Not only is Newt Gingrich’s plan for lunar statehood insane — it’s also illegal! As BuzzFeed points out, Gingrich’s plan for an American moon colony or a 51st Moon State violates the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which was pitched by the USSR, UK, and USA. The worry back then was putting nukes on the moon pointed at Washington or Moscow. Now, 45 years later, it’s crushing Candidate Gingrich’s crazy dreams.
The long-awaited IPO of the year, or perhaps the decade, is here. Facebook will file paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
This will be the largest tech IPO in history, yielding around $10 billion for the social giant. The next largest tech IPO is Infineon, a German company that raised $5.9 billion in 2005.
Everyone knows that technology becomes obsolete very quickly. When your computer gets old, you could get rid of it, or you could re-purpose it. There are many different functions that old computers can serve as well as teach a person about technology. I’ve got a list of different things to try with your old computer before you throw it out.
Today’s technology is tomorrow’s junk and there is nothing you can do about it. New computers will be released, faster processors will be manufactured and bigger hard drives will be announced. The exponential improvement of technology creates an exponential growth of computers in landfills. There is no way around it. What most people don’t know is there are things you should do to protect your security and information when throwing these machines out. Make sure you follow these tips when you are getting rid of an old computer.
If you’re reading this article, you don’t have a doubt in your mind about the power of social media for business. But there are plenty of old-fashioned bosses out there who are reluctant embrace social media. If yours is one of them, here are some arguments to help you have a convincing discussion with your boss.
9to5 Mac reports that a Foxconn employee in China told them that the next generation iPhone, tentatively called the iPhone 5, is gearing up for production. The report says there are several different samples, each of which vary slightly from each other, so it’s impossible to tell which will be the final.
Whether you have an iPhone or not, I’m sure you’ve heard about Siri, the sassy personal assistant that comes with every iPhone 4S. She has a lot of hilarious responses, and I’ve compiled 20 of my favorites here. Enjoy.
Google has more than 70 privacy policies across all of its products and services. That’s more than any user wants to read (and that’s after Google trimmed its policies in 2010). Today, the search giant is rolling out a new, comprehensive privacy policy that the company says will consolidate 60 of the separate documents into one simple policy. The changes will take effect on March 1, and Google is starting to notify users via email and a notice on its homepage.
Anonymous has brought down yet another US government website: the FTC’s federal online security site has been hacked by the “hacktivist” group, as it continues to attack sites in protest of US Internet laws and the closure of Megaupload.
Speaking about Wikipedia’s blackout, founder Jimmy Wales went on record at the DLD conference in Munich to call out MPAA chief executive Chris Dodd, saying he should be fired by the organization.
Wales referred to comments made by Dodd that Wikipedia’s blackout an “abuse of power,” noting that 10 million voters voiced their complaints to congress. “That is not an abuse of power,” Wales said. “That’s democracy…and he better get used to it.”
