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Climate Change Will Boost Plane Turbulence
Why you should care about climate change if you care about your grandchildren ‘Get used to a bumpy ride. The strength and frequency of atmospheric turbulence affecting transatlantic flights will increase by midcentury, a new study suggests. Researchers used a global climate model to assess the intensity of clear-air turbulence—the kind that stems from wind […]
Carbon Fiber Bed Tablet Mount
Like the creator of this DIY, I read (and write) while lying in bed most of the time. And it becomes uncomfortable on long hours. I even acquired shoulder tendonitis because of that. Here’s the great solution: instructables What Social Networking Looks Like in Real Life dashburst 2 Little Apps That Pose An Existential Threat […]
What Cross-site Scripting Is
If you use NoScript, you sometimes get a warning against potential cross-site scripting attempts ‘Cross-site scripting, also known as “XSS,” is a class of security exploit that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the last few years. Many users, and even Web developers, aren’t entirely clear on what the term means, however. I’ll […]
A Better Option for Smart Vehicles
Smart car auto-door-lock, auto-window-lock, locking gas pedal — those are some features that have caused smart vehicle accidents. 2 FBI agents were massacred by gangsters when their smart SUV deployed auto-open-door. Here’s a better option Plug-In Device Turns Older Vehicles Into Smart Cars ‘A simple device from Audiovox called ‘Car Connection‘ plugs into a vehicle’s […]
‘Swatting’ Real Villains
Instead of using ‘swatting’ for pranks, why not use it to swat real villains? Don’t be the first prankster to get caught – which will eventually happen Paris Hilton has become the latest celebrity victim in the prank known as “swatting.” “Swatting” is essentially the illegal and improper use of first responder resources (Police/Fire/EMS) by […]
What You Need to Replace Google Reader
‘The good news is, there’s a ton of other great RSS services out there today, ones that have come online in the past few years or held on even though Google Reader remained dominant.Here’s all the info you’ll need to find a new service and get your feeds moved to it, pronto, before your Google […]
The PediHome WN!!
(What Next!!) I boldly predict that this invention will flood the Third World very soon Tricycle House pedal-powered RV offers lots of home comforts ‘Conceived by architectural firm People’s Industrial Design Office (PIDO) for 2012’s “Get It Louder” Exhibition in Beijing, the Tricycle House addresses the fact that private ownership of land is not permitted […]
More Enemies of Internet
Apart from data brokers that sell your private data, here are more Special Edition : Surveillance surveillance.rsf.org Unmask Parasites Check your web pages for hidden links, iframes, malicious scripts, unauthorized redirects and other signs of security problems. Hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in popular web software such as blogs, forums, CMS, image galleries and wikis to […]
Bad Sleep Will Alter Your Genes
So what if you have generally bad genes? Will lack of sleep change that? ‘The activity of hundreds of genes was altered when people’s sleep was cut to less than six hours a day for a week. ‘Writing in the journal PNAS, the researchers said the results helped explain how poor sleep damaged health. ‘Heart […]
Your Chance to Fight Food Control and Scams
Farmer’s Fight With Monsanto Reaches The Supreme Court This is the best time to support food activists… and possibly be your last chance ‘This week, the Supreme Court will take up a classic David-and-Goliath case. On one side, there’s a 75-year-old farmer in Indiana named Vernon Hugh Bowman; on the other, the agribusiness giant Monsanto. […]
