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Geoffrey Perkins Is Dead At 55 (9)
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Dynamoo writes "Legendary comedy writer and producer Geoffrey Perkins has died in a road accident in London. Perkins was until recently the head of comedy for BBC TV. Earlier in his career he produced the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, and was a writer, director, and producer of many comedy shows including Spitting Image, The Fast Show, and several others. He also invented the game of Mornington Crescent. The world will be a ...Shared by fyc (40) Giles D (7) Helvick (19) Jason (80) Ooble (26) Rialtus (6) Sean (15) Steven W. Buehler (7) Wayne (49)Contribute comment -
Mythbusters Gagged: Credit Card Companies Kill Episode Exposing RFID Security Flaws (42)
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Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID's security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage. Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else... They were way, way outgunned and they absolutely made it really clear to Discovery that they were not going to air this episode talking about how hackable this stuff was, and Discovery backed way down being ...Shared by aliencam (5) alphaxion (13) Anita (21) BilliamJ (9) Bob Lee (16) Christopher (22) CntrySigns (7) Corris (6) Crossbar (36) danbri (23) David Worrell (16) DJ (17) Doug Stewart (28) Erik (46) f.shamsi (11) Fernio (3) iammikeb (18) J (7) Jason Adam Young (6) Jeanne (8) JEP (12) Jerry Heiselman (19) Jim (22) jorn (20) Justin (8) Kuushal (7) Mark (9) Matt Warren (2) Matthew (47) Mazz (54) Nishant (6) Randy (8) Rialtus (6) Sam (23) Simon Phipps (6) SK (6) Superbunker (12) TheFlamingoKing (4) tsangal (21) UJ (36) vraicovi (17) Wolfsbane (5)- Jason Adam Young said: wow, just, wow, and I mean... just wow
- Randy said: and this is why I don't have an RFID credit card and hate the new passports.
- DJ said: That's why a year or two ago when my replacement bank card had RFID in it, I immediately had them send me a replacement without it.
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Lisa (1)
permalinkAdam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, aka The Mythbusters, explain the difference between a CPU and a GPU*.This makes me want to take up painting more than anything Bob Ross every whipped up. Happy Little Trees my ass...*There's a longer 2-part video showing their whole presentation. It's worth looking for in the YT sidebar.Shared by Rialtus (6)
- Rialtus said: Way cool!
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rialtus @ 2008-08-29T15:06:00 (1)
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*ZOMG* MONTY PYTHON FLUXX!http://ping.fm/fcKGnShared by Rialtus (6)Contribute comment -
45th Known Mersenne Prime Found? (15)
onAn anonymous reader writes "The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has apparently discovered a new world-record prime number. A GIMPS client computer reported the number on August 23rd, and verification is currently under way. The verification could take up to two weeks to complete. The last Mersenne prime discovered was over 9.8 million digits long, strongly suggesting that the new value may break the 10 million digit barrier — qualifying for the EFF's $100000 ...Shared by Aaron (10) atermath (1) CtrlBreak (13) Dicky S (26) focoma (12) Javier (7) Jeff (30) Justin Yost (81) Marin Purgar (22) Nikki (67) Rialtus (6) Roshan (9) Sysop (6) Tanath (42) Troy (4)
- Rialtus said: Very interesting.
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Computer Virus Aboard the ISS (16)
onchrb writes "BBC News is reporting that laptops taken to the International Space Station by NASA astronauts are infected with the Gammima.AG worm. The laptops have no net connection; officials suspect the worm may have been transferred via a USB flash drive owned by an astronaut. NASA have said this isn't the first time computer viruses had travelled into space."Read more of this story at Slashdot.Shared by Adrian (19) boozedog (4) Brooks Garrett (2) Carl (19) CntrySigns (7) Crossbar (36) CtrlBreak (13) Damon (16) DarthMolen (23) Jeff (30) justin (14) L (8) Matthew (3) Oneiros (36) Rialtus (6) Stavros (17)Contribute comment
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Use Your Bank Accounts Every Three Years Or They Will Go To The State [Your Money] (5)
onEach year banks give states $4.7 billion belonging to people who failed to "initiate a transaction or communicate with the financial institution" in the past three years. The money isn't lost forever, but getting it back can be a bureaucratic hassle full of forms and headaches. The average works out to $282 per person. It won't pay for retirement, but it's nothing to sneeze at either. Laws on abandoned property were enacted to protect consumers ...
- Matthew said: yeah buzzco.
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Cool things to look at: Etch-a-Sketch artwork (2)
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The Etch-A-Sketchist regularly features detailed etch-a-sketch drawings of everything from the Pineapple Express cast and the Yalta conference to David Bowie and Paris Hilton. He’s also done several comic book sketches, as you can see above, as well as over on ComicMix.Shared by besighyawn (11) Rialtus (6)Contribute comment -
Say Goodbye To Pandora? [Pandora] (18)
onWhen SoundExchange, the organization that represents many labels and artists, proposed steep new royalty rates for radio webcasters last year, they shortsightedly killed off their own revenue stream. Instead of their proposed rates being cut back as part of a standard negotiation, they were surprised to see the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board reject opposing arguments and adopt SoundExchange's rates fully. Now Pandora, the popular streaming music site, says it's paying over 70% of its revenue ...Shared by Aranyx (5) Brian Megilligan (4) Daniel (8) Dave (1) Gene (3) J. (3) Joshua (6) Michael H (5) Nathan (48) Paul (21) Phuller10 (34) Rantan (32) Rialtus (6) Sermed (20) Shack (20) Tony (7) UJ (36) Zach (57)Contribute comment
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Free Calculator with select Casio Watch Purchase (1)
permalinkFor a limited time, receive a free Casio Solar Handheld Calculator (a $12.99 value) with your purchase of select Casio brand watches direct from Amazon.com. Be sure to add both items to your cart to receive the free Calculator. Quantities limited.Expires Sep 4, 2008Shared by Rialtus (6)
- Rialtus said: A free ...wha?
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Gee Whiz, It Turns Out That Kinoki Foot Pads Are A Scam [Snake Oil] (9)
onThe nice folks at NPR have done us all a favor and taken some used Kinoki foot pads to be tested to see if they'd drawn anything out of a guinea pig reporter's body. Guess what? They didn't. Reporter Sarah Varney bought some Kinoki foot pads and wore them to bed. She also subjected her husband to the (alleged) detox treatment. In the morning, they both awoke to the stinky brown mess that the advertisement ...Shared by dave (16) David Worrell (16) evanc (2) GLCarter (14) Jon Bristow (1) mikelite (18) Rantan (32) Rialtus (6) Satchel (24)
- Rialtus said: Survey says: DUH!
- GLCarter said: Did anyone really think this crap did something?
- Jon Bristow said: Did we really need SCIENTISTS to tell us that this was a scam?
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Bike Fail (30)
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Submitted by DannetteShared by Abhinav (3) Alex (102) Brad Greer (2) Charles (36) Corris (6) DarK FlameS (69) dasmart (19) Derick Valadao (15) Éric (17) Fatsleroy (22) haggaret (30) hornbeck (0) Imran (2) jayman16 (61) Joshua (9) Justin D (6) Monkey (19) mrshl (10) Nick (13) Noah (36) ocular avulsionist (7) omar (4) Rialtus (6) Rob (25) Rob (18) sideb0ard (12) tante (10) Travis (3) ydant (15) Zhasper (45)Explore read four notes- Rialtus said: ...in Dana Point, where my in-laws live.
- Derick Valadao said: I think that sign is necessary BECAUSE of the fact that it is blocking the bike lane.
- dasmart said: What makes it so good is that if the sign weren't there, you wouldn't need the sign. it reminds me of this. http://flickr.com/photos/lush/52805877/
- Brad Greer said: It's good to see someone's thinking of the cyclists.
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Bike Fail (18)
onSubmitted by DannetteShared by Abhinav (3) Brad Greer (2) Corris (6) Éric (17) Fatsleroy (22) haggaret (30) hornbeck (0) Imran (2) Joshua (9) Justin D (6) mikebee (37) Monkey (19) ocular avulsionist (7) omar (4) Rialtus (6) Rob (25) tante (10) Travis (3)
- Rialtus said: ...in Dana Point, where my in-laws live.
- Brad Greer said: It's good to see someone's thinking of the cyclists.
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Scotts 18-Inch Deluxe Push Reel Lawn Mower #815-18S (1)
permalinkList Price: $99.66Deal Price: $99.66The Scotts Deluxe Reel Mower has an 18" cutting width, with 10" wheels and radial tread tires. It has a comfortable loop style handle with full length cushioned grip. Adjustable cutting height range from 1/2" to 2-3/4" with quick "T" knob adjustable roller assembly. The mower has a 2" welded shrub bar assembly and unbreakable steel side plates. 5 Blade ball bearing reel assembly, with heat treated tempered alloy steel blades ...Shared by Rialtus (6)
- Rialtus said: FAIL!
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What Male Caucasians Play (3)
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Credibility of Companies Who Put Me On Hold (5)
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Credibility of Companies Who Put Me On Hold (5)
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A Practical look at the information age (7)
onGraph by Bill PeckShared by Alex Porter (4) Chris R. (15) clifflandis (5) Fernando (13) Justin (3) Matt (5) Rialtus (6)
- Rialtus said: Scarily accurate.
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A Practical look at the information age (7)
onGraph by Bill PeckShared by Alex Porter (4) Chris R. (15) clifflandis (5) Fernando (13) Justin (3) Rialtus (6) vforrestal (2)
- Rialtus said: Scarily accurate.
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Photo (13)
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Shared by Aadom The Wygle (5) Amy (22) Andrew (63) Andy (6) dj empirical (90) Greg (14) issa (20) Linden (20) Matt W (2) Porter (39) Rialtus (6) Terence Lo (4) Wratty (126)- Rialtus said: That would be part of it yes.
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