HAPPY HOLIDAYS and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! on Dec 23, 2010 in family Poch Peralta Science Society TECHNOLOGY al qaida BlackBerry christmas Devin Hester ElfYourself Happy Holidays ipad ipod Joe Paterno personal To all my friends on the Internet, Forgive me I can’t mention you all by names. It’s too numerous. Check out my funny ElfYourself dance http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/voaf9NroOrhUGA1xIb0f 20 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade The...
Passwords Weakest Link in On-line Security on Dec 22, 2010 in government humor internet security social networking Society sports URL security web security Bank of America Central Intelligence Agency holidays safety Julian Assange passwords Samuel Sevian wikileaks What happened to Gawker just proves that. ‘A ZoneAlarm survey showed that 79% of consumers use risky password construction practices, such as including personal information and words. ‘The survey also revealed that 26% of respondents reus...
The Quest for Immortality -edited on Dec 22, 2010 in science and technology Society immortality Ageing 22nd century Old age Just last November, scientists have discovered a way to reverse aging in mice -not only stop it. And what more, many other materials and methods have been discovered to decelerate aging. We just might suddenly find we could be all immortal before the...
Hackers Attack Human Rights Sites on Dec 22, 2010 in cybercrime TECHNOLOGY politics Society Medicine Science social networking dna skype wikileaks Alcoholism Julian Assange Arrest of Bradley Manning human rights united nations If this isn’t evidence of cyberwar, what? More importantly, are these hackers acting for or against Wikileaks? ‘Human rights groups and campaigners are being hit hard by huge web attacks launched by those opposed to their views, finds res...
Merriam-Webster’s Word Of The Year: Austerity on Dec 20, 2010 in CRIME politics Society writing publishing economy assange Austerity biden MacMurray College Nicholls State University pedophilia Word of the year So it’s obvious now that the world is getting poorer but wiser isn’t it? ‘John Morse, president and publisher of the dictionary, tells the Associated Press that as debt crises spread around Europe this year, “austerity”...
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules on Dec 20, 2010 in internet security TECHNOLOGY law Science internet Nature Barack Obama Julius Genachowski Network neutrality Federal Communications Commission John Boehner Internet traffic moon eclipse It claims to ‘protect Internet traffic’. Expect this issue to be another long-running one. It already triggered the ‘Washington Fog Machine’. ‘A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to p...
Touchpad Blocker on Dec 18, 2010 in TECHNOLOGY computer computer safety malware christmas Personal computer Microsoft Windows Microsoft Security Essentials Touchpad How often does your cursor jump to another paragraph when you’re typing a text on your PC and accidentally place your hand on a touchpad? Touchpad Blocker automatically disables mouse buttons for a small delay if some key has been pressed on a...
Invasion Robs Sense of Online Security on Dec 18, 2010 in environment internet security social networking Society christmas Emirates Palace Facebook Marc Fisher US ecology Facebook Privacy Invaded -Again Imagine being burglarized then finding out that the thief is mocking and bragging about his heist on your own Facebook page which you keep with strict privacy. This not only proves that FB isn’t secure but also e...
French Government to Censor the Internet on Dec 16, 2010 in blogging computer government internet internet security inventions law social networking Society writing Arthur Conan Doyle Elizabeth Woyke espionage Facebook france google search engines Twitter wikileaks Does this forebode Internet dictatorship? But that’s nothing compared to the U.S. Espionage Act which ‘makes felons of us all’. ‘If you are not “authorized” personnel, but you have read, written about, commented up...
UN Considering Internet Control on Dec 16, 2010 in blogging computer government internet internet security inventions law social networking Society writing Arthur Conan Doyle Elizabeth Woyke espionage Facebook france google search engines Twitter united nations wikileaks This might be the biggest reaction to Wikileaks. ‘The United Nations is considering whether to set up an inter-governmental working group to harmonise global efforts by policy makers to regulate the internet. ‘Establishment of such a grou...
