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Robert Kirkman on comics

By Lurch Kimded ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅ One comment

My geek-ness is a wide ranging one, and falling within is the world of comics. I love them, at their best they can easily be considered literary masterpieces. However the printed comic world is facing an uncertain and problematic future and its not just from the web but it stems from their lack of innovation. [...]

Viacom “Backs Off” on YouTube Data

By Chris ⋅ July 15, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Viacom “backs off” on its request for YouTube user data.

Google must give Viacom YouTube info…

By Lurch Kimded ⋅ July 3, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Before I give my reaction you may want to read this (BBC News), here is a brief outline:
“Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.”
So, yeah… to put it simply… YOU WHAT!?!?!
No really… I had to make sure I had read [...]

Universal loses promo CD case

By Chris ⋅ June 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Universal suffers a setback in their case against the eBay trader accused of copyright infringement by selling promotional CDs online.

ISP and data snooping

By Lurch Kimded ⋅ June 10, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Our lives are becoming increasingly monitored we are constantly under surveillance, our movements, purchasing habits and more can be tracked and analysed by not just the government but corporations. Now the same level of surveillance may well becoming the norm from our ISPs (Internet Service Provider) as we surf what is meant to [...]

3G iPhone - coming 11th July

By Chris ⋅ June 9, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Apple announces the 3G iPhone - faster surfing, built-in GPS, and half the price of the “old” iPhone.

Tracing Paper Caused Sub Crash

By Chris ⋅ May 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I thought this was brilliant (well, annoying too, but brilliant in its way). The pride of Britain’s nuclear deterrant, the Trident-carrying nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar ran aground because commanders put tracing paper over its navigation charts. Apparently they were worried that trainees would draw on them :)
This mistake caused £5million worth of hull damage when [...]

Solar Islands On The Cards?

By Chris ⋅ May 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

What do we want? Cheap, clean energy! When do we want it? Now!
Hmm, it’s never going to catch on as a protest chant, really, but creating cheap and clean energy is in demand. The problem is it takes a lot of solar panels to generate the same energy load as, say, a nuclear power station. [...]

Remember Everything with Evernote

By Chris ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ 10 comments

How frustrating is it to type up a few notes for a presentation or course, only to discover that you need them while you’re at another computer and they aren’t available!? I used to e-mail myself anything that I knew I wanted to have access to, but I often forgot to do it, or didn’t [...]