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"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
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Topic: Technology |
11:26 am EST, Nov 12, 2003 |
] Like the Segway, Bombardier's Embrio concept--a prototype ] that may or may not make production--uses gyroscope ] technology to balance riders but adds a dash of flair ] absent in the Segway, which we as car nuts find slightly ] nerdy. me want! Canadian Segway |
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RE: FCC Deserves a Digital Thanks for Nothing |
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Topic: Current Events |
1:15 pm EST, Nov 11, 2003 |
flynn23 wrote: ] ] As for new digital cables, the FCC ruling does not ] ] mandate any one copy-control technology, leaving it up to ] ] companies to choose from competing options. But this ] ] competition probably won't happen. Most of the ] ] electronics industry has anointed one system, called "5C" ] ] after the five corporations that developed it (Hitachi, ] ] Intel, Matsushita, Sony and Toshiba) and already approved ] ] for the digital outputs on future cable boxes and ] ] cable-compatible TV sets. The FCC can approve other ] ] copy-control schemes, but 5C-compliant hardware may not ] ] be upgradeable to support these competing mechanisms, ] ] placing them at a disadvantage. ] ] ... ] ] ] You won't be able to make a lower-resolution copy of a ] ] digital broadcast to watch on your DVD player or move a ] ] recording to the laptop or handheld computer you own ] ] today. And by forbidding all Internet transfers, even of ] ] brief excerpts, the scheme steals fair-use rights. This really stinks. RE: FCC Deserves a Digital Thanks for Nothing |
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Americans Demand Increased Governmental Protection From Selves |
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Topic: Current Events |
10:58 am EST, Nov 10, 2003 |
] Alarmed by the unhealthy choices they make every day, ] more and more Americans are calling on the government to ] enact legislation that will protect them from their own ] behavior. almost believable. Thanks to Mike Morrison for this one. Americans Demand Increased Governmental Protection From Selves |
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First-grade teacher charged in school bomb threat |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
11:47 am EST, Nov 5, 2003 |
] MONTCLAIR, Va. -- A 42-year-old first-grade teacher at ] Washington-Reid Elementary School wrote a note claiming ] there was a bomb in the building, Prince William County ] police said Tuesday. ] ] The note was intended as a practical joke, police said, ] but Elizabeth Schuette, of Montclair, was charged with ] threatening to bomb. That's about the dumbest idea I've ever seen anyone try to get out of work. First-grade teacher charged in school bomb threat |
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FCC Approves Internet Anti-Piracy Tool |
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Topic: Current Events |
11:31 am EST, Nov 5, 2003 |
] FCC Chairman Michael Powell said his ] agency was taking "an important step toward preserving ] the viability of free over-the-air television." Dude, you SOOOOO blew it... FCC Approves Internet Anti-Piracy Tool |
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Rock duo in school of mock |
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Topic: Humor |
11:13 am EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
] The well-fed rockers of Tenacious D went on a 45-day ] hunger strike yesterday. ] ] They were tenacious enough to last about an hour. ] ] A comic-rock duo featuring actor Jack Black, Tenacious D ] has earned a hard-core following of fans ravenous for ] their anthems invoking the themes and lingo of heavy ] metal. ] ] Yesterday, Black and partner Kyle Gass pledged a gesture ] as grand as their music, saying they would starve ] themselves while dangling above Times Square for 45 days ] - or until their new DVD sold 1 million copies. ] ] "Kyle is going to bring a guitar, and if we need extra ] nourishment, we will live off the power of each other's ] rock," Black said. I love these guys. Rock duo in school of mock |
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Wired News: Aussies Do It Right: E-Voting |
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Topic: Technology |
9:17 am EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
] While critics in the United States grow more concerned ] each day about the insecurity of electronic voting ] machines, Australians designed a system two years ago ] that addressed and eased most of those concerns: They ] chose to make the software running their system ] completely open to public scrutiny. Wired News: Aussies Do It Right: E-Voting |
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Slashdot | Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant |
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Topic: Science |
9:17 am EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
] According to a KPTV newscast, a Simpsons fan with too ] much time on his hands grafted a tobacco plant and a ] tomato plant and, ta-da: tomacco! !!!!!! Slashdot | Simpsons Fan Creates Real Tomacco Plant |
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Cats can catch SARS - and pass it on |
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Topic: Science |
3:02 pm EST, Oct 30, 2003 |
Researchers say it is "absolutely not" a reason to kill cats, but suggest they might be quarantined with their owners during outbreaks. hahahaha! Die kitty die! Cats can catch SARS - and pass it on |
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The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World |
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Topic: Technology |
11:59 am EST, Oct 30, 2003 |
] The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke ] diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient ] prime-mover in the world today. wow... 5,608,312 foot pounds of torque!!! Someone needs to build a muscle car with this engine... The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World |
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