Nullified.net http://www.nullified.net Science and technology in bite-sized pieces Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Full Moon Over Washington http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/full-moon-over-washington/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/full-moon-over-washington/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:03:45 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/full-moon-over-washington/ A United States Marine Corps helicopter is seen flying through this scene of the full moon and the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, from Arlington National Cemetery. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/solar-telescope-instrument-gets-recycled-for-new-mission/feed/ 0 Private Rocket Launch Tests Reusable Spaceship Tech, Supersonic Parachute http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/private-rocket-launch-tests-reusable-spaceship-tech-supersonic-parachute/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/private-rocket-launch-tests-reusable-spaceship-tech-supersonic-parachute/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:03:44 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/private-rocket-launch-tests-reusable-spaceship-tech-supersonic-parachute/ The STIG A-3 rocket flight was designed to test steerable balloon parachutes and other technologies.


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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/private-rocket-launch-tests-reusable-spaceship-tech-supersonic-parachute/feed/ 0 Dwolla’s payment ambitions grow with $5M round http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:18 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/ Dwolla has been grabbing attention for its next-generation payment system that bypasses credit card networks and connects directly into bank accounts. It’s been on a roll and now investors have lined up behind the start-up, to the tune of $5 million in a Series B round.

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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/dwollas-payment-ambitions-grow-with-5m-round/feed/ 0 Woody Harrelson not cheered by Reddit http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:17 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/woody-harrelson-not-cheered-by-reddit/ An ‘Ask Me Anything’ session turns into 15 minutes of pain as the actor only wants to talk about his movie, and Redditors want to talk about whose virginity he may have taken in high school. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/nc-state-engineers-boost-computer-processor-performance-by-over-20/feed/ 0 Internet cams video feeds exposed http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/internet-cams-video-feeds-exposed/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/internet-cams-video-feeds-exposed/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:17 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/internet-cams-video-feeds-exposed/ Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children’s rooms.

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]]> http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/symantec-code-extortion-claim/feed/ 0 Google targets tech ‘moonshots’ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/google-targets-tech-moonshots/ http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/google-targets-tech-moonshots/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:17 +0000 nullified http://www.nullified.net/2012/02/08/google-targets-tech-moonshots/ The search giant hosts meetings to find technological answers to the “world’s greatest problems”.

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