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| Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:32 AM PST  10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:1. Taking an Open-Source Approach to Hardware More @ GoogleblogThe palm-sized Arduino serves as an electronic brain running everything from high schoolers' robots to high-end art installations. But perhaps the oddest thing about the device is the business model behind it. More @ WSJ.com 2. The weird science of rats and the smell of road rage Rats get road rage via gasoline, find unleaded stressful: Maybe some of the erratic behavior we see on the roads can be ascribed to people who've breathed a bit too deeply while filling the tank. Rats made to inhale gasoline vapors experienced significant changes in neurotransmitter levels, and a corresponding increase in aggression. More @ ArsTechnica 3. Iraqi Government on YouTube Governments, heads of state, and leaders from around the world are on YouTube, including the Pope, the Royal Family, and Queen Rania and presidents from the United States to France, South Korea to Estonia. Today we're especially pleased to announce that the Iraqi Government has launched a dedicated YouTube channel, at youtube.com/iraqigov. 4. DS goes full size – pockets everywhere rally in protest 5. Configuring Strong Wi-fi (802.1x) Authentication in Linux Setting up proper wireless encryption is easier than ever on Linux. WEP is broken and has been for a long time, but WPA and WPA2 are still going strong. Eric Geier shows how to configure your Linux client to connect to a proper wireless encryption and authentication server to set up a secure wireless connection. More @ LinuxToday 6. Windows 7 Sales Beat Mac OS X Market Share Windows 7 passed the 5% market share milestone last weekend, which put it, if only temporarily, above the total market share of all versions of Apple's Mac OS X, a Web measurement firm said today. More @ PCWorld 7. Winner's Curse: Why Losing A B-School Biz Plan Competition Is Better Than Winning One of the best things about being an academic is being able to mold young minds and guide them to success. When one of my students, Andrew Leblanc told me he was entering the Duke Startup Challenge Elevator Pitch Competition, I told him to come and see me and do a practice run.More @ TechCrunch 8. Samurai of Kuroda granted a cybernetic upgrade 9. US Air Force's Holiday Shopping Spree: 2,200 PlayStation 3s We already know that we don't need air force pilots to drop bombs on terrorist dinners anymore, just gamers manning drones. And eventually, gamers flying virtual drones. And eventually robots flying virtual drones in the form of manga characters. More @ Motherboard.tv 10. 15 Truly Bizarre Creatures The world is full of strange creatures. From vertebrates to invertebrates, there are many creatures on the earth that are unlike any other. More @ Listverse  |
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