Man-Eating Birds, Algae-Powered Cars, and Googly Androids
September 15th, 2009 by Kelson. Posted in Computers/Internet, Strange World and tagged for allergies, Android, birds, cybersecurity, history, Maori, New Zealand, prehistoric, prius, Tweets, typos- Fossils linked to Maori legend of man-eating bird. # The giant Haast’s Eagle, which died out at least 500 years ago, was originally thought to have been a scavenger, but new analysis of fossils indicates that it was a lion-level predator…making it the probable basis for the Maori Te Hokioi legend.
- Top Cyber Security Risks 2009. # Operating systems are becoming less and less of a problem, as attackers focus on client applications like Adobe Reader, QuickTime, and so forth.
- Odd headline combo: “The algae-fueled Prius hits the road” and “Flesh-eating bacteria hit the beach.” (ZDNet newsletter) #
- I like the sound of “Googly Android devices” #
- Not sure what this song is, but what I can hear of it sounds like the chorus from Gethsemane – over and over and over. #
- WTF? Allergy recall of “Fannie May Milk Chocolate & Almonds” due to undeclared almonds. How is that undeclared? #
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