Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data: The Pirate Bay Lives On | To
torrentfreak.com — Responses have been overwhelmingly negative to the news that The Pirate Bay will soon be sold to Global Gaming Factory. But what if there is a method to the apparent Pirate Bay madness — one that, as Peter Sunde has hinted, could actually be good for the P2P community? More…
Chinese Web Crawlers May Bypass Filters with Mac/Linux
pcworld.com — Apple and Linux computers appear to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country. PCs that do not meet the software's technical requirements are excluded, according to one manufacturer. And as of now, there is no version of the web filter software for Mac or Linux. More…
The Best Web Browser for Secretly Watching Videos at Work
makeuseof.com — Double Vision is one of the best web browsers for this kind of thing - it lets you view and interact with two applications at the same time, without having to switch windows again and again. So, you could be working on your presentation and watching your favorite video or even better - a related tutorial at the same time. More…
The true cost of online privacy
dailyfinance.com — Do you like your privacy? I bet you do. What about being able to read all kinds of stuff on the internet without having to hand over your credit card number -- do you like that, too? I bet that's another yes. But which do you like more? You'd better figure that out quickly, because, if you don't, Congress just might decide for you. More…
Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS
pcworld.com — Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and people who use them. On a technical level this means Moblin is built for the Atom x86 chip found in many netbooks, while on a practical level it means Moblin is an Internet- and multimedia-focused operating system. More…
Yahoo Data Center Will Be Powered By Niagara Falls
ecogeek.org — Companies like Google and IBM are trying to lead the world in cutting-edge, efficient data centers. Not to be outdone, on Tuesday Yahoo announced they're hoping to change to future of data centers as well. The company unveiled plans to build one of the world's most efficient data centers in Lockport, NY and the details do sound pretty exciting. More…
Inexpensive Thin Printable Batteries Developed
sciencedaily.com — For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process. More…
Pirate Bay 2.0: Pay Pirates to Become Consumers
wired.com — The Swedish gaming executive who’s gambling nearly $8 million buying The Pirate Bay is convinced he can turn the 20 million users of the world’s most notorious file sharing site into well-behaved consumers — even amid a deluge of account-deletion requests. More…

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