Daily Archives: 05.03.2015

The Time Activists Tried to Destroy GPS With an Axe in the 90s 

By Sarah Zhang

If you had heard of GPS in 1992, you likely heard about it because of the Gulf War. For the first time, GPS was used to precisely guide missiles to Iraqi targets. With this context in mind, it perhaps makes more sense why two activists would want to hack a GPS satellite to pieces.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/duRs4spgoWw/that-time-activists-tried-to-destroy-gps-with-an-axe-in-1689703059

      

So This Is What It’s Like to Get Burnt to a Crisp By Smaug the Dragon

By Sean Hollister

Yesterday, I stepped into the world of The Hobbit. I stood in Smaug the Dragon’s cavernous lair. I cowered as the gigantic beast towered over me. The chance to go face-to-face with one of the most impressive CG creatures ever created, rendered using

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/eRPCoZcNicw/so-this-is-what-its-like-to-get-burnt-to-a-crisp-by-sma-1689556545

      

Einstein’s Cross: Distant supernova split into four by gravitational lensing

By Michelle Starr An exploding star directly behind a cluster of enormous galaxies has been split into four images by the light-bending properties of the cluster’s gravity.
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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/4414f63f/sc/30/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Ceinsteins0Ecross0Edistant0Esupernova0Esplit0Einto0Efour0Eby0Egravitational0Elensing0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Einstein’s Cross: Distant supernova split into four by gravitational lensing

By Michelle Starr An exploding star directly behind a cluster of enormous galaxies has been split into four images by the light-bending properties of the cluster’s gravity.
…read more

Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/4414f63f/sc/30/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Ceinsteins0Ecross0Edistant0Esupernova0Esplit0Einto0Efour0Eby0Egravitational0Elensing0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

LG plans to launch high-end smartphone to surpass G4

By Lance Whitney The G4 isn’t out yet, but the company is working on a second phone for release this year, says a report. LG aims to “narrow the gap” with market leaders Apple and Samsung.
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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/44141f4e/sc/15/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Clg0Eplans0Eto0Elaunch0Ehigh0Eend0Esmartphone0Eto0Esurpass0Eg40C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Now on Sale at Walmart: An 11-Year-Old External Hard Drive

By Ashley Feinberg

Say hello to the Seagate 160 GB external hard drive. It runs on USB 2.0, is nearly a foot long, and weighs a sturdy five pounds. So hurry on down to Walmart to scoop one up for your very own—on sale! Oh, and by the way,…

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/7_b20OiRdQ0/now-on-sale-at-walmart-an-11-year-old-external-hard-dr-1689627840

      

Now on Sale at Walmart: An 11-Year-Old External Hard Drive

By Ashley Feinberg

Say hello to the Seagate 160 GB external hard drive. It runs on USB 2.0, is nearly a foot long, and weighs a sturdy five pounds. So hurry on down to Walmart to scoop one up for your very own—on sale! Oh, and by the way,…

…read more

Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/7_b20OiRdQ0/now-on-sale-at-walmart-an-11-year-old-external-hard-dr-1689627840