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The Killer iRobot Is Here
Sometimes you come across some cool technology that you must share. This iRobot video is one of those. Definitely some cool technology involved here.
Today’s DDoS Attacks Due to Cyber Warfare?
I am sure that most of you are aware of today’s attack against Twitter. The attack crippled the service for a good portion of the day. News is coming out now about the attack, and according to an article by The New York Times the attack could be related to cyber warfare. The article cites [...]
The Ripple Effect of Cyber Warfare
I have been interested lately in the various areas of warfare in our current times. The major focus of current situations WILL involve cyber warfare as part of any conflict. Many folks are under the impression that conflicts between other countries than their own really will not change their lives that much. If you are [...]
The Eight Levels of Programmers
Jeff Atwood has posted one of those articles that make you think over at Coding Horror. He explains what he feels are the eight different levels of programmers. 1 is the lowest and 8 is the highest level on the scale. The post is basically asking where do you see yourself heading in your programming [...]
10 Skills Developers Will Need
Justin James at TechRepublic posted an article yesterday that covers his opinion of the 10 skills developers will need in the next 5 years. You can read his article and I’m sure you will agree with some of his items and there will be some you take a different view on. Here are my thoughts: [...]
Jack Dorsey Explains the Beginning of Twitter
The Los Angeles Times has a very nice post on how Jack Dorsey and his pals started Twitter. It's an interesting read, especially when he details the inspiration behind it all. Believe it or not, his first thoughts revolved around bicycle messengers, and their status. He also goes into detail on how they decided on [...]
Tweet Wisely!
Just saw this post on Danger Room. First of all, the title is awesome and second it's a reminder to post wisely whilst using Twitter. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) is addicted to to Twitter, and was surprised to see on a trip to Iraq that he had service on his Blackberry. So Hoekstra went to [...]
Google Thought Entire Internet Was Malicious
Oops! That's the word from Google today after a "human error" led to malicous warnings from all results returned from a search. They initially placed the blame on non profit site StopBadware.org, but since have admitted the error was in fact the fault of Google. Google has proven that everyone does indeed make mistakes! Read [...]
Uh, Which Button Do I Press?
The image below is a shot of the cockpit of the space shuttle. Please, make sure you press the right button! Click the image below for the full size picture.
Facebook an Unlikely Tool in Israel-Hamas Conflict
Below is a link to a NY Times piece on how people were using Facebook to voice their sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Amazing how powerful the Internet is today. Revolution, Facebook Style via the New York Times
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