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The US Navy had 2 flying aircraft carriers – zeppelins, which launched and recovered biplanes using a skyhook. The USS Akron and the USS Macon The Sparrowhawk aircraft had their landing gear removed and had to hit a hook that slung them in a corner in and out of the ship. No arrestor cable, no Read more about Flying aircraft carriers[…]
Cambridge University security researchers have demonstrated how it might be possible to trick the card into thinking it’s doing a chip-and-signature transaction while the terminal thinks it’s authorised by chip-and-PIN. The flaw creates a means to make transactions that are “Verified by PIN” using a stolen uncancelled card without knowing the PIN number. Fraudsters would Read more about Chip and PIN broken[…]
Boeings airborne laser has had its’ first shootdown – a short range ballistic missle, which was destroyed in the boost phase: the earliest stage in flight a missle has been shot down to date. Airborne Laser hits 16-year-old goal — extremely quietly [Updated w/video] – The DEW Line.
Aside from vegetarians killing more animals than meat eaters (sounds strange? Consider how much random killing a combine harvester does), they are also worse for the environment as they require more arable land and the processing of the foods creates way more greenhouse gasses. Being vegetarian does more harm to the environment than eating meat Read more about WWF finds vegetarianism is bad for the environment[…]
Google has a setup of 8 LCDs and a commercial space mouse thing which allows you to fly through Google Earth and use Streetview in an immersive environment. YouTube – Google Liquid Galaxy live demo at TED. Holodeck
You can buy from a huge selection of diamonds, prices ranging from pretty low to pretty huge. Polished, rough, you can even create your own jewel on the site. Langerman Diamonds – the natural color diamond shop.
The experimental graphene resistor they’ve built goes at 100 GHz, quite a bit faster than the ~40GHz of silicone resistors. They can still improve on the technology, so they’re expecting higher speeds. IBM Press room – 2010-02-05 Made in IBM Labs: IBM Scientists Demonstrate World’s Fastest Graphene Transistor – United States.
Yup, being a man sucks if you have a child. If you don’t make your payments, they will freeze your assets and sell your house. If you don’t get to see your child, however, you’re basically fucked. Child maintenance agency moves to seize 340 non-payers’ homes | Society | guardian.co.uk.
Yet another problem in a string of RFID related problems. Yes, your privacy is at risk. Defects in e-passports allow real-time tracking • The Register.
These guys are doing huge wetware experiments in their own home, at a fraction of the cost of government / academic projects. They have a large community and have a repository of hardware plans to get you started for a fraction of the price of a full lab. DIY Bio: A Growing Movement Takes on Read more about DIY Biology[…]
The other five are broken. Navy has only one working submarine left | The Australian.
So these guys who were busted by the bankers in the credit crunch have found a way to fight back: sue the credit collection agencies on technicalities. They win a lot of settlements, get out of their debts and make some money! Dallas News – Better Off Deadbeat: Craig Cunningham Has a Simple Solution for Read more about Become a credit terrorist[…]
The E430 is a twin seat, single engine, LSA class aircraft designed to be simple to use, easy to fly and with virtually zero vibration, it's very smooth. Low noise, no emissions, no fuel, extremely low maintenance and best of all. . . . . it’s environmentally friendly. Electric flight, once seen as futuristic, has Read more about Yuneec R430 Electric Aircraft[…]
This thing splits apart and allows you to use your RC aircraft as a bomber for only $16.95 HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store : Quanum RTR Bomb System 1/6 scale Plug-n-Drop $16.95.
Well, they have tested the full body scanner on TV and the guy carrying bomb parts wasn’t stopped. And it’s not like he tried really hard to hide them either – they weren’t particularly small bomb parts and the only cavity he used was his mouth. Basically they’re just a huge invasion of privacy, an Read more about the Failure of Full-Body Scanners[…]
This is bizarre – teach your cat to use your toilet bowl to take it’s shits and pisses, and never have to clean the litter again! YouTube – Litter Kwitter Cat / Kitten toilet training system amazing.
GoogleSharing is a special kind of anonymizing proxy service, designed for a very specific threat. It ultimately aims to provide a level of anonymity that will prevent google from tracking your searches, movements, and what websites you visit. GoogleSharing is not a full proxy service designed to anonymize all your traffic, but rather something designed Read more about Hide from Google with Googlesharing[…]
The nanorobotic arm is built out of DNA origami: large strands of DNA gently encouraged to fold in precise ways by interaction with a few hundred short DNA strands. The products, around 100 nanometers in diameter, are eight times larger and three times more complex than what could be built with a simple crystalline DNA Read more about Nanoscale: Robot Arm Places Atoms and Molecules With 100% Accuracy[…]
This is a newly overhauled unit, zero-houred. Not bad! $5M Buys the Ride of Your Life | Autopia | Wired.com.
This torrent search engine is different in that it only indexes magnet links, which should be more robust due to the more distributed nature of magnet links. TorrIndex.
Prism HUD is a resource monitor for windows that pops up information about memory, network, disk or cpu useage once the values exceed a certain threshold. Free download. Prism HUD – Features.
Display Port allows the data for up to 4 1920 x 1200 monitors to be streamed through one cable, as well as 3D, USB and audio data. DisplayPort 1.2 receives final VESA blessing, grows into a real standard — Engadget.
It turns out that it is ok to brag, but only if the subject you are bragging about is brought up by another party in the conversation. BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: How to brag.
BA has implemented a policy whereby children are not allowed to sit next to men they don’t know. Flight attendants patrol the aisles and if they find a strange man they start shouting if he doesn’t want to change places. Not only is it sexist, it’s also extremely rude and embarrasing for the passenger. Mirko Read more about British Airwars treats men like paedophiles[…]
They’ve been awarded a patent on designing, develloping and maintaining a patent portfolio. <sarcasm>No, the patent system isn’t getting out of hand</sarcasm> It seems to be running around naked with its’ underwear on its’ head and staws up its’ nose, flailing arms holding mini lightsabers. Patentkampioen IBM patenteert patenteren | Webwereld.