More problems for Adobe

Less than a week after learning about flaws in PDF software, Adobe users are now being told by the company that hackers are already taking advantage of a critical flaw in the current version of Flash to attack Windows PCs to 'cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control.'


Adobe is saying the attacks are limited and only targeting Windows users, but according to digitaltrends.com, the software flaw is far reaching. In a report on Adobe's latest woes digitaltrends.com says, "All editions of Flash 9 and 10, including those for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and Google’s Android mobile operating system, and earlier versions, are affected. It’s also present in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, as well, since both programs include code to run Flash embedded in PDF documents." 

Trouble in Kashmir

Following a day of violence that led to 19 deaths, demonstrators broke curfew to take to the streets today, once again facing off against riot police who seemed braced for violent protest. Al Jazeera reports that protesters were throwing stones at riot police who responded with tear gas. The anti-Indian protests were held following reports of a Quran burning. According to State Police, yesterday was the most deadly day of violence since the mass demonstrations began three months ago.

Artificial "Skin" can sense pressure

In an article posted on techvert.com, Ryan Deal writes: "New artificial 'skin' fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday."


For scientists who have been searching for a way to program robots to adjust the level of pressure they use to handle objects, this could be what they're looking for.

Never Forget

It's the 9th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on New York City, Shanksville, PA, and our nation's Capital. In the years that have passed since 9/11, the phrase "Never Forget" has come to embody the America's way of coping with the crimes perpetrated on innocent civilians across the nation. By keeping the memory of our fallen countrymen and women in our hearts and minds, we remember the diverse demographic that was victimized. As a result, this brings to mind the strengths of the United States of America: Our diversity, tolerance of all faiths and beliefs, and our resilience as a nation who have time and time again risen to the challenges we face to overcome forces of tyranny and persecution.


 In honor of this somber day, this posting will link to the 9/11 Digital Archive, a site that "uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them." Their stated goal is "to create a permanent record of the events of September 11, 2001. In the process, we hope to foster some positive legacies of those terrible events by allowing people to tell their stories, making those stories available to a wide audience, providing historical context for understanding those events and their consequences, and helping historians and archivists improve their practices based on the lessons we learn from this project."

Never Forget.

Google now provides Instant Search Results

Google is rolling out the red carpet for Google Instant, a new feature that utilizes instant search results that are generated with each key that you type. Whenever the fastest growing company in the history of capitalism rolls out a new feature, it is bound to make headlines in the tech community but is Google Instant actually faster? The folks at Lifehacker.com have published a review of the new feature that concludes that they saved 17 seconds while performing 10 separate searches. But don't take their word for it. Give the new feature a spin for yourself.

First living solider awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War

Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta's bravery in the face of a well-placed ambush in Afghanistan has earned him the first Medal of Honor awarded to a living soldier since the Vietnam War. But many vets and their advocates are asking why the sacrifies made by our soldiers over the past nine years have received so much less recognition than their WWII-era counterparts. According to the Washington Post: "Six medals have been awarded posthumously to those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, a small fraction of those given during previous conflicts. In comparison, 246 Medals of Honor have been granted to those who fought in Vietnam, 133 for the Korean War and 464 for World War II."

Translating brainwaves into words?

Apparently the University of Utah can pull it off.