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	Cisco releases OpenStack distribution Further showing its commitment to the OpenStack project, Cisco has rolled out a free distribution of the open source cloud management platform, which it will package other services on top of, including virtual networking and high-availability features. Read More In this Issue From the archives: 15 high-tech tricks to haunt your co-workers Felix Baumgartner supersonic jump -- the LEGO version FTC warns 19 online sites about falsely promoting International Driving Permits Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of Saturday Night Live skit jokes What does your degree matter? Millions of dollars over time CIA: Flying Skyhook wasn't just for James Bond, it actually rescued agents Computers no match for heavy college drinkers 25 essential business apps for iPhone 5 Conference should explain why Zuckerberg is confused about HTML5 Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight Social media surveillance helps the government read your mind An English-to-Yoda translator there is, of course Products of the week 10.15.12 From the archives: 15 high-tech tricks to haunt your co-workers Don't be stuck with only sweet treats this Halloween. Try these 15 high-tech tricks to make your co-workers wonder who's haunting them. Read More Felix Baumgartner supersonic jump -- the LEGO version Plastic skydiver lands safely after epic jump Read More FTC warns 19 online sites about falsely promoting International Driving Permits The Federal Trade Commission today said it fired off 19 warning letters to online sites it said were illegally selling documents to obtain International Driving Permits. The FTC says that consumer groups and state and local law enforcers have charged that in some cases, the documents are being promoted as legitimate identification to undocumented immigrants in the United States. Read More Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of Saturday Night Live skit jokes Saturday Night Live this weekend skewered tech journalists' for their whining about iPhone 5 shortcomings, with a skit featuring a trio of Chinese factory workers answering their critics and besting them. Read More What does your degree matter? Millions of dollars over time Over the course of a working career, the type of degree you have can be worth millions of more dollars to your bottom line. The US Census Bureau this week came out a wit couple first-time studies that show people with higher level technical or engineering degrees can on average make over $3 million more during their lifetimes than those who graduated with majors in the arts, humanities and education.... Read More CIA: Flying Skyhook wasn't just for James Bond, it actually rescued agents This had to be one hell of a ride. The CIA today said it added a pretty cool item to its museum archives - the instruction card for officers being plucked off the ground by a contraption that would allow a person to be snatched off the ground by a flying aircraft. Read More Computers no match for heavy college drinkers Computer-delivered interventions (CDI) are no match for old-fashioned face-to-face ones when it comes to curbing over-the-top college drinking, according to new research from Brown University. Read More 25 essential business apps for iPhone 5 Read More Conference should explain why Zuckerberg is confused about HTML5 Next Monday the HTML5 Developer Conference will kick off in San Francisco. Since Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waxed that HTML5 was Facebook's biggest mistake, many have misjudged the maturity and capability of this technology. Read More Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight The iOS 6 Apple Maps problems, for which Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized, have now apparently even negatively affected the Dark Knight's ability to track down the bad guys. How else to explain Batman and his fat-wheeled bike winding up in a mall? HUMOR: Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of SNL skit jokes Read More Social media surveillance helps the government read your mind Earlier this year, an interesting yet depressing article on End of the American Dream had pointed to "25 signs that America is rapidly becoming more like Nazi Germany." Then in a radio interview last week, Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Angwin said that thanks to all the surveillance capabilities in the USA, the Read More An English-to-Yoda translator there is, of course So I'm about to write an out-of-office note in Outlook to cover my vacation absence next week when for no particular reason I decided to do it in Yoda's voice. Then I thought: There must be an English-to-Yoda translator available online, because the Internet is just that cool. There is, naturally, and here's how it handled my need: Perfect it is not. Hmmmm. Read More Products of the week 10.15.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Symantec, McAfee and Juniper Read More
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