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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!
The […]
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), […]
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. […]
Microsoft Office to Blame for Entry in Pro-Tibet Group Hacks
There have been rumors and slices of information trundling around the internet for the past few months suggesting that China has been covertly attacking computers in the US. The Pentagon has revealed that its servers have been hacked numerous times, and defense contractors are likewise blaming China for hacks in to their systems.
Furthermore, in the […]
How can Twitter Beat the Odds?
A recent posting at Slashdot asked this question; Will Twitter Join Podcasting on the ‘Net Sidelines’?
In his Slashdot posting, Ian Lamont wrote “Twitter has established itself in some quarters as a must-have communications tool, and its power to connect and even incite people is hard to deny. But does Twitter have long-term, mainstream potential? Or […]
Gaming Just Got Exciting; Brain Control Headset
Apparently we’ve just arrived in the future, because coming soon to store shelves near you is a headset that lets your brain control the movement and actions in a video game.
The neuro-headset will pick up the interaction of neurons in your brain, allowing you to control the game you are playing simply by thinking about […]
2029 Deadline for Robotic AI
The world’s greatest and most popular inventor and futurist, Raymond Kurzweil, has been a pioneer of so many fields it is not worth mentioning. He has foreseen a future for us that makes me wake up with a cold sweat; nightmares of robotic overlords still roaming through my mind.
And according to the notable thinker, a […]
Conspiracy Theorists Loving Unfolding Middle Eastern Internet Drama
If you haven’t been listening or watching or reading the news the past week or so, then we might forgive you’re ignorance. But the majority of people will know that there have been several internet-cable snaps over in the Middle East. The number keeps growing; first 3, then 4, now its 5! Needless to say, […]
Google’s Android to Premiere on a Dell?
It wasn’t all that long ago – look back to November 5, 2007 – that Google finally unveiled what it hopes will be its iPhone killer; and it looks like they have a winner. At least, that is my definition of a winner; a powerful and financially safe company backing a top product and […]
Have You Been Photonapped?
This article will be published on the 30th of January, 2008, at Daily Galaxy.com. I am the author of both however, and thus no copyright or reprint issues exist. It also explains the duplication of information in this post, and the following (preceding?) post.
In a day and age where the internet has provided ease […]
Commodore SX-64 vs. Macbook Air; Telling Summary!
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The Google Phone; Let the Battle Begin
It wasn’t that long ago – a little under 5 months – that we were all a quiver about the release of the iPhone. Monday brought about the next big thing in mobile technology, and it looks as if it is going to be even bigger.
Apple fan-boys and girls may scream at me if they […]
The Internet and the Future
An ABC News article headlined a story on the internet with “Is it Time to Scrap the Internet and Start Over? And it is a question that a lot of people are asking these days. So much of what the internet is has evolved long after the original conception. So much so, it’s become outdated.
“That’s […]
The Idiots Guide to the Internet…
I’m often presented with the fact that I am a nerd and/or geek amongst a crowd of, well, people who most definitely are not.
It’s not a bad thing, really… it’s a little frustrating at times… times when you feel you want to wring someone’s neck because they’re doing something the ‘oh so slow’ […]