November 29, 2007 – 12:20 am
From Physorg.
The Million Book Project, an international venture led by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, Zhejiang University in China, the Indian Institute of Science in India and the Library at Alexandria in Egypt, has completed the digitization of more than 1.5 million books, which are now available online.
All of the books are available [...]
November 25, 2007 – 11:34 pm
From Esquire.
They are six researchers with six ideas that will one day change the world.
Breaking Down the Firewall
Internet censorship is the book burning of the modern age. A new brand of activists — or “hacktivists” — are using their computer expertise to help people stranded in Web-censored countries abroad (and corporate offices and military bases [...]
November 18, 2007 – 9:21 pm
From iht.com.
The compound - part boot camp, part rehab center - resembles programs around the world for troubled youths.
Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses, counselors lead group sessions, and there are even therapeutic workshops on pottery and drumming.
South Korea boasts of being the most wired nation on earth. In fact, perhaps no [...]
September 29, 2007 – 3:00 pm
From National Geographic.
Satellite images of eastern Myanmar (Burma) seem to corroborate reports of human-rights violations in the troubled Southeast Asian country, an international team of experts announced today.
A detailed analysis of images spanning several years pinpoints locations where villages have been burned, settlements have been relocated, and military forces have expanded their camps.
Project participants [...]
Yay! Finally fixed by the 3rd technician!
The phone socket connector wiring is off, he replaces it with a smaller phone socket.
Good! Don’t need to call singnet support again.
Another technician come down this time, and when ask why there is a problem only about 2 weeks after the first technician come down. He said about something loose. (not referring to my home wiring)
When I am searching on Google about dsl signal loss, I come across Mr Wissel blog about his fun [...]