Tag Archives: Technology

Le Gaffe!

Posted on April 9, 2015 by John

Potentially adding insult to injury, France’s TV5 inadvertently broadcast passwords visible in the background during an on-air interview… D’oh!

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YouDrone.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by John

Just in case anyone was unaware, the DJI Phantom 3 drone now features live-streaming (to YouTube) capabilities!? Orwell, could not write this…

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Down Under…

Posted on April 6, 2015 by John

As some one of the world’s most enthusiastic P2P nations, an Australian court-ruling subpoenaing an ISP to disclose their end-user, customer data regarding illegally downloading a copy of an American movie could set a precedent for the on-going, global/legal wranglings of DRM.

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Monkey Business?

Posted on April 5, 2015 by John

India’s struggling with expanding Internet services due to Macaque monkeys eating fiber-optic cable being laid!

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Lunar Eclipse.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by John

April 4th marks the ‘Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century!’ NASA: http://goo.gl/NMUzZS

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Wiped Clean?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by John

Revealed by a Russian and rewarded $5K by Google (for reporting this YouTube software flaw allowing any uploaded videoclip to be deleted within 30 seconds) who says that being honest does not pay?

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Long Overdue!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by John

On the heels of the nation’s recently launched (initial) Wi-Fi Hotspot, it is good to see Cuba as an added Airbnb destination…

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Happy April Fool’s Day!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by John
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When?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by John

At some point in time, from corruption to environmental degradation, the PRC will need to face the fact that the facts can only be covered-up, denied, erased and/or hidden for so long. Perhaps if and when that occurs the Great … Continue reading →

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The Great Firewall.

Posted on March 30, 2015 by John

China’s ‘Great Firewall’ long used to block access to that the PRC deems inappropriate is now reportedly being turned into a DoS / DDos-weapon in an attempt to take down websites (outside the nation) with content that the Chinese government deems … Continue reading →

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