Life in General

For those of you not tuned into the news over the past couple of days, a plot by the US security department to launch a website where people could buy and sell shares on the likelihood of terrorist activities has been quashed. The idea planned to analyse the “terror market” and use the information to… Read More »The Fall of Off-the-Wall Street

Seems as though genetic modification has stemmed into a glowing tribute to the world’s ecosystem. The latest in controversial releases is the production of a flourescent green jellyfish. Engineered by a Taiwanese “developer” hoping to make big profits from a decorative pet this genetic alteration has reopened the debates on the danger of releasing genetically… Read More »There’s Plenty More Fish in the Sea

When does a polar bear become interesting? When it’s purple of course! Seemingly humans aren’t the only lifeforms that suffer embarrassing side effects of medical treatment as this story of a 23-year-old polar bear in Argentina illustrates. source: CNN.com

It seems as though the move by the music industry to crack down on illegal swapping of music has stepped up a level and the number of court orders are increasing by the day. Linked below is a personal account of one student who witnessed anothers plight at the hands of the courts. source: CNN.com

It seems as though the worldwide momentum against the use of camera phones has started to build up. I for one have always disputed the need for a camera in a phone (unless used for video conferencing) but there’s also a more disturbing side to the argument against such devices. People have become so accustomed… Read More »Camera Phones

Just read an article about the Guardian in England who are about to start charging for electronic newsletters. This seems to be the way all online sites are going now. No such thing as free news anymore which coupled with no free lunches means that both mind and body will soon go hungry. Hmm, maybe… Read More »End of the free?

Every now and then I stumble across something that grabs my attention purely for its ludricous nature. Today whilst reading CNN I found this article about dB (decibel) drag racers and one guy in particular who literally has a van full of amplifiers and sub-woofers. Some mentalities never fail to amuse me. source: CNN.com

After much debate across the airwaves in recent months regarding file sharing and the would-be impact on the music industry, it now appears that the industry is prepared to bite back in a big way. Plans are afoot to scour the internet exchanges in search of those offering ‘substantial’ collections of electronic format music for… Read More »Music Swappers Beware

It seems as though some bad news in the pipeline for the Ericsson job front has been turned into a standby via the outsourcing of nearly 1000 jobs for the telecommunications giant. IBM will move in to cover the outsourcing of Ercissons applications department in a move that may suggest that hardware and software development… Read More »IT Outsourcing