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Hella Chile Windows

March 3rd, 2010 by David Bradley >> No Comments

These are my delicious links for February 24th through March 2nd:

  • Petition to establish "hella-" as the SI prefix for 10^27 – kilo, mega, milli, nano, yotta, yocto…hella?
  • WinBootInfo – Does your Windows machine take an age to boot up? This utility will let you reveal the culprit. You can then use AutoRuns or a similar app to disable or tweat startups.
  • Google Person Finder for Chile EarthquakeGoogle has sadly been forced to create yet another person finder, this time in the wake of the devastating Chile earthquake
  • MRI on the ball – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to evaluate the staging, or progression, of testicular cancer, and so reduce the need for surgical intervention for some men.
  • Bloom Box revolution? – The Bloom Box is not revolutionary…fuel cells were invited by 19th Century scientists. It might help us get greener but not at almost $1m a unit…$1000 perhaps…
  • One for the chemists – Applications of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts – Applications of olefin metathesis catalysts, lecture series, Honeywell Nobel Interactive Studio. Hat tip to Simon Frantz
  • Hiding the honeypots – Is it possible to hide honeypot traps from botnet drones? Probably not. Yet another security blanket torn to shreds.
  • So…does chiropractic work or is it all bogus? – The GCC’s ‘independent’ review of the effectiveness of chiropractic weighs up the evidence and suggests that spinal manipulation may have some positive effects on certain types of back pain but not asthma, PMS or infantile cholic.
  • An emotion detector for baby – Just round the corner, a baby monitor that can tell what your baby is feeling based on a mathematical analysis of its crying. Next step – iPhone app that sends you a text message when you're child is in pain
  • English libel law is an ass – In light of the BCA vs Singh libel case, is it any wonder Brits refer to the law as an ass, let's hope the judges prove us wrong and show us the old donkey's bettter side: strong, stubborn, resilient, intelligent!