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UH-19XRW Hoverwing

October 12th, 2007 jimer No comments

UH-19XRW Hoverwing

Universal Hovercraft’s UH-19XRW is a small hybrid vehicle, which is a combination between a boat, a plane and a hovercraft. The UH-19XRW uses ground-effect to fly up to six feet above the ground or water. The vehicle is already attracting the interest of military organizations around the world as the basis for a fast and stealthy unmanned attack platform. Read more…

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Microsoft say ‘Please use IE7 on a pirate Windows installation!

October 7th, 2007 jimer No comments

Users running pirated or counterfeit copies of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 can now download Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft announced Thursday.
(See PCWorld Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken’s take on the Microsoft decision.)

From the moment it released IE7 almost a year ago, Microsoft has restricted the browser to users who can prove they own a legitimate copy of the operating system. Before Microsoft allows the browser to download, it runs the user’s PC through a Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation test, a prime part of XP’s antipiracy software.
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Most Unusual Buildings

October 7th, 2007 jimer No comments

Dancing House

Here’s a building that should really get your attention when walking pass it. The Dancing House is considered as one of the more real controversial buildings in Prague. The DH was actually designed by a great architect from California, which only proves that he had done some type of hallucinogen while designing it.

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