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Human brain the next battlefield
1pointsWhen military intelligence agencies start talking neuroscience, be afraid. Or thrilled. From pimping your neural software, to mentally-controlled drones, they really could kill you with their brains.
How To Install Django On Mandriva 2008.1
1pointsThis tutorial explains how to install Django on a Mandriva 2008.1 server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.
World-first robot with living brain tissue
1pointsA group led by Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics and author of "I, Cyborg", has developed the first robot controlled by living neurons cultured from rats. I, for one, welcome our new ratty overlords. Scribe gets a huge F for using Franken-noun.
Superglue heals paralysed man
1pointsThey rebuilt him; they had the technology. Gaffer-tape shares plummet.
Jailbreaking my 3g iPhone
1pointsOk having been bored today I decided I needed some excitement, so I set about reading the guide over at mactalk.com.au written by WhiteiPhone which is easy to understand and so so quick and easy. You can find the guide at the link at the bottom of...
Bigpond's record deal to challenge iTunes
1pointsTELSTRA BigPond is stepping up its presence in the digital music business after signing a deal with all four major Australian record companies.
'Slow' iPhone 3G glitch blamed on secrecy
1pointsiPhone 3G users in Australia and around the world are suffering from slow internet speeds and poor reception because of a flaw in the device that may have been fixed if not for Apple's immense culture of secrecy.
Mobile roaming charges too high - report
1pointsAUSTRALIANS are paying too much to use their mobile phones overseas, a KPMG report into international mobile roaming said.
eBay's court victory over 'surprised' L'Oreal
1pointsONLINE auctioneer eBay has won a Belgian court case against L'Oreal after the French cosmetics giant sued it over the sale of counterfeit goods.
General Motors VP talks energy sense
1pointsLarry Burns, GM Vice President R&D and Planning, says cleaner energy sources are the only solution.
Installing And Using OpenVZ On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
1pointsIn this HowTo I will describe how to prepare an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project.
Spam alert after Ticketek email blunde
1pointsTicketek has exposed tens of thousands of customer email addresses, which will now be rich pickings for spammers.
How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Etch
1pointsThis guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Debian Etch server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol.
mod_mysql_vhost With lighttpd On Debian Etch
1pointsThis guide explains how you can use mod_mysql_vhost to create simple virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch. With mod_mysql_vhost, lighttpd can read the vhost configuration from a MySQL database.
Bones healed by new stem cell treatment
1pointsA new stem cell therapy trialled in Victoria is set to revolutionise treatment and healing of catastrophic compound fractures, potentially reducing the number of post-accident amputations.

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