November 2009
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Bacteria-killing prototype relies on plasma, could... →
Time to get your science fiction hats on, but leave the fiction visor off this time. The BBC has gotten all hot and bothered today about a newly published research report indicating a significant advancement in the field of plasma-based disinfection of both healthy and wounded human skin.
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“There’s certain days that remind me why I ran for this office. Then there are...”
– President Obama (via jaredgeller and poobah) (via david)
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WARNING: Security Device Enclosed →
If you aren’t using all the security tools at your disposal you’re doing it wrong.
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DNA Testing Firm Goes Bankrupt; Who Gets the Data? →
An Icelandic firm that offers private DNA testing to customers has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., raising privacy concerns about the fate of customer DNA samples and records, according to the Times of London.
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Performing the Web →
November 19 – 21: Performing the Web: Exhibition, Performance, Artist Talk | eyebeam.org
As part of the citywide biennial performance art festival, PERFORMA 09, Eyebeam will be featuring net art pioneers JODI, with Eyebeam’s senior fellow Jeff Crouse and research associate Aaron Meyers in Performing the Web. The Folksomy Project (JODI), a performative audiovisual deconstruction of...
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Google Wave vs Twitter at conferences →
Twitter has quickly become the must-have channel for conference back-chat. Reading what other people tweet during a speech provides an extra dimension as you get a sense of what the audience is thinking. And just like passing notes in class, it’s also a lot more fun than simply sitting and listening.
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First look: Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris are... →
The Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris, both available via Verizon Wireless in the United States, proved to be surprisingly good phones in my initial tests. I was surprised that the consumer-oriented Droid Eris is a better smartphone in many key respects than the Motorola Droid, thanks to better UI choices.
But the two new Google Android phones lack basic security capabilities that make...
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Cyber War: Sabotaging the System →
Nothing has ever changed the world as quickly as the Internet has. Less than a decade ago, “60 Minutes” went to the Pentagon to do a story on something called information warfare, or cyber war as some people called it. It involved using computers and the Internet as weapons.
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Bizarre legal defense after EMI sues over Beatles... →
BlueBeat.com made waves this week in the music world by selling remastered Beatles tracks for a quarter a piece. Now, hit with a federal copyright lawsuit, the company behind the site has responded… and it says that BlueBeat actually owns the copyright on the works it sells. EMI is not amused.
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Droid's debut galvanizes Android app development →
What a difference a device makes. With Verizon Wireless scheduled to introduce its first Android smartphone, the Motorola Droid, on Nov. 6, Android application development is exploding—project starts increased 94 percent between September and October according to mobile in-application analytics provider Flurry, a leap attributed to the Droid’s pending launch. “Flurry market...
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Lifestyle Hackers →
The insider threat, the bane of computer security and a topic of worried conversation among CSOs, is undergoing significant change. Over the years, the majority of insider threats have carried out attacks in order to line their pockets, punish their colleagues, spy for the enemy or wreak havoc from within. Today’s insider threats may have something much less insidious in mind—multitasking...
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Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect... →
With all the hoopla over the FCC’s new net neutrality proposals, the question of whether the agency has the legal authority to act on this issue still looms.
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