News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share
Daylight saving time ends in the US this weekend—turn your clocks back one hour. Also, researchers have determined that the extra hour of sleep reduces the number of heart attacks on the Monday following the switch.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/…
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US citizens are entitled to a free yearly credit report from the three major credit reporting agencies. The official site for this is www.AnnualCreditReport.com. Do not confuse this with www.FreeCreditReport.com, which tries its best to separate you from your money.
Link: http://consumerist.com/…
In the UK, suspected criminals are required to provide their encryption keys to law enforcement officials, even if the unencrypted data would be incriminating. From the linked article, “In the decision, the Court stated that although there was a right to not self-incriminate, this was not absolute, and that the ‘public interest’ can supersede this right in some circumstances.” All I can say is thank God for the Bill of Rights. (Chad’s New has previously covered the UK’s use of ubiquitous surveillance cameras.)
Link: http://arstechnica.com/…
The official name for the next version of Windows is “Windows 7″. The linked article has more information about expected features and changes.
Link: http://arstechnica.com/…
Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle update for Windows, which means the bug is a significant security threat.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/…
(via Kim Komando)
Here’s a beautiful picture of the Milky Way, taken from Utah.
Link: http://www.brightnightgallery.com/…
(via The Presurfer)
The linked video shows how cocaine is made, by filming a Columbian farmer performing the process. It’s when he adds gasoline that gets to me.
This paradigm could radically change the way we use computers. And it’s coming soon.
Link: http://blogs.computerworld.com/…
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Been waiting for the right time to switch from that clunky old analog television to a sleek, new flat-panel HDTV? According to the linked article, the upcoming holiday season may be the time to take the plunge. (Especially with the upcoming analog-to-digital switch.)
Link: http://apnews.myway.com/…
(via Kim Komando)
It’s Y2K all over again! The National Debt Clock no longer has enough digits to accurately display the US national debt. They’ve got a temporary workaround, but we’ll have to wait until next year for a new clock with two additional digits. (God forbid the national debt should ever reach $1 quadrillion in my lifetime…)
Link: [Video] http://www.youtube.com/…
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Link: [Non-Video] http://ap.google.com/…
I’m not a Sudoku person, but my friend Josh has suggested Simple Sudoku by Angus Johnson as a diversion from all the life’s savings being lost in the stock market.
For many years now, chip maker AMD has been the only real competitor to Intel, but more recently AMD has not been able to keep up. On Oct. 7th, AMD announced it will split into two companies, one to design chips and the other to fabricate them. Supposedly this will keep them competitive, but let’s take the move for what it really is—a desperate attempt to keep up with Intel. I hope it works.
Link #1: http://apnews.myway.com/…
(via Kim Komando)
Link #2: http://arstechnica.com/…
Link #3: http://www.nytimes.com/…
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