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Category Archive for '(Mis) Use of Technology'

Desperate Housewives & Sabbah!

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

I just ran by Quantcast, which is still on beta but providing some interesting stats that some bloggers might like to check.

If your blog is lucky to be profiled, you can see some fine statistical analysis that estimates some figures about your visitors, like, their age, gender, ethnicity, even education and income.

The statistics also estimate [...]

AOL-Netscape launches social news, Digg copy

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Netscape, the brand that kick-started the dot-com boom only to lose the browser war to Microsoft, launched its latest reincarnation today with a portal focused on community-driven news. It�s not exactly a Digg clone. Submitted stories are voted on in much the same way, and the more votes a story gets the higher it appears [...]

Yahoo! New Homepage Design.

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

One of the world’s most visited webpage, Yahoo.com, has just had a major re-design (can be found at http://yahoo.com/preview).

The Yahoo! re-design is officially flagged as a “preview” (a.k.a. beta) and it isn’t yet the default yahoo.com homepage. There is no firm date for the go-live of the new Web 2.0 design.

Here is how the new [...]

Directed-Energy Weapons

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Just when you think the StarTrek-influence has gone on long enough you get this.

While only in prototype form and years away from fielding, US Air Force unveiled hand-held laser gun weapon, known as the Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHaSR) system. The PHaSR is about the same size and weight of a fully [...]

Flickr Blocked in UAE, Again!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Flickr is blocked again in UAE? I just heard that from SC. This is also confirmed here and here.

What the heck is all this about? Since I lived in UAE for few years, I know that Etisalat have this sort of stupid unexplained actions.

But anyway, may this slow down the UAE spam on Flickr [...]

Google Intelligence Network

Friday, November 18th, 2005

Just got this from official Google blog; they announced Google Base. They say it is an extension of their existing content collection efforts like web crawl, Google Sitemaps, Google Print and Google Video. On the other hand, I also came across Google Analytics, which actually monitors your site visitors and promises you to watch how [...]

Google search history

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

Man gets his Google search history submitted as evidence in murder trial.

Microwave your bra to stay warm this winter

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

For the woman who wants to stay both warm and environmentally conscious this winter � and isn’t bothered by extra bulk under her shirt � a lingerie maker unveiled a thick bra that can be heated in a microwave.

US Air Force testing new transparent armor

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Transparent Aluminum was once a matter of science fiction. The US Air Force has actually developed transparent aluminum and are testing it now. The new kind of transparent armor — stronger and lighter than traditional materials — that could stop armor-piercing weapons from penetrating vehicle windows.

Sajjadah 1426

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

Sajjadah is a prayer rug is a small and portable carpet that Muslims put on the floor when they perform their prayers. Its main function is to provide a clean and isolated platform for the prayer. There is one thing they need to be careful about: the holy city of Mecca � the direction towards [...]