The Japan Tsunami Casually Hits the San Francisco Bay [Video]

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• The Japan Tsunami Casually Hits the San Francisco Bay [Video]
• Ruling Gives DOJ Access to Wikileaks-linked Twitter Accounts [Wikileaks]
• Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies?
• Did Your Donation Really Reach Japan? (Probably Not.) [Disasters]
• Makers featured in GO, GO GADGETS – THEDAILY
• Start Faster Halves Firefox's Startup Time on Windows [Downloads]
• NASA's Network of Automated Cameras Will Never Leave the Sky Unwatched [Space]
• Japanese Nuke Officials: 1000x Normal Radiation Levels Inside Damaged Plant (Updated: Leaking Out) [Blip]
• Giz Explains: How Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work [Giz Explains]
• Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400? [Unconfirmed]

The Japan Tsunami Casually Hits the San Francisco Bay [Video] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PST The Japan tsunami hit the San Francisco Bay Area, but left nary a scratch. This video of the tsunami gently rippling rippling through the Bay is a far cry from the damage done across the Pacific Ocean. [Telstar via BoingBoing] More »

Ruling Gives DOJ Access to Wikileaks-linked Twitter Accounts [Wikileaks] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:23 PM PST A federal judge in Virginia issued a ruling today that allows the Department of Justice to access the Twitter accounts and associated data like the email addresses of principal Wikileaks members, including Julian Assange. The measure comes after the DOJ subpoena'd those members back in January in a probe to determine whether or not they broke the law in their involvement with the organization. The group's lawyers have already decided to appeal, so we'll have to wait and see just how much heat the Wikileaks higher-ups will be in should an investigation truly begin. [CNet] More »

Ask Slashdot: Worst Computer Scene In TV or Movies? Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:15 PM PST Cuban Devil writes "Yesterday I rented a copy of The Social Network. I won't comment on the story, but the Zuckerberg character's narrated performance on hacking Harvard servers made me wonder: what's the worst computer-related acting performance ever? I leave here my vote: Independence Day, when I had to see Mr. Goldblum upload a virus, using a Mac, when it did not connect even to an ethernet network, compromising the entire alien fleet. What other major technological gaffes have you seen?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Did Your Donation Really Reach Japan? (Probably Not.) [Disasters] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:12 PM PST Twitter is full of anxious donors, rewtweeting to text REDCROSS to 90999 to make $10 donation. Now, there's nothing wrong with this donation: The American Red Cross is a superb organization. But Japan hasn't actually asked for help just yet. More »

Makers featured in GO, GO GADGETS – THEDAILY Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PST GO, GO GADGETS @ THEDAILY. This is that new iPad magazine, and it's also online. Our own Becky Stern makes an appearance! Meet the real-life MacGyvers. Engineers and garage tinkerers across the country are building their own MP3 players, 3D printers and, yes, even light guns. And they say you can too. The Daily talked to some of the leaders of this gadget revolution and found that you don't have to be a genius to make something. You just have to be curious. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Start Faster Halves Firefox's Startup Time on Windows [Downloads] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PST Firefox 4 on Windows: One of the longest-running complaints among the anti-Firefox crowd is that it's slow. One Mozilla developer has set out to fix part of this problem by making Firefox start up twice as fast in Windows with a simple add-on. More »

NASA's Network of Automated Cameras Will Never Leave the Sky Unwatched [Space] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PST NASA is currently working on a project called the All-sky Fireball Network, its primary objective to monitor the entire night sky above the US for meteorite activity. Although limited to three fully automated cameras right now, a network of smart cameras that can record, analyze, and make publicly accessible all the events happening overhead could change our relationship with space. [Singularity Hub] More »

Japanese Nuke Officials: 1000x Normal Radiation Levels Inside Damaged Plant (Updated: Leaking Out) [Blip] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:52 PM PST There's literally no such thing as a completely safe exposure to radiation. So official reports of 1000 times normal levels in the Fukushima plant's control room are very, very troubling—especially since this plant's venting air. More »

Giz Explains: How Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Systems Work [Giz Explains] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:45 PM PST Earthquake and tsunami warning systems both monitor the same thing: seismic waves. Seismic data takes the Earth's pulse directly, so when the earth shakes, we get immediate feedback. If all goes well, we have enough time to run. More »

Will the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Only Cost $400? [Unconfirmed] Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PST It may still only be 7-inches and running Android 2.2, but the wi-fi only version of the Galaxy Tab is rumored to hit stores on April 4 for $400, making it cheaper than the iPad by $100. [DroidLife via Phandroid] More »

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