Engadget reports that some dude is selling a shitload of old computer equipment on ebay: There’s no other way to put it; this is just about the sickest collection of gear we’ve ever seen available on eBay. The Freeman PC museum is currently auctioning off a collection of 441(!) vintage computers, hundreds of accessories and [...]
Entries from October 14th, 2005
Shitload Of Vintage Computers For Sale On Ebay
October 14th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Cool Geeky Stuff, Hardware
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Apples iPod Video Master Plan
October 14th, 2005 · No Comments · Apple, Mobiles & Gadgets
Engadget has an interesting analysis on what they think the deal is with Apples new iPod video: You’ve got to love Apple. Crazy like a fox they are. Oh sure – some of their decisions regarding the new iPod might seem a little odd to the gadget-lovers among us. “No DivX???” is the phrase most [...]
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Banks Conned For $5 Million
October 12th, 2005 · No Comments · Crime, Security
Bruce Scheier reports of yet another case that morons can break any well thought out security: AN INGENIOUS fraudster is believed to be sunning himself on a beach after persuading leading banks to pay him more than €5 million (£3.5 million) in the belief that he was a secret service agent engaged in the fight [...]
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Apple Release New iPod (With Video)
October 12th, 2005 · No Comments · Apple, Mobiles & Gadgets
Looks like Steve Jobs has proved once again that he’s a dirty filthy rotten liar . The new iPod (with video) has been released: Witness the evolution of the revolution. First it played songs. Then photos. Then podcasts. Now iPod plays video, changing the way you experience your music and more. Again. In lighter, thinner [...]
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Microsoft Serious About Releasing XBOX 360
October 12th, 2005 · 1 Comment · Business, Microsoft, Video Games
The BBC has an article on the problems Microsoft is facing getting its new console released on time. My favourite piece: By making sure its new Xbox 360 is out months ahead of Sony’s PlayStation 3, Microsoft is hoping to win over the wallets and thumbs of gamers. The downside has been a rush to [...]
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Kevin Mitnick Interview
October 11th, 2005 · No Comments · Security
CNN has an interesting interview with Kevin Mitnick, specifically focusing on his take on his past notereity: (CNN) — To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with hacking, the cinematic sort where a snot-nosed kid thumbs his nose at authority. But, Mitnick says, the characterization is a bit overdone and the legend untrue, if [...]
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The Tortured Language of the Law
October 11th, 2005 · No Comments · Crime, Video Games
Wired has an interesting analysis of California’s new anti violent video game law: I squeeze the trigger on my shotgun and pump a fusillade of lead into my enemy’s chest. He topples to the ground lifeless, and I look down to see that I’m drenched in blood. But what I’m really wondering is: Have I [...]
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Banks Should Be Held Responsible For Phishing
October 7th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Crime, Security
In another bout of wisdom, Bruce Schneier has written a piece on wired on how banks should be held responsible for phishing. While this may at first sound ludicrous, after reading his arguments it makes a hell of a lot of sense: The actual problem to be solved is that of fraudulent transactions. Financial institutions [...]
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Python Bursts After Trying To Eat Alligator
October 7th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Nature
In a case of “your eyes are to big for your stomach” it seems a Python took on more than it can chew (excuse the pun): MIAMI Oct 5, 2005 — The alligator has some foreign competition at the top of the Everglades food chain, and the results of the struggle are horror-movie messy. A [...]
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Bad Movies To Blame For Moviegoing Slump
October 2nd, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Movies
The LA Times has a piece where studio execs are finally facing the music and giving themselves the blame for the recent slump in people going to the movies: One of Hollywood’s basic tenets is that when things go wrong it’s somebody else’s fault. Which is why it’s so startling, suddenly, to hear studio executives [...]
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