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A few Facts about Software Professionals :)

*10% of Software Professionals are predicted to be affected by major diseases like Carpal tunnel syndrome, heart diseases etc

*20% of Software Professionals marry their co-workers !!!!

*30% of Software Professionals are interested in Live in relationship because they tend to hate the responsibility both in office and house.

*40% of Software Professionals are confused about settling down (India or abroad)

*50% of Software Professionals has No savings in their Bank Account

*60% of Software Professionals are not satisfied with their current wages

*70% of Software Professionals work more than 8 hours across globe

*80% of Software Professionals live away from their Parents

*90% of Software Professionals are NOT HAPPY about their Life, meeting deadlines, client satisfaction, incentives, promotions, increment, onsite trips, wife, children, visa status, and commitments

*100% of Software professionals wish they had a choice other than computers in their life at least once in their lifetime.

Bugatti found in Garage earns $4.4million

A 1937 rare model of Bugatti Type 57s lying in a garage since early 1960's was auctioned at in paris for a whopping 3.4 million euros ($4.4 million).

The supercar was so ahead of its time it could go up to 130 mph (209 kph) when most other cars of its era topped out about 50 mph (80 kph).

This particular car is especially valuable because it was originally owned by Earl Howe, a prominent British race car driver, and because its original equipment is intact, so it can restored without relying on replacement parts.

Source : Associated Press

World's first electric powered all-terrain endurance bike ..

When ever i used to watch an e-bike(An Electric gear-less scooter actually) on road i always thought of possibility of having an actual bike with complete gear and acceleration system as that of original bike .

And now KTM an austrian firm the world's leader in sales of all-terrain motorbikes and Europe's second biggest motorbike constructor after Germany's BMW has said that it actually had produced a prototype of electric-powered all-terrain endurance bike which is very quiet and could develop up to 35 horsepower, weighed 90 kilos (200 pounds) and could run for 40 minutes before recharging. It was designed for off-road sporting use. It has a sales target of 95,000 machines for this year.

Google releases Android as opensource .

Google which previously conducted Android developer challenge now has released Android as an open source for developers to modify and add new features to the existing one's.

It is a complete end-to-end software platform that can be adapted to work on any number of hardware configurations.

The phones, which cost 179 dollars, 20 dollars cheaper than the iPhone 3G, go on sale in the United States on Wednesday, in Britain in early November and in other European countries served by telecom carrier T-Mobile in early 2009.

Open source project link

Source : AFP

Chinese surfers fury over Microsoft @!#$%@#

Chinese Internet users have expressed fury at Microsoft's launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting computer users to ensure they buy genuine software.

The "Windows Genuine Advantage" program, which turns the user's screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft's latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, where the vast majority of 200 million computer users are believed to be using counterfeit software.

While most of the people argue that Microsoft should have violating people's rights by trespassing into their computer a few of the lawyers termed Microsoft as the biggest hacker in China with its intrusion into users' computer systems without their agreement or any judicial authority.

Source : Reuters

Wow a house that can walk !!

An ultimate solution to beat floods have been designed by art collective N55 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who worked in conjunction with engineers in Massachusetts, US.

Like normal homes, it comes equipped with a living room, kitchen, toilet, bed and wood stove.

But how can it walk?

The property has been built on six hydraulic legs which are powered by solar and wind powered and can stroll at walking pace across all terrains.

A mainframe computer present inside the house controls the house .

The prototype cost £30,000 to build, including materials and time, but the designers believe it could be constructed for a lot less.



Source : Dailymail