Topic: COMPUTER - on July 24, 2009 at 11:47:00 AM CEST
Kaspersky veröffentlicht Details zur Botnetz-Schattenwirtschaft
Ein neuer Artikel des Virenanalysten Yuri Namestnikov von Kaspersky, russischer Anbieter von Virenschutzsoftware, fasst den derzeitigen Stand in Sachen Botnetze zusammen. Er erläutert, wie Computer infiziert und zu Zombienetzen zusammengeschlossen werden und für welche Zwecke man die so entstandenen Botnetze einsetzt.
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Topic: FUN - on July 23, 2009 at 11:40:00 AM CEST
10 Reasons Why Douglas Adams Might as Well Be a Guru
When I was in college I read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 10 Reasons Why Douglas Adams Might as Well Be a Guru novels by Doulgas Adams, or as they are often referred to, “a trilogy in five parts”. I didn’t realize it at the time, but everything I needed to know about life, the universe, and everything was somewhere in those books. Granted, I had to sift through a considerable amount of nonsense to get to the good stuff, but then, isn’t that exactly how life works?
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 23, 2009 at 11:38:00 AM CEST
10 Things The ‘iPod Generation’ Will Never Experience
Hey you kids! Get the hell off my lawn! With your gameboys and iPods and knife crime. You don’t know you’re born. Back in my day we’d walk seven miles to pick up a CD from our local record store. Uphill. Both ways. The guy there would look down at us from behind the counter and we’d feel small. And we LIKED IT…
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Topic: WEB - on July 23, 2009 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Sharing is caring - Why the pirates are on the rise in Sweden
Newsnight's Matt Prodger visits Sweden's Peace and Love music festival in Borlange to investigate what it is about the Swedes that has put them at the heart of a raging debate about internet freedom.
For 24-hour party people a visit to the land of the midnight sun is a must. For one thing, the Swedes are serious when it comes to having fun - and at this time of year the sun never sets.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 23, 2009 at 11:02:00 AM CEST
Undercover cops arrest undercover cop
In a triumph of covert police work, undercover officers in North Carolina arrested another undercover officer from a different force after buying drugs off him.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 23, 2009 at 10:59:00 AM CEST
Very Important Potheads - Changing the Face of Cannabis
Famous Pot Smoker's Name or Picture to Get the Full Story
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 23, 2009 at 10:53:00 AM CEST
California city taxes weed to escape deficit
Against the backdrop of budget deficits across the Golden State, the Californian city of Oakland votes yes to a proposal to tax the sale of medical marijuana.
Nearly 80 percent of Oakland voters endorsed the idea to make the city the first in the United States to impose taxes on medical marijuana proceeds.
To celebrate the approval, supporters hand-rolled marijuana cigarettes at Oaksterdam University where some students train to work in the marijuana industry.
Cannabis is California's biggest cash crop. It is valued at $14 billion annually.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 23, 2009 at 10:29:00 AM CEST
Längsten Sonnenfinsternis des 21. Jahrhundert
Aufgenommen am frühen Mittwochmorgen (Ortszeit) in Iwo Jima, Japan. Ich empfehle den Sound auszumachen und irgendwas…
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Topic: NATURE - on July 22, 2009 at 11:02:00 AM CEST
July 22, 2009 we will witness the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century
The eclipse will last exactly 6 minutes and 39 minutes, being the longest of the 21st century and will only be surpassed on June 13, 2132. After those from the Gulf of Khambhat, also Chinese and Japanese will be able to see the solar eclipse.
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Topic: NASA - on July 22, 2009 at 11:02:00 AM CEST
How powerful was the Apollo 11 computer?
With all the buzz about the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing I got to thinking, how powerful were the computers that "took us to the Moon?" It turns out, they were nothing short of amazing. If you've never had a nerdy bone in your body, feel free to skip this post. But, if you ever laid on your back under the stars and thought about Mercury, Gemini, Apollo or the Space Shuttle, read on and see if you're as geek-struck as I was researching this.
Comparing the Apollo Guidance Computer to an IBM PC XT
My first thought was how did the Apollo computer compare to the iPhone? It turns out that's a really tough comparison to make. The iPhone is so advanced compared to the computer used in Apollo's guidance system that it's hard to believe they both came from the same planet -- at roughly the same period in time when viewed in contrast to man's time line on Earth. To really make a comparison that makes much sense it's much easier to look at the home computers of the late 1970's and early 1980's.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 22, 2009 at 11:01:00 AM CEST
Marijuana Is Gateway Drug for Two Debates
Joyce, 52 and a writer in Manhattan, started smoking pot when she was 15, and for years it was a pleasant escape, a calming protective cloud. Then it became an obsession, something she needed to get through the day. She found herself hiding her addiction from her family, friends and co-workers.
“I would come home from work, close my door, have my bong, my food, my music and my dog, and I wouldn’t see another person until I went to work the next day,” said Joyce, who like most others in this article asked that her full name not be published, because she does not want people to know about her past drug use.
“What kind of life is that? I did that for 20 years.”
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 22, 2009 at 10:59:00 AM CEST
Why we say yes to drugs
Not long ago, I was talking with a couple of friends who are about a decade younger than I am. We got onto the subject of recreational drugs and how my friends had recently sworn off Ecstasy. "I know a guy who used to love it, and he's quitting, too," one of them explained. "He's learned a lot about it and says it's just too hard on your body." I remarked that since Ecstasy is the sort of drug most people take only very occasionally, it probably wasn't as dangerous as something like cocaine, which can be addictive, expensive and lethal. "Oh, cocaine's not that bad," said my friend, looking puzzled and leaving me surprised. Hadn't he ever worked for someone who'd gotten so tweaked on coke that he burned out his septum, emptied his bank account and triggered a heart attack? Hasn't every journalist worked with someone like that?
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