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JenThorpe

Sinde in Plain English

I have heard the Sinde law described as Spain's version of SOPA. As someone who is bilingual, I have noticed that the information you get about a particular topic that is written in English will often differ from the information about the same topic from websites that are written in Spanish. After reading over several Spanish articles that discuss the

Terrafugia Has Created a “Flying Car:

“It's the future – where is my flying car?” Somehow, a lot of us expected that shortly after the year 2000 we would all be living in a world that resembled a cartoon called The Jetsons. We hoped that one day soon we would be making our daily commute to work via a flying, saucer-like, car. This has not yet

Rocket Launched With Secret Payload

Vandenburg Air Force Base, which is located 130 miles from Los Angeles, California, launched a rocket at 4:12 in the afternoon, PDT, on April 3, 2012. Originally, this rocket was planned to be launched on March 29, 2012. It was delayed because engineers needed to fix an issue with the upper stage engine of the rocket. The rocket is a

The iBrain Can Read Brain Waves

NeuroVigil has created a device called the iBrain. It is a single-channel EEG recording tool. It can be used to record the waves of electrical brain signals of whomever is using the device. Once recorded, the SPEARS Algorithm is used to read the data. This provides an insight into a person's brain activity that is not readily available through other

Google Recreates the World in 8-bits

The first day of April is more than just a normal, boring, day. It is April Fool's Day! This means that you can expect to come across all kinds of unusual, and unexpected, tricks today. I suggest that you take a moment to play around with Google Maps. Google is celebrating April Fool's Day by re-creating the world in 8-bit

Nokia Files Patent for Vibrating Tattoo

Does it drive you crazy when you miss a call or text? Have you ever been annoyed by the problem of trying to use your phone, only to discover that the battery is low? Nokia has found a unique way to alleviate these types of problems that many people have to deal with more often than they would like. Soon,

Facebook Doesn’t Want Employers to Ask for Your Password

Employers who are asking their current employees, or potential applicants, for their Facebook passwords need to watch out. Facebook has heard about this nasty practice, and is not the least bit pleased about it. An official statement was released by Erin Egan, the Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook Policy. I found it to be an interesting read. The statement points