Topic: Space - on April 13, 2004 at 10:35:00 PM CEST
100,000 times as bright as our own Sun
Hidden behind a curtain of dusty darkness lurks one of the most violent pockets of star birth in our galaxy. Called DR21, this stellar nursery is so draped in cosmic dust that it appears invisible to the human eye.
By seeing in the infrared, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has pulled this veil aside, revealing a fireworks-like display of massive stars. The biggest of these stars is estimated to be 100,000 times as bright as our own Sun.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 13, 2004 at 10:33:00 PM CEST
Korean Internet company sues Microsoft for $8.7 million
A South Korean Internet portal filed an antitrust lawsuit Monday against Microsoft, alleging the U.S. computer software giant violated trade regulations by tying instant messenger software to its Windows operating system.
Daum Communications said it was seeking 10 billion won ($8.7 million) in damages it claimed resulted from Microsoft's Windows XP, which includes the instant messaging system MSN Messenger.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on April 13, 2004 at 10:31:00 PM CEST
Google Challenges Microsoft Monopoly
While Linux advocates look to desktop software to challenge Microsoft's desktop championship, a new top-ranked contender is coming from a direction that's both unexpected and obvious: Google.
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Topic: ROBOT - on April 13, 2004 at 10:27:00 PM CEST
Robots May Fight for the Army
Lightweight, super-strong robots will lead human soldiers into battle within 10 years -- at least according to iRobot.
The robots, called small unmanned ground vehicles, or SUGVs, will detect the presence of chemical and biological weapons, identify targets for artillery and infantrymen, and ferret out snipers hiding inside urban buildings. Today, humans mainly perform these tasks, often becoming the first casualties of battle while looking for snipers or explosives.
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Topic: WEB - on April 13, 2004 at 10:16:00 PM CEST
Going Wild for the 'Pig Brother' Web Site
A German Web site dubbed "Pig Brother" has attracted more than a million visitors in under two weeks with its 24-hour live Webcam coverage of a family of wild boar, the site's creators said Tuesday.
The site, launched in March by the German Hunting Protection League, offers day and night coverage of three males, three females and more than 50 offspring in an enclosure in their natural habitat of the Eifel mountains in western Germany.
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Topic: - on April 13, 2004 at 10:11:00 PM CEST
Suspected border tunnel is detected in Calexico
U.S. federal authorities have hired a contractor to excavate an area in Calexico that they suspect could be the site of another cross-border tunnel.
It's in the same area where two incomplete cross-border tunnels were found last year, one by a U.S. Border Patrol agent and the other by city work crews.
U.S. authorities believe the tunnels were being built to transport drugs illegally into the United States. Calexico is about 100 miles east of San Diego, across the border from the Baja California capital of Mexicali.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 13, 2004 at 10:04:00 PM CEST
Iomega ships 35GB 'son of Jaz'
Iomega has begun selling its 'son of Jaz' removable hard drive, Rev. Pitched as an alternative to tape back-up rigs, Rev provides 35GB of uncompressed storage capacity per 2.5in removable disk. The disk is mounted inside a 10 x 8 x 8cm cartridge, and yields a 25MBps transfer rate - eight times faster than DDS-4 tape, Iomega claims.
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Topic: ART - on April 13, 2004 at 9:42:00 PM CEST
MEMORIES OF MATCHBOX CARS AT HACKNEY MUSEUM
Matchbox Memories is an exhibition at Hackney Museum, running until August 28.
This exhibition should provoke a wide range of emotions for a huge number of people, particularly residents of Hackney, where Matchbox cars were made for decades.
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Topic: LOST - on April 13, 2004 at 9:39:00 PM CEST
Petition Jack Daniels to bring back orginal 90 proof
We the undersigned have enjoyed Jack Daniel Tennessee Sipping Whiskey for many years. We however protest the surreptitious drop in alcohol content over the past several years. In the past 15 years the proof of Jack Daniels Black label has dropped from 90 to 86 to 80 proof.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 13, 2004 at 1:26:00 PM CEST
Handy oder Handgranate
Das merkwürdige Telefonverhalten geschlechtsreifer Chinesen zur Paarungszeit
"Ein Handy? Das ist eine Handgranate", brüllt Zhang Guoli in einer Schlüsselszene des Films "Cell Phone". Dass manch chinesischer Geschäftsmann bis zu vier Handys hat - eines für den Beruf, eines für die Ehefrau und zwei für seine Geliebten, mag schon als eine Art Witz kursiert sein. Seit dem Erfolg von "Cell Phone" aber ist in China eine zweite große Mauer gewachsen; eine Mauer aus Zwietracht, Misstrauen, Unsicherheit und gegenseitiger Bespitzelei. "Cell Phone" erzählt die Geschichte eines Fernsehmoderators, der sich lügend und betrügend durchs Leben windet; sein ständiger Begleiter, Assistent - und letztlich der große Verräter ist das Mobiltelefon.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 13, 2004 at 1:24:00 PM CEST
Bei Anruf Explosion
Ein läutendes Mobiltelefon soll am Freitag eine Explosion bei einer texanischen Ölquelle verursacht haben. Um das Bohrloch hatte sich Gas angesammelt und explodierte. Drei Mitarbeiter von Signal Well Service wurden dabei verletzt und sind in einer speziellen Station für Brandopfer in Dallas in Behandlung. Sie sind außer Lebensgefahr. Der entscheidende Funke dürfte nach Angaben der Behörden, die den Vorfall untersuchen, durch das Telefon selbst oder durch eine elektrostatische Entladung beim Griff danach entstanden sein.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 13, 2004 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
PROXY and SOCKS lists
Here is a list of actually working anonymous proxies. Proxy servers on the list bellow are put here for educational purpose only. Use them to improve your privacy online, at your own risk and not for malicious deeds!
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