Month: December 2007
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Wriggling tropical life (again)
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Shot in Brazil, 2007.
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System monitoring with great looks for the control freak
We don’t always have all the information we want about what is happenning inside the computer. Sometimes, we get too much of it. But these technical details don’t always appear in a way pleasant to the eye. However, this is what CoolMon has to offer. Free utility for Windows.
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Pentax K20D and Pentax K200D for PMA?
During the recent weeks, several web sites reported a rumour coming from a Chinese site about a possible announcement by Pentax in their line of Digital Single Lens Reflex (D-SLR) cameras. Currently, the K10D is one of the most impressive nearly-pro cameras on the market despite its low price. The K100D is also an impressively…
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An 8-feet long scorpion
There was only a claw. It was dead for nearly 390 millions d’années. But this little creepie-crawlie was probably much more than 2-meter long. Anyway, it was only one of the most impressive guys arthropods of this era reaching these gigantic proportions only explainable by the fact that the harsh competition for survival did not…
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Southern crested caracara
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them The Southern crested caracara is probably the most common falcon in Pantanal and Mato Grosso (Brazil). It feeds on nearly anything and is commonly seen on carrion (like below) and road kill. This adaptability and its powerful beak allows it to catch very different preys. Click on…
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Global warming
Some people still think that there may be some uncertainty about global warming. Maybe it’s not really there. Apart from the scientists consensus, some people would have you believe that a temporary warming happened recently, but stopped even more recently. Just let them look at the global air temperatures over the last century and a…
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Amazing: Duke Nukem Forever comes back again, and again
After years of multiple announcements but a launch always pushed far into the future, the oldest PC First Person Shooter on the planet comes back again with a video trailer supposed to thrill us with anticipation. However, it’s been years that we’ve been thrilling and the vibration is now dampened. Link to GT
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Capibara, South American rodent
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them The capibara is supposedly the largest rodent on Earth (and it really is much bigger than the usual grey mouse). You will find this placid animal anywhere water meets earth (swamps and rivers), in Matto Grosso as well as near the Amazonia.
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Multiple optical illusion
A fairly good one created by Ava7.com.