Porn More Acceptable than World of Warcraft
As a World of Warcraft player myself, this next story comes as a bit of a surprise to me. It seems that a psychiatrist specializing in treating those who are affected by videogame-addiction believes that being addicted to pornography is more accepted than being addicted to World of Warcraft.
Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist in Portland, […]
Learning Made Easy… in the Future!
When your anywhere under the age of 18, you can pretty much guarantee that you aren’t going to be a big fan of the whole “learning” thing. Yes, there are anomalies; kids under 18 that do like learning, and people over 18 who don’t like learning. But the collective view is that learning is a […]
Gartner’s Top 10 Technologies of the Next Four Years
The lifespan of technology is such that it’s hard enough to buy a computer that will last you more than three years, let alone be state of the art after 6 months. So when Gartner Group – an information and technology research and advisory firm – releases their “Top 10 Technologies” list, it isn’t for […]
Prosthetic Legs Given the Official OK
An international court ruled on Friday that South African Oscar Pistorius can once again return to the track. A sprinter, hoping to even make the Beijing Olympics, Pistorius has had to fight through more than your average athlete though. Miles and miles of red tape, bad scientific reporting, and, oh yeah, he’s an amputee.
The 21 […]
The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop it
Last week I mentioned in my article on Google’s Android that Professor Jonathan Zittrain had announced to the world in his new book that gadgets such as iPhones and Xbox’s would threaten the future of the internet. The book, entitled The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop it, has stirred up a […]
Air Force Colonel Wants Friendly Botnet
When you hear of spam or cyber attacks taking place, you can bet your bottom dollar that a botnet is at the bottom of it. Simply put, a botnet is a collection of computers – totally unaware of their involvement – being enslaved to do the bidding of someone. From there these zombie computers are […]
The Quest for the Ark Continues
Archaeological quests haven’t been popularly exciting since Indiana Jones went off the screen. Maybe that’s because most archaeological escapades involve a lot of digging in one spot, rather than jumping all across the countryside, being chased by huge perfectly spherical boulders, and shooting at Nazis. However as a history buff, I find this latest story […]
MIT Students Demonstrate the Power of Android
The second half of this year is going to bring with it one of the most highly anticipated technology releases, paralleling last year’s release of the Apple iPhone. Google, the internet search and advertising giant, will be releasing its Android operating system for mobile phones.
Google is billing Android as “a software stack for mobile devices […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shock Therapy for Depression
Also found at Canada Free Press
Sufferers of deep depression may finally have a solution to an illness that can literally debilitate living. Depression is now getting the sort of attention that cancer and AIDS has been getting for years, though it has no doubt affected just as many people over the decades. However even with […]
Jack Thompson = Monumental Douchebag
There are many things in my life that I dislike and hate. I am not the most peaceable of fellows around, and I do not care in the slightest. However, close to the top of my list – and thus, of a hatred and dislike that surmounts the everyday dislikes such as peas, hot weather […]
Alaskan Oil Fields Spill Risk
“We’re not antidevelopment. We’re not antigrowth. But this is just stupid.”
How many times has that been muttered over the past few years, in an attempt to bring a semblance of common sense to the world?
The answer is, obviously, far too many. But nevertheless it has once again been spoken by Margaret Williams of the World […]
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 […]