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Can we detect earthquakes before they strike?

Can we detect earthquakes before they strike? Richard Allen has created Elarms, a suite of algorithms designed to measure real time seismic data and then rapidly detect the initiation of an earthquake 5-10 seconds before it occurs-long enough to make a difference. Via SmartPlanet. by Larry...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Initiation, Richard Allen, Engineering

Blog posts 2009-06-02

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News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Amazon Kindle DX revealed (Amazon Kindle DX revealed)

Amazon Kindle DX revealed Amazon Kindle DX revealedWay over pricedFor the price they want I would expect color screen, with zoom and more featurs, a netbook computer with more power costs less.RE: Amazon Kindle DX revealed Amazon Kindle DX revealedCan't afford it. Even $250 would be too much for...

Tags: Tablets, Flash memory, Memory, Amazon Kindle DX, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

News to know: Goldman's IT; Kindle 2; Google; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Calculating Risk: Panning for gold in Goldman's 'gut' Whitepaper: How IT helped Goldman Sachs step back...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon Kindle, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Mortgages, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Marketing, Finance, Capital Structures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-10

News to know: Jobs' medical leave; Windows 7; BlackBerry PDF vulnerabilities; Tech economy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Jobs to take medical leave; Back in summer at WWDC? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Steve Jobs takes "medical...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, Larry Dignan, Patent, Microsoft Windows 7, Adobe PDF, Leave, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-15

All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'

All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'Cracker is the term people are looking for.Though script kiddie would be more applicable.RE: All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'I saw this information on www.michellemalkin.com and a few other blogs. Nothing in the main stream left wing...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Palin, hacker, knowledge, Cracker

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

White House official details email hole

The White House was running a "primitive" email archiving system with a high risk of losing data, a computer expert who worked on the system told the House Oversight Committee. In a memo to committee members PDF, Congressional staffers detailed a mind-boggling scenario that smacks of willful violation of...

Tags: White House, E-mail Archiving, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-27

White House, Congress squabble over missing emails

A 2005 White House survey found that no email had been archived on 473 days for such offices as the Executive Office of the President and the Vice President's office, according to a summary of the report released by Rep. Harvey Waxman (D-CA). Waxman said he released the results of...

Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Harvey Waxman, CREW, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-20

Confronting the Ron Paul legions

First, a correction. As corrected in the post below, it was CNBC managing editor Allen Wastler, not political editor John Harwood, who took an Internet poll down. Wastler said: Now Paul is a fine gentleman with some substantial backing and, by the way, was a...

Tags: InfraGard, Poll, Internet, Federal Government, Business Structures, Government, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-10-31

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?CorrectionThe open letter you quoted from CNBC was not from John Harwood at all. It was from Allen Wastler, managing editor of CNBC.com check the bottom of the letter. John Harwood wrote his own open letter, which disagreed with Wastler:http://www.cnbc.com/id/21270546/Harwoods personal opinion is...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Gary Warner, Ron Paul, spam

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?

Ron Paul is supposedly the right-wing answer to Howard Dean - a come-from-nowhere candidate who is taking the Internet faster than fire consumes Southern California. Only, it appears, he's not. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birgmingham have determined that pro-Paul spam sent after the Republican debate Sunday was...

Tags: Campaign, Wired Inc., Ron Paul, Gary Warner, E-mail, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Spam, Internet, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-10-31

Encyclopedia of American Cinema. FREE first chapter in the trial version (Mobile)

This illustrated Encyclopedia includes biographies of the best American directors and actors, reviews of the best American movies, and lists of awards. FREE first chapter in the trial version.Features Fully illustrated. Search for words or phrases. Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page Add Bookmarks Text annotation...

Tags: Cinema, Mobile, Biology, Director, MobileReference, American

Software downloads 2007-09-27

AMD details roadmap beyond Barcelona

AMD executives are holding court at the company's Sunnyvale, CA headaquarters before an audience of press and analysts. Of late, AMD has been taking some belly punches as arch rival Intel has gained momentum. Last quarter, AMD posted its third quarterly loss in a row, with a loss of $600...

Tags: AMD

Blog posts 2007-07-26

100 Most Influential Jews of All Times (Mobile)

Learn more about 100 Most Influential Jews of all times - from Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud to Albert Einstein and Woody Allen. Their life, views, and careers illustrated with drawings and photographs.Features Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or...

Tags: Physicist, Mobile

Software downloads 2007-03-08

Most in industry letting Gates go quietly

Most in industry letting Gates go quietlyHow does it make you feel?Bill how does it feel to have so little respect and admiration in the IT industry?A sad legacy, but you do have your money.Liar LiarWell, from a steadily accumulated knowledge on the workings of Gates over his years since...

Tags: Bill Gates, ethics, IBM Corp., Like McNeally, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

Protecting astronauts from the Van Allen radiations

The Van Allen radiation belts are two regions of space located about 20,000 kilometers above the Earth and filled with energetic particles coming from solar winds. The high energies of these particles, trapped by Earth's magnetic field, can reach millions of electron volts, and can represent a hazard to satellites...

Tags: radiation belt, belt, Van Allen

Blog posts 2005-09-08

Geeks in space

Geeks in spaceIf I had the moneyI would be SO there! That would be the first investment if I won the lottery. The second would be to buy a seat on a Virgin Galactic flight :DWhy? Because they are the forward thinkers.I mean if they weren't "futurists" they wouldn't...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Kinematics, Mother Earth, monument, AIAA, aerospace, cage

Discussion threads 2004-10-06

Red Hat offers software warranty

Red Hat offers software warrantylooking up for SCOi bet Darryl Macbride and Paul Allen have already booked the 10M legal defence fund as the next quarters revenue for SCO.Why would anyone deal with this?I don't understand why anyone looks at Open Source at all. With my Microsoft Licensing 6.0 agreement,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Web servers, UNIX, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Web server, Linus, IBM Corp., software

Discussion threads 2004-01-20

Star Trek: Star Fleet Command Demo (Windows)

The Starfleet Command demo includes a limited number of Federation and Klingon ships, just a few single player and multiplayer scenarios, and a starter set of Federation tutorials - just enough to give you a taste of what the game's got in store for you! NEW MISSIONSTo install the missions...

Tags: Version, Mission, Shield, Microsoft Windows, Star Trek, Speed, Missile, Ship, MacPlay, SFC MISSION APIThese, Multiplayer Game, Savegames, Medium Missile, Scatterpacks, AI, ECM, Gorn DN, Hydran Fighter, Hydran DWH, Games, Patches, Security, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2000-05-06