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Apple anti-theft system would leave thieves powerless—literally |
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10:07 am EDT, Jul 26, 2007 |
The patent, titled "Protecting electronic devices from extended unauthorized use," outlines a technique that would allow a particular device to authenticate itself with certain, user-approved power supplies and devices so that it can only be charged by those devices. In a lot of ways, it's a lot like DRM, but for electronic devices.
Apple anti-theft system would leave thieves powerless—literally |
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12:36 pm EDT, Jul 22, 2007 |
Twenty years ago, on an outbuilding of his Southern California estate, tycoon Robert K. Graham began a most remarkable project: the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank for Nobel Prize winners. Part altruism, part social engineering, part science experiment, the repository was supposed to help reverse the genetic decay Graham saw all around him by preserving and multiplying the best genes of his generation. By the time Graham's repository closed in 1999, his genius sperm had been responsible for more than 200 children.
Genius Sperm |
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12:34 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2007 |
I wish every day was corndogorama. Corndogorama |
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Planet-Websecurity.org: good news brought together |
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1:06 pm EDT, Jun 28, 2007 |
Inspired by similarly minded individuals and organizations this site was founded with the intention to bring together similarly themed news and rants related to Web security and to display them in one place.
Planet-Websecurity.org: good news brought together |
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Unusual Articles ala Wikipedia |
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5:30 pm EDT, Jun 12, 2007 |
This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem a bit unusual. These articles are valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are somewhat odd, whimsical, or something you wouldn't expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica. We should take special care to meet the highest standards of an encyclopedia with these articles lest they make Wikipedia appear idiosyncratic. If you wish to add articles to this list, a broad consensus amongst contributors has identified two main guidelines. If the article in question meets one or both of these categories then it could possibly be deemed unusual.
You might like to read this list when you're bored. It's always good for a laugh. It is also the first place I read about the Gay Bomb. Unusual Articles ala Wikipedia |
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