Tag Archive | Virtual private network
Discovery: Molecular Switch for Old Brains
Molecular switch to make old brains young again ‘It’s no secret that juvenile brains are more malleable and able to learn new things faster than adult ones – just ask any adult who has tried to learn a new language. That malleability also enables younger brains to recover more quickly from trauma. Researchers at Yale […]
Great Ad Tool: Links to Pull You In
Amazon Patents Gravity-Based Links to Pull You In One downside to touchscreens is whenever you hit the wrong button or link, you still miss your target link or button even if you tap repeatedly. Amazon solved that. It looks like selfish promotion but it’s helpful. more How AT&T Is Planning to Rob Americans of an […]
The VPN for Fighting Internet Shutdown
They can slow down or shut off your internet connection without any due process, claiming copyright infringement. We can all boycott the Six Strikes “Copyright Alert System.” Everyone needs to get a Virtual Private Network (VPN) right now. This is easy to install software that gives you effectively anonymous Internet access that can’t be tampered […]
The Least Stressful Jobs
Majority comes from fashion ‘According to a new survey of research by the University of Wisconsin for CareerCast.com, seamstresses, jewelers and hairstylists are among the least stressed-out in the workforce. ‘Though university professor was ranked the least stressful job (largely due to tenure track job stability and lack of responsibility for others’ health), seamstresses, jewelers […]
Top Tech Breakthroughs of 2012
‘As a regular reader of ExtremeTech, most of these landmark achievements were familiar to me, but there were a few I totally missed. Indeed, you may have heard about the Higgs Boson and the coming 3D printing boom, but what about the new lithium air batteries technology and the breakthrough in DNA-data storage systems? Sebastian […]
Leak to ICIJ
You don’t have to join Wikileaks to expose corruption. Be an individual netizen leaker with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists ‘ICIJ accepts all information that relates to potential wrongdoing by corporate, government or public service entities in any country, anywhere in the world. We do our utmost to guarantee the confidentiality of our sources…’ […]
Future-Proof Your Computer
‘Here’s a good idea: Instead of getting a computer that’s going to be obsolete and make you look like your grandmother in three years, how about you decide to upgrade — or even build — your own computer that will last eons and eons?…’ read how Kill Java Now Java Is No Longer Needed What […]
HuffPost: Pulitzer’s First On-line News Site Winner
Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Social Media’s Penetration Into the Newsroom ‘The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners reflect the rising role of social media and the Internet in today’s news coverage. ‘Online news sites The Huffington Post and Politico were recognized for their editorial content. Traditional news outlets integrated social media into their reporting of breaking news in […]
How Dangerous is Military Mind Control? [VIDEO]
‘The United States military is using technology to its advantage, and now, the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience might also provide the government with weaponry and gear that taps into the human brain. However, fiddling with such developments has the potential to do great harm. ‘A recent article in U.S. News & World Report detailed advances […]
Happy New Year!!
Although I’m pessimistic about the coming year, for those who want to embrace it, Happy New Year!! A Victory for Investigative Journalism Florida appeals court rules ripoffreport.com absolutely immune from suit for defamatory posting ‘In Giovano v. Romeo, a Florida appeals court has affirmed dismissal of a case in which ripoffreport.com had published an admittedly […]
