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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
at 11:37pm
I don’t know what the boffins at Microsoft are smoking, but they have apparently filed for and received a patent that is tantamount to Page Up/Page Down functionality. According to the patent’s own words, it covers a ‘method and system for navigating paginated content in page-based increments,’ with an example of pressing either Page Up or Page Down keys to navigate between the next or previous page. Interesting bit of news, but no way will it be revolutionary. What do you think Microsoft has up their sleeves with this patent?
(Via Ubergizmo.)
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
at 4:14pm
Did you know that Russian troops are thrusting into the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia? That’s what readers will learn from a Google Maps graphic accompanying a news story about Russian incursions into Georgia — the nation-state in the Caucasus, not the Caucasian-pride-ridden state in the southern United States. Google’s mixup will not help Yahoo Answers user Jessica B., who presciently asked, ‘i herd on the news that rusia has invaded but i dont see them no where wats going on.’ A screenshot of Google’s erroneous invasion map:
(Via Valleywag.)
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
at 9:42pm
Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who broke into military computers looking for evidence of UFOs in the ‘biggest military hack of all time,’ did so using his home computer and a 56k modem. I think we just lost our rights to complain about not having Japan-fast broadband.
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
at 12:49am
This could quite possibly be the best homemade Iron Man suit ever — stands 6.2-feet tall. Featuring ‘flexible plastic for the midsection and neck, and foam rubber for the gloves.’ Click here for first picture in gallery.
(Via Tech Blog.)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
at 12:16am
A pig has been born in China that slightly resembles a monkey. The ‘monkey-pig’ has two thin lips, a small nose and two big eyes. Its rear legs are also much longer than its forelegs, causing it to jump instead of walk. Link
(Via A Welsh View.)
Friday, July 25th, 2008
at 9:11am
Who wouldn’t want the lovable TNT Failure logo on their desktop? Well, if you want it, come get it right here and display the TNT logo for the entire world to see every day! It’s free, you know. The T-Shirt with the same image can be found here.
(Via The Tuesday Night Tech Show.)
