Alex Corben's Weblog

Coupon Hacker Defeats DMCA Suit

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:15:11 +0000

A California online coupon generating company is dropping its Digital Millennium Copyright Act lawsuit against a man sued for posting commands allowing users to print an unlimited number of valid coupons.

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Hacking Airport Wi-Fi

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:14:08 +0000

Richard Farina booted up his computer on an American Airlines flight in October from New York to San Francisco. It was one of the first commercial flights to offer wireless Internet service. Within a couple minutes of reaching 10,000 feet, Farina was snooping the airwaves with the ability to see what his fellow pass

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Uber Tuber: The Instant French Fries Bazooka System

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:54:15 +0000

For some reason, Ted Goessling and Zach Gens think that creating a French fries machine using a potato gun
—a compressed-air bazooka that fires potatoes—, a wire screen, and a large pot with hot oil is a good idea. I don’t agree. I think their instant French fries maker—or Uber Tube, as they call it—kicks some serious Mr. Potato ass.

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Supersonic plumes of water erupt from Saturn’s moon

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:50:04 +0000

Huge plumes of water vapor and ice particles are spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus at supersonic speeds, scientists report. When the Cassini spacecraft flew through a gigantic geyser of dust and gas close to the surface of Enceladus, it collected samples of ice and gas.

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Orange: Our Customers Can Now Access The Pirate Bay

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:48:23 +0000

A week ago today, customers of the ISP Orange across the UK and France found that they could no longer access The Pirate Bay. Many of them fired off emails to the service provider, worried that Orange was censoring their access to the Internet. Now, a week later, Orange have answered officially.

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The Sexiest Green Women In Space

alexcorben — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:46:24 +0000

Green women are a force to be reckoned with in science fiction, and they range from pint-sized invaders to powerful warriors and cunning schemers. We list the green-skinned ladies who make the universe a more colorful place.

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Top 15 things you should never do on Facebook

alexcorben — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:57:10 +0000

Love them or hate them, social networking sites are here to stay. Facebook and MySpace are among the most popular destinations on the web. And even though they can be extremely annoying,

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Hackers Claim To Break Into Palin’s Yahoo Mail Account

alexcorben — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:53:08 +0000

Hackers say they have gained access to U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account and published some of its contents on the Wikileaks Web site.Wikileaks today published several screenshots of Yahoo e-mail messages, e-mail addresses of Palin family members and associates, and other data that hackers claimed to have obtained.

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Eco-Nightlight: Moon Jar Solar Powered Lamp

alexcorben — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:50:24 +0000

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15 Incredible Do-It-Yourself Gadgets You Wish You Made

alexcorben — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:48:11 +0000

rdered from least to most difficult projects to undertake, this list of hot DIY gadgets is going to blow your mind! The most notable is the Vertipod DIY One-Man Hoverflyer and most resourceful is the Laser Listening device. The coolest and most retro one is the Plasma Arc Speakers that have been around since the 80s.

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