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“Economists are trying to measure a home computer’s educational impact on schoolchildren in low-income households. Taking widely varying routes, they are arriving at similar conclusions: little or no educational benefit is found. Worse, computers seem to have further separated children in low-income households, whose test scores often decline after the machine arrives, from their more privileged counterparts.”

For only $200, you can own a laser powerful enough to burn skin and blind instantly.

“The company says its reactor can provide an almost infinite amount of power by utilizing a small amount of enriched uranium at the beginning of the process (see slides at the bottom of the post); the nuclear reactor can then run on its own waste product, making and consuming its own fuel.”

A good way to monitor and modify your Facebook settings.

Even though this article didn’t convince me to delete my Facebook account, it was convincing enough that I deleted all my personal information except for my name, Google Voice number, email and favorite author.

Google stops censoring Chinese searches, and will possibly pull their entire business out of China due to Chinese government’s illegal hacking activities.

“An investigative series I’ve been writing about organized cyber crime gangs stealing millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses has generated more than a few responses from business owners who were concerned about how best to protect themselves from this type of fraud. The simplest, most cost-effective answer I know of? Don’t use Microsoft Windows when accessing your bank account online.”