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Ever wondered what’s on the exact opposite side of the world from you? Like if you dug a hole straight through the center of the Earth (if it were possible)? The technical name of such a place is the antipodal point; the region of the Earth’s surface diametrically opposite from […]
Northwest Airlines (NWA) has started a promotion called WorldPerks University. There are four “classes” available in which you briefly review basic information about the WorldPerks program and then answer three multiple-choice questions about the information just presented. Each class takes only a minute or two to complete and rewards you […]
Credit cards can be a great asset when traveling because they save you from having to carry large amounts of cash. The catch is that not all credit cards are equal when it comes to paying by plastic while traveling in foreign countries. When you make a credit card purchase […]
The Conficker Working Group has created what they call Conficker Eye Chart to detect whether or not your computer has been infected by the Conficker worm. Go to the site and use the “How to interpret” section to figure out if your computer is infected with Conficker. If you see […]
It used to be that getting a virus or other malware meant that your computer froze, popped up ads or rebooted on you unexpectedly. Times have changed, and hackers have realized that with people regularly typing in credit card numbers and logging into their bank’s website, there is real money […]
With the help of their teacher, four Spanish students aged 18-19 managed to launch a balloon which carried electronic sensors, including a cheap camera, to an altitude of 20 miles above the Earth’s surface. How that’s for a D.I.Y. project? The Telegraph: Teens capture images of space with £56 camera […]
