Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 Misinterpreted
This legend of thoughtful science fiction schools us on the real meaning of his most studied (and apparently, most misinterpreted) …
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Gravity Map of the Earth: The GRACE Project
To measure gravity, what you really want to do is track a particle in space, namely a satellite, and track …
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London MPA head renounces new “stop and question” powers
Neither the Metropolitan Police Authority nor the Metropolitan Police Service have called for this power because we understand the serious …
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Peggle Deluxe
I’m a long-time gamer, but for the past couple of years I’ve been more drawn to the so-called casual gaming …
A back door for terrorists
People who know me will wonder briefly at my posting here of an opinion piece by Richard Clarke. I’m doing …
Creative accounting ‘hiding’ trillions in U.S. debt
from Dennis Cauchon, for USA Today Bottom line: U.S. taxpayers are now on the hook for a record $59.1 trillion …
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China Readying Cyberweapons
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues to build cyberwarfare units and develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems as part …
28 New Exoplanets Discovered
Astronomers have discovered 28 new planets outside of our solar system, increasing to 236 the number of known exoplanets, revealing …
In Estonia, what may be the first war in cyberspace
The Russian government has denied any involvement in the attacks, which came close to shutting down the country’s digital infrastructure, …
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Ironic DoD Internet Assessment, from 1995
Very interesting U.S. Department of Defense report, from a time just before the Internet became a large part of the majority of lives. …
Hybrid Solar House
Once completed, even before you move in, these new homes will have come alive with a natural atmospheric cycle, like …
TrueCrypt Tutorial: Truly Portable Data Encryption
TrueCrypt is free software that encrypts data “on-the-fly”. You can create an encrypted hard drive, a separate partition or a …
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