Archive for the ‘Sci & Tech’ Category

The Internet Helps American Citizen Realize the FBI is Spying on Him

Written by HDO on October 12, 2010 | Comments Off

It all started innocently enough with a trip to the local garage for an oil change. As the attendant lifted Yasir Afifi’s car the two men noticed something peculiar – a wire sticking out near the right wheel. Upon further inspection Afifi learned that the wire belonged to some kind of strange device with a ... Read More

Electricity from Wet Air: A Possible Source for Renewable Energy

Written by HDO on August 27, 2010 | Comments Off

A new potential solution for obtaining renewable energy can be added to the repertoire of controversial environmental issues being debated by scientists.  Researchers have recently discovered that electricity can be gathered from humid atmospheres. According to BBC News, Dr Fernando Galembeck from the University of Campinas in Brazil “Told the American Chemical Society meeting in ... Read More

New Research Shows So. Cal Quake Imminent

Written by HDO on August 23, 2010 | Comments Off

A new study released in the Online Journal of Geology reveals that not only is Southern California due for a massive seismic disturbance along the San Andreas fault – it’s actually overdue. Scientists had previously thought that large earthquakes typically occurred every 250 to 450 years along the San Andreas Fault. This was based on ... Read More

Porn Biz and Churches Join Forces against New dot-xxx Domains

Written by HDO on June 28, 2010 | Comments Off

When the Brussels based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced it was going to overturn its previous 2007 ruling and allow a Florida company to create a specialized dot-xxx suffix for websites it sparked perhaps the most unlikely of pairings in the Internet’s history. The company, ICM Registry, wants to create the new ... Read More

Apple Releases the New iPhone 4

Written by HDO on June 24, 2010 | Comments Off

For four years, Apple has been releasing newer versions of the original iPhone and the latest version, the iPhone 4, has officially hit stores. “The iPhone 4 is already a hit. AT&T says that it received 10 times as many preorders as it did for the iPhone 3GS last year. On the first day of ... Read More