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Scavenger Hunt!

Last week we got a list of questions and had to find them without using google. so i tested out some other search engines and discovered they do exactly the same thing. Thus, poses the question "why does everyone use google?"
Below are the questions and answers:

• Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?

It appears that they have not officially named the creator, although my research found one man, Onel de Guzman, who appears to be the closest they came to finding the preson(s) responsible. One definite though, is that this virus originated in the Philippines. archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/.../06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html

• Who invented the paper clip?

A man named William D. Middlebrook in 1899.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/paperclip.htm

• How did the Ebola virus get its name?

It was named after a River in the Democratic Republic of the Conga (formerly Zaire) in Africa.

• What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
  

Chile in 1960, measuring a massive 9.5 on the richter scale!

• In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
  

I'm so bad at maths so thankgod for calculators and the web! 1 Terabyte = 1,073,741,824 Kilobytes.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070215111506AAXHZJq

• Who is the creator of email?

Ray Tomlinson, as far as i could discover. Some interesting reading on how it came about...
http://openmap.bbn.com/~tomlinso/ray/firstemailframe.html

• What is the storm worm and how many computers are affected by it?

Apparently it's a worm, trojan horse, and bot, all in one! They have estimated approximately 10 million computers affected world wide. I found 2 good websites regarding the storm worm, one explaining what it is, the other how many computers it's affected.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/the_storm_worm_maelstrom_or_te.html

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/10/the_storm_worm.html

• If you wanted to contact the Prime Minister of Australia directly, what is the most efficient way?

This link will take u directly to his website where you can contact him online or via normal post. There is a warning regarding online contact as there may be security problems or your question may be passed on to other MP's for a more appropriate answer.
http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm

• Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (head of school of arts) a member of?

Now this answer i found on a blog, but to check the credibility of the answer, to be The Black Assassins, i then searched this title and sure enough found Stephen Stockwell.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm

• What does the term 'Web 2.0' mean in your own words?

Normal everyday people using the internet and creating things on it. For example, social networks, and creating ways to interact with other users. It's all a bit techo-jargon for me... but read the link you may get it better than i do.
http://socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com/2005/09/29/approaching-a-definition-of-web-2-0/


Well i'll leave that with you coz im sure you're on information overload as it is.

Til nxt time, Ez :)