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Net Neutrality Fans Rejoice: The FCC Will Reclassify Broadband | GigaOm . It seems the FCC will lobby congress to pass some new laws to give it the authority to rule over Internet providers and the connections they provide. This is going to turn out to be an interesting fight.

Labels: bills, politics, technology

KPC 9:14 PM |

The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird - Blackbird | Gizmodo. This is an interesting short excerpt from this author. It is a very entertaining and quick read.

Labels: history

KPC 3:11 PM |

Law Enforcement Appliance Subverts SSL | Gizmodo. Interesting story on law enforcement using a man in the middle attack. This is not something that is really that hard to do. The most shocking part of this story is that law enforcement may be getting SSL companies to give them fake certificates. This could really put SSL in jeopardy as a secure transfer protocol.

Labels: secret, technology

KPC 3:27 PM |

Art of the Steal: On the Trail of World’s Most Ingenious Thief | Wired Magazine. This is an amazing story about a thief from Wired. I just love the investigative reporting that Wired does.

Labels: news

KPC 9:53 AM |

How Does Brake Override Technology Stop Runaway Cars? | The Consumerist. This is a really nice video that goes over the problem with some Toyota vehicles. Everyone should see this just for the info they present on how to stop a accelerating car.

Labels: car

KPC 3:24 PM |

Touch Up London #100: London In Space | Londonist. There is a great picture on this site that shows the size of the ISS. Please go take a look.

Labels: astronomy, nasa, space

KPC 1:35 PM |

Observations: Winter Olympic medals made from recycled e-waste | ScientificAmerican. Pretty cool that they decided to put some recycled material in this years medals.

Labels: Olympics, sport

KPC 10:48 AM |

ISS Now Has Live Access to the Internet | Universe Today. It is pretty cool news that we can now hook up to the internet in space. Well at least the astronauts can use it. Let us hope they have some good firewalls in place.

Labels: astronomy, nasa, science, space

KPC 10:16 AM |

Transfer a Time Machine disk to a disk image file | Mac OS X Hints. Nice little hint on how to deal with Time Machine disk images.

Labels: apple

KPC 8:29 AM |

Transfer a Time Machine disk to a disk image file | Mac OS X Hints. Nice article on how to deal with time machine disks.

Labels: apple, computer

KPC 10:17 AM |