Topic: POLITIK - on October 4, 2004 at 2:38:00 PM CEST
Keeping America scared...
Excellent montage of republicans repeating their message.
earthlink (medium sized Quicktime movie)
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 4, 2004 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
Products We Wish Microsoft Would Deliver
- The Microsoft Credit Card
- Manager Minder
- George Jetson Voice Recognition System
- Word for Dummies
- Better Backup
- Integrated Anti-Everything
- Outlook for Idiots
- Windows Naked
- "Something, anything, for which I am not a beta tester."
- The Bill Gates Reimbursement Machine
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Topic: SCIENCE - on October 4, 2004 at 2:07:00 PM CEST
A Math/Physics Word Problem
If you are walking from point A to point B in the rain, do you get more or less wet depending on how fast you walk?
Sounds stupidly simple, doesn’t it.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 4, 2004 at 2:05:00 PM CEST
Sex toy shuts down airport
An adult sex toy shut down a major regional airport for almost an hour on Monday when it was mistaken for a bomb, police said.
The vibrating object was discovered at Mackay Airport by a security officer who noticed the suspicious package inside a rubbish bin at the terminal cafeteria at 9.15am (AEST), a police spokeswoman said.
Cafeteria manager Lynne Bryant said her staff had been cleaning tables when they noticed a strange humming noise coming from the rubbish bin.
"It was rather disconcerting when the rubbish bin started humming furiously," she said.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 4, 2004 at 1:58:00 PM CEST
Fish found with male-female tissue
Fish with both male and female sex tissue have been discovered near Colorado wastewater treatment plants on the South Platte River and Boulder Creek.
Scientists are trying to determine if chemicals that disrupt hormones, such as estrogen, are responsible for the gender-bending phenomenon.
Colorado biologist John Woodling discovered the deformed white suckers about two years ago near two wastewater discharge pipes. Female fish also far outnumber the male fish near the plants.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 4, 2004 at 12:28:00 PM CEST
Bombe entpuppte sich als brummender Vibrator
Ein vibrierender Vibrator hat in Australien auf einem Flughafen einen Bombenalarm ausgelöst. Angestellte des regionalen Flughafens von Mackay hatten zuvor eigenartige Geräusche aus einem Mülleimer vernommen.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on October 4, 2004 at 11:33:00 AM CEST
Ein europäisches Patent auf Sperma
Ein im November 2003 erteiltes europäisches Patent auf menschliches Sperma wurde bei Durchsicht der Akten des Europäischen Patentamtes von Greenpeace entdeckt.
Ebenso wie grundsätzlich nicht patentierbare Software im Rahmen einer technischen Erfindung doch patentfähig werden soll, wurde laut Greenpeace von Patentierbarkeit explizit ausgeschlossenes menschliches Sperma zusammen mit der Behandlungsmethode mitpatentiert.
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Topic: W A R - on October 4, 2004 at 11:14:00 AM CEST
Stealing a Nation
The strange case of Diego Garcia one of the world's largest military bases and the Chagos Islanders.
Diego Garcia use to have a native population of over 2000 people some who traced their ancestors on the island back 5 generations, then an American general stepped ashore.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 4, 2004 at 10:39:00 AM CEST
Nordkorea bildet Hacker für Computerkrieg aus
Die Regierung Nordkoreas soll nach Angaben des südkoreanischen Verteidigungsministeriums hunderte von Computer-Hackern zur elektronischen Kriegsführung ausgebildet haben.
Nordkorea will sich mit dieser Maßnahme Zugang zu vertraulichen Informationen westlicher Länder schaffen. Die Technik sei mit dem Standard westlicher Länder vergleichbar.
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Topic: NEWS - on October 4, 2004 at 10:34:00 AM CEST
Googles Nachrichtenportal in der Kritik
Google News: Ein Nachrichtensystem mit eklatanten Schönheitsfehlern
"Britische Geisel bittet Tony Blair um Hilfe", lautete die Schlagzeile, die die US-amerikanische Version von Google News am 29. September um 23 Uhr als Topmeldung platzierte. Verlinkt war die Schlagzeile mit der chinesischen Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua. "Italien leugnet Lösegeldzahlung für Geiseln", präsentierte Google News zur gleichen Zeit eine weitere tagesaktuelle Nachricht - mit Link auf Japan Today.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on October 4, 2004 at 10:32:00 AM CEST
RSA Security to support for OMA DRM 2.0
RSA Security Inc. plans to offer a standards-based solution for digital rights management (DRM) that represents a consumer-friendly alternative to the DRM methods currently deployed by several major digital content providers.
The RSA Security DRM solution will leverage open standards such as the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) DRM 2.0 and the Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) Version 1.1.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 4, 2004 at 10:31:00 AM CEST
New cordless mice feature laser beams
If you're still pointing and clicking with the factory-issued mouse that came with your computer - or, heaven forbid, if you're still using your laptop's barbaric touch pad - it's time to upgrade.
A new generation of cordless mice debuted last month, featuring lasers and rechargeable batteries. They even provide a modicum of relief to carpal tunnels and aching fingers.
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