Aug 04
Aug 04
Why Hackers Write Computer Viruses
Posted in: hacking, security, Today's Chili, top
Why do hackers hack? Why create a worm that sends out an email to everyone in your contact list, or a Trojan that deletes your term papers? Is it mischief, malice, money, or something else entirely? More »
Aug 04
Forget about the top ten reasons you should quit Facebook. Heck, forget about all the other reasons too because this is the new definitive reason why you will quit Facebook: Zuckerberg now wants to put ads directly in your feed. More »
Aug 04
The latest issue of Wired contains an essay arguing that social media isn’t social. Oddly, the piece inadvertently nails why I’m skeptical about Google Plus: More »
Aug 03
How To Defuse a Bomb
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This morning a young Australian woman had a bomb strapped to her freaking neck in what seems to have been an extortion attempt. Terrifying. Luckily the bomb squad saved the day. But how exactly do they safely kill bombs dead? More »
Aug 03
Your bathroom is filthy. Drains are clogged, tiles are stained and mildew is crawling up the walls. It doesn’t just need a cleaning, it needs to be purified. Here are six tools to help make your bathroom sparkle: More »
Aug 03
Last Year’s Best Android Phone for $49
Posted in: App dealz, Deals of the day, Dealz of the day, Gadget dealz, Today's Chili, top
10 years ago, people would have laughed if you suggested that Google would someday be in the cellphone business. Now look at them. Android is becoming a power player. In that vein, here are a list of predictions of new ventures google will dominate a decade from now: More »
Aug 03
Is Android About to Get Crushed?
Posted in: Android, Apple, Google, ios, ios 5, Microsoft, Phones, Smartphones, Today's Chili, top, windows phone, windows phone 7, Wp7
This fall, smartphones are going to be better than they’ve ever been. That’s true every year, but iOS 5 and Windows Phone 7.5 are looking pretty fantastic. What about Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, though? More »
Aug 03
Amazon App Store: Rotten To The Core
Posted in: amazon, Android, apps, Today's Chili, top
When ShiftyJelly had one of its apps featured as Amazon’s Free App of the Day, they thought they may have hit the jackpot. Turns out to have been more like highway robbery. More »
Aug 03
America’s Last Steam-Powered Saw Mill
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In 1938, Ralph Hull founded a mill in the rural Oregon Coast Mountains. Lacking enough current to even light the workshop, Hull used steam power to supplement his energy needs. And today the mill still does—as the last steam-powered commercial sawmill on the continent. More »
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