Category: Linklog

Forget cryopreservation – hot and dry conditions might be all you need to awake far into the future. A date palm seed some 2000 years old – preserved by nothing more than storage in hot and dry conditions – has germinated, making it the oldest seed in the world to do so. Read more →

The Yahoo! chief ended talks with Microsoft and did a deal with Google. Here’s how we’ll know he made the best choice. Read more →

Here is an interesting map of the world’s religions. Read more →

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is not quite feelin’ eBay’s plans to go PayPal-only in Australia, and has issued a draft notice rejecting the proposal. The ACCC said that eBay’s proposed conduct might allow the company to abuse its power and ultimately eliminate competition in the market where PayPal operates. Read more →

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A draft treaty proposes draconian measures to protect copyright.The US (surprise, surprise) has circulated a draft (ACTA) for the next G8 meeting. Any border guard, in any treaty country, can check any electronic device for any content that they suspect infringes copyright laws. They need no proof, only suspicion. Read more →

In spring 2007, Estonia’s banks and newspapers were shut down by an organized wide-scale cyber-attack using ‘botnets and other “Cyber-warefare” methods, in this Wired Science video they take an in depth look at how this happened and how Cyber-warfare similar to this will be fought and what governments/organizations can do to deter it. Read more →

Don’t bother clicking the links. These idyllic headlines only exist in fantasy. But it’s nice to dream of a better world…. Read more →

The first sample of Martian dirt dumped onto the opening of the Phoenix lander’s tiny testing oven failed to reach the instrument, and scientists said Saturday that they will devote a few days to trying to determine the cause. Read more →

A new transportation bill signed by Bush on Friday would free up $45 million to build the U.S.’s first maglev train. The train will travel between Disneyland and Las Vegas at up to 300 mph and is meant to help ease traffic on the 250+ mile ride on Interstate 15. Read more →