Computing@Thayer

A tall stack hot off the www skillet:

• Google may get its open-access wishes after all will bid in 700MHz auction
• hardcore boat-lifts – Not your piddly canal locks, these.
• Microcontroller design final projects from Cornell University
• Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard?
• Colossus cracks codes once more
• Baseball Pitches Illustrated
• The Cute Show – Sometimes you just need a little Cute. [disclaimer: The Cute Show can be watched by a 5 year old, but there are a few links

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Get ‘em while they’re hot:

• Weekend Projects with Bre Pettis Make a Joule Thief
• Who programs the Ask.com search algorithm?
• The Most Beautiful Planetary Maps Ever
• Ubuntu Developer Summit lays out vision for strong Hardy Heron release
• Committee to consider outsourcing Dartmouth e-mail – TheDartmouth.com
• Click and Clack Detroit Can Reach 35 MPG in 5 Years – Wired.com
• Mythbusters to test “plane on conveyer belt” riddle on December 12 episode
• Vroom, Vroom Formula 1 Orders Teams to Go Green
• Privacy Groups Mull ‘Do Not Track’

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As always, you can view the complete linkified list – including previous weeks – on the Computing Help Bookmarks page.

• Secrets Excerpt Getting your Mac ready for OS X 10.5
• Gallery o’ strange vehicles
• Scooterdesk to Open New Office Chair Racing Era
• Macs gain ground on campus
• Opt Out of Junk Mail and Prevent Credit Snooping
• Logo’s 40th birthday
• Apple’s Jobs says third-party iPhone apps coming in February One More Thing – CNET News.com
• The Monkey Chow Diaries
• US House Votes To Renew Internet

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