WinXP on a Mac contest won, probably
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According to The Register, The WinXP on a Mac competition has been won. I’d advise to wait until detailed instructions have been posted though, before buying a Mac. The video does look rather promising though! Now, if it’d run Linux, I’d buy one. Although that shouldn’t be too big of a deal now, I can [...]
HamsterTracker™
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Via CuteOverload I discovered this guy’s home-brew electronics project: Have you ever wondered: What your hamster is doing while you sleep? What distance has your hamster ran in her treadmill today? How fast a hamster can run? This is why I have developed the HamsterTrackerâ„¢ system. Check it out, it’s definitely worth a read. Animals, [...]
RFID tags can be infected by virii
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The Register reports that RFID tags can be infected by virii: Dutch researchers have warned that RFID tags – small microchips, which can be used to tag products or animals – can be infected with computer viruses. A group under the guidance of Andrew Tanenbaum at the Amsterdam Free University made the world’s RFID “malware” [...]
Darknet: Lift / elevator hacking
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Yes, you read it correctly, Lift & Elevator Hacking. This post on Darknet is excellent. Come to think of it, it is to be expected that also the BIOSes of lifts have ‘hidden’, or otherwise nifty features. The next time I’m on one, I’m a definitely try this shit out. Darknet, Elevators, Lifts, Hacks
Peppers kill cancer
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The Telegraph reports on chillies having a substance that is able to kill cancer-cells: The substance in chillies that causes the tongue to burn also drives prostate cancer cells to kill themselves, according to research that could pave the way for new treatments. The pepper component capsaicin makes the cells undergo programmed cell death or [...]
