Saturday, 21. October 2006
Topic: COMPUTER - on October 21, 2006 at 10:51:00 PM CEST
Is Internet Explorer 7 Spying on Me?
Like many other people in the world today, I decided to install IE7 on my computer. Now, I am a diehard fan of Firefox but I need to keep abreast of all different types of technology. This is why I was interested in installing Internet Explorer 7.
Now, imagine my surprise when I was asked to validate my copy of Windows before I continued to install Internet Explorer!
I fired up filemon and regmon from Sysinternals to see what it was exactly doing.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 21, 2006 at 9:05:00 PM CEST
Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? hoax
Categorize this as another unsubstantiated Google rumor, but the word on the street is that Google has acquired SpaceShipOne and is putting it inside building 43 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. No word on the purchase price, or if this was a donation, or why the ship is not staying at the Smithsonian.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 21, 2006 at 1:22:00 PM CEST
Austrian removes 'sexist' urinals
An Austrian businessman announced Thursday that he would get rid of urinals shaped like a woman's mouth from a public toilet near Vienna's national opera, after facing pressure from politicians who demanded their removal.
The urinals, which are located in the "Opera Toilet," a lavishly decorated public restroom, feature thick, lipsticked lips, a set of teeth and a bright red tongue.
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