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Angry-IguanaTECH, MUSIC, POLITICS.
Saturday, December 31, 200550 Best Firefox Extensions for Power SurfingProbably contains all the popular extensions you will ever need. read more | digg story  
Friday, December 30, 2005TECH/POLITICS: Can you spot the RFID chip?There is an RFID spychip on this Hewlett Packard printer box. Can you see it? -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Here's my thoughts on this issue. In the business world this is excellent for gathering data. It helps companies identify trends etc. But this technology can also totally compromise our privacy. Certain companies want put these tags in your clothes. I don't like this at all. For example lets just say you go to the store to buy a polo shirt. There is an RFID gateway at the check out. Once you buy the shirt with your Credit/Debit card the gateway links you (through your credit/debit card) to that polo shirt. Keep in mind ALL of your personal info is linked to that credit/debit card. So a week later you wear that shirt to the mall. (Now keep in mind that advertising companies will pay stores to implement this technology because it helps them to identify the consumer's shopping trends and increase revenue.) Each store you visit is equipped with RFID gateways. Now they know that John Smith frequently shops at GAP, likes chocolate icecream and likes chick flicks. Okay not too bad right....Think again. Lets just say your driver's license is embedded with an RFID tag. And, every store, gas station, atm, bank, school and major intersection is equipped with a RFID gateway or sensor. Now, more PERSONAL information is available in real-time. Everyone has to go to the pharmacy. Your medical information isn't private anymore. Now advertising companies know John Smith, has hemroids and uses Viagra. Okay now you have major advertising companies are willing to pay for that data. John Smith has cable (legal cable). He now starts to see more more commericals about Preparation H, Viagra, Edy's Ice cream, Gap jeans and chick flicks. I've seen variant of this technology used for years in the form of a barcode. But barcodes still rely on the human factor in order to be scanned. When you eliminate the human factor what you end up with is a real time accurate stream of continuous infromation. Logistically this would greatly improve business for any company. But when I think about this technology being used to track people instead of packages, it gets kind of scary. To take it to the extreem, lets say want to play hookey from work to go to baseball game and you call in sick. Your, company which has a strict integrity policy makes you sign a release form that grants them access to your RFID information on days you call off. Now they too know where you were on the day you called in. This technology compromises our privacy and what little freedom we have left. read more | digg story
The digg story about the "dry water" also has some other side-effects. Turns out that if you oxidise this liquid a normal animal (such as a mouse) or human can easily "breathe" the liquid into their lungs and fully function. Here is an experiment on a mouse using a similar solution. read more | digg story
Very interesting story of how AIDS is being treated in Botswana. It seems that they are now able to slow the progression of the disease down, but still are not able to stow it totally. It's a step towards a cure... read more | digg story
Friday, December 23, 2005Microsoft does NOT buy OperaRumours are wrong. Microsoft is not buying Opera. From the article: "Our phones have been ringing off the hook," said a spokesman for Opera. "But it's not true. We have not been bought, and we have not received any offers. It's just a rumour, like the Google rumour last week." read more | digg story
At the moment, the deal is almost through with Microsoft and Opera planning on locations for the browser�s research and development centers throughout the world. One of such locations includes India; other locations at this time are unknown. read more | digg story
Sunday, December 18, 2005Dave Chappelle True Story ConfidentialYou can take this for what you wish, but it is the truth �� the abhorrent byproduct of the industry I used to hold to such a high esteem. read more | digg story
Thursday, December 15, 2005Plasma Engine Could Open Up Space ExplorationThe European Space Agency is developing a new thruster based on the same physics that power the northern and southern auroras. This new plasma thruster could eventually deliver more power than the efficient ion engines which have been installed on several spacecraft. read more | digg story
Wednesday, December 14, 2005Increasingly faster USB key by BuffaloCheck out this new 4 gig usb stick! read more | digg story
Tuesday, December 13, 2005White House accidentally exposes data in PDF fileIf they can't keep data safe, then I guess we're toast. read more | digg story
Saturday, December 10, 2005THE Very Best Freeware Utilities!This site has been posted before, but it's quite frequently updated, and it's always worth another mention due to it's detailed descriptions & comparisons of the best freeware software available in all categories. One of my personal faves! read more | digg story
Friday, December 09, 2005Rap Music/Hip Hop Movies/R & B/MixTape Torrent SiteI was surfing around looking for a good music site to download some Hip Hop off of and i ran into this site called RapHustle.Com, so i thought i would share it with ya'll, ya digg. read more | digg story
Converting heat directly into electricity is nothing new; it has been possible since 1821. But thermoelectric materials have been too inefficient to make them practical for anything but a few niche uses, such as in deep space probes. read more | digg story
Thursday, December 08, 20058GB Stick of RAM!!!Samsung presents a new memory module of 8GB... cool, I'll take 4 please... because even though my PC has a Dual Core (thank you AMD), it suffers quite a bit with only 1Gb of RAM (Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Sorenson Squeeze and some other applications that eat up a lot of resources). read more | digg story
Monday, December 05, 2005Stream Music and Movies from you bluetooth enabled phone!!Connecting your mobile phone and home entertainment system – the Sony Ericsson Bluetooth™Media Center MMV-200 plugs into TV or hi-fi to enable mobile content to be enjoyed at home. read more | digg story
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