Archive for February 4, 2008

Pirate Bay Scatter Servers Worldwide

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, one of the four Swedes charged in Sweden on Thursday, said in a telephone interview that the site has set up a clandestine, double-blind operation with its servers spread throughout the world — and out of reach of the Swedish authorities.

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Cnet.com Buzz Report: Go Anonymous!

Why Google will remain king of search

Even with the bid by Microsoft to buy Yahoo, the combined company would be unable to knock Google off its web search and web advertising throne, industry watchers say.

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Google releases Social Graph API

With so many websites to join, users must decide where to invest significant time in adding their same connections over and over. For developers, this means it is difficult to build successful web applications that hinge upon a critical mass of users for content and interaction. Developers can now utilize public connections their users have already

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Build a Mac for $350

This guide shows you how to get a 100% working hackintosh for only $350! It is VERY easy to follow and uses no command line stuff!

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Uncle Sam Wants to Buy You a DTV Converter Box!

Congress created the TV Converter Box Coupon Program for households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets after February 17, 2009. The Program allows U.S. households to obtain up to two coupons, each worth $40, that can be applied toward the cost of eligible converter boxes. Apply in 2 minutes!

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Pentagon: The internet is an enemy “weapons system”

The Pentagon’s Information Operations Roadmap is blunt about the fact that an internet, with the potential for free speech, is in direct opposition to their goals. The internet needs to be dealt with as if it were an enemy “weapons system”

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12 Website FAQs We Suspect Arent Being Asked That Frequently

Not only are they probably not frequently asked, but most just barely qualify as questions.

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Play A Multiplayer Online Game While Surfing The Web

Want to play a MOG (multiplayer online game) passively while surfing the web all day? Then you’ll like PMOG, the first game developed by California and UK-based GameLayers.

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Egypt says: No ships were in area when Internet Cables Cut.

The transport ministry added that footage recorded by onshore video cameras of the location of the cables showed no maritime traffic in the area when the cables were damaged. The ministry’s maritime transport committee reviewed footage covering the period of 12 hours before and 12 hours after the cables were cut and no ships sailed the area.

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Doing on Linux that you can’t do with Windows or on a Mac!

Someone asked me this recently. I don’t have just one answer. I compiled a list of things I thought of and emailed it to my friend…then I thought I would post it here for future reference.

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Google’s Official Statement on the Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

What does Google think about the Microhoo deal? They have just released their initial response on the Official Google Blog

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