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12:48 pm EST, Jan 22, 2004 |
If you notice strange monkeys hanging around Google's main page today, that is because it is the chinese new year, and it is now the year of the monkey. Year of the Monkey |
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9:21 pm EST, Jan 20, 2004 |
Very pointless...yet somehow compelling. virtual bubble wrap |
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New Scientist - Fast-track DNA tests confirm Saddam's identity |
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9:08 am EST, Dec 17, 2003 |
] "They certainly had access to the two sons, Uday and
] Qusay, who were killed," he says. A "very quick way" of
] identifying Saddam Hussein would be to compare the new
] sample with variable regions called short tandem repeats
] on the sons' Y-chromosomes. As this male sex chromosome
] is passed directly from father to son, it should match. Ask MemeStreams, get an answer... New Scientist - Fast-track DNA tests confirm Saddam's identity |
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Saddam Hussein Captured Alive; Iraqis Celebrate |
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2:59 pm EST, Dec 14, 2003 |
American military officials confirmed today that Saddam Hussein had been captured alive in Tikrit on Saturday night.
They confirmed that it was him based on DNA evidence. Not that I suspect they have the wrong guy, but this IS bullshit. You can't confirm identity using DNA tests. DNA tests can prove that someone is not the same as the person who contributed the sample material, but not the other way around. In Baghdad, huge crowds celebrated in the streets with gunfire. Saddam Hussein Captured Alive; Iraqis Celebrate |
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New compilation CD and upcoming live show survey Nashville's electronic musical underground |
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11:10 pm EDT, Oct 9, 2003 |
Showcase of Nashville electronic music at The End Oct. 11th 9PM. Link goes to this week's Nashville Scene write-up about the local electronic musicians. ... In short, Area 615 is a fine survey of what gets called electronic music these days. Contributors like Satellite City and Callisto (both side projects featuring members of local band Venus Hum) bring an appreciation for recent trends and ideas--e.g., the "glitch" style of clicking and popping noises promulgated by the German label Mille Plateaux. Notably different, but hardly out of place here, is Mr. Natural, who uses contact microphones, guitar pickups and the surfaces of objects to create what could appropriately be called sound explorations. His approach shares a kinship with a totally different group of musicians, among them San Francisco's Loren Chasse and the UK's Jonathan Coleclough, who electronically process field recordings to create pieces that can be at once gentle and disorienting. Props to all the people on this CD....this is a truely great thing, and I can't wait to buy my copy (aKa, sell some at PN and reserve one for me damnit:)) New compilation CD and upcoming live show survey Nashville's electronic musical underground |
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9:58 am EDT, Sep 27, 2003 |
Denali.....lead female vocal rocks....her voice sounds like velvet....check them out, they rule. DENALI |
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BBC NEWS | Technology | The geek who would be governor |
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3:16 pm EDT, Sep 6, 2003 |
] Her hero is the Linux author, Linus Torvalds, and she
] spends a lot of time on the internet.
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] She gets called a "geek" by lots of people, but she knows
] it is true and is rather proud of it.
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] Georgy Russell also wants to be the California state
] governor. She's cute. She's a geek. She's political. She could be the next governor of California. I think I'm in love! BBC NEWS | Technology | The geek who would be governor |
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