Towel Day
Oh no, I forgot 
Month: May, 2005
Five Things you should never buy new (includes houses)
User advocate Clark Howard recommends to only buy the following thing used:
1. Cars
2. Houses
3. Kids’ Stuff
4. Musical Instruments
5. CDs & DVDs
For more information, watch his video: Clark Howard Prefers Used (WSBTV)
[via LifeHacker]
Information wants to be free
Dutch academics declare research free-for-all
Scientists from all major Dutch universities officially launched a website
on Tuesday where all their research material can be accessed for free.
Interested parties can get hold of a total of 47,000 digital documents
from 16 institutions the Digital Academic Repositories. No other nation
in the world offers such easy access to its complete academic research
output in digital form, the researchers claim. Obviously, commercial
publishers are not amused.
on Tuesday where all their research material can be accessed for free.
Interested parties can get hold of a total of 47,000 digital documents
from 16 institutions the Digital Academic Repositories. No other nation
in the world offers such easy access to its complete academic research
output in digital form, the researchers claim. Obviously, commercial
publishers are not amused.
Great. Giving free access to research information could speed up progress. I love it!
[via The Register]
Password Security in the US
As always I am running a little behind (this was published 6 days ago):
Americans are pants at password security | The Register
Americans are just as blasé
about password security as the Brits, according to a new survey. Two
out three three people (180 of 272) approached in a downtown San
Francisco street by researchers were happy to provide their password in
exchange for a coffee gift card. Of those respondents that declined
offering their actual password, 51 provided a clue about their password
in exchange for a $3 Starbucks gift voucher.
about password security as the Brits, according to a new survey. Two
out three three people (180 of 272) approached in a downtown San
Francisco street by researchers were happy to provide their password in
exchange for a coffee gift card. Of those respondents that declined
offering their actual password, 51 provided a clue about their password
in exchange for a $3 Starbucks gift voucher.
I wonder how many people couldn’t actually tell them the password because they have it saved on their computer – not a very secure alternative.
Nokia Sensor: Blootooth flirting?
Nokia – Nokia Sensor
Meet other Bluetooth enabled users in your surroundings, if they are using a Nokia phone with Nokia Sensor.
Note how the people in the Nokia demonstration constantly use their phone while it seems that they are with other people? 
[via Gizmodo/Blueserker]
Chinese Internet powered by new.net?
ICANNWatch | China announces 3 new TLDs
Apparently the Chinese government has invented their own TLDs without
any involvement of ICANN. Another Namespace? Maybe the Chinese
government is going to enhance their huge Intranet with the help of
those TLDs, maybe this will be a new New.NET. Interesting, let’s see where this goes.
[via Free2Innovate.net]