Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle
Their research, published this month in Nature Neuroscience, has identified a key nerve cell in the brain that controls the formation of memories for motor skills such as riding a bicycle, skiing or eating with chop sticks.
via Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle.
How big is the internet? | Latest news | News.com.au
THE internet has permeated everything from buying to banking to bonking.But just how big is it?
7 High Tech Products And Their Cheap Ingredients | Cracked.com
Every day you are bombarded with commercials for things you have to buy to avoid ending up bitter and alone in a pile of your own, reeking filth.
via 7 High Tech Products And Their Cheap Ass Ingredients | Cracked.com.
Texas Scorched by Worst Drought in 50 Years – WSJ.com
A combination of record-high heat and record-low rainfall has pushed south and central Texas into the region’s deepest drought in a half century, with $3.6 billion of crop and livestock losses piling up during the past nine months.
Hackers scoffing at iPhone 3GS’ hardware encryption
One iPhone dev who teaches courses on pulling data off iPhones, coincidentally goes so far to say that he doesn’t “think any of us have ever seen encryption implemented so poorly before,” noting that it’s no more difficult for him to pull data off a 3GS than it is off an encryption-free 3G
Usbuntu Live Creator Makes Bootable Linux USB Drives – Thumb drive – Lifehacker
Windows only: Free application uSbuntu Live Creator installs a Live CD from an ISO image onto your USB flash drive—much more useful, portable, and easy to deal with than carrying around a CD.
via Usbuntu Live Creator Makes Bootable Linux USB Drives – Thumb drive – Lifehacker.
Cisco TelePresence: The Future of Virtual Meetings. Amazing. – The Next Web
Here are some examples of the technology, pretty remarkable stuff.
via Cisco TelePresence: The Future of Virtual Meetings. Amazing. – The Next Web.
YouTube – Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world – song is Please don’t go by Barcelona
It’s a single, steady picture of a huge fish tank at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan, shot with a Canon 5D Mark II.
Samsung’s S9110 touchscreen watchphone syncs with Outlook, on sale this month
€450; that’s what’ll cost to take home the world’s thinnest 11.98mm touchscreen cellphone fashioned into an tempting wristwatch.
via Samsung’s S9110 touchscreen watchphone syncs with Outlook, on sale this month.
802.11n Should Be Finalized By September – News and Analysis by PC Magazine
By Sept. 11, it’s probable that the 802.11n standard will finally be approved.
via 802.11n Should Be Finalized By September – News and Analysis by PC Magazine.
A Pictorial Guide to Computer Hardware
From every kind of memory to A/V input/outputs, processors, and hard drives, this guide shows in easy-to-recognize pictorial form the possible guts in your computer. It’s either a really useful quick guide, or the nerdiest poster you’ve ever seen.
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