Posted on March 17, 2008 by pigboom
Facts and Myths about Computer Viruses,
training.binghamton.edu
All three of these are potentially malicious forms of software; many people simply refer to the all three types as “computer viruses”. However, there are some key differences between them.
Viruses
A computer virus is a program (a block of executable code), which attaches itself to, overwrites or otherwise replaces another program [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2008 by pigboom
“Facts and Trivia: Beer”
By Leslie Poston, www.hubpages.com
“Everything You Wanted To Know About Beer“
“Beer: love it or hate it, it’s a universal passtime. We like to think of it as fully American, but it originated far in the past and was carried through the ages. Next time you want to wow your friends and [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2008 by pigboom
“Disturbing Facts About Google”
www.rinf.com, 01/31/2008
“Google are clearly gathering information about us but refuse to tell us why. It’s nothing new to us, but while they cannot control normal SERPs, they do however control who is viewing what and when.
Please note, Google does not track you by simply viewing pages containing their adverts.
1. Google’s immortal cookie:
Google [...]
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Posted on December 19, 2007 by pigboom
A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
Earthworms have five hearts
The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley’s gum.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
Ghandi didn’t allow his wife to take penicillin to save her life from pneumonia [...]
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