Archive for October, 2006

Firefox 2: Microsoft sends a cake to congratulate

A member of the Firefox team has put up on his private blog this image of a cake said to be sent by the Microsoft Internet Explorer team to the Mozilla Corporation (Firefox team) congratulating them for their successful roll-out of their (and the only one still) competing web browser. We wish to congratulate as [...]


Super-size you: Fried coke becoming popular in the USA

There seems to be no end to food “bombs” in the US. Now it’s “Fried Coke” as the inventor of the calories-heavy gooey balls has called his latest creation. The whole thing is deep-fries Coca-Cola-flavored batter. It’s best served with Coke fountain syrup drizzles over it. The “Fried Coke” is then topped with whipped cream, [...]


Formula 1: Win more then 90 races and get an island for free

After his last race in Brazil yesterday Formula 1 seven time world champion Michael Schumacher received a very special gift from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Dubai’s crown prince gave the retired race driver one of the about 300 islands in the archipelago of artificial islands, shaped like the continents of the Earth and [...]


Clean Energy: HiPER a future energy source?

After two years intensive work involving over 1000 top-level scientists, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has published on Thursday 19 October the roadmap outlining 35 opportunities for major science facilities over the next 20 years. The HiPER laser project has been included in the list as a key opportunity to demonstrate a [...]


Google: Create your own search engine with Google Co-op

This morning Google has launched a customizable version of its search engine that allows users to prioritize or limit search results to a defined set of web sites. While Google has since quite some time allowed web site owners to create their customized search engines the new service includes many more options. Users will also [...]


Duvet-Dayz: Last week’s most popular posts (week 15-October-2006)

Most popular (week 15 to 22-October-2006): (22-10-2006) Sudan: UN envoy ordered to leave country for blogging(22-10-2006) Motionposter: Best advertising idea since years(21-10-2006) Game on: Huge interactive computer game exhibition in London(20-10-2006) Russia: Activities of more then 90 NGOs suspended(18-10-2006) Japan: Mobile Phone checks for drink-driving(18-10-2006) Street life: Cardboard house paintings from Japan(18-10-2006) Apple: Video iPod [...]