RFID allows Coccinelle to use stores to fulfill online orders

http://www.rfid24-7.com/2014/02/12/apparel-retailer-coccinelle-deploys-rfid-chain-wide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apparel-retailer-coccinelle-deploys-rfid-chain-wide

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US Army tests smart-rifle scope

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26158016#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
it can also download mp3s and prevent the death of whomever "they" don't want to be killed :p
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Scientists count whales from space

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26075274#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Brain finds true beauty in maths

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26151062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
the same stands for c++ code :p
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Everything Is AWESOME!!! -- The LEGO® Movie -- Tegan and Sara feat. The ...

A photographic history of freedom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25929351#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Linus Torvalds Gives 'Thumbs Up' To Nvidia For Nouveau Contributions

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotLinux/~3/Ez4Y8mmp690/story01.htm

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What’s more important than a processor?

http://embedded.com/electronics-blogs/significant-bits/4427807/What-s-more-important-than-a-processor-

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Kentucky law could let kids swap foreign language classes for coding lessons

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/03/kentucky-code-language-credit/?ncid=rss_truncated

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How in-application purchases have destroyed the industry

http://osnews.com/story/27550/How_in-application_purchases_have_destroyed_the_industry

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China's moon rover hits trouble

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25908527#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Made in China. ;)

Crow and seagull attack Pope's doves

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25905108#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
how's that for a symbolism? :p
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Valve Offers Free Subscription To Debian Developers: Paying It Forward

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotLinux/~3/t14Htb8qauU/story01.htm

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Grade inflation

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1675

01/17/14 PHD comic: 'The Edge'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1674

Final surrender for soldier who fought on in isolation – three decades after WWII

http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/17/final-surrender-for-soldier-who-fought-on-in-isolation-three-decades-after-wwii/

01/15/14 PHD comic: 'Running Behind'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1673

"OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have the funding"

http://osnews.com/story/27519/_quot_OpenBSD_will_shut_down_if_we_do_not_have_the_funding_quot_

NASA wants to put your name on a spacecraft headed to an asteroid

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/15/nasa-puts-your-name-on-spacecraft/?ncid=rss_truncated

Awesome! :D

Smart object-recognition system could spy on your milk in the IoT

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/T278cOSxngA/

Birds' V formation mystery 'solved'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25736049#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Mozilla: Firefox Has No Government Backdoors

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mozilla-firefox-government-backdoor-security,25737.html#xtor=RSS-181

Trust only what you can compile yourself

China cloning on 'industrial scale'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25576718#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Magic: The Gathering movie franchise coming soon courtesy of Fox

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/DnbRSYGn0-g/

Cockroach removed from man's ear

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25690488#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Transformer Book Duet combines Windows with Android

http://osnews.com/story/27502/Transformer_Book_Duet_combines_Windows_with_Android

Small plane makes emergency landing on New York highway

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/home/~3/e0fZT91h2Zk/story01.htm

Bosch forms new company to target Internet of Things

http://www.rfid24-7.com/2013/12/30/bosch-forms-new-company-to-target-internet-of-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bosch-forms-new-company-to-target-internet-of-things

Tagged sharks send auto-tweets when swimming too close to shore

http://www.slashgear.com/tagged-sharks-send-auto-tweets-when-swimming-too-close-to-shore-27310206/

NASA shows off a squishy robot rover that could land on Titan (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/25/nasa-shows-super-ball-bot/?ncid=rss_truncated

U.S. Army Base Allegedly Using Pirated Windows 7

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-7-army-piracy-qatar,25515.html#xtor=RSS-181

And since "they" are doing it, everybody should do it :P

Ageing treatment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25445748
A few more years :p

12/18/13 PHD comic: 'Looking forward'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1667

Japan takes defence policy into uncharted waters

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/34ecc232/sc/39/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C120C170Cjapan0Etakes0Edefence0Epolicy0Einto0Euncharted0Ewaters0C/story01.htm

A cool WW3 scenario has been born :P

Hubble Space Telescope spots evidence of water vapor spewing from Europa

http://www.slashgear.com/hubble-space-telescope-spots-evidence-of-water-vapor-spewing-from-europa-13308758/

Belgium child euthanasia plan backed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25364745#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Valve releases SteamOS

http://osnews.com/story/27470/Valve_releases_SteamOS

Jade Rabbit rover rolls on to Moon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25384057#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Scientists combine magnets with bull semen to create 'spermbots' (yes, really)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/12/scientists-create-spermbots/?ncid=rss_truncated

Amiga 500 emulator with Portable Native Client

http://osnews.com/story/27467/Amiga_500_emulator_with_Portable_Native_Client

Human DNA from 400,000 years ago discovered in Spain

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/34776b9a/sc/38/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C120C0A50Chuman0Edna0Efrom0E40A0A0A0A0A0Eyears0Eago0Ediscovered0Ein0Espain0C/story01.htm

Europe school pupils lag behind Asian teens

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/3461bba5/sc/33/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C120C0A30Ceurope0Eschool0Epupils0Elag0Ebehind0Easian0Eteens0C/story01.htm

UTSCH to Present RFID License Plates in Dubai

http://www.rfid-ready.com/201311278489/utsch-to-present-rfid-license-plates-in-dubai.html

Roomba reportedly activates self, parks on hot stove and “dies”

http://www.slashgear.com/roomba-reportedly-actives-self-parks-on-hot-stove-and-dies-21306510/
How dirty should a house be to impel a vacuum cleaner to commit suicide? :p

Earth's population

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_world_at_7_billion_can_we_stop_growing_now/2426/

10/25/13 PHD comic: 'Trending'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1648

Satellite Will Fall to Earth, but No One Is Sure Where

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/science/space/satellite-will-fall-to-earth-but-no-ones-sure-where.html?_r=0

Will it will fall on the greek parliament during a plenary session?

ARM report claims the always-connected 'Internet of Things' is already here

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/28/arm-internet-of-things/?ncid=rss_truncated

"Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"

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1 Million to Ban the Lion Trade

South African lions are being slaughtered for their bones to make sex potions and other bogus remedies. President Zuma could ban the trade if he's shown it is hurting South Africa's image as a tourist destination. 

Join me in this campaign here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_lion_slaughter_for_sex_aides_rb/?sbc

Antarctic ozone hole gets smaller reveals satellite data

http://www.slashgear.com/antarctic-ozone-hole-gets-smaller-reveals-satellite-data-28303260/

Pics of Saturn’s moon Titan show lakes and other surface features

http://www.slashgear.com/pics-of-saturns-moon-titan-show-lakes-and-other-surface-features-28303244/

The world's worst punishment for rape?

cutting grass! http://www.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_liz_loc/?email

10/18/13 PHD comic: 'Believe it or Don't!'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1645

RFID Helps Swiss Hotel Provide Five-Star Service

http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?11112/&utm_medium%3Dnewsfeed_rss

Trees reveal hidden gold deposits

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24628241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Let's look for treasure then :p

The Navy’s newest warship is powered by Linux

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-navys-newest-warship-is-powered-by-linux/

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Europeans not safe from urban air pollution cancer threat, WHO confirms

http://euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/32a19fe7/sc/8/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C10A0C180Ceuropeans0Enot0Esafe0Efrom0Eurban0Eair0Epollution0Ecancer0Ethreat0Ewho0Econfirms0C/story01.htm

NASA is 99.998% certain Asteroid 2013 TV135 won’t hit the Earth in 20 years

http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-is-99-998-certain-asteroid-2013-tv135-wont-hit-the-earth-in-20-years-18302031/
This is the melancholia (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527186/) :P

Priebke, a Nazi war criminal's remains with nowhere to go

http://euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/32897eec/sc/6/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C10A0C160Cpriebke0Ea0Enazi0Ewar0Ecriminal0Es0Eremains0Ewith0Enowhere0Eto0Ego0C/story01.htm

A random trash can is a nice idea.

Kenya to microchip all its rhinos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24558136#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Billion Year Storage Media

http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647383/s/327a361b/sc/4/l/0Ltech0Bslashdot0Borg0Cstory0C130C10A0C140C1130A210A0Cbillion0Eyear0Estorage0Emedia0Dutm0Isource0Frss10B0Amainlinkanon0Gutm0Imedium0Ffeed/story01.htm

Qualcomm's brain-like processor is almost as smart as your dog

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/11/qualcomm-zeroth-brain-like-computer/?ncid=rss_truncated

'Miracle landing' for passenger-turned-pilot in UK

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/32423d7d/sc/10/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C10A0C0A90Cmiracle0Elanding0Efor0Epassenger0Eturned0Epilot0Ein0Euk0C/story01.htm

Higgs and Englert awarded 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics for Higgs boson theory

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/323201f9/sc/32/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C10A0C0A80Cthe0E20A130Enobel0Eprize0Ein0Ephysics0Egoes0Eto0Efrancois0Eenglert0Eand0Epeter0Ew0Ehiggs0C/story01.htm

10/02/13 PHD comic: 'Government Shutdown'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1638

09/23/13 PHD comic: 'Be Specific.'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1634

Medieval volcanic eruption may have caused a year with no summer in 1258

http://www.slashgear.com/medieval-volcanic-eruption-may-have-caused-a-year-with-no-summer-in-1258-03300151/

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Visualized: a hydrogen bond seen for the first time

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/visualized-a-hydrogen-bond-seen-for-the-first-time/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi

Pakistan earthquake creates new island

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/31b5eb35/sc/39/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C0A90C260Cpakistan0Eearthquake0Ecreates0Enew0Eisland0C/story01.htm

Research suggests the moon is tens of millions of years younger than previously believed

http://www.slashgear.com/research-suggests-the-moon-is-tens-of-millions-of-years-younger-than-previously-believed-24298910/

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Life on Earth has only 1.75 billion years left estimates scientist

Let's get ready to pack our stuff then
http://www.slashgear.com/life-on-earth-has-only-1-75-billion-years-left-estimates-scientist-23298762/

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'Molecular basis' for jet lag found

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23880152#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Life as we know it may have originated on Mars

http://Euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/308b0af0/sc/32/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C0A80C290Clife0Eas0Ewe0Eknow0Eit0Emay0Ehave0Eoriginated0Eon0Emars0C/story01.htm

08/14/13 PHD comic: 'Of time and bionic cockroaches'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1620

08/09/13 PHD comic: 'Coffee Security'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1618

2008 - 2013 MINI Cooper R56 Review

After 5 years of owning a MINI Cooper R56, it is high time that I wrote a review about this quite small but extraordinary car.

 

Some objective facts:

Pros	Cons
Superb driving experience	Restricted storage space
Excellent service and after sales support	Limited rear passenger space
Above the average passenger cabin material quality	Not impressive passenger cabin materials
Unlimited accessories and extras to choose from
Superior build quality
Details that impress

It was a warm winter day in the onset of March 2008 that I decided to fulfill one of my dreams and buy a Mini, so I browsed to the appropriate site and designed my dream car that contained the following components (I might have forgotten something):

• MINI Cooper 1.6
• 16" 6-Star Twin Spoke Alloys
• Roof in body colour
• Automatic Gearbox
• Auto transmission Sport leather steering wheel with gearshift paddles
• Multi-function controls for wheel
• Run-flat tyres
• Alarm system
• Sport seats
• Interior World Carbon Black
• Foglights
• Xenon Headlights
• Radio BOOST CD
• Bluetooth hands free fuction with USB audio
• White Indicator Lenses

Since a "buy now" option was not available in the site, I printed my made-to-measure car and went to a MINI dealer, where I placed the order. The car was ready in about 2.5 months.
Some minor design flaws and shortcomings have appeared during these years, but were repaired free of charge:

• a minor defect in one of the rear seat-belt buckles
• creaking sounds in the right door

Some of the stuff that one might enjoy:

• Gearshift paddles
• gearing down before turning or accelerating, formula style, is all a boy could wish for
• Start-stop button for the engine
• combine that with the gearshift paddles and you'll get the feeling ;D
• Bluetooth speakerphone and USB
• one could argue that this could be purchased separately; the proper integration with the wheel control buttons though, is priceless ;)
• Smart key
• No need to keep track of when and what needs to be serviced or changed
• After sales service
• After visiting an authorized service provider, a BMW representative contacts the owner and queries about service and pricing satisfaction
• Interior design
• Awesome
• Hydraulic piston to hold the car's hood
• Hood support rods are so passe :P
• Run-flat tyres
• The difference between "FUCK man, I have a flat tire" and "I have a flat tyre"

After five years of owning a Mini, I am more than happy for having one.

PHD comic: 'The Socrastic Method'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1614

Cannabis legalised in Uruguay

http://euronews.net.feedsportal.com/c/32800/f/536666/s/2f6c84a5/sc/11/l/0L0Seuronews0N0C20A130C0A80C0A10Ccannabis0Elegalised0Ein0Euruguay0C/story01.htm

NVIDIA SHIELD review

This is the "gamepad" I want :P

Alan Turing to be given posthumous pardon

http://osnews.com/story/27203/Alan_Turing_to_be_given_posthumous_pardon

better late than never :)

PHD comic: 'You can do that?'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1608

Linux 3.11 renamed to 'Linux for Workgroups'

http://osnews.com/story/27189/Linux_3_11_renamed_to_Linux_for_Workgroups_

Kernel Dev Tells Linus Torvalds To Stop Using Abusive Language

But Linus respectfully denied :p
http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647392/s/2eb3dc43/l/0Llinux0Bslashdot0Borg0Cstory0C130C0A70C150C23162190Ckernel0Edev0Etells0Elinus0Etorvalds0Eto0Estop0Eusing0Eabusive0Elanguage0Dutm0Isource0Frss10B0Amainlinkanon0Gutm0Imedium0Ffeed/story01.htm

PHD comic: 'Touchdown'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1607

Is ARM considering shift to Inexact Processing?

http://embedded.com/electronics-news/4418197/Is-ARM-considering-shift-to-Inexact-Processing-

07/05/13 PHD comic: 'Written'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1604

PHD comic: 'Holinight

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1602

Shared+from+BBC+News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23180421

Voyager 1 NASA spacecraft nears interstellar space

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/QPw6EajW1fY/

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Facebook security bug worse than initially reported

http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/LCHxKMLRqOo/

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Three die in Pakistan 'honour' case

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23084689#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Star is crowded by super-Earths

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23032467#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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06/19/13 PHD comic: 'How to Write Your Thesis in Ten Minutes a Day'

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1597

Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere some four billion years ago

http://www.slashgear.com/mars-atmosphere-said-to-have-contained-oxygen-long-before-earth-19287150/

The Greeks who worship the ancient gods

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22972610#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

I've put my trust in the 12 Olympians! I swear it to you, by the old gods and the new, that I have never betrayed you, nor will I during the rest of my days upon this earth.

NASA Curisoity rover blasts Mars rock with laser 100 times

http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-curisoity-rover-blasts-mars-rock-with-laser-100-times-17286772/

Twitter proves Silicon Vally could've said "no"

http://osnews.com/story/27109/Twitter_proves_Silicon_Vally_could_ve_said_quot_no_quot_

Academic spam

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1590

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