“Was our oldest ancestor a proton-powered rock?”
Some fascinating evidence suggesting just that.
Archive of posts filed under the Science and Technology category.
Topics pertaining to science and technology, current or future.
“How to read articles about health”
Always a handy skill to have.
“Want Peace? Give a Nuke the Nobel”
[… T]he global economy is a creation of the nuclear age. Major powers find ways to get along because the cost of armed conflict between them has become unthinkably high. […] A very thought-provoking article. (Thanks, Ploni)
“US court says software is owned, not licensed”
This is certainly going to shake up the software industry.
“Microsoft mulling 128-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 9”
Let me get this straight… 32-bit computers have lasted nearly twenty years, if memory serves me (I got my first 80386 motherboard in late 1991). In the last year or so, Microsoft has managed to get 64-bit Windows adopted, giving us access to 16 exabytes of RAM (“approximately 17.2 billion gigabytes,” according to this Wikipedia …
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“Microsoft offers stickers to boost Windows 7 64-bit take-up”
This should help boost the mainstream take-up of 64-bit computers. With multi-gigabyte memory sizes starting to feel a bit cramped, it’s rather important… 32-bit systems can’t address more than 4GB of memory, or even use all of that — my dearly-departed Dell was limited to 3.3GB of the 4GB I had installed in it, and …
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“Fantastic Photos of Our Solar System”
Some really awesome pictures from recent spacecraft. I grabbed a bunch of them for use as desktop wallpapers. Having wallpaper images from Mars or Saturn… pure geek porn. 🙂
“Most Common Hotmail Password Revealed!”
Surprise! It’s 123456! Dark Helmet: So the combination is… one, two, three, four, five? That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage! [next scene] President Skroob: Did it work? Where’s the king? Dark Helmet: It worked, sir. We have the combination. President …
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“Aussie power grid threatened by virus”
Despite the title, the power grid itself is apparently not at risk — because its computers don’t run on Windows. Despite the (deservedly) bad reputation it has in security circles, there is something to be said for “security through obscurity.” 🙂
“Researchers Say ‘Good To Pee On Tomato Plants’ – Just Don’t Let The Neighbors See”
An interesting, if rather unhygienic, idea.