Topic: COMPUTER - on January 2, 2004 at 11:35:00 AM CET
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Preview
I installed the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) beta in a Windows XP Professional virtual machine environment to see what's new in this interesting release. As a preview, here's a look at some of the new features, most of which are centered around what Microsoft calls "safety technologies." I'll be taking a more in-depth look at this release when a more complete beta version is available. Windows XP SP2 is due by mid-2004, according to Microsoft.
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Topic: MUSIK - on January 2, 2004 at 9:57:00 AM CET
Rush guitarist in New Years Eve fight with deputies
The lead guitarist for the rock band Rush faces criminal charges after a New Year's Eve fight with sheriff's deputies.
Alex Zivojinovich, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, was arrested for what deputies described as drunken, violent behavior at the Naples Ritz-Carlton hotel.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 2, 2004 at 8:30:00 AM CET
CryptoPhone for Windows
the Free software for landines
works on any modern desktop or notebook computer running under Microsoft Windows(TM)
enables easy and secure communication to and from GSMK CryptoPhone 100 as well as to other GSMK CryptoPhone for Windows users
requires modem on POTS or ISDN landline
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Topic: CARS - on January 2, 2004 at 8:23:00 AM CET
A freak of a vehicle coming out of Keio University
in Japan called the KAZ - Keio Advanced Zero-Emmision Vehicle. The KAZ looks like a hybrid mutant child of a ballistic missle and a bus, with legs to match. The creation of Professor Hiroshi Shimyu, KAZ is a fully electric passenger vehicle able to reach a maximum top speed of 300kph!! using eight In-Wheel drives with 55kW (73hp) maximum power connected directly to each wheel. This give KAZ a total power output of 440kW (590hp!!).
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 2, 2004 at 8:18:00 AM CET
Build your own EMP/HERF/Shock Pulse Generators
Shock wave generators are capable of producing focused acoustic or electromagnetic energy that can break up objects such as kidney stones and other similar materials. EMP generators can produce pulses of electromagnetic energy that can destroy the sensitive electronics in computers and microprocessors. Destabilized LCR circuits can produce multi megawatt pulses by using an explosive wire disruptive switch.
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Topic: FUN - on January 2, 2004 at 8:07:00 AM CET
Must see
ROFL, so geil die pics!
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 2, 2004 at 7:51:00 AM CET
Marijuana is discovered
A routine traffic stop Tuesday on Interstate 40 led Department of Public Safety troopers to the discovery of more than 200 pounds of marijuana.
Troopers found the narcotics in a 1996 Toyota Avalon they pulled over on eastbound I-40 near Groom just after 10 a.m., according to a DPS release.
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Topic: NEWS - on January 2, 2004 at 7:43:00 AM CET
Top ten celebrity stories of 2003
Celebrity Chatter: Most Talked-About Events 2003 Some Star Moments We'd Like To Remember, Others Maybe Forget. Oh, what a year it was for celebrities. So much so that Celebrity Chatter has compiled a list of the Top Celebrity News 2003. Here we go!
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 2, 2004 at 7:40:00 AM CET
R.I.P. Jennicam
LET THE CREDITS roll, Jennicam is dead.
After seven years of non-stop broadcast, the webcams that relayed every intimate detail of Jennifer Ringley's life have been switched off.
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Topic: e-bay - on January 2, 2004 at 7:33:00 AM CET
Aircraft carrier (deommissioned ) for sale
Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited England/1942-1945
Loaned to Australia 1953 to 1955, Sold in 1956, re-fitted 1957 and 1960,
angled deck added, overhauled 1976 and 1980.
Laid-up 1987, Refitted 1991 and 1993, 1997 and 1998.
Decommissioned in November 2001, Sold to Private concerns 2002, sale did not complete.
Length: 693 ft 3 in Overall 630 ft, Waterline 690 ft, Flight deck
Beam: 80 ft 119 ft 6 ft Flight deck
Draught: 23 ft Fore 23 ft 5 ft aft
Catapult: 1 Mactaggart Scott C 3 steam powered 8.5 degree launch
Current bid: US $90,001,900.00
Time left: 3 days 5 hours 10-day listing Ends Jan-05-04 04:38:41 PST Add to Calendar History: 149 bids (US $6,000,000.00 starting bid)
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Topic: NEWS - on January 2, 2004 at 7:27:00 AM CET
"fire-safe" cigarettes
N.Y. Adopts New Rules on Cigarette Papers
To prevent house fires set by careless smokers, New York state has adopted the nation's first rules mandating that cigarettes sold in the state must be rolled with lower-ignition paper. The so-called "fire-safe" cigarettes will extinguish by themselves if not puffed on, and advocates say they will prevent many of the fires now triggered by smokers who leave cigarettes unattended.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on January 2, 2004 at 7:22:00 AM CET
Himmelspektakel im neuen Jahr
Zwei totale Mondfinsternisse sind die Highlights des Astromischen Jahres 2004. Am 5. Mai und am 28. Oktober kann man diese Spektakel beobachten. Im Juni zieht dann noch Nachbarplanet Venus vor der Sonne vorbei.
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