2007 August

Consider this your slapstick comedy moment for the day. - The commentary is in Japanese but all you will need is the visual. And a ‘thanks’ to my geek pals at Red Hat for sending this…

And yes, Red Hat people, I did laugh. It is perversely entertaining…
Catherine
[tags]tetris, comedy, red hat[/tags]

The United Kingdom can been called the ‘Surveillance Society’. In the name of security, there is a focus on tracking and monitoring the citizens, even the very youngest. There is a central data base that collates details of every child. This is briefly what it entails:
“…The database, which goes live next year, [...]

Have you ever wanted to chuck your cell phone? No, really throw it… - If you have a good throwing arm and can heave that cell phone for a good distance, there is a competition in Finland that perhaps you should enter:
“SAVONLINNA, Finland - Juggling rather than throwing his mobile phone, a teenaged [...]

Some of my Red Hat readers (who are long time friends from another site) took exception to the fact that I compared the green shell colour to Kermit the Frog. A few people have sent videos showing how “green is beautiful for a laptop”. Therefore, it is only fair to show a few [...]

It seems, at least for now, that the targeted price point for entry level laptops is two hundred dollars. That is price that Asustek is presenting:
“…A simple model of the product will be priced at $199 at the retail level, while one with more features will sell for between $245 and $299, he said.
The [...]

Remember when there was an uproar about Sony and rootkits? Well, Sony allegedly is back in another rootkit problem:
“A line of USB drives sold by Sony Electronics Inc. installs files in a hidden folder that can be accessed and used by hackers, a Finnish security company charged today, raising the specter of [...]

As the ugliness of the Vick legal matters is being played out, there remains some dogs that were seized by the authorities. Perhaps these animals are regarded as evidence. In the near future, there will be a decision as to the fate of these animals. Some kind hearted souls would like to [...]

There are reports of Chinese hackers compromising German government computers. This is an issue that German Chancellor Merkel raised during her visit to Beijing. The Chinese response to these accusations has to rank high on the scale of unintentional comedy:
“Chinese premier Wen Jiabao described reports of Chinese hackers breaking into German computers as [...]

In the executive and marketing offices of Red Bull, George Hotz must be a folk hero. George Hotz is the seventeen year old who unlocked the iPhone. It is not that the Red Bull people are so interested in Apple hacking. However, in this matter, George Hotz inadvertently gave the Red Bull [...]

There is yet another pet food recall. This time, the recall is accompanied with a salmonella warning:
“…Mars Petcare US Inc., a division of food company Mars Inc., perhaps best-known for its candy bars, is recalling 5-pound bags of Krasdale Gravy dry dog food with a best-by date of July 16 and 17, [...]