Topic: COMPUTER - on February 16, 2007 at 2:02:00 PM CET
Top 10 Largest Databases in the World
There are currently organizations around the world in the business of amassing collections of things, and their collections number into and above the trillions. In many cases these collections, or databases, consist of items we use every day.
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 16, 2007 at 1:40:00 PM CET
Clock powered by mud
No need for batteries, this LCD clock is powered by the earth itself! Just fill the pots with damp mud, insert the metal rods and the clock will start.
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Topic: NATURE - on February 16, 2007 at 1:39:00 PM CET
The anatomy of ants
is very interesing. Use this diagram , that shows the main body parts of ants, and the information below to learn about about the anatomy of ants.
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Topic: Universe - on February 16, 2007 at 1:32:00 PM CET
Hubble snaps death throes of sun-like star
Our sun will probably look very much the same for the next few billion years, plodding happily along the main sequence, bathing our solar system in its friendly yellow rays. All very nice for us living on Earth, of course, but not terribly exciting.
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Topic: FUN - on February 16, 2007 at 1:21:00 PM CET
Photos & Video of San Francisco Pillow Fight 2007
Chaos ruled during tonight’s Pillow Fight at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco where over a 1000 people showed up to pummel each other with overstuffed pillows. Here are some photos I shot of the fluffy St. Valentine’s Day massacre.
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Topic: LEGO - on February 16, 2007 at 1:16:00 PM CET
Escher's Relativity in Lego
Daniel Shiu and I worked on this as a joint project after we finished our rendition of Escher's "Ascending and Descending", making it our fourth Escher picture rendered in LEGO. Once again, no camera tricks, but the picture has to be taken from exactly the right place, and boy did we get tired of trying to find where that place was. The whole thing took five or six evenings spread over two or three weeks. Most of the last evening was taken up with setting up the lighting the way we wanted it and trying to get the camera position just right...
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Topic: TV - on February 16, 2007 at 1:14:00 PM CET
Photonovels - Doctor Who
Recreations of the classic 'missing' Doctor Who adventures, using images, sounds and video clips.
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Topic: Bastard pop - on February 16, 2007 at 12:58:00 PM CET
Smeagol and Gollum from LOTR sing with Barry White (video)
My precious, baby. Right on, right on. They've both been floating around for about a month.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 16, 2007 at 12:40:00 PM CET
The Ugliest Musicians Ever
According to KissNews.de, Gene Simmons (Kiss), Lemmy (Motörhead) and Alex Van Halen (Van Halen) are among the "ugliest musicians ever," as chosen by Blogcritics, an online magazine, a community of writers and readers from around the globe.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 16, 2007 at 12:08:00 PM CET
Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop
This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison's 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.
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Topic: Bastard pop - on February 16, 2007 at 12:05:00 PM CET
Communist Remixes For The People
Download mash-up remixes! Download samples for your own remixes! Upload your Remixes!
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Topic: NEWS english - on February 16, 2007 at 11:53:00 AM CET
Workplace smoke ban a 'gift' for hackers
Workplace smoking bans may be good for workers' health, but could open the back door to hackers.
In a recent social engineering test undertaken by UK-based security consultancy NTA Monitor, a tester was able to easily gain access to a corporate building through a back door that was left open for smokers. Once inside, the penetration tester was able to easily bluff his way into a meeting room, claiming the IT department had sent him. Even without a pass, he gained access unchallenged and was then able to connect his laptop to the firm's VoIP network via a telephone connection point.
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