One of the science blogs I read started off with news of the Periodic Table being changed by the IUPAC in December 2010. The chart is changed every time someone creates a new element in a laboratory setting, but this change is more fundamental than documenting an obscure, unstable element that very few people care about. The molecular weight of ten common elements was changed from a fixed number to a range. Why? To understand why the Periodic Table was changed, we need to go back ...
The Web surfing history saved in your Web browser can be accessed without your permission. JavaScript code deployed by real websites and online advertising providers use browser vulnerabilities to determine which sites you have and have not visited, according to new research from computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego. "JavaScript is a great thing, it allows things like Gmail and Google Maps and a whole bunch of Web 2.0 applications; ...
Updated 3rd January 2011 at 09:43 PM by mihir23192
You know when you're watching a pirated film downloaded from the Internet -- there's no mistaking the fuzzy footage, or the guy in the front row getting up for popcorn. Despite the poor quality, pirated video is a serious problem around the world. Criminal copyright infringement occurs on a massive scale over the Internet, costing the film industry -- and the U.S. economy -- billions of dollars annually. Now Dr. Alex Bronstein ...
Humble beginnings to a worldwide phenomenon. This statement can very aptly summarize the short journey of social networking Goliath Orkut and Facebook. These humble beginnings have emerged as a gift to mankind, helping unite innumerable friends and relatives who were lost, or simply drifted apart. Orkut was internally commissioned by Google to their developer Orkut Buyukkokten in 2003 as their social networking platform, and was launched ...
Facebook has become a global phenomenon and overcome every other website or service on the internet. 500 Million+ users and a growth rate of as high as 40% in countries like India & China is enough to assert the fact that Facebook is going to remain the king of internet for a while! One of the best features about Facebook is that users can create and add their own applications which other users can use and “Like”. Not only this, engineers at Facebook ...
Look I know I’m attractive n all Hard to resist But please control yourself DON’T KISS ME. When I sit in my pilot seat A chequered muffler across my nose Squinting eyes Intense with bidi smoke I know you want to But DON’T KISS ME. You can enjoy pretense Brush your fingers When I change gears. Maybe pour me lote se paani Old school ishtyle But lissun ...
Positive action words make your resume accomplishments sound even more impressive. They get the prospective employer's attention. They add dimension to your qualifications. Use them to add pizazz to your resume. I have assembled an alphabetically sorted list of action words for an easy reference: -A- Accelerated Accomplished Achieved Adapted Administered Advised Analyzed Arranged Assembled Assumed responsibility ...