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Archive for November 14th, 2009

14 Nov

This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup]


Paint.NET Releases Big Update, Still a Killer Photoshop Alternative (Windows)Paint.NET is a free, fast, and powerful image editor for Windows. It’s a giant leap above Microsoft Paint, and a serious alternative to bigger, bloated (for most users, at least) image editors like Photoshop or GIMP.
XP Quick Fix Plus Repairs Common Windows XP Errors (Windows XP)If [...]

14 Nov

Two Earth-Sized Bodies With Oxygen-Rich Atmospheres


tugfoigel writes “Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick and Kiel University have discovered two bodies the size of earth with oxygen-rich atmospheres — however, there is a disappointing snag for anyone looking for a potential home for alien life, or even a future home for ourselves. These are not planets, but are actually two unusual [...]

14 Nov

Opposition: Iran rulers more brutal than shah (AP)


AP - Iran’s embattled opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah’s regime in Web statements Saturday, and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown aimed at choking off the reform movement’s last real means of keeping its campaign alive.
,Opposition: Iran rulers more brutal than shah
(AP)
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14 Nov

Weekly hardware roundup


Analog joystick mouse and crashing Hackintoshes
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14 Nov

Weekly hardware roundup


Analog joystick mouse and crashing Hackintoshes

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14 Nov

Top 10 Homemade Remedies for What Ails You [Lifehacker Top 10]


Feeling under the weather? Thinking—as you look around your office—that you might be soon? Hone your home remedy skill set with a look at 10 of our favorite DIY cures for illnesses and your body’s annoyances.
Photo by Robert Couse-Baker.
10. Honey for rough coughs
When you’ve got a bad cough, it feels like your own body is [...]

14 Nov

Self-Cleaning, Super-Absorbant Solar Cells


Amorphous-silicon solar cells patterned with nanoscale domes absorb more light–and shed water and dust.

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14 Nov

Researcher busts into Twiitter via SSL reneg hole


Yes, it’s a serious vuln
A Swiss grad student has devised a serious, real-world attack on Twitter that targeted a recently discovered vulnerability in the secure sockets layer protocol.…
Offloading malware protection to the cloud
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14 Nov

Google makes concessions on digital book deal (AP)


AP - Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust regulators.
,Google makes concessions on digital book deal
(AP)
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14 Nov

Google: Better ethics than the Vatican?


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Don’t be evil

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