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Comment Re:Archimedes, again? Really? (Score 1) 795

by penguinrecorder (#33938106) Attached to: President Obama To Appear On Mythbusters

They're doing Archimedes solar ray AGAIN? Aren't we up to three already (the original myth and two revisits)? Obviously I think it is fun that Obama will be on the show but frankly aside from that I really don't want to see that same tired Myth for a third time...

Perhaps they're reviving it in light of the fact an Archimedes ray was accidentally invented recently? http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/las-vegas-hotel-pool-sunlight-swimming-tourists/story?id=11739234

Submission + - Sound Generator Lethal from 10 Meters (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by penguinrecorder
penguinrecorder writes: The Thunder Generator uses mixture of liquefied petroleum, cooking gas, and air to create explosions, which in return generate shock waves capable of stunning people from 30 to 100 meters away. At that range, the weapon is absolutely harmless, making people run in panic when they feel the sonic blast hitting their bodies. However, at less than ten meters, the Thunder Generator could either cause permanent damage or kill any person.
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Submission + - How to Hide from Google (forbes.com)

Submitted by penguinrecorder
penguinrecorder writes: "Google offers Web users a simple trade-off: Let the search giant track a substantial portion of your comings and goings around the Web, and it will offer you a free, superior online experience. Now an independent security researcher who goes by the name Moxie Marlinspike is making Web users a counter-offer: Take Google's giveaways and keep your privacy too.

On Tuesday, Marlinspike launched a service he calls Googlesharing, a plug-in for Firefox designed to give users access to Google's online offerings while cloaking their identity from the company's data collection tools. By hosting a proxy server with a collection of Google "identities," the privacy software, which can be accessed at Googlesharing.net, will allow users to temporarily route their traffic through another computer that masks their identity by mixing their online actions with those of other users."

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