Tagged: Interesting News

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The Telephone Voice Lady

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 29, 2003  | #interesting-news, #telephony | 1 min read
July 28, 2003 — Jane Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to “Please listen to the following options” in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer. She was 74. Read More : New York Post Online Edition: news
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DOD Requiring IPv6 Compliance

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 29, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
Finally someone is making some progress on the IPv6 front. Citing National Security Concerns, Osterholz Says $30 Billion DoD IT Budget Will Only Buy Network Technologies That Are IPv6-Compliant Starting in October 2003, With Full Integration by 2008 Read More : Defense Department Will Require IPv6 Compliance, Says DoD’s John Osterholz
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Subpoena Username Query Form

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 28, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
The EFF has put up a page for users to check their IP address or username to see if a subpoena has been issued to gather information on you. Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here to see if your username or IP address is on one of the subpoenas filed with the D.C. District Court. This information is drawn from the court’s publicly available PACER database and will be updated when that system is updated.
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Rail Gun Page

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 28, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
Welcome to the newly redesigned haven for the rail gun enthusiast. This page covers some of the latest techniques in electromagnetic propulsion, but the construction of a rail gun is a perilous undertaking so use the information contained herein at your own risk. Read More : Jengel and Fatro’s Rail Gun Page: Introduction
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Kazaa users Hit by subpoenas

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 24, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
And so it starts.. The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down individual song swappers, making good on recent threats to expand its legal battle against copyright theft. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has now issued more than 911 subpoenas to Internet service providers across the United States, trying to get the names of people still offering music on file-sharing networks such as KaZaA and Grokster.
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RedHed Gallery

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 15, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
Hehe a side devoted to redheads. Cool! Here is one of the best collections of gorgeous women with the most incredible red hair. Please note: there is no nudity on this site. If you are looking for nude photos, you’ll have to go elsewhere. Read More : The Redhead Gallery
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Suzie's Retro Pin Up B-sides

By Michael Palmer |  Jul 8, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
It’s amazing how times have changed. This site : Suzie’s Retro Pin Up B-sides is a 42 page collection of 50’s pin-ups. Check some of them out. Its neat to see what was considered pornography back then, is casual nudity today. Just going to a bar I see worse nudity than that from the general population of women.
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Sweet powers of liquid Nitrogen

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 20, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
Awesome! Make ice cream in 30 seconds flat. Liquid nitrogen is cold. Very cold. So cold that if a drop falls on your hand, it feels like fire. So cold that it can turn a fresh flower into a thousand shards of broken glass. So cold that it can make half a gallon of ice cream in 30 seconds flat. Read More : Microcrystalline in 30 Seconds
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