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The future is sooner than you think
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on June 04, 2008
By Mark O’NeillDoctor Ray Kurzweil is no ordinary predictor of the future. He doesn’t just make up random predictions and cross his fingers, hoping they come true. He has actually made some predictions that have been mostly spot-on.For example, back in the 1980’s, he predicted the rapid growth of the internet in the 1990’s and a computer chess champion by 1998 (it was actually 1997...
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Three Hail Leias and two Our Yodas
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on January 21, 2008
By Mark O’NeillThis one just totally cracked me up. Two British Star Wars-loving brothers are
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Google Earth lets you feel the need for speed!
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on January 20, 2008
By Mark O’NeillThe hidden flight simulator in Google Earth is not a new feature. But I had to delay trying it out as my computer last year was as fast as a constipated rabbit. However I now have a new computer so with the soundtrack of Top Gun playing in my head, I decided to go all Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards and feel the need for speed.After trying it out, I have to say this is one...
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Internet circa 1996
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Ilya Kochanov on January 27, 2008
By Ilya KochanovContributor, [GAS]As early as 10 years ago the web was a terribly unproductive place to be. Animated GIFs were all the rage and HTML ruled supreme. Forget about funny cat videos or managing your calendar online. Blogging? Shopping? Material of questionable origins? No, no, and unfortunately not.Web 2.0 is a common buzz-word for sites which provide cool services; but do you...
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Anonymous Versus the Church of Scientology
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by PatB on January 27, 2008
In the past, I have been a vocal critic of the Church of Scientology. Like many of you, I saw the video of Tom Cruise, wide-eyed and cackling, talking about how only Scientologists know what to do when they pass a car wreck. It made me pray to God that, should I actually be involved in a real car wreck, to please prevent any Scientologist whackos from slapping an e-meter on me. God should...
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Lesson number one - don’t piss off the gamers
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on January 28, 2008
By Mark O’NeillI have never really got into the whole gaming thing. Despite giving it my best shot more than once, I have often found PC / console games to have a very limited attention span for me. Once I’ve shot one person, the thrill kind of wears off and I suddenly want to surf the internet. I had a Gamecube for 3 weeks and then never used it again.But I know enough gamers (my...
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Dominos starts online pizza tracking service
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on January 29, 2008
... extra cheese, you can go to dominos.com , click on the “Pizza Tracker” link and follow the progress of your pizza masterpiece. You can find out when the pizza is in the oven, when it has been placed in the box and when it finally heads out the door. Unfortunately from then on, you will have to remain in a state of constant paralyzing fear, not knowing its precise status while it makes it...
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See a Portugese town in 3D in Google Earth
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on January 30, 2008
By Mark O’NeillI am constantly amazed at how much smaller the world is becoming, due to groundbreaking applications such as Google Earth. The Google Earth blog has reported that the Portugese town of Marvão can now be seen in 3D in Google Earth. This is in addition to being able to see the 3D version of the Irish town of Westport.Here is the file you need to load in GE to see it for...
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BMW augmented reality: Fixing a BMW is now child’s play
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Kiltak on January 31, 2008
Thanks to the augmented reality project currently in development at BMW, fixing your luxury car may soon become as easy as assembling an IKEA desk. Don’t believe me? Then check this out:
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Remotely control your PC using a Gmail account
via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News by Mark O'Neill on February 01, 2008
By Mark O’NeillNow here’s an intriguing little program for all you Gmail aficionados out there. You can now send remote commands to your PC by emailing your Gmail account. Available commands include shutting down the PC, running a program and opening a webpage in your browser.Entitled Gmail Remote Control (GRC), it is a small executable program which sits on your computer scanning your...
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