Simchamp decoded

This is the code that won the second prize fort Mr Karthik,Kenneth and Raison the "SimChamp" @ IITM competition. The code is a simulation of a fire accident, in which several(87?) are caught and they have to be rescued, I suppose.
The code seems to take certain area(co-ord) as danger zone and outside that area as safe zone.
People in that zone are taken outside. But there is a time limit also.
Good effort! We at NMAMIT are proud of the students.
Keep the good work going!

in reference to: #646234 - Pastie (view on Google Sidewiki)

Fast Flip for local languages

Let the sevice be available to all languages
As of now Fast Flip service is available for only english language newspapers. Am I right?
Wish the service would be available to all languages including Kannada language also.
Ofcourse now local language news is also not available in news.google service.

in reference to: Google Fast Flip (view on Google Sidewiki)

PC---Instant on technology needed

At Intel’s developer conference last week, Phoenix announced that the latest version of its BIOS could boot in just about a second by cutting out redundant checks and creating a smarter version of the firmware .

That should be really nice.
Of course, that still leaves the time that it takes Windows to start up, but Microsoft has been working on that, too, and claims that Windows 7 starts up in about 20 seconds, compared to the 50 seconds or so for Vista.
Is it? Anybody using them comment please.

in reference to: Twitter / Home (view on Google Sidewiki)

Remember Napster file sharing service??

Napster was a file sharing utility developed by a University students. People used the service to share music files and finally music companies filed case against Napster service and won it.
When one can snatch a free copy from another online user at RapidShare, Megaupload, Hotfile and other file-storage sites, who will pay for it?

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"Or you can don a pirate’s cap and snatch a free copy from another online user at RapidShare, Megaupload, Hotfile and other file-storage sites."
- Digital Domain - Will Piracy Become a Problem for E-Books? - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google's Fast Flip service

Google attempted to mend fences with newspapers by launching Fast Flip, a free news hub that allows readers to scan through participating newspapers, but gives those papers a share of the revenue from ads placed around the site.

in reference to: Tech Companies to Help Newspapers Survive Online - TIME (view on Google Sidewiki)

Imagine what if you have biometric laptop

The thief might have just cut your finger and run with the laptop.
The use of biometric identification is a problem for some. If one's finger print is not clear for some reason, one has to struggle to login. If one is to be denied entry to a biometric controlled door, his finger may be chopped, worst still with retina controlled system!!

in reference to: Cyber robbery! on Twitpic (view on Google Sidewiki)

Hacker is not a bad word

Usually the word "hacker" is associated with doing "bad" things. But it need not be.Knowing guts and bowels of a system or network, get inside it, is what a hacket can also mean.

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"how to learn the guts and bowels of a system or network, get inside it,"
- How to Become a Hacker (view on Google Sidewiki)