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The U.S. Department of Defense has put out a call for robot boats with the capability of launching drones to be deployed within 120 days. [...]
ABC has accused the FCC of attempting to censor what it broadcasts by pressuring its local stations to apply for early renewal of their licenses. [...]
The widespread destruction left behind by Israeli forces in Zawtar al-Gharbieh was beyond anything its returning residents could have imagined, [...]
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos released a statement Thursday marking six months since the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home. [...]
UNESCO added 25 World Heritage sites during its annual committee meeting, with Brazil's Amazonia Theaters becoming Latin America's only new addition. [...]
This illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars' atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA's MAVEN mission. [...]
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is seen outside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in a remote area near the [...]
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival [...]
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on [...]
Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming. [...]
• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies [...]
The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. [...]
A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, [...]
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iOS 5/5.0.1 jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (A5 devices) is HERE — instructions, link, and tips
Okay, here we go. Greenpois0n has released a jailbreak for A5 devices. Currently it’s only available for the Mac, but a Windows version is “coming soon” (sorry to disappoint those of you without a Mac — just have some patience). … Continue reading
iPhone 4S Jailbreak SCAM ALERT REDUX
Hey all, I’m just here to let you know, once again, that there is still no jailbreak for the iPhone 4S or iPad 2. The latest scam I saw today really annoyed me, because it’s trying to take the limera1n/blackra1n … Continue reading
Castro’s Death Probably E-mail Virus Hoax…
There are currently rumblings on Twitter that Fidel Castro has died — go to http://hashtags.org/castro to see them — however it is also believed this may be a hoax to spread a virus via email. So if you get an … Continue reading
R.I.P. Steve Jobs
In 1984, my parents were in an electronics store looking to buy me an electronic typewriter for Christmas when I was in the fourth grade. They picked the typewriter out, it had simple word processing. While waiting in line, my … Continue reading
Partial Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s “super-PAC” press conference
Okay, guys, I’m still looking around for a full transcript of this, but this is the best I can do for now. Anyway, these are a few highlights from Stephen Colbert’s press conference yesterday after the government green-lighted his “super-PAC”. … Continue reading
PSN back up
PSN is back up. Though there are tons of people trying to log in so servers are jammed. Good luck logging in. Will get back to more in-depth blogging soon.
Watson Beaten by Congressman
This story is a few days old but I figured I’d get it in there. Watson was beaten one-on-one recently: Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) beat Watson $8600 to $6200. Holt is a nuclear physicist and a 5 time Jeopardy champion. … Continue reading
Watson’s Jeopardy Transcript
I don’t have the time to copy and paste everything from the J! Archive, which archives all Jeopardy games, but I can at least give you links to every single question and answer in the IBM Jeopardy Challenge. You’ll see … Continue reading
For anybody in Egypt who wants to bypass the government blockage of websites…
(First, much thanks to Mateo Geoly for posting these IPs on Facebook). Apparently — although for how long this will last, I do not know — you can get around Egypt’s block of communications/social networking websites by using the numerical … Continue reading
Republicans on probation
As happy as I am with last night’s election results, let me state the following: The Republicans have been given a second chance, and they’re on probation. The polling showed that people are just as sick of Republicans as they … Continue reading
