We all know symbols like ©, ® or ™, and usually we have no difficulties relating them to ownership subjects. But do we know their actual meaning, both symbolically and legally? The terms Patents, Trademarks and Intellectual Property are often used in wrong ways, so with this article we will make a general insight over them.
This week, French surgeons implanted a Carmat artificial heart in a human patient for the very first time. The device, which combines mechanical components and heart tissue derived from cows, is the first artificial heart designed for long-term use up to five years.
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The first French Artificial Heart Implant took place successfully this week in Paris using a Carmat Bioprosthetic Device. It weighs three times a real heart, is built with bovine surfaces, and powered by lithium-ion batteries. It’s designed to beat for 5 years, mimicking the real heart with sensors that adapt the blood flow to the patient.
This article was written on September 14, 2012 by CyberNet.
Making changes to the HOSTS file is generally something users either do regularly, or they’ve never touched it. For those of you not familiar with the HOSTS file it is basically a way to override the IP address that a domain/address resolves to. This is a great way to test out DNS changes on your machine before you make any updates at your DNS provider. It’s also a way to access machines in your house without having to use the IP address.
The problem with the HOSTS file is that it can be a pain to make updates to, but there are tools that try to make it easier. We’ve already covered a tool on Windows that will help users make those changes, and today we are talking about a free Mac app called Gas Mask that does the same sort of thing.
The thing I really like about this app is that it lets you maintain multiple hosts files, and you can choose which one you want to be activated. To do that you’ll just need to use the few buttons that are on the toolbar… create a new HOSTS file, and then click the Activate button to make that the active HOSTS file on your machine. By creating new HOSTS files that means at any point down the road you can switch back to the original in just a couple of clicks.
In case you’re wondering I’ve been using this on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and it’s been working fine.
Gas Mask HOSTS File Editor (Mac only; Freeware)
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Nah, just kidding. This quadcopter is armed with only the famous holiday plant. Designer George Zisiadis and his friend Mustafa Khan flew the drone – it looks like Parrot’s AR.Drone, but I’m not 100% sure – above San Francisco, California’s Union Square to get passersby to smooch.
Watch the cooties spread:
I hear George is going to arm his drone with a bow and arrow for Valentine’s. I need to get my hearing checked.
[via Laughing Squid]
This week was all about big stuff, whether it was big, unidentified objects blocking Seattle’s tunnel, or big air in the form of extreme stunts. Also, there’s a really yucky picture of a hand surgically attached to an ankle at the very end of this article. You’ve been warned.
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We’ve seen countless videos of ATLAS
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