Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Why Hollywood uses fake "555" phone numbers.
And a related column from the Straight Dope archives. (Via @shlevy.)
And a related column from the Straight Dope archives. (Via @shlevy.)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
"Facebook is divorce lawyers' new best friend":
Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled.
Oversharing on social networks has led to an overabundance of evidence in divorce cases. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence plucked from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites, including YouTube and LinkedIn, over the last five years.
"Oh, I've had some fun ones," said Linda Lea Viken, president-elect of the 1,600-member group. "It's very, very common in my new cases."
"Programmable Matter Takes Shape with Self-Folding Origami Sheets".
I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong with this technology!
I'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong with this technology!
Monday, June 28, 2010
"Italian Scientists Who Failed To Predict Quake Indicted For Manslaughter".
Related story from Nature.
Related story from Nature.
Fixing iPhone4 reception problems with a 1/2-cent strip of electrical tape.
This is, of course, much cheaper than buying Apple's $30 "bumper case".
This is, of course, much cheaper than buying Apple's $30 "bumper case".
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
"iPhone 4 Loses Reception When Antenna Band is Touched: Firmware Issue?"
Got an iPhone 4 yet? Hold it carefully by the glass, avoiding the new steel antenna band that runs around the edges. Note the number of signal-strength bars you have. Now, touch the steel band with your other hand, preferably the left and bottom sides together. You will almost certainly see your signal disappear, or drop by three or four bars...
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