Archives: 'May, 2006'

18
May
2006

Guacamole

I got this recipe from my friend Scott. According to him…
This recipe is the best guacamole ever.
Ingredients:

3 medium avocados , ripe
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 medium clove garlic , minced
1 small jalapeno chili , minced (1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons)
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons […]

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18
May
2006

Colleges Grapple With New Ways To Cheat

As technology increasingly finds its way onto college campuses and into classrooms, faculty and administrators have found themselves battling new methods of cheating. Students have been caught using camera phones and instant messaging to cheat on tests; using a computer’s spell checker on a test that evaluated, in part, spelling; and listening to iPods with […]

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18
May
2006

British Cities Going Wireless

BT said it will install wireless networks in 12 cities in the United Kingdom, with the first of those coming online early next year. The company said deals have been reached with Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, and Westminster and that deals with six other cities were “imminent.” In each city, BT will install wireless […]

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17
May
2006

RIAA Sues XM Recording Device

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a federal lawsuit against XM Radio, broadcaster of digital radio, alleging that the company’s new Inno recording device will allow “massive wholesale infringement” of copyrights. XM, which introduced the Inno this month, had been in talks with the RIAA over royalties for songs saved on the […]

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17
May
2006

Antispam Outfit Crushed By Spammer Retaliation

An antispam start-up based in Israel has shut its doors after a barrage of retaliatory action from spammers. In July 2005, Blue Security launched the Blue Frog service to fight spam. Users who signed up with the service would submit spam they received, which Blue Security would then use to flood the servers of spammers […]

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16
May
2006

Lawsuits Target Software Pirates On Ebay

Software makers have filed a set of lawsuits against individuals suspected of selling pirated or unlicensed software on Internet auction sites such as eBay. Software industry representatives, who estimate that $11 to $12 billion is lost annually to piracy, believe that 90 percent of software sold on auction sites violated copyright or licensing agreements. McAfee […]

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15
May
2006

MTV Enters Online Music Market

In what some see as a conspicuously late entry into the online music market, MTV is set to launch URGE, an online service both for music and videos. URGE will reportedly have more than two million tracks available when it debuts, and, similar to competing services from companies such as Apple and RealNetworks, consumers will […]

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15
May
2006

Chinese Academic Fired For Fraud

A Chinese academic has been dismissed following an investigation into charges that he faked research supporting the development of the Hanxin computer chip. The chip was said to be the first developed in China, and Chen Jin, the man behind the processor, was regarded highly for his efforts. Several months ago, however, rumors began circulating […]

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14
May
2006

Technology Initiatives Target Public Health

IBM is sponsoring two initiatives intended to bolster global public health efforts to avoid pandemics. In fall 2005, IBM hosted an event for leaders of the health community to share ideas about what contribution a technology company could make to support their efforts.
The results are the Interoperable Health Care Information Infrastructure (IHII) and the Spatiotemporal […]

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12
May
2006

China Rejects Wikipedia, Starts Its Own Version

Baidu, the leading search engine in China, has launched a site that approximates Wikipedia but with none of the content that prompted the Chinese government to block Wikipedia last year. Chinese authorities exert strong control over Internet content available in the country, and Wikipedia includes enough material deemed objectionable that the entire site is unavailable. […]

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