LockergnomeTo inform, empower, and entertain - Lockergnome is a blogging network for people who are curious about the world around them. Join us and start sharing your knowledge today!911 third tower mystery 'solved'...- July 5, 2008 BBC The final mystery of 911 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center. The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers. Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse. Well, it's all solved, isn't it Ordinary fires. Interesting that it comes from the BBC yet refers to a US investigation. Don't forget, the BBC announced...http://www.lockergnome.com/leftystrat/2008/07/05/911-third-tower-mystery-solved/ What would you want added to the Xbox 360- July 5, 2008 I wouldn't consider myself a "hardcore" gamer but I do spend a lot of time on my Xbox 360. I love the system to death I use to stream movies from my Mac to my HD screen, rent movies, and listen to music(also from the Mac). So you could say that I mostly use my Xbox 360 as a media server, which is a fair assumption but I do play the hell out of Madden 08 and Hal0 3. So with all of this it sounds like the Xbox is complete right Wrong there is one thing that the Xbox 360 must have, and what is...http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2008/07/05/what-would-you-want-added-to-the-xbox-360/ Do You Read Arabic- July 5, 2008 In 1991 I was an Army Combat Medic serving in Desert Storm. As we were moving into Iraq, after the infantry cleared the way, we began seeing these fliers all over the ground. Curious, I picked one up, and yes, that is a BAD thing to do. Anyone who has served in a combat area knows you should never, ever pick anything up, especially in an area that has recently been taken by allies. This is because anything can be rigged to blow up when lifted. Anyway, I was curious, picked it up and thankfully.http://www.lockergnome.com/cellphones/2008/07/05/do-you-read-arabic/ us cybersecurity chief resigns...- July 5, 2008 The top cybersecurity official in the United States has resigned, a little more than a year after joining the Department of Homeland Security, the agency said Friday. Yoran resigned Thursday because he had completed what he set out to do and felt it was time to move on, he said. He had completed what he set out to do... in one year This has to be totally untrue, as he came to the post from Symantec, who can't get anything right, no less get it right in one year. Perhaps he took the job to...http://www.lockergnome.com/leftystrat/2008/07/05/us-cybersecurity-chief-resigns/ 232 Years Still Not Enough For Some- July 5, 2008 The nation celebrated its 232nd birthday yesterday. Still it is not old enough to have removed many stupid laws enacted in its youth. Some of them - Alabama Dominoes may not be played on Sunday You must have windshield wipers on your car Alaska No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car (City law in Anchorage) It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose (City law in Fairbanks) Arizona There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus. One must..http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2008/07/05/232-years-still-not-enough-for-some/ Obama Loves His Teleprompter More Than... His Wife- July 5, 2008 Yes, you read that title right! Obama seriously has some obsession with his speech prompters that feed him the words for nearly every speech he gives. Many political pundits explain that Obama has been using the prompter so much due to his use of the word "umm" when he tries to "think-on-the-fly"... I look forward to the day when Obama doesn't have a prompter to feed him his speech lines and we get to hear his OWN thoughts, and not those of his speech writers... Oh how the tables will turn...http://www.lockergnome.com/techandpolitics/2008/07/05/obama-loves-his-teleprompter-more-th... Obama Learns He Doesn't Have the Media Eating Out of His Hand...- July 5, 2008 Just before July 4, Obama made a statement about "revising" his Iraq policy if he were to become President. His revision sounded like a 180 degree different immediately and the media jumped on it. Within hours CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all had stories up on their web sites and live on TV. Of course, Obama's Campaign handlers told him to correct his realization that Iraq is a war that must be fought. His revisions included listening to the Generals more, understanding the withdraw process in more.http://www.lockergnome.com/techandpolitics/2008/07/05/obama-learns-he-doesnt-have-the-medi... Pandora Online Radio- July 5, 2008 The other day I stumbled on a site that creates radio stations for you based on the artists you search. Signing up for a free account allows you to make as many stations as you want for no charge. For people who love to find new music, this site may be the key. By searching a certain artist, Pandora will go through its library and find similar tracks and artists. After searching your artists you control your station and what it plays based on a rating system. Thumbs up the song if you like it...http://www.lockergnome.com/tylern/2008/07/05/pandora-online-radio/ Googlers Take On Company Day Care Costs- July 5, 2008 Is some of the magic at Google starting to fade Is the company who's motto is 'Do No Evil' starting to falter You decide after reading this story. It seems that one of the perks of working at Google is the fact that day care is provided on Google's property by trained staff. Cost for the pro care is a whopping $1,425 a month. But the price hit a not so 'do no evil' price of $2,500 a month. I am sure we all agree that Google pays their people well. But $2,500 a month sounds just a little high...http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2008/07/05/googlers-take-on-company-day-care-costs/ Skies of Cloud Computing Not So Bright- July 5, 2008 Bill Thompson, argues that the skies are becoming dark for cloud computing, and makes several assertions why this is so. In his article on BBC News, the point that rings truest to me is the possibility of the need of information and the impossibility of access due to any of a hundred different reasons. Infrastructure overload is a major reason the system just might fail on a regular basis. All over the world, there are service providers fully in maximum whine mode, warning that the pipes will.http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2008/07/05/skies-of-cloud-computing-not-so-bright/ |