XWebs, a web browser said to least quadruple surfing speeds has won the top prize at an Irish exhibition for young scientists
As Western troops head for the Gulf, anti-war activists have descended on Baghdad, seeking a solution to the showdown between the retarded monkey boy and President Saddam Hussein
HanaHo Games are considering creating a set-top system that would run the MAME emulator and allow the user to play their collection of ROMS on a telly — via Slashdot
Children at a school in Norfolk have been banned from throwing snowballs at their classmates unless they ask their target’s permission first
For anybody into building their own computers, Lope Computer have an interesting case design. Their t-shaped case is claimed to end cable clutter and have very good airflow
The US Army is working on a Transdermal Nutrient Delivery System which works similarly to nicotine or birth control patches but delivers vitamins and other micronutrients. It was developed to help warfighters sustain their physical and mental performance
during high intensity conflict. Stand aside lest the herd of code geeks trample you in their rush for a supply of food patches — via Slashdot
Concerns have been raised that Federal Parliament will not have a say in whether Australia will take an active role in any war. Australian Greens leader, Senator Bob Brown, believes Mr Howard is misleading the public. He is concerned the Prime Minister is planning to use his power to act alone.
A personal flying machine originally developed for the military that straps on an individual’s back and allows them to fly around for over two hours at a time. The prototype is now up for auction on eBay. The only catch — you have to agree not to operate the vehicle if you purchase it — Slashdot
William Gibson, whose new book Pattern Recognition is due out soon, has a weblog online
Science fiction writer Cory Doctorow, an outspoken advocate of the free publication and copying of digital works, is putting his money where his mouth is. He’s giving away his first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, to anyone who wants it
The Bar Monkey is a bar built around a 486 running Linux that can dispense an 8 ounce mixed drink in under 10 seconds. It uses a Matrix Orbital Serial LCD panel with a keypad built into the bar surface for user input. Three Harvey Mudd College students built the bar in their spare time last semester. The bar holds 16 ingredients with which it can currently mix 188 drinks stored in its drink database. Total project cost: US$235
Police in Genoa, Italy have admitted to fabricating evidence against globalisation activists in an attempt to justify police brutality during protests at the July 2001 G8 Summit. In searches of the Nexis database, FAIR has been unable to find a single mention of this development in any major US newspapers or magazines, national television news shows or wire service stories
On the day he was supposed to be replaced by another tree-sitter, John Quigley is served with a trespassing suit. Quigley now says he plans to remain in the ancient oak
Vatican City, 106 acres in area and Europe’s last remaining absolute monarchy, revealed that while it has a population of only 455, last year its miniature legal system hosted 397 civil cases and 608 criminal ones — two legal cases and nearly 1.5 crimes for every man, woman and child. An interesting spin that neglects to mention the millions of visitors that pass through the Vatican every year
Bob Cringely takes a look at how Apple is thumbing its nose at Microsoft, and Apple’s new Safari browser is just the tip of the iceberg
OzEmail users have been unable to send e-mail to Excite addresses for some time now, according to users, and OzEmail itself is puzzled as to why Excite has been blocking mail
GeoURL is a location-to-URL reverse directory and it will allow you to find URLs by their proximity to a given location
Printer maker Lexmark has found an unusual weapon to thwart rivals from selling replacement toner cartridges: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Police video released Wednesday showed a North Carolina family kneeling and handcuffed, who shrieked as officers murdered their dog — which appeared to be playfully wagging its tail — with a shotgun during a traffic stop
Some of those controversial proposals dealing with spam, copyright and Internet taxes will resurface now that the 108th Congress has begun — and some stand a better chance of becoming law
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