A Hard Dose Of Fast Food Reality
Monday, June 11th, 2007
The linked article has pictures of various fast food items, comparing the advertised product to the actual food.
Link: http://www.thewvsr.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Archive for June, 2007
Solid State Hard Drives Gaining Popularity
Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Chad’s News has previously mentioned flash-based, solid state hard drives, but it’s worth noting that they’re continuing to decrease in price and rise in capacity. For now, they appear to be targeted only at laptops.
Keep Those Tires Inflated!
Saturday, June 9th, 2007
According to the AAA, the number one gas waster in America is under-inflated tires. My mileage has increased by about 2 MPG since I started regularly checking my tire pressure, saving me about $4.00 each time I fill up.
Using Open Wireless Can Be Illegal
Friday, June 8th, 2007
There have been a few recent cases where people were arrested for using open (or even free) wireless connections. In the linked article, a man parked in front of a coffee shop and used its open wireless connection without going inside or purchasing anything. In another case I read about, a man found an open wireless connection in a residential neighborhood, and accessed it from his parked car. A police officer got suspicious and arrested him. The applicable laws about unauthorized access can be stretched to cover this type of situation. So the moral of this story is that even though the wireless connection is wide open, it’s still illegal to use it without authorization of some sort. And in Michigan at least, it’s a felony offense.
Link: http://www.foxnews.com/…
(via Consumerist)
How States Got Their Names
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Ever wondered about how the various states in the US got their names? The linked article tells all.
Finger Length Is A Predictor of Math Skills
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
From the article: “Boys with the longest ring fingers relative to their index fingers tend to excel in math, according to a new study. In girls, shorter ring fingers predict better verbal skills. The link, according to the researchers, is that testosterone levels in the womb influence both finger length and brain development.”
Link: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/…
(via Slashdot)
Site Update
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007Chad’s News has moved to a new domain: www.chadsnews.com. The link structure is the same—should you wish to access a story from an old link, simply replace
www.cloman.com/chad/ChadsNews
with
www.chadsnews.com
