Quantum leap taken by UW in computing

"He encouraged me to dream about what it would take to make Waterloo the top place in the world for research in quantum information. So I started drafting what I called the quantum computing dream team."

Sun’s rays to roast Earth as poles flip

Earth's magnetic field - the force that protects us from deadly radiation bursts from outer space - is weakening dramatically. Scientists have discovered that its strength has dropped precipitously over the past two centuries and could disappear over the next 1,000 years.

Moody Moods

Big snowstorm today. Made driving really bad for my car (sans snow tires). I’ll have to get them put on...

No Time for Airbrushing your Computer?

Get a case wrap instead. Guaranteed to block 99% of all STDs and it's even ribbed for her pleasure. Looks nice too. It's kinda the equivalent of ricing up your Honda Civic by putting a coffee-can muffler cap on the exhaust.

The Quick and Easy Guide to URL Encoding

(or: 'What are those "%20" codes in URLs?')

If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay…

Basil Iwanyk is not a neo-Nazi. Lukas Karlsson isn't a shadowy stalker. David S. Cohen is not Korean.
But all of them live with a machine that seems intent on giving them such labels. It's their TiVo, the digital videorecorder that records some programs it just assumes its owner will like, based on shows the viewer has chosen to record. A phone call the machine makes to TiVo, Inc., in San Jose, Calif., once a day provides key information. As these men learned, when TiVo thinks it has you pegged, there's just one way to change its "mind": outfox it.

Eyes in the Back of Your Mouth

The brain doesn.t care where visual input comes from. So why not see with a camera jacked into your tongue?

Secret Court OKs Broad Wiretap Powers

In a victory for the Bush administration, a secretive appeals court Monday ruled the U.S. government has the right to use expanded powers to wiretap terrorism suspects under a law adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Scientist Burns Penis with Hot Laptop

I don't think I could come up with a funnier caption...

Gnome Liberation Front

Dozens of mystical creatures that disappeared in this suburban Chicago village have been found, but several have yet to find their way home.