The BBC reports that scientists have discovered that the Megalodon, a prehistoric monster shark, could bite down with a force between 10.8 to 18.2 tonnes. In comparison, a great white can bite with a force of 1.8 tonnes.
A new study of the extinct creature’s skull shows it had an almighty bite, making the prehistoric fish […]
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When you buy an iPhone, Apple ties up the iPhone 3G to a local telecom provider. But when you buy iPhone 3G through the Hong Kong Online Apple Store, you officially and legally get an unlocked iphone which you can use with any operator.
Visit the Hong Kong Apple Store online and you can check out […]
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In this fourth part of a nine-part series on Python you ll learn about expressions operators sequences and more. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the book em Python in a Nutshell Second Edition em written by Alex Martelli O Reilly ISBN […]
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Secunia is reporting a vulnerability with Autodesk’s Design Review DWF Viewer which can lead to a compromised PC.
The vulnerability stems from a flaw in the ActiveX control including the insecure “SaveAs()” method. If exploited, arbitrary files on the compromised computer can be overwritten.
This vulnerability was originally discovered by “bruiser” from Nine Situations Group and outlined […]
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Above is a graphic of the tweet from the Mars Phoenix Twitter that water had been confirmed on the surface of the planet Mars. NASA also reported on its website that the NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has confirmed water in a soil sample on Mars. The Phoenix Mars Lander has instruments that allow it to […]
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Google is my browser starting page and today I was greeted by this incredible new logo announcing the 10th birthday of Google. And it didn’t link to Google.com.
They have compiled an interactive timeline of Google history which will give you a bird’s eye view of how Google has transformed the world in the last decade. […]
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Unless you ve already built a PHP toolkit that lets you develop web applications by reusing its components the best way to create complex PHP programs quickly is by means of a third-party framework such as Code Igniter http codegniter.com . This package will let you build robust object-based PHP […]
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I enjoyed the privilege in August of touring the campus of Full Sail University recently accredited and located near Orlando Florida. The college prepares its students for careers in the technical and business sides of the entertainment field. They just began offering full-fledged online bachelor s and master s degrees in Internet Marketing. […]
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For all you travelers out there with a bazillion pictures from the hundreds of trips you have taken, here is a pretty cool piece of software that will allow you to Geotag your photos with ease.
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools allows photographers to easily geotag photos, assign GPS coordinates, edit a picture’s meta data and lots […]
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ScoutRobot is a wheeled robot that has the ability to jump over objects. ScoutRobot can sense how high the obstacle is in front of it and then jump high enough to clear the obstacle. The reason the robot appears to float is because it is literally floating on air. ScoutRobot has an aluminum cylinder powered […]
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