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Wrong turn in the Net's future |
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| Topic: Technology |
10:03 am EDT, Jul 16, 2003 |
] One school of thought--currently supported by the Federal
] Communications Commission--favors allowing local-phone
] monopolies to maintain their dominance and extend that
] monopoly into the high-speed Internet market. ooohhh... don't get me started!!! Wrong turn in the Net's future |
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'Operation: Hidden Agenda' cards |
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| Topic: Current Events |
1:28 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2003 |
] Kathy Eder's 55 cards show pictures of the president,
] Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others along with
] quotes, mostly from journalists, questioning the
] rationale for the U.S.-led war. The backs of the cards
] feature a 1983 photograph of Rumsfeld shaking Hussein's
] hand. Having just scored my own copy of a deck of official Iraqi "most wanted" cards, I'm definitely in the market for these! 'Operation: Hidden Agenda' cards |
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American Solar Challenge Homepage |
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| Topic: Science |
9:24 am EDT, Jul 14, 2003 |
] From July 13th to 23th, 2003, 2300 miles of solar raycing
] will challenge teams from around the world. High tech and
] high efficiency solar cars will cross the Great Plains,
] climb the Rocky Mountains, and dash over the Great
] American Desert to the finish line in Southern
] California. American Solar Challenge Homepage |
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'Geocaching' buccaneers pursue hidden bounty throughout Bay Area as GPS-based game catches on |
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| Topic: Games |
9:06 am EDT, Jul 14, 2003 |
] Blame it on geocaching, an Internet-based hide-and-seek
] game that has, just three years after its invention, been
] played by an estimated 250,000 people around the world.
] Roughly 15,000 play in any given week, and the number has
] doubled about every six months Geocaching getting some more notice. 'Geocaching' buccaneers pursue hidden bounty throughout Bay Area as GPS-based game catches on |
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11:46 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2003 |
my new productivity killer for the year. Much more fun than Bejeweled. LEGO - Junkbot |
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10:10 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2003 |
]Home of the Dub Selector.
interactive dub music. hours of fun. INFINITE WHEEL |
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Put The Star Wars Kid in Episode III Petition |
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10:06 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2003 |
] We the undersigned, urge you to consider Ghyslain A.K.A.
] "Star Wars Kid" for a cameo in the upcoming Star Wars
] Episode III movie Put The Star Wars Kid in Episode III Petition |
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| Topic: Technology |
11:04 pm EDT, Jul 11, 2003 |
] Wireless technology is becoming more and more prevalent,
] and many people have experimented with transmitting wi-fi
] over large distances. The Guinness World Book of Records
] distance for a wi-fi link is 310 kilometers, and was set
] by the Swedish company Alvarion (full story here:
] http://www.newswireless.net/articles/030307-record.html).
] Amateurs have been making antennas out of everything from
] Pringles cans to Primestar dishes, and getting amazing
] results. Sound interesting? Read on! WOOHOO! Nice shootin Tex! Defcon Wireless Shootout |
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11:01 pm EDT, Jul 11, 2003 |
The Japanese are always better at imitating us. Ping Pong - Reloaded |
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'Fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle |
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5:49 pm EDT, Jul 11, 2003 |
] The fully-grown flies, as doctors described the
] parasites, have been emerging out of Chandan Goswami's
] genitals and flying off for more than two weeks now. OMG!, this is a nightmare come true... 'Fly boy' continues to suffer as doctors struggle |
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