Topic: =/\= ddos the entire internet, papaer accelerometers, giant touchscreens!

[stoneyface]

lots of cool stuff today. first off is an interesting article about how the entire internet can be knocked offline but a targeted ddos attack. you would just need to target border gateway protocol (BGP), with a ddos and theoretically take out the net. read the article here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20113-the-cyberweapon-that-could-take-down-the-internet.html

next, is a neat story about how using paper to replace expensive electronic parts. paper accelerometers! seriously!!!!
read here: http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/paper-accelerometer-could-mean-disposable-devices

i am seriously jealous of the new touchscreen at The University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. it can handle 100 different touch points at once, is transparent and curves on a wall.... and it is gigantic! read here: http://www.ispyce.com/2011/02/this-giant-touchscreen-is-worlds.html