Conficker investigators have been talking about an April Fool’s attack, because in dissecting the worm, they can see it’s been programmed to receive new instructions on April 1. But nobody knows if the instructions will be benign, or something that could disrupt the entire Internet. Learn about the Conflickr Virus here Protect yourself and your [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Confickr April Fools Day PC Massacre – Afraid Yet?
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, Science | TechnologyTags: april fools, computer virus, Conficker Worm, confickr, trojan, worm
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Calipari Has Found the Way to a Blue Heaven
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, John Calipari, kentucky, march madness, memphis, NCAA, tourney
After over a day of deliberation, John Calipari is headed to Kentucky. The coach sent a text message to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz on Tuesday evening saying, “I am accepting the UK job! Go Big Blue, coach Cal.” A source told Katz that Calipari will receive an eight-year, $35 million deal. He gets a $2.5 million [...]
Florida’s Calathes to Test NBA’s Hurricane Waters
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Veritas in SportsTags: basketball, Florida, gators, march madness, NCAA, nick calathes
Florida guard Nick Calathes will declare for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return for his junior year. Calathes met with Florida coach Billy Donovan on Monday to discuss the situation. The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game last season and [...]
Google Inc. Forms a $100 Million Fund for Start-Up Businesses
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Economy | FinanceTags: business, google, investment, strat up, venture fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc is forming a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage start-up firms. The fund, to be called Google Ventures, will be wholly owned by Google, but will operate as a separate entity and will seek investment opportunities to maximize returns rather than looking for investments that strictly fit with [...]
Birds Are Assholes.
Posted: 31st March 2009 by moonphrogg in Oddly EnoughTags: assholes, birds, ice cream, stealing, theft
First they steal your ice cream, next thing you know, they’ve wrecked your car, killed your dog and knocked-up your teenage daughter. » Click for a gallery of birds stealing ice cream
Six Volunteers Embark on a 105-day Simulated Mars trip
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Lifestyle, PoliticsTags: imitation, mars, simulation, space institute, spaceship, trip, volunteers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six European men embarked on a 105-day simulated trip to Mars at a Russian space institute on Tuesday to test how humans would cope with the long isolation. The volunteer crew of four Russians, one German and a Frenchman smiled and waved to cameras before sealing themselves in the maze of cramped [...]
After Peanuts, Pistachios Emerge as a New Salmonella Carrier in the US
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Simo Häyhä in RandomnessTags: contamination, FDA, illness, infection, nuts, peanut, pistachio, salmonella
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California pistachio grower and processor issued a nationwide recall of pistachios due to possible salmonella contamination, and U.S. health regulators said consumers should avoid all pistachio products until more information is available. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the California Department of Public Health are investigating the matter. Thus [...]
Russia Suggests Return to Gold Standard and a Global Currency to solve financial crisis
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: financial crisis, global currency, gold standard, Russia
Arkady Dvorkevich, the Kremlin’s chief economic adviser, said Russia would favour the inclusion of gold bullion in the basket-weighting of a new world currency based on Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund. Chinese and Russian leaders both plan to open debate on an SDR-based reserve currency as an alternative to the US [...]
America’s 10 Best Fast-Food Restaurants and 10 Worst Sit-Down Restaurants
Posted: 31st March 2009 by Sus Scrofa in LifestyleTags: 10 best, American Fast Food, fast food
Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit down or drive through? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? Choosing one over the other could mean saving hundreds of calories in a single meal, up to 50 pounds of flab in the course of a year, and countless health woes over the course [...]