It’s time to start making tiny tin foil hats for your keys – it seems that even they aren’t safe anymore. Scientists at University of California San Diego have created a software package to duplicate keys using grainy pictures such as those taken from a cell phone, or even a picture taken from up to [...]
Entries from October 31st, 2008
[Science] Keys Can Now Be Stolen From 200 ft Away
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Science
Tags:imaging technology·theft
[Holiday] Happy Halloween!
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Holiday
I want to wish everybody a Happy Halloween! Try not to get too frightened by the image below:
Tags:halloween
[News] Tennant to End His Tenure as the Tenth Doctor by 2010
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments · News
David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor in the popular sci-fi show Doctor Who, is exiting the TARDIS, after three years on the show. Following the four specials that will air in 2009 (and a Christmas special later this year), Tennant will be leaving the show to make room for a new Doctor when the new season [...]
Tags:doctor who
[Announcement] The Allgeektout Election, Version 2.008! [UPDATE 2: It's Working Now]
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Announcement
[UPDATE 2: It's working! Now hurry up and vote! The results will be announced November 5th!]
Next Tuesday is an important day for the entire world, as the United States elects a new president, and Allgeektout is celebrating with the Allgeektout Election, Version 2.008 (previous versions were part of a closed beta). Make your pick in [...]
[News] Make Your Dream PC at WePC
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Asus, the masterminds behind all of the many EeePCs, have parterned up with Intel to create WePC.com, a communal laptop design website. Anyone who has gone shopping for a new laptop knows how difficult it is to fine one that suites your needs, so Asus and Intel are giving you the opportunity to design your [...]
Tags:collaborative design
[Poll of the Week Results] How do you watch TV and movies?
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Poll of the Week
What happened to all of my polls? For some reason, Wordpress won’t let me manage my polls, but I still manged to find out the results of this week’s Poll of the Week.
Answer
Votes
On a TV, of course!
80%
Internet (On the networks’ sites)
0%
Internet (On services like YouTube and Hulu)
0%
Netflix (And other rental services)
0%
Other
20%
Seems like most of you [...]
[News] The Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge Has Been Met; Congratulations?
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Back in July, CodeWeavers proposed the Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge. In it, they said that they would give away their CrossOver software (that lets Linux and Mac users run Windows software) for free if one of five things happened during Bush’s last sixth months in office:
Gas drops to $2.79 a gallon
Milk drops to [...]
Tags:crossover software
[Cheat Sheet] The Bands of Free Country, USA
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Cheat Sheet
Don’t know your “Fluffy Puff Marshmallows” from your “”hremail”? Get ready for SBCG4AP Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands with this initiation to the world of Free Country, USA. More after the jump.
[Review] Strong Bad Hits Sophomore Slump with Baddest of the Bands
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Review
Fans of Strong Bad, are you ready to rock? Well, now you have a chance, because the latest episode of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People is all about rocking out. But does it measure up to the past two episodes? Find out in my review of Baddest of the Bands after the jump.
[News] Texas Doesn't Want Texas in Texas-Born Games
October 26th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Texas has been trying to get on the good side of game developers for a while. For example, Governor Rick Perry gave a keynote speech at E3 this year, and a bill passed last year gives developers a chance to qualify for $250,000 per project if they work in Texas. Well, Michael Gallagher, president of [...]
