Digital Domain - Computers at Home - Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality - NYTimes.com
“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.”
Source: The New York Times
Portable Blue Laser from Wicked Lasers - Spyder III Pro Arctic Series
For only $200, you can own a laser powerful enough to burn skin and blind instantly.
Source: wickedlasers.com
iPhone 4 Gyroscope Teardown - iFixit
Mind blowing images of the iPhone 4’s gyroscope
Source: ifixit.com
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Startup TerraPower Piles on Investors
“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.”
Source: earth2tech.com
ReclaimPrivacy.org | Facebook Privacy Scanner
A good way to monitor and modify your Facebook settings.
Source: reclaimprivacy.org
10 Reasons To Delete Your Facebook Account
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.
Source: Business Insider
Official Google Blog: A new approach to China
Google stops censoring Chinese searches, and will possibly pull their entire business out of China due to Chinese government’s illegal hacking activities.
Source: googleblog.blogspot.com
Security Fix - Avoid Windows Malware: Bank on a Live CD
“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.”
Source: Washington Post
