By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] Robert Soloway was known by most spam fighters as the “Spam King.” He has been making a fortune on flooding peoples’ inboxes with spam for almost a decade. Conservative estimates determine Soloway banked $700,000 from his activities over a three year period. He was convicted in May of 2007 and […]
Green technology is the way of the future, no doubt about it. Nothing fuels mind-boggling innovation like the possibility of the world being totally destroyed if we don’t clean up our act. So, it’s an exciting time to be a geek right now – there’s so much cool green tech out there, you can hardly […]
In a world with more than 100 million blogs, do you find it difficult to find new and interesting things to read? How do you sift through all of the noise to find blogs that you might like? Would you like a simple way to find good content? Maybe Toluu will save the day for […]
By Erica Davidson Guest Blogger, [GAS] We all know that non-verbal cues are key for landing the new IT director position or scoring a coveted promotion. But did you know that the way you dress could be the most important non-verbal communication of all? It’s true. Dressing for success extends beyond the initial interview, or […]
In the following presentation, brain hacker Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via video too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic. Enjoy the show!
Science fiction or reality: Little robots that can swim through your vascular system to administer medicine to a specific part of your body. Well, according to innovationcanada.ca, a site that showcases some of the most interesting research projects done in Canada, these robots could soon become commonplace. Using microscopic magnetic balls, a scientist from Montreal’s […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] They say a week is a lifetime in politics, but I would say 12 seconds is a lifetime on the internet. That’s what I’ve discovered anyway after trying out 12 Seconds. There are lots of websites on the internet that allow you to leave videoclips and webcam clips but […]
Edit: Please note that we’ve been asked to remove the pictures from the page by the owner of said pictures. These pictures have been widely distributed through the blogosphere, and no harm was intented by posting them here. On the contrary, we wanted to promote the company that made the product since their culinary artwork […]
There is a rather sensational story on the Drudge Report at this moment about an apparent disgruntled network engineer who granted himself god rights on a network, then locked out everyone else’s administrative rights. He then went to jail rather than divulge his password. It’s the equivalent of locking the door and swallowing the key. […]
Yep, you read that right. A robotic sheep that will mow your lawn while you lie down in the sun sipping a delicious strawberry daiquiri. The sheep, named Mower, has been designed by Osman Khan, a visiting assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon’s, with Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” in mind. The […]