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DARPA’s Fight on the Internet Begins
One of a number of groups or people attributed with the creation of the internet are now intent on finding ways to protect from cyber attacks. DARPA – the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – have announced their desire to create what they are labeling a National Cyber Range.
Pretty much a firing range for nerds!
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Man’s Mission to… 2000 SG344?
Those who keep track of such things will know that there is a lot of discussion as to where man will head next, in its continuing journey in to space. Bush wants us to head back to the Moon in 2020, and set up a lunar outpost. Experts want us to forget the Moon and […]
Buzz Town Parliament
Well, it was always going to happen, the moment that Larry threw his hat in the ring. Call after call no doubt flooded the Buzz Out Loud offices, from nobodies who wanted to get in on the “Mayor of Buzz Town” joke. It is the way the world works; they think they’re cool, clever, etc. […]
Is Math Discovered or Invented
There isn’t anything quite like a philosophical debate involving scientists. It’s like asking a high school jock to participate in… well, anything academic! They are so far out of their depth, but still carrying all that good old fashioned tons of knowledge and arrogance that come with being a scientist.
Want an example of what I’m […]
Wikipedia: Fight!
Wikipedia has created more controversy than O.J. Simpson and Bill Clinton put together in its short history. The online encyclopedia, open to editing by the general public, is both an invaluable location for research, and a minefield of badly backed up opinions.
A recent article from Lawrence Solomon, of the Financial Post, at the National Post […]
Social Networks as the new Online Search? I damn well hope not…
In this day and age the internet is forever changing. People throw around terms like Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 as if they were candy, when in reality, the former is frustrating to hear every four minutes and the latter is nothing but nonsense.
As the resident Daily Galaxy Geek (ooh, that’s should be my title), […]
Zero Punctuation - Condemned 2
Another great review from Yahtzee, my favorite online personality after Veronica B.
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rc car + bottles = mario theme - freaking awesome!
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twitterpolls - more web2.0 misc
I found this article at Webware.com, pointing out the new PollDaddy Twitter Polls… so I decided to go check it out! It’s pretty nifty, and puts a little Poll link right in to your Twitter with the question. This is the one I’m starting with - we’ll see if it’s actually any good or not. […]
Starbucks Gone Retro
The Starbucks brand is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. The green logo is easily one of the most beloved, and similarly hated, logos in the world. Starbucks Coffee; you either love it or you hate it!
So the question is asked; why would you change your logo?
That seems to be the question, […]
the quake family tree
A fascinating look in to the evolution of Quake, and how it affected games throughout history. While most are just adaptations of the QUAKE engine, there are several notable games in there influenced by Quake *points to Star Wars and Soldier of Fortune*
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Firefox in the Sky
Found this on Wired, and thought it extremely cool!
On the left is an image taken by the Hubble space telescope on December 17, 2002, featuring the variable star V838 Monocerotis. On the right, is the Firefox logo. You’ll notice the awesome similarity!
Take a look at the original image of Monocerotis.
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Cosplay done right!
Cosplay is one of those words that just brings terror to my own inner eye. It conjures up images of fat women and men trying to fit in to outfits that were definitely made for someone several sizes smaller than them. Or, in many other cases, sad men with no better way to spend their […]
Leo, Merlin, Veronica and, the fantastic Jonathan Coulton
If you haven’t come across Jonathon Coulton yet, you have seriously missed out. He is an internet phenomenon and a brilliant musician to boot! Check out his wikipedia article, ’cause I’m not going to give you the whole spiel. Nevertheless, at a recent concert in SF he was joined on stage by three of the […]