Roboblogger's busy profile
Keith pointed out to me that the edit history on roboblogger's profile page has turned out to be unexpectedly useful for debugging. You can actually follow the little guy around the site as he autoposts from the news stream. It's basically the inverse of the list of human posts. :-) Vacation too short. 9am panel tomorrow morning at Moscone. ... (Read on Source)
Make Yourself Look Good Online
A new reputation-enhancing site emphasizes the positive. What's being said about you online?
In Unprecedented Order, FISA Court Requires Bush Administration to Respond to ACLU's Request That Se
WASHINGTON ? In an unprecedented order, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has required the U.S. government to respond to a request it received last week by the American Civil Liberties Union for orders and legal papers discussing the scope of the government's authority to engage in the secret wiretapping of Americans. According ... (Read on Source)
Basics of search engine optimisation
... search engine listings is not worth the trade-off in accessibility. Being a new started webdesigner, dedicated to writing valid code and learning the basics right from the beginning, it ...
New Fingerprint Tech Could Mean Never Losing Your Keys Again
University of Warwick Scientists have developed a technology that "unwarps" fingerprints, paving the way for better biometrics.
SIGHTINGS . . . SIGHTINGS
JIMMY Fallon and Rangers Sean Avery and Brendan Shanahan at the Waverly Inn after the Blueshirts won their season home opener . . . ORLANDO Bloom and Aussie model Miranda Kerr double-dating at Megu with another couple...
Google raising Gmail storage
... at the Macworld Awards. Get a Free .UK domain of your choice with every web hosting package from Fasthosts. From just ?3.99 a month you can get 1.5GB of webspace, ...
BUSCH: Tough debut for Franchitti.
In qualifying trim for Saturday's Sam's Town 250 Busch Series race Dario Franchitti left no doubts over his raw speed and his ability to adapt quickly from one type of car to another but in the race itself it was a different story for the reigning Indy 500 and IndyCar Series champ. (Read on Source)
Tiny Radioactive Spheres Effectively Treat Cancer That Has Spread To The Liver
Placing tiny radioactive spheres directly into the liver through its blood supply halted growth of tumors that had spread to the organ in 71 percent of patients tested in a small clinical trial, researchers report.
Hillary Clinton to Win 2008 Presidential Election, Say Predictify Users
A year before voters head to the polls, they're out in full force predicting. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1NYWduLVpldGEtWmV0YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Blazers 120, Knicks 114 (F-OT)
Brandon Roy scored eight of his 27 points in overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Nate Robinson's career-high 45 points Saturday night to beat the New York Knicks 120-114.
Solar Spin Put On Asteroid Moon Formation
Asteroids with moons, which scientists call binary asteroids, are common in the solar system. A longstanding question has been how most such moons are formed. In the journal Nature, a trio of astronomers say the surprising answer is sunlight, which can increase or decrease the spin rate of an asteroid. Their findings match observations and give information important for deflecting threatening asteroids away from Earth.
Deans expects better Boks
Australia coach Robbie Deans says victory over the All Blacks will make the Springboks hungrier for victory in the Perth Test on Saturday. He was responding to a question about whether the hangover from breaking their 10-year win drought in New Zealand would cause the Springboks to be complacent. Deans rejected that suggestion, saying that their [. (Read on Source)
Microsoft to Sell Home-Brewed Xbox Games, Share Revenue
Microsoft announces its going to let home-brew gamemakers sell their games to other Xbox 360 owners online, and take a share of the revenue.
Gmail Archive - The Least Understood Button
Gmail's archive feature is likely the least understood button found on Gmail's navigation. What exactly does archive mean? Archive does not mean "backup" or some other form off off-site storage. It also doesn't mean that it files things away in hard to reach areas. (Read on Source)
Gatesix Deploys Groundbreaking Custom Software Application for First Quartile Consulting
Gatesix, a technology services company, has deployed a complex custom application for First Quartile Consulting that enables the firm to easily import, manipulate, analyze and present the results of thousands of benchmarking questionnaires. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2008)
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Upcoming PSP 3000 Wants to Be a Phone, Too
Sony has announced details on its next-generation PlayStation Portable, to be called the PSP 3000, and it looks like a minor enhancement -- plus a built-in microphone and Skype support.
South American FOSS show is a big deal
Last week's 8th Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre (Free Software Regional Sessions) at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was an opportunity for around 1,300 FOSS enthusiasts to share experiences, learn more, and have fun together. Newcomers and advanced users, sysadmins and developers, all learned about and discussed a wide range of issues in more than 140 sessions in three days. There were also a space for the community organizations and companies to show, talk, and advocate about their activities and products.
Germany to update data protection laws after scandals (AFP)
AFP - German ministers agreed on Thursday to update data protection laws for the digital age in the wake of scandals showing how easily personal details can be bought on the Internet.
Estate Switch Validated, Cutting Out Widow of 'Erin Brockovich' Lawyer
Edward Masry, the trial lawyer who made headlines in life, continues to shape the law -- albeit probate law -- in death. A California appeals court has validated a trust that Masry created weeks before his death that left control of his assets to two of his children, and not to his wife of 13 years. Masry's widow contends that her husband improperly shifted assets, including an interest in the law firm of "Erin Brockovich" fame, from their jointly controlled trust to the new trust without telling her.
Cybersecurity Best Practice: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Datamation: "Perhaps guilty until proven innocent isn’t so bad an idea after all."
Prehistoric Forests in North America Ravaged by Warming
 | Huge tracts of prehistoric rain forest that were ravaged by global warming more than 300 million years ago have been found preserved underground in the midwestern United States, according to scientists. |
Bugatti Building a 264-MPH Super Veyron. Maybe
It seems Bugatti wants the title "world's fastest car" back from Shelby Supercars and is building the car to do it. SSC isn't worried.
General Growth Properties Staggers Under Debt Load - BusinessWeek
General Growth Properties Staggers Under Debt Load BusinessWeek - by Joseph Weber General Growth Properties (GGP), the nation's No. 2 shopping mall company, may soon become the next giant felled by the credit crunch. General Growth replaces CFO, stock up 27 percent General Growth Properties Announces Executive Change and Dividend ... |
Q&A - Why should I only use one country per campaign?
This is a very common question, and one that?s often addressed in the AdWords Seminar. The answer to the question resolves around how you use your reporting statistics for further optimization. (Read on Source)
HYMAN: Obama's Kenya ghosts
ASSOCIATED PRESS Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is calling President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe an "embarrassment" to Africa and would support the forced removal of the ruler. (Read on Source)
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Study: Malware risks are growing exponentially (CNET)
CNET - A new report from security services provider ScanSafe finds that companies are at increasing risk of having employees inadvertently download backdoors and password stealers onto corporate computers from Web sites that have malicious software hidden on them.
Hi! My Name is Evan, and I'll Be Your Buzz Killer this Evening
It's good! It's great! It's all fantastic, and I'm thrilled! Really. I do mean it. But something seems to be escaping our attention amidst the exaltation. In spite of the wars, the lies, the torture, the stacking of the courts, and the rollbacks to civil liberties; in spite of the religious fundamentalism, the fanaticism, and the utter disdain ... (Read on Source)
Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing teens online.
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