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Top US government research labs infiltrated by hackers Posted: 2 years ago by leopoldogolba
Hackers successfully infiltrated Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of the nation's leading government-run research facilities. The attackers gained access by sending e-mails infected with trojan horses to ORNL employees. The lab claims that no classified information was retrieved, but admits that the perpetrators managed to acquire a database containing personal information about ORNL visitors and employees, including Social Security numbers.
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20,000 lbs of Sodium Dropped Into A Lake Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Sodium, as some of you may remember, is a highly reactive element. It is exceptionaly,as in explosively, reactive with water. A common thing to do in chem labs is to drop a small amount of sodium into water. See what happenes when you drop 20,000 pounds into a lake!
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Creationists Threaten Evolutionary Biologists Posted: 2 years ago by VooDooPeacock
University of Colorado police are investigating threatening emails and notes sent to biology labs on the Boulder campus.
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Was an 'Anarcho-Transexual Afro-Chicano' Behind the IM Worm? Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Yesterday's ViddyHo worm, which spread over Google Talk and Gmail, has been linked by some to Hoan Ton-That, a San Francisco software developer. A very San Francisco software developer.
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Lindsay Lohan Hacked - MySpace, Gmail and BlackBerry Posted: 3 years ago by punthe
Included are mean messages to Paris Hilton, behind-the-scenes photos and other bad, bad materisl The hacker promises to post all this info on a website.
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Bug Labs lets consumers build their own gadgets Posted: 2 years ago by snood
Anyone can snap together and program the gadget of their dreams with this new lego-like product. Make anything from a camera, keyboard, GPS to speakers and accelerometers.
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Windows Live Hotmail launches at last Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
But is it enough to defeat the soon-to-be unlimited Yahoo Mail and Google’s Gmail offering?
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Officer sues maker of cold remedy Zicam Posted: 3 years ago by Hoosker
Says he can't smell the meth labs anymore.
Or,
No, I don't smell what the rock is cooking
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All-knowing networks near reality Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
Wireless and sensor technology is all the rage in research labs. End uses go beyond consumer convenience to wide-ranging health-care applications. Think of Star Trek's diagnostic bed.
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Retail Store Assistant Posted: 3 years ago by 86Apex
The clever gurus at HP Labs have developed a marketer's dream tool that enables customers to enter a retail store, swipe a card, and instantly receive a printout that includes "a personalized shopping list, relevant coupons, notice of associated store discounts or sales, and even a map to where the items can be found in the store."
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Vintage Computer Music Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
HAL's inspiration is the last track from Bell Labs in 1963.
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Create an Alien, Win A-Prize! Posted: 3 years ago by jaxnight
The first aliens won't come from the stars. We'll create them in our own labs. And Professor Alan Goldstein is offering $26,000 to the person who makes it happen as a way to increase awareness of how close nanotechnology is to engineering artificial life!
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Forces of Nature Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
Ever wanted to feel the power of creating tornado? How about an earthquake? This site, created to accompany a National Geographic film, offers up explorations of the biggest forces our earth can bring us: tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes. Virtual labs let you design your own disaster, and National Geo-quality photos fill in the gaps of your visual imagination.
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Magic mushrooms Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
Scientists suspect the hallucinogen, whose use dates back to ancient Mexico, may have properties that could lead to improved treatments for some psychological conditions and pain relief.
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The R2-D2 mailboxes Posted: 3 years ago by Wasabi
In celebration of Star Wars' 30th anniversary, the US Postal Service will be installing R2-D2 mailboxes. Makes me want to lose my gmail account and go mail some letters.
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