Category: Technology

Cool things in technology.

See Who’s Editing Wikipedia – Diebold, the CIA, a Campaign

Dis-information by corporations, media outlets, government agencies, etc.
Who would’ve thought? Yea, such is how they’ve always been. Falsifying information, removing or neglecting facts, smearing competitors – it’s the American way right?

Read: See Who’s Editing Wikipedia – Diebold, the CIA, a Campaign by Wired.

You can also read this article about Fox News changing Wikipedia to smear rivals.

Get Into Pay Sites for Free as a Googlebot

Ever wondered why Google returned search results that lead to sites that require a registration? How did Google index the site without a registration? Many sites want their site indexed in Google to receive more hits, so they allow Googlebots in. Because of this reason we can take advantage of this. All we have to do is disguise ourself as a Googlebot and many sites will let us in without registration.

To do this we have to change the User Agent. The user agent defines the browser and what version you are using. For example if you go to this site it will tell you what browser you are using, and it finds this info out by the user agent.

(Source: PinGUY’s Website)

Update: Here is another article on surfing as GoogleBot.

Omni-Directional Treadmill: A Step Forward

The possibilties of an omni-directional treadmill seem limited when you first think about it. However, if you think about virtual worlds, you suddenly realize that such a thing could increase the realism of a virtual world, exercise, etc.

The Omni-Directional Treadmill (ODT) is a revolutionary device for locomotion in large-scale virtual environments. The device allows its user to walk or jog in any direction of travel.