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Adam Savage: Mythbuster Retracts Statements About RFID (10)
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Mythbusters host Adam Savage is retracting comments he made at a hackers conference where he said an episode exposing security flaws in credit card RFID technology was squelched by credit card company lawyers. In a new statement Adam says, " If I went into the detail of exactly why this story didn't get filmed, it's so bizarre and convoluted that no one would believe me, but suffice to say...the decision not to continue on with ...Shared by Adam Maldonado (109) Alex (21) Cai Chen (738) guy (479) Leena (771) mejaredme (233) neal (352) Patty (201) Rantan (17) Toby (119)Contribute comment -
Barack Obama: I've been called worse on the Basketball Court (22)
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Best South Park License Plate Ever (PIC) (62)
permalinkLiba-low, liba-low, TIMMAY! Yes, this may be old by internet standards, but we still think its funny. Our hats are off to you, sir or madam, as you have struck comedic gold with your handicapped vanity plate. This could only be topped if the vehicle crashed into a similarly equipped "JIMMY"-plated car. [DirtGetsWet]Shared by Adam (11) Adam Debreczeni (10) Adam Dorfman (24) Adam Maldonado (109) Alex (21) Alfredo Octavio (2) alyssa (18) Brad (1) Brian (1) Brian Schwartz (7) Cai Chen (738) Charlie (3) Chris Neuman (19) Dan (9) Daniel Matthews (13) Darren Isbrecht (77) Dave (35) David (24) Digg Boss (600) Dillon Amburgey (5) Doug Adams (76) Doug Funny (42) Dylan Thomas (20) Ed Cline (13) Elvis (10) Geoffrey Richard (14) Glenn Xavier Lopez (5) Great White Snark (11) Isaac (27) Jane Burt (11) Jason Braham (16) Jay Gerland (3) Johnny Makkar (2) Jon Scheiber (2) Jonathan (14) Justin (26) Ken Krista (4) Kyle Bamford (12) Leena (771) Leo Freitas (6) Marken (5) Mathias (2) Matt Van Horn (8) Michael (18) Mike Nayyar (140) Monika Bulsiewicz (1) Moose (1) Nick Cobb (320) Nicole (2) richard (29) Ritu (396) Romey (25) Ron Acierno (6) schauba (17) Scott (1) Shane Coffey (82) ShuTian (28) Tal Siach (373) teh roflmaoer (11) Tidus (8) Tim Fabiniak (9) William Brawley (7)
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Consumerist's 4 Most Frequently Given Ways To Kick Ass [Customer Service] (4)
onThere's four things we say over and over to readers writing in with problems who have gotten their legitimate claims spurned by regular customer service. They just keep working! They're EECB, Executive Customer Service, Chargeback and Small Claims Court. Inside, what these tools mean and how to get started using one. 1. Executive Customer Service - How to get routed to a high-ranking exec's secretary who will pass you off to the secret elite customer ...Contribute comment
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100 Remotely-Controlled Cameras All Gunning to Capture the Same Moment [Photography] (8)
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At the Beijing Olympics, there were thousands of photographers all looking to get iconic shots of the games. For some events, that meant arriving many, many hours early and setting up elaborate remote camera setups. For the men's 100m dash, there were close to 100 remote cameras set up, all focused on the same thing: the finish line. Photographer Vincent Laforet was there, and he made this amazing video showing the sheer insanity of hundreds ...Shared by AJ (19) Alex (21) Ben (25) Bill (11) DrFu (14) Lionel Riem (12) Matthew (47) Nvidianat (3)Contribute comment -
Breathtaking Cloud Formation Over Hawaii (pic) (34)
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Mythbuster issues mea culpa over 'censorship' claim (20)
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Obsession is a bad thing, Digg. (28)
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Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it (104)
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The end user license agreement for Google's new browser, Chrome, apparently gives the company the right to all data "submitted" or "displayed" by the browser. But the company now tells Ars it's all a big mistake and that the offending passages are being pulled.Read More...Shared by adam (666) Adam Dempsey (13) Adam R. (17) Alain Edouard (2) Alex (21) alphakamp (21) Amit Chowdhry (72) Andrew Rodrigues (10) Andrew Terry (24) Antonio Ortiz (34) Antti Lindström (7) Ben van de Sande (8) Billy Adams (17) blindsurf3r (8) Brian Auer (20) btvillarin (5) Cavorter (23) Cesar (1) Chantal (27) Charli Wag (21) Chris Greenough (3) Dan Smiley (6) Dave (11) Dave (35) Dave Koss (30) David F. Bills (7) David.R.Gilson (9) DavidS (23) Denny (3) Derek van Vliet (7) digits12 (614) Dissolvism (14) Doug Funny (42) Eric Chen (66) Gaurav Kanoongo (9) Greg Rosen (12) Hasan Saleem (76) Hoder Jensen (5) HUNG (32) Istvan Hoka (2) ivanoats (23) Jack (9) jalbert (80) James Stanley (3) Jamie Wallis (18) JDevL (14) Jennifer Kyrnin (1) Jeremy (51) Joe (73) Joe D'Andrea (16) Justin Laramée (3) Justin Yost (40) keith (52) Ken Krista (4) Krazy (83) Kristen (180) KRZ (5) lauren pressley (11) Mani Karthik (92) MarcBerry (3) Mathew (22) Matt (5) Matt (8) Matt Hutka (15) Matthew Daly (26) mavrevMatt (18) melmyfinger (15) Michael (4) Miguel Caetano (42) mike (18) Mike (15) Mike Abundo (6) Mike McCarron (13) Mike Nayyar (140) Mike Perkins (67) Nate (28) nervioso (59) Nick (9) Patricia F. Anderson (34) Peety (85) Phuller10 (21) raddevon (13) Ram (50) Rami Taibah (298) Randy (33) Richard Rosenstein (4) Ritu (396) Scotty (17) Shannon (1) Somazx (4) Stephen H. Gerstacker (2) Stuart (28) Syam (19) TechTalk (9) th13rteen (110) Toby (11) Tom (17) Trevor Wermund (108) Vasileios Pasparas (19) wcaw (48) webtime (355) will (35) will killian (10) ZayneHumphrey (4)Contribute comment -
Grand Theft Auto Helps Teen Rescue Family From Crashed Car (30)
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America's 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs (50)
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JoT 1146: Gates browses Chrome. (71)
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Download Samsung BlackJack II's Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Now [Samsung Blackjack II] (1)
onThe BlackJack II (SGH-i617) finally gets its turn to ride the Windows Mobile 6.1 bus, which brings to it slight UI changes, better SMS threading, improved GPS navigation and internet connection sharing. There's little reason why you shouldn't get it, so download it now and join the 6.1 club. [Samsung]Shared by Alex (21)Contribute comment
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Browsing With Google Chrome (12)
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After downloading and installing Google’s new Windows-based browser Chrome – Google already revealed some background info via their comic –, like many of you, I gave it a first test run. A browser is the kind of thing you’ll end up using all day long, if you do end up using it. You don’t want it to get in the way at all, and yet you wish it has all the features you really think ...Shared by Abhishek (6) Alex (21) Eugene (11) Fanatyk (15) Gauravonomics (39) gisc (3) louisgray (110) Priyadarsan Venugopalan (7) Srinvard (28) Steven M. Cohen (35) svartling (23) Tomasz Tarczyński (3)Contribute comment -
Canada's FIDO eyeing Nokia E71? (1)
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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPANokia's slim and slick E71 has been touted -- OK, rumored, but we're hopeful -- to have its eyes set on the number two GSM provider in Canada, FIDO. While no pricing info is being bandied about, the "news" does see it landing during the November timeframe. Rogers, FIDO's parent company and only GSM competition -- at least for now -- has apparently passed on this little QWERTY ...Shared by Alex (21)Contribute comment -
Rogers Wireless releases some iPhone data usage details, says nyaa-nyaa (1)
onFiled under: Handsets, Messaging, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, MiscDrumroll please! We all heard a fair bit of uncharacteristic anger echoing out of Canada with Rogers Wireless' announcement of its -- and FIDO's -- iPhone data pricing models. Of course, Rogers rethought its plans, launched the $30 / 6GB plan and all was well again in the land of the polar bear and beaver. We had a quick chat with Elizabeth Hamilton, the Director of ...Shared by Alex (21)Contribute comment
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Google Killer Strikes Again But Kills Everybody But Google (98)
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An anonymous tipster wrote to us this morning to tell us that Cuil, the ill-fated “Google Killer,” has unleashed its Twiceler indexing bot on websites across the globe and in the process, has brought many sites down. “I don’t know what spawned it, but when Cuil attempts to index a site, it does so by completely hammering it with traffic,” the tipster wrote. “So much, that it completely brings the site down. We’re 24 hours ...Shared by Abhishek Kumar (29) Adam (35) Adrian (17) Alex (79) Alex (21) alex lines (3) Andrew (27) Andrew Schott (48) Artem (49) Athar (6) Avi (431) Ben (8) Brian Cuban (1041) Brome (5) brownpau (39) Bryan (8) Cai Chen (738) Caleb Brown (3) CannonGod (186) cbsmith (37) Chantal (27) Chris Coleman (54) Christophe Maximin (11) crazyjaf (41) DarkBls (47) Darren Isbrecht (77) David (55) Dean Burge (10) dedrick (3) Derek Edmond (75) DigitalMike (34) Doug Funny (42) Dragos Pirvu (436) Drew Olanoff (117) Emil Kaiser (4) Fenng (44) Floris (11) Frank (9) Garnett (10) GilesVG (14) Hisham (21) Hooman Radfar (5) hunikal (20) iAlja (23) James (18) Jawad Shuaib (9) Jay (5) Jeff (45) Jim Schmidt (3) Jojo (31) Jordan (271) Josh (6) Kevin Federline (197) Kristen (180) Leena (771) Leobardo (31) mabisa (34) Mani Karthik (92) Matt (5) Matt Mueller (11) McBilly Wilford Sy (37) Michael Bartnett (42) MV (22) Nagraj Sambrani (24) Nick Cobb (320) Nihar (19) noel (16) Ooble (13) Phil (42) Philip V. (1) Razzu (11) Reid (3) rkalajian (37) sarahintampa (79) Shankar Ganesh (37) Sigalon (25) Simon (21) Steve Nimmons (58) Steven (12) stvalentine (7) Sumesh (89) Tim (5) TJ (32) Tom (17) Tomi (8) Trevor Wermund (108) Tyson Williams (28) Uzair (121) vepa (1) webtime (355) wille (72) xxdesmus (48) Yung-Hui Lim (62) Zack Jewell (3) zer0ck (78) zizzy (24) zuzur (6) 康爷 (12)Contribute comment -
Google Chrome, a browser by Google (487)
onToday there was a comic book in my mail, sent by Google and drawn by no less than Scott McCloud, creator of the classic Understanding Comics. Within the 38 pages, which I’ve scanned and put up, in very readable format Google gives the technical details into a project of theirs: an open source browser called Google Chrome. The book points to www.google.com/ch..., but I can’t see anything live there yet. In a nut-shell, here’s what ...Shared by (``-_-´´) (33) Aaron Bird (4) abe (21) absolutely gorgeous (45) Adam (10) Adam Dempsey (13) Adam Fuhrer (53) Adam McDonald (19) Adam Melancon (10) adamconner7 (14) Ahac Sedušak (4) Air Win (4) AJ Slater (3) Akeem Williams (11) Akky AKIMOTO (3) Alan Dean (32) Albert (3) Alberto (23) Aldanur (15) Alemsah (7) Alex (2) Alex (21) Alex France (114) Alex Winter (6) Amar (1) Amihai (20) anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (4) Anders Borre Hansen (1) andrew (3) Andrew Girdwood (33) Andrew Hughes (25) andrew reedy (11) Andy (21) andy bons (3) Angel (9) angel (244) Antonio Ortiz (34) anupam (2) Archimedes Trajano (3) arty (15) asblogger (19) AshTR (11) Ashwin (5) Athanasia (1) Atilano (12) atul (70) Austin Alvarado (6) Axell (5) Babychen Mathew (236) baron (3) Ben (5) Ben (6) Ben (8) Bill Keaggy (8) BillDeys (67) Bilouz (5) Blake (1) Bobbi Newman (15) Boris Smus (3) Bramha (14) Brandon (24) BrendanCooper (2) Brendon Wadey
