The wonders of graphene never seem to cease. Desalinization , flexible semiconductors , and now nuclear waste clean-up. It turns out graphene-oxide is fantastic for clumping up around radioactive waste making it easier to get rid of the stuff. More »
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Graphene Can Clean Radioactive Water By Clumping Up Toxins Like Magic
We’ve been concerned about the security of Java for a while now. There was that vulnerability that affected like a billion computers , and Apple went so far as to remove Java plugins from all OSX browsers. Now even the Department of Homeland Security is in on the act with a special message: ” Yo, shut off that Java jazz “. More »
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Even The Department Of Homeland Security Wants You To Disable Your Java
If you have something you feel you desperately need to tell Mark Zuckerberg, now might be a real good time. For the handsome sum of $100, you can send a message to Mark’s Facebook inbox, without being automatically sent to spam. How nice. More »
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You Can Send a Message to Zuckerberg’s Inbox (For $100)
We already knew Ken Jennings thought IBM’s Jeopardy-winning supercomputer was a dick , but he’s not alone. Developers at IBM were forced to wipe part of Watson’s memory once they realized their hyperintelligent computer had turned into a bit of a smartass. More »
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The Smartest Computer in the World Also Has the Dirtiest Mouth
The Anonymous hacking collective has petitioned the White House, using the US government’s open forum to ask for DDoS attacks to be registered as an official form of complaint – and requesting the convictions of previous DDoS attackers be wiped from their records. More »
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Anonymous Wants DDoS Recognised as an Official Form of Protest
Who cares what color the walls are when there’s beer in front of you? That’s exactly what the guys between Beertone thought, when they decided to put together a color chart that takes you on a journey through the entire spectrum of beer. Beertone explains: More »
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Forget Pantone, Here’s Beertone
The 161-megawatt Spinning Spur Wind Project in Oldham County boasts 70 Siemens wind turbines of 2.3 megawatts each. Google says the farm produces enough juice to power more than 60,000 homes in the U.S. [Read more]
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Google wafts $200M to Texas wind farm
The MTU handling in OS X Mountain Lion may not work with the configuration for some Web servers, and might need to be adjusted. [Read more]
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Troubleshooting HTTPS timeouts in OS X Mountain Lion
Seagates demos its third-gen hybrid drive at CES 2013 and aims to replace all high-end laptop hard drives with hybrid drives. [Read more]
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Seagate embraces SSHDs, phasing out 7,200rpm laptop HDDs
It’s likely no surprise that online retailers can change prices depending on your location, browser history, and operating system. But what’s really going on here? Let’s take a look at the tactics retailers use to dish out different prices to you, and how you can check to see if it’s happening to you. More »
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How Web Sites Vary Prices Based on Your Information (and What You Can Do About It)