Pet a virtual chicken
Feel the need to pet a chicken? Don’t have one handy. Researchers have developed a way to pet a virtual chicken. Link from UtterlyBoring.com.
Archive for the 'Computers' Category
Hacker deletes own hard drive
A 26 year old wannabe hacker had a online feud end badly when he deleted his own hard drive. The German was banned from a hacking IRC channel and demanded the moderator give up his IP address. The mod returned an IP address to the hacker.
Following “I can see your E: [...]
Hello World! Tattoo
This guy had the source code for a “Hello World!” program permanently put onto his arm.
Cool USB Gadets - Issue 1
In my quest for the strangest USB device possible, I give you two that I came across today. Both are available at ThinkGeek.com.
First, how often does your coffee go cold while you’re working on securing a server. You need the USB Cafe Pad. Plug it in to a USB port and it’ll [...]
Be careful with your passwords Paris
By now, most everyone has heard that Paris Hilton’s T-Mobile Sidekick was hacked and the phone numbers of her famous friends are floating around the internet. It looks like they got through by guessing the “secret” that Paris had entered as confirmation for a forgotten password. She used the name of her dog. [...]
Online romance ends in divorce, and it’s not what you think
An online romance ends in divorce for a pair of Jordanians. Turns out they were already married.
Well, it would sure make doing your taxes more fun
Every good software developer knows that they need to test their program. But, how many really read all the text that their program displays.
Romanian couple names their son Yahoo!
A Romanian couple dated for 3 months before they decided to wed. Like many other couples, they met over the internet. Last December, the pair had a son that they named Yahoo in gratitude for allowing their meeting.
Source: News.com - Yahoo! It’s a boy!
Mario fan with a little too much free time
Using 272 sticky notes and about 6 hours, Douglas Lalonde created a mosaic of Mario of Nintendo fame. See the process here.
An Australian spends $26,500 for an island that doesn’t exist
Are you having a hard time finding the perfect land for your new house? Looking for some nice vacation property? Forget about Montana, Cayman, Hawaii, or Fiji; buy your own virtual island. An Australian game player known only as Deathifier has spent $26,500 on an island that only exists in the game [...]