Thursday, November 26, 2009

26-Nov-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Weather balloons used to loft mobile phone base stations:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/space_data_weather_balloon_base_station/

Auckland's Downtown carpark is highlighted as a major source of fraudulent credit card transactions:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10611513&ref=rss

Microsoft isn't simply releasing the code at the centre of its recent GPL violation. It seems to be mucking about with it first:
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/11/microsoft-delays-open-sourcing-windows-7-tool.ars

Diamond, or rather imperfections in it, offers a new and unexpected way to create quantum computers:
http://www.gizmag.com/diamonds-boost-quantum-computing-speed/13431/

Implantable silk-based electronics may provide LED tattos. Not for decoration but displaying medical information and stimulation:
http://www.gizmag.com/implantable-electronics/13334/

And finally. If you want Ubuntu installed, find a 7 year-old girl:
http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/88/the-un-scary-screwdriver

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