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Improved Monitors (Apr 29 2004 23:42 GMT) - A new breed of flat-screen monitors refresh faster, making them ideal for gamers and others who need intense graphics. |
GamingReport.com
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ReaperMiniatures: Reaper Store's User Information Hacked (Apr 29 2004 23:42 GMT) - From Reaper's site: "An international group of professional hackers has used a new exploit to grab the encrypted user information of at least several dozen companies in the US. This attack targeted all of these companies respective eCommerce sites. Among these ... |
Synthetic Morpheme
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The concept of DNA computer ... (Apr 29 2004 23:41 GMT) - The concept of DNA computer that could detect and treat diseases such as cancer has been proven in the lab [Reuters]. The computer works by finding markers in a cell's RNA that indicate the presence of the target disease. If it finds the marker, it administers a drug or chemical to kill the diseased cell. This represents pinpoint precision in killing diseased cells. Actual treatments based on this technique are still potentially many years away, but proving the concept is awe inspiring. |
Smart Mobs
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Quantum cryptography (Apr 29 2004 23:41 GMT) - Nature reports that on the 21st of April, Austrian scientists used quantum cryptography to transfer a US$3,500 donation to their laboratory.The article explains."Quantum cryptography uses the odd properties of quantum particles to create secure keys for encoding and decoding messages.The very act of observing these particles changes their nature, making it easy to detect any eavesdroppers.Anton Zeilinger, a quantum physicist at the University of Vienna, and his team carried out their bank transaction by applying a particularly secure technique that uses a pair of entangled photons to create the key. |
Smart Mobs
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U.K kids and their phones (Apr 29 2004 23:41 GMT) - 25% of primary school children in the U.K have a mobile phone with the number of seven to 10-year-olds owning a mobile phone almost doubling over the past three years.A consumer analyst for the market research firm that did the survey said: "Many parents find it reassuring to be able to get in touch with their children at any time, and some consider mobile phones important for their children's safety.Children in one-parent households are more likely to have their own phone. |
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Disko Boy (Apr 29 2004 23:40 GMT) - It's friday after all, so here's my latest creation built with Processing to get you into the right swing for the weekend: Disko Boy will dance to any music you play. Before you can see him though you'll need some preparation: - Your browser has to be Java-enabled. Most browsers are, but if it doesn't work, you can download Java software for the desktop here. |
A Small Victory
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Tales From the Courthouse: P. Diddy Syndrome (Apr 29 2004 23:40 GMT) - There's a guy who robbed a bank. He suffers from delusions of grandeur. He's a record mogul and a former assistant to Henry Ford (previous life division) among other things. As he tells it, late one night an "ill wind"... |
eWEEK Technology News
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Gateway Axes More Jobs (Apr 29 2004 23:40 GMT) - Following the recent shuttering of its stores, the eMachines team makes itself felt in Gateway's executive ranks as the company pink slips another 1,500 jobs. |
El GNUdista
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Meme literario (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - ¿Y en que consiste la diferencia? ¿Que te importa lo que piensen los demás? Biografía de Richard P. Feyman el meme es el siguiente: 1- se pilla el libro más cercano. |
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Would you like a life with that? (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - In addition to knowing me by name and inviting me to his very exclusive upcoming underground rave thing, the neon-bead necklace wearing graveyard shift drive-thru operator at Jack-in-the-Box expressed sincere concern last night when I told him I wouldn't be... |
NGfL News
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Service gets top marks (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - Middlesbrough Adult Education Service (MAES) has been awarded an 'outstanding' grade by the government's Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) for its foundation programmes. |
NGfL News
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P-p-passionate about penguins? (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - Where penguins come from, how they keep warm and how we interact with them are some of the questions that will be answered in a talk at Bristol University. |
NGfL News
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Library boost in Birmingham (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - Birmingham's central library and 40 community libraries are to be given a cash boost of £300,000 to spend on new books, videos, DVDs and CDs. |
Ozten
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spell checkers unite (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - Updated Credits page of Understanding Terror the coloring book to give props my minions of proof reading ninjas. My new sneakers |
Lollardy
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Quick, Grab the Nearest Book! ... (Apr 29 2004 23:39 GMT) - Quick, Grab the Nearest Book! In my case, the one on the passenger seat of the Survey Assault Vehicle:All field operations and office computations are governed by the constant effort to eliminate mistakes and systematic errors. (Elementary Surveying, 7th Edition, Brinker & Wolf)Instructions: 1. |
Patridiot Watch
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Give Me A Break, Pelosi ... (Apr 29 2004 23:38 GMT) - In a paen to conservative political correctness, Nancy Pelosi decided to chastise Jim McDermott this week for omitting the words, "Under God" when he led the House of Representatives in the Pledge of Allegiance earlier this week. This is more... |
Food Blog
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Holy crap that's hot (Apr 29 2004 23:38 GMT) - Found in my comments was sweatnspice.com, one of many hot sauce web vendors. Normally I ignore requests for 'reciprocal links', (I don't sell anything so reciprocal links have no value to me) but these guys are selling this million scoville... |
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