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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:20:04 -0800

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Tech gadgets from around the world

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:47:41 -0800

Neat EPIA pico ITX kit.

NewsBiscuit & Environment & Climate Change Scientists Warn ‘Loads More Bad Stuff'

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:46 -0800

From the page: In a shocking report released by the World Climate Change Investigative Committee yesterday, scientists have warned of `some really bad stuff, more bad than the last stuff'.
The report goes on to say that if we continue to burn fossil fuels, strip forests, and sneak empty coke cans into the black bin instead of the blue bin, then the human race is headed for that total annihilation and rapid extinction that they warned about before - only more so.

NewsBiscuit & Science/Technology & Computer virus creator ‘normal and has girlfriend'

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:34:46 -0800

From the page:Shockwaves were sent through the IT world yesterday when it was revealed that the lone creator of an incredibly destructive and ingenious computer virus was in fact `a pretty normal bloke' who was in a fulfilling and loving relationship with a girl his own age.

NewsBiscuit & Education & Inspectors slam first Jedi Faith School

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:54:31 -0800

From the page: The government's support for faith schools has come under further criticism following a damning Ofsted report for the first Jedi School, St Yoda Brownhoods.

The school, established in 2002 in the wake of the census which showed 390,000 people in the UK were registered Jedi, was revealed to be operating a covert selection policy and ignoring the National Curriculum. Ofsted inspectors said the pupils even lacked a basic grasp of English grammar, although the headteacher was `comment unwilling to'.

tnkgrl Mobile

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:36:19 -0800

An interesting blog with several posts on the technical details of the Asus Eee PC.

Colossus faces off against PCs in code-breaking challenge • The Register

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:49:29 -0800

From the page: "Colossus, the world�s first programmable digital computer, is back at work cracking codes at Bletchley Park for the first time in more than 60 years.

Colossus was developed by Britain in World War II to crack encrypted German messages. After years of painstaking restoration work a recreation of the machine returned to action today to mark the launch of the the fledgling National Museum of Computing."

NewsBiscuit & Sport & Surbiton hosts first ever ‘Golf Pride' rally

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:02:24 -0800

From the page: Despite a heavy police presence there were no arrests at what is expected to become an annual plea for greater tolerance. However a number of golfers asked the police to take swift action against one man who was wearing a short-sleeve shirt without a tie in the clubhouse on a Monday.

Asus to launch desktop Eee PC next year • Register Hardware

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:08:38 -0800

From the page: "Asustek is developing a desktop version of its ultra-compact Linux-based laptop, the Eee PC, the company's marketing chief has said. It wants to get the mini machine into shops sometime next year."

Linux.com :: Linux distro for women? Thanks, but no thanks

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:33:51 -0800

From the page: "The idea is floating around again: Let's make a special Linux distribution for women! We're smarter than that, aren't we? I say, let's spare ourselves and the world yet another pointless and less-than-useful version of Linux."