Personally, I think it is awesome that Wikipedia has an entry that simply lists fictional diseases. But it is a bit odd given other things that Wikipedians decide are not noteworthy enough to have their own page, that a list of fictional diseases makes the cut.
December, 2011
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(via Kotaku)
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I couldn’t agree more with Chris Smith over at LifeHack.Org who has written an article on Why Geeks Love Plain Text (And Why You Should Too). The thing is, plain text is something that is just obvious to me — saying you should generally use plain text is a bit like saying you should back…
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These 6-inch Godzilla and Mechagodzilla action figures from SH Monster Arts have an incredible level of detail and 29-points of articulation. Unfortunately that quality also comes at a price — $80 apiece for each of these. These figure are currently scheduled to ship in January 2012.
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Zazzle sells this awesome evolution-themed shirt,
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This paper by four security researchers on the effects of whole disk encryption on forensic investigations garnered a lot of press after it suggested that the increasing use of full disk encryption tools is hampering some investigations. According the paper’s abstract (emphasis added), The increasing use of full disk encryption (FDE) can significantly hamper digital…