40+ Most Wanted Wordpress Tricks from Hongkiat
Jun 15, 2008 Blogosphere, IT
Hongkiat always shares with his readers what he has learnt. When he shares, it is always in depth and he put in efforts to do research. I have learnt a lot from Hongkiat. And I have to say that, his latest article is one of the best so far (I mean, since I started subscribe to his feed). A must read for all WordPress self-hosted bloggers.
Pomi, The Robotic Penguin That Can See, Touch, Hear and Smell
Jun 14, 2008 Around the Word, IT
Pomi, short form of “Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction”. This robotic penguin is developed by The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). ETRI is currently applying 5 international patents for Pomi. Pomi is due for commercial use. Pomi can see, touch, hear and smell.
Pomi can move its lips, eyebrows. It has two kinds of fragrances that match its emotions. This robot is programmed to respond to users through voice recognition technology and various sensors allow it to recognise and locate humans.
Robot Can See, Touch, Hear, Smell, but Not Taste
Tags: ETRI, Korea, Penguin Robot for Multimodal Interaction, Pomi, The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institu
Alex Kozinski, The Judge With Porn Site?
Jun 14, 2008 Blogosphere, Gossips, IT
Alex Kozinski is federal judge who is presiding over a high-profile obscenity trial in California. However, has publicly accessible personal website has been found with sexually explicit photos and videos. Later on, he has shut down the site and requested an investigation over the issue. And he said that most of the stuff there has been uploaded by his son, Yale.
Alex Kozinski’s personal website: http://alex.kozinski.com/
Federal judge hearing obscenity case posted sexually explicit photos online
‘Shock art’ trial stalled by porn report on judge
Judge with porn site wants investigation
Tags: Alex Kozinski, porn, USA, website
FireFox3 Release Day: 17th June
Jun 13, 2008 Around the Word, IT
It is confirmed that FireFox3 will be available for download on 17th June. So, are you ready to be part of the world download record? You can still go to Spread FireFox to state your pledge:
I pledge to get Firefox 3 during Download Day to set the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours.
Mozilla Sets June 17 for Firefox 3 ‘Download Day’
Tags: download, FireFox, FireFox3, Guinness World Records, Spread FireFox, world record
Calling For Linux Gamers
Jun 8, 2008 IT
The guys at Linux.com is planning for a Linux game tournament. But before that, they need Linux gamers for feedbacks, suggestions. If you are a Linux gamer, maybe you would like to lend them your helping hand?
We’ve written about games for Linux many times over the years. Now we want to do something different. We hope to sponsor a Linux game tournament, but we need your input before we start nailing down the details. Rather than make an ill-informed, arbitrary decision on what game to use in the tournament, we want to get your opinions.
We think the ideal game for this tournament would be one that:
* Easily lends itself to multiple rounds of tournament-bracket play
* Allows rounds to be completed in a half hour or less
* Provides the ability to limit play to Linux platforms only; even if there’s a version for another operating system, we don’t want people using it for this tournament
* Most importantly, is a fun, kick-ass game to play!If you’re a Linux gamer who can help us with advice, please add a comment below. In addition to selecting the game, we would also appreciate your thoughts and suggestions on other aspects of the tournament: registration, scheduling, scoring, moderation, and so forth. You might also suggest where and when we hold the event. We want this to be the best Linux game tournament possible, and we can’t accomplish that without your help.
Is This STOMPer Stupid Or What?
Jun 6, 2008 Gossips, IT, Singapore
A STOMPer sended in a photo of a student sitting on bench using his laptop. According to the STOMPer, T3MUJ1N, the student “was stealing his wireless broadband bandwidth”.
Quoted from STOMP:
STOMPer T3MUJ1N says this man was “stealing” his wireless broadband access yesterday (June 6).Said the STOMPer:
“I saw this man “STEALING” Internet Access today, 5th June.
“I was afraid he might hack into mine, so turned the Broadcast feature off and restarted my router.
“To my surprise, he was on mine, as he turned to rage when he couldn’t access through it.
“He must be downloading then.”
I was surprised to see such dumb post on STOMP. Just by seeing the student sitting outside his house using laptop, the STOMPer can come to conclusion that the student is using his wireless broadband. This is laughable. I wonder how knowledgeable this STOMPer is in networking. First thing, how he ascertained that the student is surfing internet, using network? Did he know that there are services nowadays called wireless broadband provided by Starhub, SingNet and M1? How about Wireless@SG? He student could be using either 1 of the services couldn’t he? Secondly, isn’t changing SSID, password and not broadcasting it at the same time much more secure than just not broadcasting it? If I have already known the SSID, I can still hook onto the network even if it is not broadcasted. And, did he use any software to scan his network to find out the IPs and MAC address around? If not, how sure was he that the student is using “his”?
Last thing, isn’t the best thing for him to do is reporting it to the police if he is so sure, rather than posting on STOMP?
Tags: M1, network, Singapore, Singnet, Starhub, Stomp, wireless
