Global spam dropped by one-third immediately after the Rustock Botnet was dismantled in mid March, according to the March edition of the Symantec MessageLabs Intelligence monthly report.
The output fell dramatically and almost instantaneously
, the reports said, suggesting that the botnet was no longer sending any spam and that it had either been taken down or had entered a self-imposed exile, as it did in December 2010 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Doctor Who star Elisabeth Sladen, who was also in spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, has died aged 63 — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Patriotic geeks who hoped to build a fully functional imperial walker out of the Star Wars
universe have run up against Lucasfilm’s intellectual property rights. But at least the indefinite delay gives them time to consider the massive engineering challenges of re-creating a 50-foot-tall robotic vehicle — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Presented in March 2011, the new Eberhard & Co Chrono 4 Geant Edition Limitee Titane automatic chronograph watch is a minor update to the last year’s Eberhard & Co Chrono4 BADBOY model.
As the rest of the Chrono 4 series, the new Geant Edition Limitee features the signature dial layout with four small sub-dials stretching in line in the lower part of the dial.
Besides the usual 30-minute and 12 hour chronograph counters and a small subsidiary seconds indicator, there is also a 24-hour GMT indicator that tells you time in a second time zone. — via World Watch Review
Records obtained by The Associated Press show that over the past 13 years, a little-known Philadelphia company called PrimeTel Communications has quietly gained control over nearly a quarter of all the 1-800 numbers in the US and Canada, often by grabbing them the moment they are relinquished by previous users. As of March, it administered more 800 numbers that any other company, including Verizon and AT&T.
And many, if not most, of those 1.7 million numbers appear to be used for one thing: redirecting callers to a phone-sex service — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Formerly a convenience store and significant loitering/drug dealing corner property, Onion Flats said, neighbors seemed pleased when it caught on fire and was demolished in 2005. Onion Flats felt it was important to restore the life and sense of community to this small but unique corner of Fishtown. Their design has become the first LEED-H Gold Residential/Commercial live/work space in the City of Philadelphia — via ArchDaily
The dwelling [Díaz y Díaz Arquitectos] is located in the highest zone of the plot, to take maximum advantage of the excellent views and to set back, as far as possible, respect to the street. The entrance porch is in the left side of the front of the plot, corresponding with the highest point of the street — via ArchDaily
Every now and then a bike pops up that completely flouts the established vernacular of custom building. This is one of them. It was built by Revival Cycles, a shop run by three committed motorcycle enthusiasts in Austin, Texas — via Bike EXIF
After the phenomenal success of the Hublot F1 King Power, the Hublot King Power King Gold, and the Hublot 1 King Power Tourbillon (also in Zirconium and King Gold versions), Hublot has unveiled the third member in the series, the Hublot F1 King Power Ceramic. An ideal watchmaking material, ceramic is 30% lighter than steel, 100% anti-allergenic, 100% unalterable and 100% rust-proof. Readers new to the Hublot F1 series should also take note of the brake caliper
style bezel, the F1-styled chronograph pushers, and the strap which is comprised of two layers stitched together with red thread; the inner made from natural black rubber and the outer made from Nomex, a synthetic fibre developed by Dupont De Nemours that is also used to make the flame-retardant overalls worn by racing driver — via Perpetuelle
The project [ALT arquitectura] arises from the manipulation of a continuous surface which by means of two operations, cutting and folding, resolve the entire programme. In this way it appears as if it were an object which does not emerge from the ground, it poses on it. Without jumps or breaks in its continuity, it wraps playfully round the topography being an external face and internally, a floor, wall, ceiling, framework and roof — via ArchDaily
The three big telcos have raised concerns about the fees that telcos pay the Telecommunications Ombudsman for complaints made against them, stating that the organisation’s reliance on the fees for funding is not appropriate — via redwolf.newsvine.com
2011 saw both super high-tech and decidedly retro watches from Tag Heuer. The most retro of which was probably this re-issue
Monza. The Monza came back briefly in 2003 with an updated look using the traditional cushion case. For 2011 original look from the 1930s is back. There is no hiding that this is a retro-themed timepieces. It doesn’t attempt to be classic
, by instead to offer a look from times long past, in today’s quality and materials — via A Blog to Read
The Hill House is the first of several projects we will be featuring from MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. The firm has established an international reputation for design excellence garnering 75 awards including 5 governor General’s Medals and the American Institute of Architects Honor Award. They are also well known for the Ghost Architectural Laboratory, an education initiative designed to promote the transfer of architectural knowledge through direct experience — via ArchDaily
Bonhams can usually be relied on to supply some oddball motorcycles in their auctions—but I haven’t seen the likes of these Triumph sprint bikes before. They pre-date George Brown’s Super Nero and Alf Hagon‘s designs, and they’ll be going under the hammer on 24 April in Staffordshire, England. There’s a great story behind the Peril Speed Equipe
: the three sprint bikes were built by a cabinet maker called Bill Bragg, who first took up circuit racing in the mid 50s with a Triumph sidecar outfit — via Bike EXIF
The jaunty scarf is a bandage to keep beagle’s stitched up ear immobile as well as to cover her puncture wounds
On the Caracas skyline, the Tower of David stands tall and proud. It was once a sign of Venezula’s position in the economic marketplace. Today, the 45-story skyscraper has earned a very different type of notoriety: it is quite possibly the tallest squatter-occupied building in the world. The government calls its residents invaders
– but they think of themselves as resourceful citizens who make the best of a terrible situation — via WebUrbanist
British watch manufacture Christopher Ward always ensures that you get a lot of watch for your money, and the pulse racing new C70 Monte Carlo is no exception.
To celebrate the 100th birthday of the world’s most glamorous endurance rally, the C70 Monte-Carlo has been introduced as a one-off limited edition of 500 watches designed to emulate the precision engineering, technical performance and robust reliability that has always been a part of every winning car – from 1911 to a very snowy 2011 — via Watchuseek
The building [Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates] is located on high ground with lust greenery and a bluff that overlooks the beautiful Miyagawa-River flowing north-south through Ise City. The Intention was to create a rich relationship between the house and these surroundings.
The building is composed of two volumes arranged in parallel. A vertical void links the rooftop terrace and the light court on the first floor, drawing nature into the interior — via ArchDaily
Tag Heuer is set to release a series of special edition Monaco models in 2011, the first of which you see here today: the Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Racing (Ref. CAL5112). This square cased watch sports silver and orange dial-tones, with a Calibre 36 automatic mechanical movement that is suspended between four shock-absorbing arms (you can see one in each corner of the case) for added shock absorption and visual appeal. The Tag Heuer Monaco Twenty Four Racing is the first addition to the Monaco Twenty Four series since the striped Monaco Gulf which debuted in 2009. As on the Monaco Gulf, the oversized number 24
at 12 o’clock pays tribute to the LeMans, most famous endurance race in the world. The new TAG Heuer Monaco 24 Racing watch price is near $15,000 and will be sold through Tag Heuer boutiques — via Perpetuelle
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