T minus zero $$$$$ The Endeavour successfully launched on 5/16/2011. The liftoff of the Endeavour was witnessed by thousands of people at Cape Canaveral and some said they had goosebumps during the process. The excitement that a launch creates is unquestionable. But can America really afford a space program anymore? Has the program served its […]
DTV Reception Maps I want to find Digital TV Signals in my area. The age of analog television is most likely over with. Since the mandate by the government to broadcast digital signals, viewers are faced with limited options. Satellite dish, cable, or a broadcasted digital signal are the choices. DTV Reception Maps: Type City […]
Project Tor Beneficial To Egyptians Just recently Egypt officials ordered major internet companies to cease connection to the public. Prior to that, the internet had assisted crowds to express, congregate, and mobilize while protesting. Subsequently, several factors had allowed some users to access the internet on a limited basis. Google recently aquired SayNow and is teaming […]
2009 PISA Reading Literacy Highlights PISA measures 15-year-old students every 3 years. The students were tested in 2009, and the next assessment will be in 2012. In 2009, out of the three categories (reading, mathematics, and science), reading was the main focus this time. PISA tests were administered between September and October of 2009. There were […]
19 Nov
Posted by RD Bentley as Science Sightings, Technology
Meet The American Physicist Who Changed Our World Arguably, John Bardeen changed the world more than any other scientist in the latter part of the 20th century. Bardeen and a few of his very bright friends came up with the invention that sparked an electronic revolution, and burgeoned further than any one of us could ever have imagined. […]
Page Title Reads Jump Or Redirect Here’s a virus that infects your computer in a sophisticated manner, more so than normal. TDL3, or TDSS if you will, is invisible to Windows and some anti-malware programs. Rootkit infects your computer by replacing normal hard drivers with malicious versions of drivers. The Main Symptons 1. The “tdsskiller rootkit” […]
The Man With The Original Idea Was… You think that Bill Gates was the one with the idea behind Windows software? Better think again. Read on further and you’ll see who had the real brains behind it all. You’ll be surprised. Very surprised. All through the years we bought the computer, surfed the internet, grabbed a virus, […]
The Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm 14 April 1912. The Titanic departed from Southhampton, England on April 10, 1912, with 2,227 people on board. The ship was en route to New York in the United States. The ship was owned by the White Star Line and it was constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard […]
Google TV unveils content partnerships as it gears up for its launch. [From The Official Google TV Blog Monday, October 4, 2010] Google is partnering with 1. Turner Broadcasting – Includes TBS, TNT, CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. 2. NBC Universal – Bringing you CNBC Realtime. 3. HBO 4. NBA 5. Amazon Video Demand […]
More Features Coming To Facebook Go to the top right of your screen, click Account then Edit Friends. Go to the left side of your screen and click Phonebook. Everyone’s phone numbers are now being published. Please let your friends know this is happening. If you would like to remove your mobile contacts from Facebook, […]