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London 2012: Missiles may be placed at residential flats

Andy — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:23:35 +0400

The Ministry of Defence is considering placing surface-to-air missiles on residential flats during the Olympics.

Court orders 5 ISPs to block The Pirate Bay

Andy — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:07:18 +0400

The High Court has ordered UK ISPs to block access to The Pirate Bay, following a ruling earlier this year.

Prototype Wind Turbine Condenses 1,000 Liters of Water a Day from Desert Air

Andy — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:53:13 +0400

If you live in or travel through a desert region, having access to clean water is always going to be an issue.

A Quixotic Quest to Mine Asteroids

Andy — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:47:51 +0400

A new company backed by two Google Inc.

The £16 Computer

Whitey — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:59:48 +0400

Check this little dynamo out. How many uses could this have? And it supports java!

Anonymous hacks UK government sites over 'draconian surveillance'

Andy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:15:52 +0400

The hacktivist group Anonymous today hacked multiple U.K. government websites over the country’s “draconian surveillance proposals” and “derogation of civil rights.”

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws

Andy — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:05:15 +0400

The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.