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Tysk forskning 1933-1945 (Oct 16 2003 08:59 GMT) - Tyska forskningsorganisationen DFG omvärderar sitt förflutna: man var betydligt mer oetisk under perioden 1933-1945 än vad som tidigare varit känt visar ny vetenskapshistorisk forskning (Nature). |
CSOF.net - Constant State Of Flux
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It's cool to be a nerd! (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - Lego company is looking to hire their seventh Lego Master Builder.Applicants who are approved in the first round of the search move into phase two – an on-the-spot model building competition. “Participants will have 2,000 LEGO bricks, and 45 minutes, to create a model. The specific theme of the project will not be announced until the clock starts, so contestants will truly have to exhibit creativity, strategy and calmness under pressure,” said Patrick DeMaria, head of the building team and a Master Model Builder himself. |
CSOF.net - Constant State Of Flux
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Nike Ground (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - Nike's new nikeground division is "rethinking space." They are renaming Vienna, Austria's most famous square, Karlsplatz, will be renamed Nikeplatz. A humongous (36 meters long, 18 meters high) monument of the swoosh will be erected. This is just the begining of their campaign for public spaces in many of the world's cities. |
CSOF.net - Constant State Of Flux
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Secret Coaches Help Tech-tarded Execs (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - Anyone that has worked for large IT organizations knows about the widespread problem of computer illiterates in tech management. (I remember having to talk the CTO at Salu through his instant message setup) Maybe you can sneak a hard copy of this article on their desks. While you're at it, this may be helpful as well. |
CSOF.net - Constant State Of Flux
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China Makes Spacemen (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - It seems so cold war to be watching China building 'Shenzhou V' rockets and blasting them into space from the Gobi desert. It could happen as early as Wednesday and no one knows who will drive the spaceship, but the media favorite is Yang Liwei. They have cute names for their spacemen, "Taikonaut". (BBC Article) |
Cruel Site of the Day
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Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - Quote: "Our favorite is when a car falling from a high place explodes the instant before it hits the ground. It's as though its gas tank gets panicky and detonates at the mere thought of striking Earth." (10-15) |
Cruel Site of the Day
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Czech This Out (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - "Since my childhood I longed for cosmic people," says Ivo Benda of Czechoslovakia, who has been asked by spaceman Jesus and his friends to teach humans how to create a "fine-vibratory field of love on the planet Earth." (10-14) |
The Tomorrow Weblog
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SCO Backs Off Linux Invoice Plan (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - The SCO Group has backed off a plan to send invoices to corporate users in order to prod them into buying licenses for their use of Linux, an operating system the company argues violates its Unix intellectual property. By Stephen Shankland (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu Linux News) |
The Tomorrow Weblog
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Next StarOffice Goes On Sale (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - The newest version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice desktop software suite, a competitor to Microsoft Office, is now available online. By Stephen Shankland and Dinesh C. Sharma (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu Linux News) |
PaKaL - Un mec qui sert a rien...
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[Bizarre] L'homme ŕ la voiture blanche n'aura pas froid... (Oct 16 2003 08:58 GMT) - Bien qu'ayant un certificat jusqu'ŕ lundi, j'avais envie d’aller prester au boulot aujourd'hui parce que j'en peux plus de rester lŕ ŕ rien faire de concret et d'avoir l'esprit en roue libre pour penser ŕ elle (C’est un compliment petit chat). Bon revenons en ŕ nous moutons, l'homme ŕ la voiture blanche... On sent que l'hiver approche et ŕ 7h du matin il fait quand męme froid mais comme toujours ŕ cette heure-ci il dort et simplement recouvert d'une veste en cuir. Je vais donc dans mon coffre prendre la couverture qui me sert ŕ dormir quand je suis trop saoul pour rentré de virée, frappe ŕ la vitre, il se réveil, me fait signe de dégager... Je frappe ŕ nouveau, il ouvre... |
Controversy.com
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Cubs lose NLCS in game seven; Cub fan is big loser (Oct 16 2003 08:57 GMT) - The Cub fan who knocked away a foul ball that Cubs outfielder Moises Alou was trying to catch in Wednesday's night NLCS sixth game issued a statement about the incident. The life-long Cubs fan said, "to Moises Alou, the Chicago Cubs organization, Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, and Cub fans everywhere I am so truly sorry from the bottom of this Cubs fan's broken heart." |
ParaKnowYa
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"The first time... (Oct 16 2003 08:56 GMT) - ... Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBX IP has been realized in silicon, enabling developers to prototype applications that will port easily... |
The SquizLog
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Missing that Female Touch (Oct 16 2003 08:54 GMT) - Earlier this afternoon, David asked everyone in the office would they mind if he defrosted the fridge. The fact that I can now hear David chipping away at the accumulated icebergs is evidence of the fact that nobody objected. And... |
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