IFA or IDFA stands for “identifier for advertisers.” It’s a random, anonymous number that is assigned to a user and their device. It is temporary and can be blocked, like a cookie. When you look at an app, or browse the web, your presence generates a call for an ad. The publisher’s site that you’re Read more about Apple’s iPhone Tracking you again In iOS 6[…]
Chris Roberts is coming out with a whole universe – EVE Online, but FPS / in cockpit. It’s called Star Citizen. There’s a game within a game: Squadron 42. That’s where you enroll in the military and fly around in space. Awesome gameplay videos in the links. Here’s an Extended Cut of That Dazzling Squadron Read more about Chris Roberts: Star Citizen / Squadron 42[…]
University of Adelaide applied mathematicians have extended Einstein’s theory of special relativity to work beyond the speed of light. Einstein’s theory holds that nothing could move faster than the speed of light, but Professor Jim Hill and Dr Barry Cox in the University’s School of Mathematical Sciences have developed new formulas that allow for travel Read more about Beyond light speed – possible in theory using special relativity[…]
By comparing the specimens’ ages and degrees of DNA degradation, the researchers calculated that DNA has a half-life of 521 years. That means that after 521 years, half of the bonds between nucleotides in the backbone of a sample would have broken; after another 521 years half of the remaining bonds would have gone; and Read more about DNA has a 521-year half-life – so no cloning dinosaurs[…]
In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword – NYTimes.com.
the metal-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans can grow on massive concentrations of gold chloride — or liquid gold, a toxic chemical compound found in nature. Brown and Kashefi fed the bacteria unprecedented amounts of gold chloride, mimicking the process they believe happens in nature. In about a week, the bacteria transformed the toxins and produced a Read more about Alchemy! Superman-strength bacteria produce 24-karat gold[…]
The researchers realized that apparently identical graphics processors are actually different in subtle, unforgeable ways. A piece of software developed by the researchers is capable of discerning these fine differences. The order of magnitude of these differences is so minute, in fact, that manufacturing equipment is incapable of manipulating or replicating them. Thus, the fine-grained Read more about Authentication Implications in Uniquely Identifiable Graphics Cards | threatpost[…]
This allows you to share (a part of) your computer screen easily and without an account or installing any software. Free Screen Sharing and Online Meeting Software | Screenleap.
Yes, wearing a helmet will protect you some if you fall at certain speeds, but those accidents are very rare. If you feel that strongly about it, you should wear one when climbing a ladder and whilst taking a bath. But because people wear helmets on bikes, it makes it look like biking is a Read more about To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets[…]