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Invite codes are gone (Dec 12 2003 13:04 GMT) - Love 'em or hate 'em, invite codes are now gone. [post1, post2]We really just want to make everybody happy, and that's really hard. If we say we want to turn right, half the community asks, "why not left?". We can explain forever, but it's difficult following our long posts and replies in threads of 1000+ comments. |
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Teen Gets 5 Years in Carjacking Plea Deal (Dec 12 2003 13:04 GMT) - One of three teenagers caught last summer with swords and guns and charged with planning a killing spree was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for carjacking. Cody Jackson, 15, apologized in court. "I just want everyone to know I wasn't going to kill anyone," he told Superior Court Judge Samuel D. Natal. |
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Thailand to release report on drug war deaths (Dec 12 2003 13:03 GMT) - (Australia) ABC Asia Pacific - News - Asia Pacific News - Thailand to release report on drug war deaths Thailand to release report on drug war deaths Thailand is to release the results of an investigation into the deaths of around 2500 people during the government's "war on drugs" this year.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(90%), $propaganda_theme6(90%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Scientists find gene for drunkenness in worms (Dec 12 2003 13:03 GMT) - (Canada) "Our end goal is to find a way to cure alcoholism and drug abuse," Dr. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $alcohol(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Bayer Noise (Dec 12 2003 13:03 GMT) - A noise demo by anti-GM protesters is thwarted by police abusing Section 14 of the Public Order Act. This video explains illustrates the way the police unlawfully deny us our rights. High quality screening copies available online: V2V VP3 version MPEG1 version |
symlink.ch: Wissen Vernetzt - deutsche News für die Welt
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Chessbrain Weltrekordversuch (Dec 12 2003 13:02 GMT) - Nachdem das Projekt zum verteilten Schachspielen (Chessbrain) schon seit lngerem im Probebetrieb lft, wurde nun fr den nchsten Januar der erste Weltrekordversuch angekndigt. Im Rahmen der NordU Usenix Conference soll das Chessbrain-Netzwerk gegen den dnischen Grossmeister Peter Heine Nielsen antreten. Der momentane, nicht offizielle Rekord liegt bei 846 Computern, die gleichzeitig an einer Schachpartie mitgerechnet haben. Mehr Infos: Pressemitteilung. |
symlink.ch: Wissen Vernetzt - deutsche News für die Welt
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IPv4 Adressen reichen bis 2030 (Dec 12 2003 13:02 GMT) - Im aktuellen RIPE newsletter (achtung: 1.1 MB PDF) findet sich eine ausfhrliche Berechnung und Voraussage betreffend der verfgbaren IPv4 Adressen. Der Autor sagt voraus, dass wir noch bis mindestens im Jahr 2030 gengend IPv4-Adressen haben werden zumindest wenn sich die Dinge so weiter entwickeln wie sie sich in den letzten Jahren entwickelt haben. |
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Top Ten List: Below my ... (Dec 12 2003 13:01 GMT) - Top Ten List: Below my favourite movie thrillers list with at least one unpredictable twist: The sixth sense Memento Shawshank redemption Name of the Rose The others Body heat Wild things Primal fear Seven Reinder games Entertaining movies that will keep you glued to the screen |
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Linux: Unreliable Guide To Locking (Dec 12 2003 13:01 GMT) - Rusty Russell [interview] recently posted an updated version of his "Unreliable Guide To Locking". The introduction begins: "Welcome, to Rusty's Remarkably Unreliable Guide to Kernel Locking issues. This document describes the locking systems in the Linux Kernel in 2.6. |
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