CosmoBC.com InTheBlogs » Technology http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:46:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rumors of Yahoo! Taking Down MyBlogLog http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2010/02/14/rumors-of-yahoo-taking-down-mybloglog/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2010/02/14/rumors-of-yahoo-taking-down-mybloglog/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:18:36 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=190 In the light of the recent rumors about Yahoo! preparing to take down MyBlogLog we all hope they are false.

MyBlogLog is a community for bloggers. It enables bloggers to connect and find each others blogs. This is what makes it an excellent blog promotion tool. As you can see, there is a MyBlogLog widget on this blog’s sidebar. All CosmoBC blogs are members of the MyBlogLog community.

Since MyBlogLog was acquired by Yahoo!, it became increasingly popular. So in my opinion it would be illogical to take it down. So let us all hope those rumors are false!

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The Poseidon Resort is located underwater on the sea-floor inside a Fijian lagoon. The pressure at the sea-floor is equivalent to one atmosphere, so the structures are strong enough, yet not really massive. Also this depth enables sunlight to reach the resort’s huge windows, giving a magnificent view on the sea and it’s life-forms. This would be the dream hotel!

As for H2Ome, it is very similar to the Poseidon Resort (also under a one atmosphere pressure) but it is meant to be a series of private luxury residences.

Read more and see the awesome images: Underwater Dwellings: H2Ome and The Poseidon Resort

The company’s site: Poseidon Resorts

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Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com

Nuke Crater. Image from Wired.com


The 7 proposed civilian uses for some of the 23,000+ known nuclear bombs in the world are:

1) Creating a Harbor, or Just a Hole: Nukes can easily dig huge holes in the ground in a matter of a few seconds.

2) Creating a New Panama Canal: The Panama Canal is not wide enough for some of the world’s biggest ships, and has to be constantly maintained, otherwise mud and sand or other deposits would accumulate, filling up the canal. Therefore, an easy and inexpensive solution would be to dig a series of big holes along the canal using nukes. New canals could be easily dug in the same way.

3) Natural Gas Exploration: According to some studies, the use of nuclear explosions could increase the natural gas production.

4) Mining Oil Shale: Oil shale is the name given to carbon-rich sedimentary rocks. These could be transformed into kerogen with the use of controlled nuclear explosions.

5) Disposing of Nuclear Waste: Oddly enough, a nuclear explosion could be used to store nuclear waste. Such an explosion deep underground would create a cavity where nuclear waste could be safely stored. The heat produced by the initial nuclear explosion would result in the nuclear waste melting into the surrounding rocks.

6) Human Spaceflight: A nuclear powered spaceship design has been proposed by American scientist Freeman Dyson for NASA’s Orion Project, which was unfortunately ended up being abandoned.

7) Defending Earth From an Asteroid: As discussed in a previous article, nukes could be used as one of the ways to deflect an asteroid from an Earth-collision orbit.

One great disadvantage of  such uses of nuclear weapons would be the deadly radiations produced in the process, but when in concerns the use of nukes in space or deep underground, there should not be such risks.

Read more: 7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs

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Read more: Sony confirms talks with YouTube on full movies

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Read more: CVS joins Google Health Rx network: millions can access medication records online

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Read more: NASA unveils new space ship

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Image by Wolfram Research

Read more:

Wolfram|Alpha Is Coming!

British search engine ‘could rival Google’

Site: WolframAlpha

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/british-search-engine-could-rival-google/feed/ 0 10 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/10-rare-html-tags-you-really-should-know/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/10-rare-html-tags-you-really-should-know/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:51:45 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=99 This is a list of 10 uncommon HTML Tags which purpose is the most misunderstood, but are still quite useful:

10 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know

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Read more: Kremlin Kids: We Launched the Estonian Cyber War

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/kremlin-kids-we-launched-the-estonian-cyber-war/feed/ 0 HOW TO: Make Firefox Your Productivity Machine http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/how-to-make-firefox-your-productivity-machine/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/how-to-make-firefox-your-productivity-machine/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:32:32 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=85 Firefox has some option you probably haven’t heard of. Here are some tips for faster browsing on Firefox:

HOW TO: Make Firefox Your Productivity Machine

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This is really important if you want to get a job in the IT sector, since employers might search for some information about you on the Internet. So it better be good!

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This is a list of the top 25 web celebrities: The Web Celeb 25

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/05/the-web-celeb-25/feed/ 0 Top 10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/04/top-10-social-networks-for-entrepreneurs/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/04/top-10-social-networks-for-entrepreneurs/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:59:54 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=76 Here is a list of the top 10 social networks for entrepreneurs. Each of them helps their members to succeed, so if you are an entrepreneur you might want to join them:

Top 10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/04/04/top-10-social-networks-for-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 The totally wired home http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/the-totally-wired-home/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/the-totally-wired-home/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:14:49 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=71 A totally wired home? Intelligent home appliances that communicate with each other? Is this Science fiction? Not anymore! An upstart company called Fugoo is planning to turn this into reality.

The totally wired home

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/the-totally-wired-home/feed/ 0 Local flavor for Google Suggest http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/local-flavor-for-google-suggest/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/local-flavor-for-google-suggest/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:03:43 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=68 Google Suggest is a service that suggests you search results when you start typing in a Google search box. Now the suggestions are more localized. For example if you live in England and start typing “liver”, the top suggestion you will get would be about Liverpool.

Example of Google Suggest
Image by Google.

Read more: Local flavor for Google Suggest

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/local-flavor-for-google-suggest/feed/ 1 13 Excellent Resources For Free Photoshop Plugins http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/13-excellent-resources-for-free-photoshop-plugins/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/13-excellent-resources-for-free-photoshop-plugins/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:45:35 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=63 This is a list of free cool Photoshop plugins:

13 Excellent Resources For Free Photoshop Plugins

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/13-excellent-resources-for-free-photoshop-plugins/feed/ 0 Space Shuttle Discovery Lands After Landmark Flight http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/space-shuttle-discovery-lands-after-landmark-flight/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/space-shuttle-discovery-lands-after-landmark-flight/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:36:39 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=57 The space shuttle Discovery safely landed after successfully completing its 13-day mission which was to complete the building of the International Space Station. It is now ready and working at full power since the two final solar array wings have been added. This required some space walks.

The completed International Space Station
The completed International Space Station. Image by NASA.

Read more: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands After Landmark Flight

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/space-shuttle-discovery-lands-after-landmark-flight/feed/ 1 Twitter still has no business model, and that’s OK http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/twitter-still-has-no-business-model-and-thats-ok/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/twitter-still-has-no-business-model-and-thats-ok/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:05:21 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=46 Despite false rumors, Twitter still has not announced a business model. Twitter is one of the fastest growing social networks on the Internet and therefore has a possibility of a huge potential income, but no such moves have been done.

Read more: Twitter still has no business model, and that’s OK

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/twitter-still-has-no-business-model-and-thats-ok/feed/ 2 Life After Google http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/life-after-google/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/life-after-google/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:22:58 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=43 Even though Google is the major search engine (followed by Yahoo and Live Search by Microsoft) there are still a lot of smaller search engines. Some of these “small” search engines might grow big.

Read more: Life After Google and In Pictures: 10 Search Engines To Watch

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/life-after-google/feed/ 0 Blockbuster Surrenders To The Digital Age http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/blockbuster-surrenders-to-the-digital-age/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/blockbuster-surrenders-to-the-digital-age/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:52:39 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=37 Blockbuster is partnering with TiVo to offer a digital movie library through the Internet. This is due to the diminishing number of customers that rent movies because they prefer to download them through the Internet.

Read more: Blockbuster and TiVo Join to Deliver Digital Movies

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/31/blockbuster-surrenders-to-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 25 Things I Hate About Facebook! http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/30/25-things-i-hate-about-facebook/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/30/25-things-i-hate-about-facebook/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:53:21 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=29 Is Facebook annoying you? Well then you’re not the only one!

Find out what most people hate about Facebook:

25 Things I Hate About Facebook!

Or just watch the video here:

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It is still under development, but should be released soon. What’s so good about it is that you don’t need to do everything from scratch, you can use the so called “starter worlds” that are already offered in the program and you can edit them as needed. It should be similar to Visual Studio for general programing, but it would be much more user-friendly and easier to use. Basically, now you don’t need to be a programmer to make your own games! :)

Read more:

GDC 2009: Microsoft’s ‘Kodu Game Creator’ = My First Gaming Software Development Kit?

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Quarter of state databases “should be scrapped”

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/23/quarter-of-state-databases-should-be-scrapped/feed/ 0 India to launch student built Satellite http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/22/india-to-launch-student-built-satellite/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/22/india-to-launch-student-built-satellite/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:09:08 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=15 The Indian Space Research Organization announced that it will be launching a micro-satellite built by students. Yes you read it right!

India to launch student built Satellite

]]> http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/22/india-to-launch-student-built-satellite/feed/ 1 5 obscure HTML tags that you should know and even use http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/22/5-obscure-html-tags-that-you-should-know-and-even-use/ http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/2009/03/22/5-obscure-html-tags-that-you-should-know-and-even-use/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:44:34 +0000 Paul http://intheblogs.cosmobc.com/?p=3 A really interesting article about 5 HTML tags that you don’t hear about, but that might be useful to use:

5 obscure HTML tags that you should know and even use

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