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1. Did You Know How These Names Came About! – Jaxey.Com

   Java – Originally called Oak by creator James Gosling, from the tree that stood outside his window, when programming team had to look for a substitute, Java was selected. It came from the name of the coffee that the programmers drank.

2. Cult of the Dead Cow turns Google into a vulnerability scanner – Heise-Online.Co.UK

   This kind of “Google hacking” is already well known: a hacker called Johnny has already published quite a collection of these. What cDc has done is create an automated tool that allows an unskilled hacker to use these same techniques.

3. Our Top 40 Photoshopped Images – VertusTech.Com

   Sometimes they can be funny, sometimes thought provoking, other times they just mess with your mind. They’ll always take your breath away though and make you wonder at the skills of the people that created them.

4. Get a pilot license in 20 hours and for $340 bucks – Gadling.Com

   At some point in the last couple of years, chances are you’ve come across the term “very light jets” or the catchy acronym VLJ. These are small propeller planes that fit only two passengers and weigh less than 1,300 pounds.

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