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The Eruption's disruption
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 04/05/2010
» You would have to be living under a rock (or a volcano!) to not know about Eyjafjallajokull - pronounced EYE-ya-fyat-lah-YOH-kuht and means "island-mountain glacier" in Icelandic - the Iceland volcano that, at its peak, spewed huge amounts of ash into the atmosphere, grounding much of Europe's air travel. Today we will explore volcanoes, the effect of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption on global air travel and its dangers to aircraft.
More than just kicking around
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010
» After over an hour of intense competition, "Team-KMUTT", representing King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), snatched first place at the inaugural "Thailand Humanoid Robot Soccer Championship". The team won a 200,000-baht cash prize and will be representing Thailand at the RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League, which is part of RoboCup 2010, in Singapore in June.
Native tongue twisters
Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/05/2010
» All around my Los Angeles neighbourhood are hand-written signs tacked onto lofty palm trees: ``ACCENT ELIMINATION''. The two words are followed by a local telephone number, which to my surprise doesn't begin with 555. Accent Elimination _ how intriguing.
Crackdown on torrents is not the right way forward
Database, James Hein, Published on 28/04/2010
» It is that time again where the powers that be, in this case in the UK, are trying to crack down on torrents. I can understand this from the movie and music industries’ limited point of view because they believe that they are losing billions of dollars, or in this case pounds. I can also see the government’s perspective; they want protect industries. I can even understand the downloader’s and sharer’s point of view in the UK. as they get charged twice as much as the US for most media products.
Taking charge of the PC
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 28/04/2010
» These blasted machines are out to get us. But so are some of the programmers, and I don’t mean the hackers, either. Some of the most insidious attacks on our computers come from companies which claim to be responsible, don’t do any evil, etc.
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Richard Mcleish, Published on 25/04/2010
» The mobile phone market seems to be reaching saturation point with the daunting array of different models on offer, and many people leave shops with the wrong advice and handsets.
Studying abroad? Take a look at Malaysia
Mylife, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 22/04/2010
» When the opportunity to study abroad comes along, the majority of Thai students usually aim for the US or Europe.
Cisco centre aimed at academics
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/04/2010
» Cisco has launched the Cisco Technology Briefing Centre in conjunction with Thailand Science Park aimed at helping academics and SMEs adopt information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve processes, productivity, competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
Apex land predators
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 20/04/2010
» During my stay in Africa, seeing lions, hyenas, crocodiles and leopards brought on a wave of fear and respect for predators and their prey.
Internet Site of the Week
Gotfried. K, Published on 14/04/2010
» I'm a fan of The New York Times and have been for quite a while. I like the way they write their stories. I like the quality of their work. They may lean to the Left a bit (well, you can never lean too far Left, but that's just my opinion), but they aren't blatant about it like some news outlets (Fox News springs to mind; Fox Opinions would be a more accurate moniker).