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  • Civilian uses of the atom bomb

    Civilian uses of the atom bomb

    The atom bomb is obviously usable (it has been used more than 60 years ago) for war. But some people had the weirdest idea: Using the bomb (Not a nuclear power plant, mind you! A real bomb) for civilian uses. Wired has an interesting list. Digging a hole, a big hole, a harbour Digging a…

  • Le Mans 2009

    Le Mans 2009

    I was at Le Mans 2009 endurance car race during the official test runs of last week. I brought back a few photos (despite the considerable problem of shooting pictures under the rain). The whole gallery and the mini-site to buy posters.

  • Safari 4, fast new browser

    Safari 4, fast new browser

    Apple is not only delivering sleek computer designs and nice little mobile phones. They are also producing a good web browser: Safari. It’s new version, Safari 4, is just out. Faster, still as good and powerful, but Apple is now claiming the crown for the “fastest” web browser. It could well be possible when Snow…

  • Evil cell phone

    What could be hiding in your cell phone? The worst is still possible as shown in this diabolical video. YouTube link

  • Save and restore desktop icon positions

    Save and restore desktop icon positions

    you merely change the size of the Windows desktop and all your desktop icons are forcefully moved around against your will. After one or two of these, you’d be ready to cry, while backing up the position of the icons would be enough, before connecting a new screen, or attaching your laptop to a video-projector,…

  • Opera 10: beta-test browser

    I’ve been using and recommending the Opera web browser for many years. It’s a kind of a Firefox where everything you need would be directly included rather than having to download extensions. And it’s fast too. For mobile applications (PDAs, mobile phones, etc.) Opera Mini is probably the best possible option and it is in…