Doctor claims to have discovered corpse of adorable 6-inch alien

 

A doctor claims to have discovered the body of a tiny, 6-inch alien, and has released a trailer showing off some footage of the adorable little extraterrestrial corpse.

Watch Navy’s New Laser Cannon, Mounted on a Ship, Kill a Drone

 

The video above is what the Navy’s top officers view as the future of their dominance on the surface of the world’s waterways. A laser cannon, its magazine limited only by the amount of energy pumped into it and costing pocket change to fire, punching through an adversary’s cheap anti-ship weapons — at the speed of light.

The ATF Wants ‘Massive’ Online Database to Find Out Who Your Friends Are

The ATF doesn’t just want a huge database to reveal everything about you with a few keywords. It wants one that can find out who you know. And it won’t even try to friend you on Facebook first.
According to a recent solicitation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the bureau is looking to buy a “massive online data repository system” for its Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information (OSII). The system is intended to operate for at least five years, and be able to process automated searches of individuals, and “find connection points between two or more individuals” by linking together “structured and unstructured data.”

This is the concept fighter Boeing wants to make real by 2030

 

 The F-22 Raptor is what's called a fifth-generation fighter, making it the most advanced combat aircraft as of, well, right now. But around here, we don't care about right now, we're all about what's next. And this concept from Boeing of the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet could be exactly that. We've seen some hints on Boeing's vision for the future of strike aircraft, but this concept image is the most detailed yet.

Social media shows up in the courtroom

 

This isn’t the sort of story we normally write about around here at DVICE, but it’s important to see how the technology we boast intersects with our daily lives. Recently in New York, that technology helped send 63 people to jail, many on counts of murder.

New policing tool records audio and video

 

While we’re already on the intersection of policing and technology today, this seems like a good time to mention Axon Flux, the newest policing tool released by Taser International.

First building to use wind turbines turns five

 

The Bahrain World Trade Center, located in Manama, Bahrain, was completed on April 8, 2008. It was the very first skyscraper to incorporate commercial-scale wind turbines into its building design. The 787-foot, 50-floor tower has inspired others to experiment with wind turbine concepts, although few have actually reached the construction stage.

Researchers say 'pass-thoughts' are the future of computer logins

 

Although we are currently working our way into the era of accurate voice print and eye scan verifications, text passwords remain the primary means for securing our data. Now, a new research project has come up with a device that leapfrogs all the aforementioned methods and offers possibly the most secure password of them all: a thought.

Broadcasters Worry About 'Zero TV' Homes

Cable cutters, Zero TV homes, call it what you want, there is definitely a trend of people turning to the internet and other devices for TV.

A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air. These people are watching shows and movies on the Internet, sometimes via cellphone connections. Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV home. There are 5 million of these residences in the U.S., up from 2 million in 2007.

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IRS Collecting Tax Payer Information From Facebook And Twitter

According to this report, the IRS is collecting tax payer information from Facebook and Twitter. I'm not exactly sure what information they could get from your Facebook page but it is probably a good idea to change your settings to private to keep anyone from snooping around.

You have until April 15th to file a return - and the IRS will be collecting a lot more than just taxes this year. According to several reports, the agency will also be collecting personal information from sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Dislike: Facebook Charges To Message Celebrities

If this is true, I wonder if Facebook pays a kickback to the celebrities themselves.

FACEBOOK has quietly started charging British users as much as £10 to send a message to celebrities and other people outside their circle of friends on the social networking site.

10 cars we wish automakers would build

 
Forget about sales numbers and balance sheets. Forget about ground clearance and tire regulations and laws that make cars vanilla. Forget about Camrys and Accords. Forget about reality. This is about the dream cars manufacturers should build. Cars that serve the minority. The 1 percent. The drivers.

Here are 10 cars that could be built using parts (engines and transmission, largely) that already exist. In that sense, they aren't utterly impossible. Most won't be built because they're too wild. Or too deadly. Or too costly. Others, however, should already exist.

3.9 tons of marijuana confiscated by Texas Highway Patrol

 
For highway patrol officers, there's no such thing as a routine traffic stop. That adage was again proven true when a Texas Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a gas tanker to perform a routine visual inspection and discovered the tanker was carrying 3.9 tons of marijuana. It's unclear how the trooper was able to make the discovery.

US sub sinking 50 years ago led to safety changes - US Thresher 593

 

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The first sign of trouble for the USS Thresher was a garbled message about a "minor difficulty" after the nuclear-powered submarine descended to about 1,000 feet on what was supposed to be a routine test dive off Cape Cod.

Minutes later, the crew of a rescue ship made out the ominous words "exceeding test depth" and listened as the sub disintegrated under the crushing pressure of the sea. Just like that, the Thresher was gone, along with 129 men.

Millionaires Got $80 Million in Jobless Aid in Recession

 

The U.S. government paid almost $80 million in unemployment benefits during the worst of the economic downturn to households that made more than $1 million, including a record $29.9 million in 2010, tax records show.
Almost 3,200 households -- about 20 percent of them from New York -- that reported adjusted gross income of more than $1 million received jobless-insurance payments averaging $12,600 in 2010, the latest year for which figures are available, according to IRS data compiled by Bloomberg. Those payments outpaced the total incomes for about 25 million U.S. households.

Apple's iMessage encryption trips up feds' surveillance

Internal document from the Drug Enforcement Administration complains that messages sent with Apple's encrypted chat service are "impossible to intercept," even with a warrant.

Encryption used in Apple's iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on suspects' conversations, an internal government document reveals.

Signs of trouble at Iran nuke talks

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Talks seeking to find common ground between Iran and a group of six nations over concerns that Tehran's nuclear program might be used to make weapons appeared to run into trouble shortly after they began Friday.

A Western diplomat privy to the talks said Iran's response to the offer from the group fell short of what the six wanted and instead amounted to a "reworking" of proposals it made last year at negotiations that broke up in disagreement. He said the two sides remained a "long way apart on substance" as the talks adjourned Friday.

What evidence found in James Holmes’ apartment says about him

 
Chemical formulas written on index cards.
More than 1,700 rounds of ammunition.
Tactical gear.
While accused killer James Holmes’ attorneys have said he's mentally ill, the items investigators recovered from his apartment send a strong signal that he was not mentally debilitated, a former FBI profiler tells Yahoo News.

Gangs Rat Selves Out With Tweets of Blammers, Biscuits and Shellz

Three rival gangs, some of New York City's most violent, have been taken down and authorities were able to do it in large part because of social media.

Detroit Electric reveals the SP:01, claiming the fastest electric sports car in the world

 

Lotuses are being used for all sorts of things nowadays; Hennessey utilizes one for the Venom GT — a machine they claim stands as the fastest production car in the world — and now Detroit Electric reveals its SP:01, stated as the fastest pure-electric sports car in the world. And with a 0-62 mph time of just 3.7 seconds, complimenting its top speed of 155 mph, if it does indeed see the light of day, the Detroit Electric SP:01 could provide further proof of a resurgent Motor City.

North Korea asks embassies to consider moving diplomats out

LONDON/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.

The requests come on the heels of declarations by the government of the secretive communist state that real conflict is inevitable, because of what it terms "hostile" U.S. troop exercises with South Korea and U.N. sanctions imposed over North Korea's nuclear weapons testing.
"The current question was not whether, but when a war would break out on the peninsula," because of the "increasing threat from the United States", China's state news agency Xinhua quoted the North's Foreign Ministry as saying.

Ohio courts illegally jailing the poor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Several courts in Ohio are illegally jailing people because they are too poor to pay their debts and often deny defendants a hearing to determine if they're financially capable of paying what they owe, according to an investigation released Thursday by the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ACLU likens the problem to modern-day debtors' prisons. Jailing people for debt pushes poor defendants farther into poverty and costs counties more than the actual debt because of the cost of arresting and incarcerating individuals, the report said.

China kills market birds as flu found in pigeons

 

BEIJING (AP) -- China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons being sold for meat.

Top Docs’ (Partial) Cure for Nuclear Radiation: Bone-Marrow Drugs

Even if a nuclear bomb exploded far enough away for you to survive the blast, the radiation could still kill you. Now the U.S. government wants to find a cure for one the most vexing causes of radioactive death — starting with your bones.
According to a research solicitation released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services, the department is preparing to spend up to $8 million beginning in 2014 to research ways to treat severe thrombocytopenia — or the loss of cell platelets — caused by excessive radiation poisoning of vital blood-producing organs and tissues like bone marrow and the spleen. Once your organs get blasted with radiation from a catastrophic nuclear detonation, you will likely begin to suffer from internal bleeding and get really sick. Then you’ll die.

Price Increases for U.S. Military Gear Dwarf Most Nations’ Defense Budgets

Here’s an example of what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was talking about in his Wednesday speech on reforming the way the Pentagon buys gear. If you look at just the increases in how much defense gear costs, the bloat dwarfs what nearly every other nation on earth spends on defense annually.
I mentioned this yesterday during an appearance on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes. Since some of you emailed seeking a linkable explanation, here goes.

HP Chairman Ray Lane Steps Down

Too bad this guy didn't take the rest of the board with him. If ever a company needed a complete change of the guard, it would be HP.

Hewlett-Packard Co Chairman Ray Lane, who has come under fire from shareholders for his role in the botched, costly acquisition of British software company Autonomy Plc, has stepped down, the company said on Thursday.

Facebook Home: Bold Experiment or Extreme Bloatware?

I can't see this being popular with anyone other than the most die hard Facebook fans. What do you think?

Hardcore Facebook devotees may find Home to be the smartphone experience they've been looking for. For everyone else, Facebook's new Android skin may be little better than bloatware (although, to be fair, it's not forced on people). In particular, Android purists will want to stay clear.

Avengers assemble for deleted scenes + alternate Iron Man 2 ending

 

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Joss Whedon's Avengers is the gift that keeps on giving.
While we're excited about Marvel's Phase II of superhero films, Phase I, original flavor, still has exciting things to offer. Most notably a veritable cornucopia of Avengers scenes that were cut from the film.
While Whedon had, at one point, said there was very little left on the cutting-room floor, we were amazed to discover a bevy of beautiful character moments that, while left out for a reason, add a great depth to our heroes (and villains) after the fact. Cap, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye, and even Loki get moments all their own. Plus, we get a lovel story from two relative unknowns -- a cop and a waitress. 

Studios Ask Google to Take Down Their Own Takedown Request

So you are telling me that movies studios are now complaining about DMCA takedown requests because...wait for it....wait for it...the requests are also infringements?

In a comical display of meta-censorship several copyright holders including 20th Century Fox and NBC Universal have sent Google takedown requests asking the search engine to take down links to takedown request they themselves sent. Google refused to comply with the movie studios requests and the "infringing" DMCA notices remain online. Meanwhile, the number of takedown notices received by Google is nearing 20 million per month.

Ex-CIA Analyst Expects North Korea to Attack South Korea Before Tensions End

Unless North Korea wants to be annihilated, its leadership has to find a way to climb down from its current wave of provocative rhetoric. But one of the CIA’s former top Pyongyang analysts thinks dictator Kim Jong-un will order a limited strike on South Korea — as a way to actually tamp down hostilities.

Carnival Triumph cruise ship breaks away from shipyard

The bad news just keeps coming from the seemingly cursed Carnival cruise ship Triumph.
Strong winds unmoored the Triumph from a dock in Mobile, Ala., where it was undergoing engine repairs, and blew a guard shack two docks over into the water.
"Due to strong winds in Mobile, Ala., Carnival Triumph, which was docked at a Mobile shipyard, broke away from its moorings," Carnival said in a statement. "The ship drifted and is currently resting against a cargo vessel. Tug boats and the U.S. Coast Guard are on site."
Back in February, some 3,100 passengers were stranded on the Triumph for days after an engine room fire left the cruise ship stranded at sea. In March, 17 passengers from the ship filed a federal lawsuit against Carnival, saying they suffered physical harm and feared for their lives during the ordeal.

U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over "clear" North Korea danger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it will soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described as a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.

The announcement came just hours before North Korea's army said it had ratified an attack against the United States, potentially involving a nuclear strike, the latest in a series of provocations testing President Barack Obama's policy of "strategic patience" with Pyongyang.

"Some of the actions they've taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger," Hagel told an audience at the National Defense University in Washington.

Background checks: Who isn’t allowed to buy a gun?

Later this month, the Senate is expected to begin debating a Democrat-backed bill to vastly expand the federal background check system for gun buyers. The proposed legislation, part of President Barack Obama's recent push to curb gun violence, would close the so-called gun show loophole that allows a substantial minority of overall gun sales to take place without background checks.

A snail's tracks create beautiful abstract artwork

 

Snails are slow movers, and they take quite a while to meander around and do anything of particular note. However, at the 2012 Digitalife symposium in Rome, audience members sat patiently while a rotating group of 20 snails took center stage. The snails were placed on white plexiglass, and their movements were captured in real time with an infrared camera. The result was one-of-a-kind light paintings that tracked them wandering all over the place.

Rape resistant lingerie zaps the attacker, texts the cops

 

Rape is one of the most brutal and heinous crimes imaginable. This undergarment is designed to disable the attacker with a powerful electric jolt, while letting the cops know where an attack has occured using GPS coordinates sent by text message.

Finally, a giant hexapod tank you can drive

Inventor Matt Denton has built a fully operational hexapod robot that you can drive around. Yet another reason to be careful on the roads these days, folks.


We've decided: Cars are nonsense. Who needs cars? Matt Denton's Mantis hexapod robot clearly represents the transportation of the future.

Secret Service investigating hack of director's information

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service said on Thursday it was investigating the claim that new Director Julia Pierson's personal information had been hacked and published on a website, another in a string of such incidents against top officials including first lady Michelle Obama and CIA Director John Brennan.

The information on the website included a Social Security number, phone numbers, and a credit report that includes accounts with The Home Depot, Sears, and Macy's.

Budget Cuts Are Set to Hit U.S. Military’s Drone Fleet

For all the ongoing hype about the U.S. military’s arsenal of flying robots, they’re anything but safe from budget cuts. Pentagon officials anticipate spending significantly less on their surveillance and attack drones over the next several years, effectively ending the drone boom of the previous decade.
The impending budget cuts are expected to affect each major funding source for the drones: the research and development accounts that keep new models coming online; the operations and maintenance accounts that keep current ones in the air; and the procurement accounts that keep the military purchasing them.

Suspect ID'd in W.Va. sheriff's fatal shooting

 

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — A sheriff known for cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia's coalfields was fatally shot Wednesday in the spot where he usually parked his car for lunch, a state official said, and a suspect was in custody.

Sequestration: Obama to return 5 percent of pay

President Barack Obama will pay back 5 percent of his annual government salary to the U.S. Treasury. It's a move meant to signal solidarity with federal workers facing furloughs because of automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, the White House said Wednesday.
Obama makes $400,000 in presidential pay (though, thanks in part to book royalties, his 2011 tax filings show that his adjusted gross income that year was $789,674). Between now and Oct. 1, the end of the 2013 fiscal year, he will cut monthly checks that will total $20,000, an aide told Yahoo News.
The announcement came one day after the Pentagon revealed that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would return 14 days’ pay, or roughly $10,750, based on his annual salary of $199,700.

Apple has to think different about China

Apple apologies are rare. Especially ones that come from the CEO.
Steve Jobs said sorry (sort of) when the iPhone 4 antenna backlash appeared ready to derail the launch with bad press. Tim Cook did the same when Apple Maps’ arrival was greeted last fall with mocking and scorn and threatened to overshadow the iPhone 5′s arrival. Other than that, Apple gets lambasted in the media in many countries for a variety of reasons and the company’s standard response is silence.
But in China? Rather than the local media and government coming around to the way Apple does business, it seems to be the other way around: Apple is learning its usual playbook for success doesn’t necessarily work there.

What the FBI’s UFO Memo Shows About American Intelligence

In 1950, the FBI told Director J. Edgar Hoover that three large flying saucers containing alien cosmonauts were recovered in New Mexico. The FBI has finally explained the memo about the saucer sent to Hoover — and, however inadvertently, provided a clinic in how to assess a secret intelligence report.

Despite gun-control push, more states have cut back on gun regulations since Newtown

 
Despite a major push from the White House, more states have cut back on gun regulations rather than pass gun-control reforms in the wake of the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Facebook unveils 'Home' for Android phones

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to put its social network at the center of people's mobile experiences.

If users choose to download Facebook's Home software starting on April 12, the social network will become the hub of their Android smartphones. A phone from HTC that comes pre-loaded with Home will also be available starting that day, with AT&T Inc. as the carrier.
The idea behind the software is to bring Facebook content right to the home screen, rather than requiring users to check apps. "Home" comes amid rapid growth in the number of people who access Facebook from phones and tablet computers. Of its 1.06 billion monthly users, 680 million log in to Facebook using a mobile gadget.

Harrison Ford’s leading role in saving the planet

From Indiana Jones to Han Solo, Harrison Ford has played his share of heroic roles over the course of his career. Now, the actor is back with another hero's mission: saving the planet. But this time, it's not a movie--but real life.
Ford, who sits on the executive board of the nature advocacy group Conservation International, has become an outspoken proponent of conservancy, insisting that he is not just a "a poster boy" for the cause.
"Nature doesn't need people, people need nature, the nature would survive the extinction of the human being and go on just fine, but human culture, human beings cannot survive without nature," Ford tells On the Radar. "We have to understand in value what the services of nature are so that we can understand that degrading them is an irreplaceable resource that no amount of money or human ingenuity can replace."
Peter Seligmann, president of Conservation International, makes the case that protecting natural resources is essential to providing for the world's growing population.

JC Penny CEO 2012 pay package drops 97 percent - Ron Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) -- The CEO of struggling department store J.C. Penney saw his 2012 compensation package plummet nearly 97 percent to about $1.9 million without a sizeable stock award he got last year and no bonuses.

Ron Johnson, 54, received a base salary of $1.5 million, up from $375,000 which he received for a partial year after joining the company in August 2011, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. He did not receive any stock or option awards, compared with a stock award worth $52.7 million on the date it was granted in 2011. The award was given to Johnson after he was named CEO and made a $50 million personal investment in the company.

He also received $388,587 in other compensation, including contributions to savings plan and perks like personal use of company aircraft, home security systems and information technology services.

On the brink? Gen. James Thurman hopeful for peace but ready for war on heavily armed Korean border

On the Radar

As North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong Un continues to escalate the rhetoric of war, the top U.S. commander in South Korea says the threats are being taken seriously and his troops stand ready to fight if necessary.

“If they [North Korea] decided to, you know, resume hostilities, I think we've got to be ready to go,” Gen. James Thurman tells On the Radar from the Demilitarized Zone along the border between North and South Korea. “Readiness is number one. If you ask every one of these soldiers that are out here, it's about fighting tonight. It’s not a bumper sticker; it’s we've got to be able to do that."
Thurman says that while it's hard to know for sure what Kim Jong Un's intentions are, he emphasizes that the young leader's "reckless" behavior will not be rewarded.

Asian carp may have reached Great Lakes

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, but there's still time to stop the dreaded invaders from becoming established and unraveling food chains that support a $7 billion fishing industry and sensitive ecosystems, according to a scientific report released Thursday.

Cartel Watchdog Disappears From Social Media After Death Threats

The Twitter and Facebook accounts for a popular crime watchdog in one of Mexico’s most dangerous states have been abruptly taken down, without their owner providing a reason. But he had a $46,000 cartel bounty on his head.

Disney Closes LucasArts

Disney just announced that it has closed LucasArts. Damn shame too, let's hope the rumors about Star Wars 1313 being saved are true.

"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games. As a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing our new titles."

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The 25 Best-Paying Companies For Software Engineers

It's always good to know which tech companies pay the best salaries if you are looking for a new job. Heck, with a salary range of $91k - $128k, you might want to dust of the ol' resume even if you already have a job.

Tech companies have a reputation for treating their employees well – especially their engineers. Engineering talent is scarce, so companies are willing to pay big bucks to keep them happy. Which companies pays their engineers the most?

Best Buy And Target End Geek Squad Experiment

We're not sure who actually thought this was a good idea but, thankfully, it is all over now. Now we can all go back to ignoring the Geek Squad in one store instead of two.

The six-month pilot program allowed Geek Squad agents to offer services to electronics customers at 29 Target stores, including installation, repair and warranty plans. The program covered a wide range of products — from mobile phones and MP3 players to e-readers and home theater systems.

The iPad death watch

Celebrating the three-year anniversary of Apple's tablet computer.

FORTUNE -- "Behold the Apple iFlop" was TheStreet's headline. Bill Gates declared it not quite there yet. Paul Thurrott called it "a high priced, unnecessary trinket." Dan Lyons was let down. Eric Schmidt couldn't see the difference between a tablet and a large phone. John Dvorak couldn't see anyone under 30 ever wanting one.
And those were some of the nicer things the early critics had to say about Apple's (AAPL) iPad, which launched three years ago today.

Where did all the money go? How $700 million in Katrina relief money went missing

Where did all the money go?
“Your guess is as good as mine,” David Montoya, the inspector general of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, says of $700 million in missing taxpayer money that Louisiana homeowners were given in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to elevate and protect their homes from future storms.
A new report released from the inspector general’s office shows that more than 24,000 homeowners who received grants of up to $30,000 to elevate their homes either misspent or pocketed the money.

How the Fed fueled an explosion in subprime auto loans

 

JASPER, Alabama (Reuters) - Thanks largely to the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jeffrey Nelson was able to put up a shotgun as down payment on a car.
Money was tight last year for the school-bus driver and neighborhood constable in Jasper, Alabama, a beaten-down town of 14,000 people. One car had already been repossessed. Medical bills were piling up.
And still, though Nelson's credit history was an unhappy one, local car dealer Maloy Chrysler Dodge Jeep had no problem arranging a $10,294 loan from Wall Street-backed subprime lender Exeter Finance Corp so Nelson and his wife could buy a charcoal gray 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara.

Where in the world is it safe to travel?

 
Reports of brutal rapes of foreign tourists in India and Brazil in recent months have rocked the international travel industry.

North Korea's Fighter Fleet Is Full Of Decrepit Russian MiG 21s

The same model of jet that inspired the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Top Gun" program (and so popularized, by proxy, such memorable phrases as "kick the tires and light the fires") is now home to the airborne equivalent of your grandfather's old Buick — the MiG-21.

The 25 Most Creative People In Tech

By its very nature, the tech industry is full of creative people working on amazing new things.

Even so there are some people that stand out above and beyond.

These are the people who change the game. They create mind-blowing technology and startups that alter the industry.

Sometimes they do this over and over again. LINK

MISSING OUT ON BILLIONS: These 10 People Made Some Of The Saddest Choices In Tech History

Wouldn't it be great to have a crystal ball? Some way to see into the future and learn if you just made a genius decision or a regrettable mistake?

The folks on this list sure could have used that.

The tech industry is littered with stories of people making choices that would cost them hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. LINK

Ten Of The Dumbest Choices In Tech History

Warning, this list is the saddest thing you will read all day. The only good thing about this list? At least you are not on it.

Wouldn't it be great to have a crystal ball? Some way to see into the future and learn if you just made a genius decision or a regrettable mistake? The folks on this list sure could have used that. The tech industry is littered with stories of people making choices that would cost them hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. LINK

Windows Blue Poised to Become Windows 8.1

According to the rumor mill, the final name for Windows Blue will be Windows 8.1. Please let this be a late April Fools joke.

The client version of Blue, codenamed Windows Blue, is a refresh of Windows 8. It is expected to be released to manufacturing around August of this year. As I've blogged a few times, Microsoft is planning to position Blue as part of the Windows 8 wave, not as Windows 9.

'The Bible' Crucifixion Scenes Brought 48 Snakes and a Life-Changing Experience for Diogo Morgado

Viewers watching the Easter Sunday conclusion of the History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries will find the crucifixion scenes "painful" to watch, producer Mark Burnett says.

They should know that filming the scenes was just as painful, and emotional, an experience for the series' actors.

The Largest Computer Ever Built - SAGE

What was as big as a building, weighed 300 tons and had less computing power than an old 386 computer? The largest computer ever built, that's what.

Each of the 27 computers that made up the system was a dual core 32 bit CPU made of 60,000 vacuum tubes 175,000 diodes, and 12,000 of those newfangled transistors. Memory: 256k of magnetic core RAM (invented for this project) clocking in every 6 microseconds. These things weighed 300 tons, consumed 3 megawatts of electrical power and ran a blistering 75,000 operations per second.