Windows Codename Fiji, next OS for Micrsoft?

Just when you thought windows Vista would be the last and final blow from Microsoft....there comes a new windows operating system called :Codename Fiji

If you read our older story about Microsoft killing their OS programs to work on services instead, you might be scratching your head...well I guess Microsoft is still planning on pushing out new OS...but then again they just might be build ups for the new vista, similar to the way that 98 and 95 felt one in the same...really the point of this whole article is that Microsoft can't walk and chew gum, so the release of Fiji is already behind due to the release problems with Vista...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Gas Too Pricey? Make Your Own

By filling 15 percent of your car's gas tank with ethanol, you can bring down the price-per-gallon from $3 to about $2.40... Of course, if you don't add the ingredient that makes ethanol unfit for human consumption, you would find yourself with something else: 190 proof moonshine.

Well no wonder them Duke Boys were able to run the General Lee so hard...but seriously, a drop from $3 to $2.40 makes you have to ask yourself...is $.60/gallon worth the chance of blowing your house up...and dealing with local authoritizes who want to ask questions about your still...not to mention the $1,400 price tag for the still just 2,334 gallons to get your money's worth out of it...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Regenerating the Ear's Hearing Cells

The ears hearing cells are very sensitive to damage from excessive noise, infections and toxins. Once damaged, the cells do not naturally regenerate in mammals. New research suggests that - under the right conditions - the cells can be regenerated.

Hold up...it appears that the 'cells' cant be regenerated...but instead the 'hairs' in the ear can be regenerated...this still being a big discovery since that is where the damage is usally caused...that being said I'd still recommend ear plugs anytime you're around more then 80Db...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Congress May Consider Mandatory ISP Snooping!

It didn't take long for the idea of forcing Internet providers to retain records of their users' activities to gain traction in the U.S. Congress!

Why is it that the goverment feels like they need to police something like the damn internet...first it was lets go after the servers since they're located in America...well quick solution...move the server to another country...okay that did work, alright lets go ahead and go after the ISP now, and make them retain information for a good year, so just incase something comes up we can go back a year and see what they were doing...nevermind the cost that ISP will have to incure to maintain that kind of data...and then just to make everyone who has their head up their ass conviced we're right, we'll use things like stopping CHILD PORN as the reason to jump on our band wagon...Welcome To CrzyLand

-Nic

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Politician ditches hydrogen-fueled car after photo op instead for SUV

"Hastert and other members of Congress drove off in the Hydrogen-Fueled cars only to switch to their official cars to drive back the few block back to the U.S. Capitol."

Only in America...errr I mean CrzyLand...Welcome

-Nic

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Pot smokers on the web

While the Boulder Police have probably spent as little time as possible creating this "Get 'em" site, it still poses the question (among many others): is this really the best allocation of technical resources?

Wouldn't you love to be the IT guy who gets assigned this job..."yea we've got a bunch of kids smoking pot on 4/20 and we want you to post all the pictures onto a site and let people know we'll pay them $50 if they can identify them...know any of these people...Welcome to CrzyLand


-Nic



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Spam King Alan Ralsky jailed, may bring down hacker/spammer network

Alan Ralsky arrested! I just scored an interview with a local hacker who says the "Spam King" might rat out a massive network of spammers and hackers to the DOJ to lighten his sentence.

Oops...this goes to show you one thing...NEVER tell anyone about the things you do...Mr. Ralsky could bring down SO many people in the 'hacker scene' that the poor DOJ may have their hands full for years to come...and with the increased brush stroke 'terroist' was given by the Patriot Act this could lead to some heavy jail time for those left in his wake...however I feel like this is the ass backwards method of doing business with criminals...he's the top dog, usually minions dish dirt for deals so they can get up the chain of command...that being said 'hackers' and 'spammers' are hot topics in the American lexicon...and Americans love it when the good guys beat up on these 'bad guys'...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Male birth-control pill is a step closer to reality

First a condom for the vagina, now a pill for guys? A contraceptive pill for men could be a step closer according to a study in male fertility.

Well here we go men...just one more thing for us forget to do...take 'the pill'...this goes hand in hand with another story here on CrzyLand...this method however is VERY much like the female version...but once again the pesky FDA will get in the way for years to come...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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High Tech Hooker Shoes to Thwart Attackers

The Aphrodite platform shoes will have an alarm system, which emits a piercing noise to scare off attackers. The shoes are also outfitted with a GPS receiver and an emergency button that relays both the prostitute's location and a silent alarm signal to public emergency services.


Ummm...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Eliminate Training Wheels With the GyroBike

The company, a spin-off out of Dartmouth College, is coming out later this year or early next year with a gyroscope/flywheel that fits into the front wheel of a kid's bike. When a child begins to go off-balance and fall over, the gyroscope corrects the path of the bike and props it back up.

This is brilliant...I wasn't one of the lucky children to get trainning wheels...but once I finally learned how to ride a bike, any time I would try and ride a bike with training wheels I would become VERY frustrated...you couldn't ride them like a normal bike...you couldn't lean the bike and cut a hard turn...and you couldn't go too fast since quick manuvers were limited to no flipping the bike over the front wheel turning more then 45degrees...no trainning wheels seemed like a god-send when you couldn't ride and a pain when you finally got it...however with this new GyroBike children will learn the 'feel' of balance instead of ridding an over-priced trike-like bike...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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MPAA Screwing The Wrong Guy - One Who Won't Be Extorted

The MPAA has been offering people to settle for a few grand (and many took the bait) but they now chose the wrong guy to mess with; one who sticks to his principles and who has a lot of money to cover the legal fees to fight these lying morons. Interesting case to follow!

*sigh* poor little Shawn...well all I can say is good luck, and I hope that your blog doesn't become a device used against you in your trail...you did mention that you have figured out how to download movies since the lawsuite...maybe they'll try and twist that...Welcome to CrzyLand - You check-out anytime you want, but you can NEVER leave

-Nic

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Simple hack to disable USB drives in XP - Perfect for public machines

A simple hack to disable all access to USB drives on XP, without disabling USB mice, or keyboards.

Simple...clean...fun to try on computers that aren't yours...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

CrzyLand.com is not liable for any actions that you take on your own...doing this would be wrong if you weren't the owner of the device...however it would still be funny

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Rat on your pirate boss, get $36,000!

Anti-software piracy group the Business Software Alliance is offering a $36,000 reward to anyone who informs on employers who use illegal or unlicensed software.

So you wanna run illegal versions of Adobe's Photoshop for you super small marketing dept...or maybe you need to be able to just open AutoCad documents, and maybe tweak just a few things...nothing worth the huge expense of purchasing either of these software programs...well think twice because that new cute blonde you just hired out of college...she could probally use $36k to help pay off those student loans...and you could be left to face charges...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Sony to Lose $900M in 2006/2007 on PS3 Launch?

Sony Corp. said on Thursday that it expected its game division to post a loss of about 100 billion yen, hit by start-up costs for its PlayStation 3 game machine. Thatâ??s almost a billion dollars Sony is looking to lose to launch the PS3. And to think that many of us thought Sony would actually learn from the mistakes of Microsoft.

This really isn't something new...consoles have been losing money on resale VS cost...but I'm more surprised how no one is picking up on the Blu-Ray...that is the driving force behind the PS3...Sony must include the Blu-Ray in the PS3...Blu-Ray+Loyal PS Gamers=Blu-Ray flooded market...this could be the end of the VHS/Beta comparison to Blu-Ray/HD-DVD...Sony knows what they're doing, and they don't mind taking a hit in the game division to insure a huge profit in their Home Entertainment Division...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Landmine-proof robot shoe invented for special forces

People wearing the robotic shoe would be able to step directly onto an anti-personnel mine, without getting their legs blown off. It can be used by mine clearers or special forces troops.

The six-legged shoes protect the wearer by lifting up a leg if it is over a mine. The other five legs continue to support the wearer's weight.

Now I'm sure you're wondering as I did, how the hell does the leg know when to lift up...well it has a metal detector located in the foot of each leg...when it detects metal a solenoid is triggered to unlock the leg allowing it to lift freely when pressed against the ground, not triggering the mine...then once clear of metal the leg is locked back into place by the solenoid...seems very cool as long as you don't step directly on a mine triggering ALL of the feet...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Trojan Freezes Computer, Demands Ransom

A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through the Western Union Holdings money transfer service.

Yet another case of your computer being held ransom...but once again I have to ask, how someone thinks they're NOT going to get caught accepting the funds...I suppose at the end of the day, anything is worth a buck...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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AMD: US Govt. could have saved $563M by buying AMD over Intel!

Costing tax payers in the hundred millions of dollars, is the premium worth the cost? AMD says no. In fact, AMD says that a whopping $563 million could have been saved in taxpayer dollars, had the government been brand-neutral in its purchases.

Well, well, let's just say that Intel DOES have a mind hold on most people as the ONLY processor to use...but come on, someone in the goverment must be in charge of purchasing tech related devices, and I'm SURE that person has tech. knowlage...and that person should have been able to decide on purchasing AMD processors...but then again this IS American goverment we're talking about...and the cost savings ARE being brought to you buy AMD...last words: Buyer Beware...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Robot that "RUNS" on water!

its actually kinda cool!

But too bad it's a waste of time...this 'Jesus' robot is based in design off the 'Jesus Lizard' also known as the Basilisk Lizard...this robot is suppose to be able to run on the water by creating air pockets as it slaps it's feet onto the water and then using these air pockets for thrust and acceleration, just before the air pockets can collapse...but this is more theroy right now seeing as how the power supply to run these little bad boys is a little too heavy...I guess if you're trying to make a Jesus Lizard to walk on water, you might want to make a Moses Lizard to part the water before you attempt to walk accross....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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PSM "reveals" PS3 release date, price

The folks at Team Xbox have picked up the latest issue of PSM, also known as the Unofficial PlayStation Magazine, and let us know that the magazine is claiming to have the official launch date and price of Sony's latest game console.

Finally a set price?!!! $399 and in stores for after Thanksgiving shopping spree....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Microsoft Scanning your computer for piracy!

The Washington Post is reporting that a recent update by Microsoft is now scanning people's machines to see if they have valid license, and reporting back to Microsoft, all without user intervention.

Hi this is big brother...we just wanted to let you know that you're running an pirated copy of Windows and would like to invite you to buy a legal copy now...RIGHT...but this is really just Microsoft getting into your computer, taking a look around, telling you that you have illegal copies of software, and then annoying you to the point that maybe you will buy their software...but be assured that this won't stop at the OS, but will include the entire Microsoft family...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Mobile Office Concept

The new innovation will allow companeis to save $ as they can deploy their mobile office at prime locations without having to rent expensive rooms. James is proposing that by using the built-in GPS system, his futuristic mobile office will allow consultants to agree GPS co-ordinates with clients, so that they can meet at the new office.

This just in...James is an mad man...just looking at the picture you can clearly see this is a freaking trailer, with an office on it...not that impressive...SO in short, expect to see one in the near future...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Judge: Web-Surfing Worker Can't Be Fired

Saying surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone, an administrative law judge has suggested that only a reprimand is appropriate as punishment for a city worker accused of failing to heed warnings to stay off the Internet.

Well well...turns out that some companies feel that playing on the computer is okay, as long as it doesn't impact your work in a negative manner....blah blah...I'd simply like to say that firing someone for playing solitare...as was the case...and someone using the internet is Apples and PC's....this guy was playing a fucking game, and the Mayor fired him for it...I guess that playing games is like reading the newspaper...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Dragon Skin body armor may be the best armor available

Defense Review has confirmed it. Dragon Skin body armor appears to be significantly superior in every combat-relevant way to U.S. Army... So why is the military so reluctant to issue it to U.S. solders?

No no no...this isn't 'Dragon Skin' armor from your D&D games, this is for real...and this stuff simply kicks ass...it tops all other body armor on a multitude of levels including...repeat impact protection, mobility...two HUGE factors when you're fighting on the front lines...Dragon Skin-Not just for D&D,,,,Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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RIAA sue a family without a computer for filesharing

A Rockmart family is being sued for illegal music file sharing, despite the fact that they donâ??t even own a computer.

It's really not too new to hear that the RIAA or MIFIA is now suing someone like a 4y/o or something just as Crzy...but going after someone who doesn't have the internet, or a computer seems to be a little over the top...but then again the sign on the edge of town does read....WELCOME TO CRZYLAND

-Nic

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CrzyLand Store Online

That's right...we've now got an online store...stop by and check it out and maybe pick something up...we'd love to get e-mail of you in your CrzyLand gear!!

http://www.cafepress.com/crzyland/
CrzyLand@gmail.com

-Nic

Mariah Carey to write original ring tones for Pepsi

...cell phones everywhere will set themselves to vibrate in protest...the singer will write 20 of the 100+ ring tones that Motorola and Pepsi will be awarding this summer, along with chances to win the RAZAR and SLVR phones.

ahh...being an employee for a company that supplies Pepsi with their bottles...I really shouldn't say much...but I think we'd all be better off with the iTunes promo they've done for the past two summers...better stock up on your ear plugs...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Super-Glue: Best practice for foiling keystroke loggers?

Lessons learned from the Sumitomo Bank Heist in London

Well the story goes that some bank robbers used the device pictured above to gain access to the accounts and transfer funds to themselves...the real brilliance is that the device is a hardware keylogger that simply plugs into the back of the PC, and the keyboard into the back of the device...it then stores all the keystorkes up to 130,000 and requries no extrenal power...the data can be removed in a simple wordprocessing program by typing in a password...so the bank in an attempt to keep something like this from happening again has installed all the keyboards into the back of the PC's with....wait for it....wait....SUPER GLUE....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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GOOGLE EARTH + USB FLASH + GPS = SPY GADGET

The Portable GPS Tracker is pretty small so you could either always carry it on you or use it in 007 spy mode by planting it on a person or vehicle you want to monitor. You may be wondering how you retrieve the stored info and secret routes, well thatâ??s where it gets really cool.

Nevermind that you have to get the damn usb-drive BACK from where ever you planted it, but it also has to have one side facing the sky so that it can figure out it's GPS nav and store these onto the flash drive...there is no mention of batt. life or how long it can track...but I guess it might have it's uses...tracking your wife probally not being one of them....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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The realest technology from the realest niggas

Apparently this is a technology weblog written by black guys from the hood.

Maybe these guys need to be writing for CrzyLand...it's at least worth a good laugh...and maybe you'll learn something...check them out at www.niggaknowtechnology.com....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Why Winternals Sued Best Buy's Geek Squad

By now many of you have heard via Slashdot, arstechnica, Digg, or your local newspaper that Winternals Software, the company I co-founded with Bryce Cogswell in 1996, filed suit in Federal court against Geek Squad and Best Buy for illegal use of the Administrator's Pak.

Basically Best Buy/Geek Squad have been using a pirated software to fix your computers, and Winternals just wanted to make things right by selling them the licences to use the software for their 12,000+ employee's....but alas it would seem that Best Buy was happier having their 'Geeks' just pirate the software since they only use it every now and then...kind of like why you pirated that copy of Photoshop....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Miller Beer to be first to use High Tech (Cold Can) Technology

Lowers Temp. by 30° Fahrenheit in just three minutes.

Just glad to see that a story I covered in a previous article is finally coming to light...with any luck we'll be drinking beer out of a 'I.C. Can'...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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The Remote Control Golf Ball - Tiger Woods be warned!

More sophisticated than mundane golf stunts, this is the worlds most advanced practical joke golf ball. It zigs and zags at a touch of the remote control, allowing you to fool your buddies as they watch putts drift wide of the cup at your command. The joystick on the discrete remote control lets you direct the ball within a 100' range.

Nevermind tricking your friends by replacing their ball...just use it as YOUR ball so you can make those 40' putts...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Most web users are 'silent surfers'

The majority of web users don't participate online, preferring just to passively read information presented to them, according to new research.

Just look at the overwhelming number of comments on this blog...not to mention that I apparently fall into the 23% of web users that contribute 'unsolicited' information on the internet...Welcome to CrzyLand...care to comment?

-Nic

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Invention Would Stop People From Changing Channels Until Advertising Over

If a new idea from Philips catches on, the company may not be very popular with TV viewers. Philips suggests adding flags to commercial breaks to stop a viewer from changing channels until the adverts are over.

Of course the real meat of this article is the idea of CHARGING viewers for the ability to fast-forward/change channels during commercials...allowing the advertisers to get their money out of the increasing DVR market...anyone who owns a DVR can tell you being able to fast forward through commercials is the 2nd best principle of the device....Welcome to CrzyLand

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Canned Oxygen Could Become the next Bottled Water

The emergence of another possible billion dollar business, based on bottling and selling a free, natural commodity. Bottled water has become a $9 billion dollar industry in the US alone, and distributors look to repeat this success with canned, flavoured oxygen.

Welcome to the wonderful world of pseudotechnology...packing air into a metal canisters and then adding a slight flavor to the air and *poof* you've got an air that even Willy Wonka would be proud of....blah blah blah...this is just asinine...you might as well wash it down with a bottle of water...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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65% of women, 35% of men aged 25-34 play video games

According to the New York Times' interpretation of this study, 65% of women between the ages of 25 and 34 play video games while only 35% of men in that same age bracket play video games.

The real reason that these numbers seem so ass backwards is because the women fall into a 'casual' gamer type, and most men fit the 'hardcore' gamer type...for the women games like 'Minesweeper' and similar games are appealing do to the low level of competition among other players...while men want to drive fast and kill shit...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Hybrid Cars Not Always More Fuel Efficient

Life in the Green Lane

...may not be so 'Green' after all...this article explains what most of us have known all along...hybrid sucks if you ever leave the city...hybrid doesn't perform on the interstate and infact a conventional car often gets better higway milage then a hybrid...end of story...hybrid cars aren't worth the cost and you'd be better off buying an efficent conventional car...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Robot-fighting competition to be held in space!!

Organizaers of the Japanese ROBO-ONE robot fighting competition plans an event in Earth orbit on October 10, 2010. Contestant robots will be lashed to an orbiting satellite orbiting satellite, and will fight to the death in 10-minute matches.

God...why is it that geeks just get geekier?!...really I think this is people living out their 'Transformer' childhood dreams...sad really....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Netflix files to sue Blockbuster to shut down on-line service

Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc. on Tuesday sued rival Blockbuster Inc. for patent infringement, asking a federal judge in Northern California to shut down Blockbuster's 18-month-old online rental service and award Netflix damages, according to a copy of the filing.

Perhaps what Netflix is really worried about is that Blockbuster has already signed up 1.2 million customers in just 18months and with the added feature of a free rental in-store each week, Blockbuster doesn't seem like a good idea, it looks like a great idea, espically when the cost is identical...frankly I think all the problems that were brought up with the whole blackberry thing already showed a problem with the whole patent on an idea...saying that no one else can rent DVD's and charge no late fee's is asnine...and then saying that you can't let users have a 'wish list' or as blockbuster calls it 'my queue' as a patentable idea is just stupid....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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TiVo victorious in DVR patent suit

TiVo now has enforced a patent that may open up huge revenue streams for the company.The company has emerged victorious in their patent lawsuit against EchoStar. The jury in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has awarded TiVo US $73 million in damages.

Yes this is a good thing for those of you with a TiVo...in case you've missed the back story you can follow this link. Basically TiVo is going to probally start using this win to scare others into paying up, or complying...Also of intrest DirecTV signed another deal with TiVo allowing for 2 more years of tech support by DirecTV for the TiVo boxes....Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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High tech way to defrost your car windows in less than a second

Dartmouth College engineering professor Victor Petrenko, not to be confused with one of the Champions on Ice, has devised a way to use a burst of electricity to remove ice caked on walls or windows. For surfaces coated with a special film, the jolt gets rid of ice in less than a second, far less time than it takes to hack at it with an ice scraper.

A quick burst of electricity will heat the surface to about 1 degree Celcius then turning back off...this allows the first few microns under the sheet of ice to melt and then the water is used to allow the ice to slide away...this seems like a great technology and they're already looking into Jet Plane windows, and inside your freezer...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Vista won't let pirates use advanced graphics features.

"Those who are not running genuine Windows will not be able to take advantage of the Windows Aero user experience,"

Pretty cool what Microsoft is trying to do here...I guess the down side is that most 'techies' like to run a watered down version of the OS anyways to save on system resources...that being said, I'd like to atleast experience the 'fancy' new styling of Vista...and I guess I'll have to pay for it too...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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U.S. Rolls Out Plan to Build 125 Nukes per Year.

The Bush administration Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for rebuilding the nation's decrepit nuclear weapons complex, including restoration of a large-scale bomb manufacturing capacity.

And why shouldn't they...*sigh* Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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TiVo's Future May Hinge on Patent Case

TiVo and Dish have been battling over a key patent that makes digital video recorders work. A TiVo victoryâ??which experts deem likelyâ??would not only resurrect the fledgling company but also encourage a shift in DVR strategies at the major pay TV providers.

This will be an intresting story to keep an eye on...most cable companies are now giving out DVR systems but they're not 'TiVo' boxes...and TiVo wants to change that...winning this will probally cause an influx of TiVo boxes into America's homes...frankly the customer will win out in the end...currently what cable companies are offering instead of a TiVo box is sub-par...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Florida Police Retaliate Against Journalist

After CBS4 News exposed police intimidation of citizens attempting to make complaints against police officers, Broward PBA retaliates by putting the CBS4 journalist's name on a list of criminals to be on the lookout for along with personal information on their website. Cross the cops, get your personal information released on the web.

Once again...anytime that the establishment is challenged the challenger will be persecuted...what's worse this wasn't the first incident from this Police Department...Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Organs grown from own cells

It would seem that doctors have perfected the technique to make organs from cells other then stem cells. Patients with spina bifida have had organs grown from their own tissue, in this case new bladders.

This is really amazing...they're muscle and bladder cells from the pat