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Yippi Kai Yei :D

2008-01-27T22:37:00.000Z

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Soon I will be back from my trip :)

2007-08-25T22:25:00.000Z

Hi, I just want to write that soon I will be back with many funny&interesting news and topics!

Video games need 'realism boost'

2007-08-07T18:52:00.000Z

CrysisGames like Crysis are hoping to push the boundaries of realismMore than good looks are needed to make a great video game, according to Glenn Entis, chief technical officer at games giant Electronic Arts.Mr Entis told the Siggraph conference that games makers had to use much more than graphics to make their creations believable, engaging and fun.Game worlds must not just look lifelike, he

The Tech Lab: Lesley Gavin

2007-08-05T00:46:00.000Z

BT futurologist Lesley Gavin looks ahead to a time when real and virtual worlds mix as easily as making a mobile phone call.Second LifeThe virtual and the actual world could merge in the futureSocial networking sites are essentially communication spaces where you can see and talk to friends, but in a slightly different way than you would face to face, or by email or text.The fact that these sites

Funny Clock ... Uniqlock!

2007-08-01T22:25:00.000Z

Funny shit :)But I'm warning you - after 5min that sound was made me very angry! :DI set the time and place location to my own. But you can change it in the hompage of Uniqlock!There is a link were you can find more info about this project UniqlockP.S. If you want, you can turn the sound on, by one click below the animation

Cannabis harm worse than tobacco.

2007-07-31T09:29:00.000Z

The impact of cannabis is worsened by how joints are smoked.A single cannabis joint could damage the lungs as much as smoking up to five tobacco cigarettes one after another, scientists in New Zealand have said.The research, published in the journal Thorax, found cannabis damaged the large airways in the lungs causing symptoms such as coughing and wheezing.It also damaged the ability of the lungs

Realy nervy boy?! :D

2007-07-27T16:30:00.000Z

Ohh, i hope my kids would't be so nervy.. ;)

Huge Chinese piracy ring tackled

2007-07-26T18:38:00.001Z

Windows Vista in shop, APThe pirates pumped out fake versions of Windows VistaPirated software worth $500m (£250m) has been seized as the FBI shuts down a world-spanning piracy outfit.Before the raids the Chinese counterfeiting syndicate was thought to have sold and distributed software worth more than $2bn.The FBI and China's Public Security Bureau arrested 25 people during the two-week

Sony up despite Playstation woes

2007-07-26T18:38:00.000Z

PS3 boxesSony's PlayStation 3 launch was delayedSony profits for the April to June period have more than doubled as robust demand for its cameras and a weak yen offset losses at its games unit.Net earnings for the first quarter at the electronics giant rose to 66.5bn yen ($552m; £269m), up from 32.3bn yen last year.The fall in the Japanese currency against the US dollar and euro helped boost the

Music Video "Umbrella" - Rihanna ft Jay-Z - 10 weeks aTop!

2007-07-26T18:11:00.000Z

Realy awesome music video - Umbrella in the Top of United Kingdom is staying atop already 10 weeks!!!Watch & feel it ;)

Is "http://www2.clustrmaps.com" is down?!

2007-07-25T09:52:00.000Z

When I'm going to view my page visits on http://www2.clustrmaps.com i get message like this:"couldn't connect to the mysql serverthe database is over-loaded at the moment, please try again laterhttp://worlds-greatest-questions.blogspot.com is not a ClustrMaps (reg or +) user"

Simpsons Character Voice's - Awesome!

2007-07-18T17:43:00.000Z

Awesome Video :D

Some really funny commercial!

2007-07-16T08:50:00.000Z

And remember - never push the speaking button at girlfriends doors :D

Paardomas par valsti jeb sauciet kaa gribat.

2007-07-15T17:00:00.000Z

tur nav ko spriest - LV ir un vissdriizaak vismaz kaadus 10, ja ne pat paaris desmitus gadu, veel buus un paliks par banaanu republiku... tas, ka tie visi, kas tur seezh ir vieni vieniigi zaglju nav nekaads briinums un taa, manupraat, ir jau kopsh briizha kad LV atguva savu neatkariibu... njaa, muldeet var daudz, bet tas viss vnk saak reaali besiit. - tilts [daargaakais pasaulee skatoties peec

Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma - high quality video!

2007-07-15T16:09:00.000Z

Amazing voice and really 'good young'' man :D

Bianca Ryan from America's Got Talent video!

2007-07-14T18:45:00.000Z

Awesome video - you want to see it!

Guitar

2007-07-13T12:16:00.000Z

Some really good video!

Robot unravels mystery of walking

2007-07-13T12:00:00.001Z

Runbot can adapt to changes in the terrain (Credit: Manoonpong et al)

No price cut for Euro PS3 console

2007-07-13T11:59:00.001Z

Sony in the US say the price cut will boost sales Sony is not cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 in Europe, but will offer free games and accessories instead. There is also no word of plans for an 80GB version of the console in Europe. Last week Sony said it would drop the US price of

Sony Playstation 3 review!!!

2007-07-13T11:55:00.000Z

CNET editors' review Reviewed by: David Carnoy Edited by: John P. Falcone In the gaming world, being first to market has its advantages, but it also has

IPhone review!!!

2007-07-13T11:52:00.000Z

CNET editors' review Reviewed by: Kent German and Donald Bell Edited by: Lindsey Turrentine Photo

Xbox revamp hits Europe in summer

2007-07-11T15:19:00.001Z

The Elite machine is capable of storing more high definition video A revamped Xbox 360, designed to store and display high-definition video, will go on sale in Europe on 24 August. The black Elite console has a 120GB hard drive and outputs high definition video through a digital connection

Kilimanjaro's ice set to linger

2007-07-11T15:18:00.000Z

By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News, Vienna

Migrating birds suffer huge loss

2007-07-11T15:17:00.000Z

By Rebecca Morelle BBC News science reporter

Green light for sexy new car show

2007-04-01T10:07:00.001Z

by Jonathan Morris BBC News South West

Government 'failing' nanoscience

2007-04-01T10:05:00.000Z

By Jonathan Fildes BBC News science and technology reporter

Peru 'must protect Amazon tribes'

2007-04-01T10:04:00.000Z

By Dan Collyns BBC News, Lima

Dell gives the go-ahead for Linux

2007-04-01T10:02:00.000Z

Large firms like Oracle use open source Linux software Computer giant Dell will start to sell PCs preinstalled with open source Linux operating systems, the firm has said. The second largest computer maker in the world said it had chosen to offer Linux in response to customer demand.

Proposal for porn domain rejected

2007-04-01T10:01:00.000Z

The Icann board rejected the proposal nine votes to five Plans to create an internet domain specifically for pornographic websites have been rejected. The proposal for the .xxx domain was voted out by the overseer of the net's addressing system, seven years after the ideas was first put

Microwave plan for colossal squid

2007-03-26T11:16:00.000Z

The squid is thought to be the largest specimen ever found An industrial-scale microwave oven may have to be used to defrost a colossal squid caught in the Antarctic last month, scientists say. They are pondering how to thaw out the half-tonne squid in a way that makes sure none of it rots

Scientists want new drug rankings

2007-03-26T11:15:00.000Z

Ecstasy use is widespread The drug classification system in the UK is not "fit for purpose" and should be scrapped, scientists have said. They have drawn up an alternative system which they argue more accurately reflects the harm that drugs do. The new ranking system places alcohol and

Time change marks end of an era

2007-03-26T11:13:00.003Z

The change to BST marks the end of an era for British timekeeping British timekeeping has marked the end of an era with the switch to summer time in the early hours of Sunday. The change at 0100 GMT was the last one to be signalled from Rugby, in Warwickshire, which has been the source of

Intel's $2.5bn China chip plant

2007-03-26T11:13:00.001Z

Intel says China is its fastest-growing major market Intel is to build a $2.5bn (£1.3bn) computer chip plant in China, boosting the country's high-tech industry. It will be Intel's first integrated wafer plant in Asia, serving the US firm's "fastest-growing" market. "This project

How to make a CSRDS on windows OS

2007-03-25T11:50:00.000Z

This is tutorial or howto make Counter Strike Source server on WinOS (If you want to make real server, I suggest to use Linux as OS)Minimum system requirements: Cpu: 2GHZ; >512mb of RAM; VGA - forget it!!! :DFirst, create a folder where the files for the dedicated server will be located. In this manual, C:\srcds will be used as the server directory. Verify 1 GB of free space is available on the

Dinosaur den diggers discovered

2007-03-23T13:38:00.001Z

Impression: The adult would have been about 2m in length The fossil remains of small dinosaurs that burrowed into the ground have been found by scientists in Montana, US. The 95-million-year-old bones are from an adult and two juveniles and were unearthed in a chamber at the end of a 2.1m-long

Whale fossil is found in vineyard

2007-03-23T13:37:00.001Z

By Christian Fraser BBC News, Rome Shows such as 24 will be found on the new portal Two US television networks are to combine their TV shows into a single online portal, to counter the threat of video-sharing sites such as YouTube. NBC Universal and Fox will put top shows such as 24, House and Heroes as well as hit movies

PlayStation 3 launched in Europe

2007-03-23T13:34:00.001Z

It was all smiles for the first in the queue in the UK Sony has launched its PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in Europe and Australia, hoping to retake its gaming crown. The company trails Microsoft and Nintendo in sales of next generation consoles and the launch has been beset with problems in

Laptops set to out sell desktops

2007-03-21T17:39:00.000Z

The ubiquity of wireless may help explain the rise of the laptop Laptops will overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer in 2011, according to a report by analysts IDC. The demand for bulky machines will continue to slowly grow but at a declining rate as portable machines become

Private rocket rides into space

2007-03-21T17:33:00.000Z

This was the second attempt to send the rocket into space Privateer Elon Musk has launched his budget rocket, Falcon-1, from the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. The 21m-long vehicle lifted off at 1810 California time (0110 GMT) and rose to an altitude of 320km (200 miles). Mr Musk,

Builders plan for 2008 tests, leading to passenger flights in late ’09

2007-03-16T21:14:00.001Z

A passenger-carrying suborbital spaceliner and the airplane that will serve as its first stage are starting to take shape on the factory floors at Scaled Composites of Mojave, Calif. Work on the SpaceShipTwo prototype is moving forward, as is the fabrication of the White Knight 2 mothership, and at this point spaceline operator Virgin Galactic is eyeing late 2009 as the beginning of commercial

Renewing a Call to Act Against Climate Change

2007-03-16T21:04:00.000Z

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Some are born earnest, some achieve earnestness, and some have earnestness thrust upon them. Bill McKibben qualifies for inclusion in at least two of these wedges of humanity.In 1989, at the age of 28, he achieved earnestness of a dour, frowning sort as one of the first laymen to warn of global warming in his book “The End of Nature.” In the ensuing 18 years, he said recently

Push to Fix Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming

2007-03-16T20:59:00.000Z

HONG KONG, March 14 — An unusual coalition of industrial and developing countries began pushing Wednesday for stringent limits on the world’s most popular refrigerant for air-conditioners, as evidence mounts that the refrigerant harms the earth’s ozone layer and contributes to global warming. Greg Baker/Associated Press The use of HCFC’s is rising in China by as much as 35 percent a year, and

Robot Salamander Helps Unlock Evolution Mysteries

2007-03-10T14:52:00.000Z

Scientists in Europe have created a robotic salamander that uses an amphibian type central nervous system to switch from swimming to walking as it crawls onto land out of water. The "Salamandra Robotica," built by the Biologically Inspired Robotics Group (BIRG) at Ecole Polytechnique Federale (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a groundbreaking creation, said the scientists involved in the

Geologists to map the world

2007-03-10T14:46:00.000Z

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Rock scientists from across the world will start next week to put together the first geological map of the earth in a bid to better understand the planet.The OneGeology project, bringing together scientists from more than 55 countries, will pool national geological survey information and present it on the Internet for all to see rather like Google Earth already does