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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
11:55 am EST, Nov 6, 2003 |
] Microsoft was busy covering up an almighty cock-up last
] night after forgetting to renew its hotmail.co.uk domain
] name. what the fuck! again!? you'd think after screwing up the hotmail.com previously, they'd be paying more attention... guess not. The Register |
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Slashdot | Killing Cancer With a Virus |
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3:30 pm EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
] The U.S. National Cancer Institute has just decided to
] fund multiple human clinical studies to test the
] reovirus. This naturally occuring virus has a remarkable
] ability to infect and kill cancer cells, without
] affecting normal, healthy cells. i decided to meme the /. story cuz there's a few relevant links in there... looks to me like the shiznit... but i don't really know anything. Perhaps we can get a more expert opinion from any lurking biologists (ahem, nano ;)? Slashdot | Killing Cancer With a Virus |
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Novell Acquires SUSE and IBM Tosses In |
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12:42 pm EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
] With eyes fixed on the burgeoning Linux enterprise
] market, networking software specialist Novell (Quote,
] Chart) on Tuesday announced plans to shell out $210
] million in cash to acquire Germany's SUSE Linux AG. Novell's still in the game! Novell Acquires SUSE and IBM Tosses In |
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Oiling up the draft machine? |
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11:04 am EST, Nov 4, 2003 |
The community draft boards that became notorious for sending reluctant young men off to Vietnam have languished sinced the early 1970s, their membership ebbing and their purpose all but lost when the draft was ended. But a few weeks ago, on an obscure federal Web site devoted to the war on terrorism, the Bush administration quietly began a public campaign to bring the draft boards back to life. Especially for those who were of age to fight in the Vietnam, it is an ominous flashback of a message. Even floating the idea of a draft in the months before an election would be politically explosive, and the Pentagon last week was adamant that the push to staff up the draft boards is not a portent of things to come. Increasingly, however, military experts and even some influential members of Congress are suggesting that if Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's prediction of a "long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan proves accurate, the U.S. may have no choice but to consider a draft to fully staff the nation's military in a time of global instability. ... Even among those who think the public might support a draft, few believe Bush would dare to propose it before the November 2004 election. "It would highlight the cost of an imperial foreign policy, add an incendiary issue to the already emotional protests, and further split the limited-government conservatives." But despite the Pentagon's denials, planners there are almost certainly weighing the numbers just as independent military experts are. And that could explain the willingness to tune up the draft machinery. ... Not unless his victory has already been decided. Oiling up the draft machine? |
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ABCNEWS.com : FCC Wants AT&T Fine for Violating Rules |
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5:03 pm EST, Nov 3, 2003 |
] The Federal Communications Commission accused AT&T of
] making 78 phone calls to 29 consumers who asked
] telemarketers to leave them alone. The proposed fine
] would cost the company $10,000 for each call. wow! maybe this DNC thing will actually work? ABCNEWS.com : FCC Wants AT&T Fine for Violating Rules |
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4:48 pm EST, Nov 3, 2003 |
] Microsoft on Monday said it would use IBM chips in its
] next generation Xbox game and consumer electronics
] devices, dealing a blow to Intel and providing a much
] needed boost for IBM's lossmaking chip business. Whoa... FT.com / Business / US |
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