: Honeybee disapperance mystery may be solved.
New Scientist bings us some insight on the major honey bee deaths happening around the globe.
In Australia here we are not so unlicky with our stocks holding up nicely, so much so that we provide queen bee's to EU and US for restocking.
The above link sheds some light on this blight, hopefully this means we can understand how to stop it ans save our planets flora.
New Scientist bings us some insight on the major honey bee deaths happening around the globe.
In Australia here we are not so unlicky with our stocks holding up nicely, so much so that we provide queen bee's to EU and US for restocking.
The above link sheds some light on this blight, hopefully this means we can understand how to stop it ans save our planets flora.
IHS | GHDB - how to use google to search better!
IHS | GHDB.
Eg.
Filetype:pdf will find all pdf's
add intext:google will show all pdf's with google in the body.
ad a site:au will limit it to .au sites only.
Handy for finding all kinds of files and info.
Eg.
Filetype:pdf will find all pdf's
add intext:google will show all pdf's with google in the body.
ad a site:au will limit it to .au sites only.
Handy for finding all kinds of files and info.
Bugmenot.com - login with these free web passwords to bypass compulsory registration
Bugmenot.com - login with these free web passwords to bypass compulsory registration.
Want to access, post or download stuff without creating a user account?
Check this out, clicky clicky.
Want to access, post or download stuff without creating a user account?
Check this out, clicky clicky.
Friday, October 8, 2010
"Surftime" - Matrix meets surfing with Canon EOS array and Ripcurl
Watch 52 Canon DSLRs Bring The Matrix To Surfing | Gizmodo Australia.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyDVmIDv_4c&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyDVmIDv_4c&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Get Naked And Internode Will Let You Keep Your Home Phone Number | Gizmodo Australia
Get Naked And Internode Will Let You Keep Your Home Phone Number | Gizmodo Australia.
Been putting off getting Naked because you want to use youre home number?
Well now internode can port your home lin over to a VoIP (internet phone) account. Giving you line rental free internet access and cheap rate phone calls and all without anyone (including yourself) even noticing you've changed anything!
Win for not paying Telstra line rental!
Been putting off getting Naked because you want to use youre home number?
Well now internode can port your home lin over to a VoIP (internet phone) account. Giving you line rental free internet access and cheap rate phone calls and all without anyone (including yourself) even noticing you've changed anything!
Win for not paying Telstra line rental!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Diesel VW Goes 1,531 Miles On One Tank | Autopia | Wired.com
New world record for a standard car, a VW Passat to be presice. Sunday Times Reporter drove from Maidstone, Kent to Calais, france on a single 77.25Liter tank of diesel fuel. A new world record according to Guinness with an amazing 90mpg's.
Diesel VW Goes 1,531 Miles On One Tank | Autopia | Wired.com.
Bye Bye Symbian: Samsung, Sony Ericsson Have Bigger Fish To Fry | Gizmodo Australia
Bye Bye Symbian: Samsung, Sony Ericsson Have Bigger Fish To Fry | Gizmodo Australia.
Poor Symbian, an old friend left behind and lost on the battlefield.
Interesting article from Gizmodo about the major phone developers dropping symbian.
This leaves iOS, Android and Windows Mobile/Phone for smartphone choices.
Poor Symbian, an old friend left behind and lost on the battlefield.
Interesting article from Gizmodo about the major phone developers dropping symbian.
This leaves iOS, Android and Windows Mobile/Phone for smartphone choices.
Right Place, Right Time or Wrong Place Wrong Time?
The Answer...it depends on which side of the lens you are standing.
This amazing shot was taken by photographer Mark Pain.
Ironic because either Mark or his camera were in serious pain after Tiger woods drove this ball right down his lens.
Side LOL: check the guy in the turban and handle bar moe with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. On the right side of the photo! LOL!
Click below for more details:
RYDER CUP 2010: The moment Tiger Woods's challenge at Celtic Manor was halted... by a photographer | Mail Online.
This amazing shot was taken by photographer Mark Pain.
Ironic because either Mark or his camera were in serious pain after Tiger woods drove this ball right down his lens.
Side LOL: check the guy in the turban and handle bar moe with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. On the right side of the photo! LOL!
Click below for more details:
RYDER CUP 2010: The moment Tiger Woods's challenge at Celtic Manor was halted... by a photographer | Mail Online.
Windows Phone 7′s US Launch Details Will Be Shared On Oct 11 | Gizmodo Australia
Windows Phone 7′s US Launch Details Will Be Shared On Oct 11 | Gizmodo Australia.
New York, 3pm EST (6am AEDST) is the date to put into your calendars for details on the Windows Phone 7 launch.
New York, 3pm EST (6am AEDST) is the date to put into your calendars for details on the Windows Phone 7 launch.
Boy Becomes First Human To Live With Permanent ‘Robot Heart’ | Gizmodo Australia
Boy Becomes First Human To Live With Permanent ‘Robot Heart’ | Gizmodo Australia.
The first perminent artifical heart to be implanted has been put into a young Duchenne syndrome patient by doctors in Rome.
The 4cm long battery operated heart sits in his left ventricle and has a connector that runs from his left ear down to a belt mounted battery.
Now i wonder what kind of connection that charger uses, mini-usb or have they gone for the new micro-usb :P
The first perminent artifical heart to be implanted has been put into a young Duchenne syndrome patient by doctors in Rome.
The 4cm long battery operated heart sits in his left ventricle and has a connector that runs from his left ear down to a belt mounted battery.
Now i wonder what kind of connection that charger uses, mini-usb or have they gone for the new micro-usb :P
Friday, October 1, 2010
Have gene findings taken the stigma from ADHD? - health - 30 September 2010 - New Scientist
Have gene findings taken the stigma from ADHD? - health - 30 September 2010 - New Scientist.
Interestingly enough UK scientists have discovered a correlation of certain high levels of CNV's on chromosome 16 that may indicate disorders such as ADHD and possibly some other related disorders such as Autism and Schitzophrenia.
Click above for more info.
Interestingly enough UK scientists have discovered a correlation of certain high levels of CNV's on chromosome 16 that may indicate disorders such as ADHD and possibly some other related disorders such as Autism and Schitzophrenia.
Click above for more info.
A Habitable Exoplanet — for Real This Time | Wired Science | Wired.com
A Habitable Exoplanet — for Real This Time | Wired Science | Wired.com.
Looks like we have an Earth like habitable planet within detectable range, click the above link for more info.
Looks like we have an Earth like habitable planet within detectable range, click the above link for more info.
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: Angry Called, It Wants Its Car Back | Autopia | Wired.com
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: Angry Called, It Wants Its Car Back | Autopia | Wired.com.
I want it if you dont want to take it back to them lol
I want it if you dont want to take it back to them lol
U.S. Acts to Quiet Blaring TV Ads. Welcome to the 1960s | Epicenter | Wired.com
U.S. Acts to Quiet Blaring TV Ads. Welcome to the 1960s | Epicenter | Wired.com.
Let's hope australia follows suite. Personally i find it very annoying especially when watching tv to fall asleep when the ads are much louder than the program i am watching ot listening too.
Click the above link for further information about that CALM Act
Let's hope australia follows suite. Personally i find it very annoying especially when watching tv to fall asleep when the ads are much louder than the program i am watching ot listening too.
Click the above link for further information about that CALM Act
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