Topic: FUN - on December 22, 2006 at 3:02:00 PM CET
A String Theory Explanation For Santa Claus: The 10th Funny Day of Christmas
Sometimes people think that, because I write this column for peanuts, I am somehow also available for free science consulting services.
Obviously this is not the case but I don't mind the occasional question, especially if it concerns real puzzles like how a car in China doesn't cause global warming but a car in America does.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on December 22, 2006 at 2:56:00 PM CET
Japanese scientists cage light
Scientists have used silicon crystals to trap light and slow it down to the lowest speed ever recorded in the material. The breakthrough is a step towards light-based storage for quantum computers.
Researchers at Japanese telco NTT used man-made photonic crystals, which contain nanoscale holes, to achieve the feat. The cavity which controlled the light was less than ten millionths of a metre long.
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Topic: NATURE - on December 22, 2006 at 2:36:00 PM CET
Giant squid caught on video by Japanese scientists
Its mass of reddish tentacles flailing, a giant squid fought a losing battle to evade capture in a video unveiled by Japanese scientists on Friday.
Images of the squid -- a relatively small female about 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in) long and weighing 50 kg (110 lb) -- were the ultimate prize for zoologists at the National Science Museum, who have been pursuing one of the ocean's most mysterious creatures for years.
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Topic: TV - on December 22, 2006 at 2:21:00 PM CET
Food for thought
Cleverly combining cooking and scantily-clad young ladies, the far from comatose contestants have to try and keep track of how each tasty little dish is made, rather than greedily feasting their eyes on the far more fruitier offerings on display.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 22, 2006 at 12:15:00 PM CET
Hans Reiser to Sell Company
Hans Reiser, the prominent Bay Area Linux programmer charged with murdering his wife, says he's seeking to sell off his open-source file system company, Namesys, to help pay mounting legal costs.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 22, 2006 at 12:10:00 PM CET
Finding Hardware Details of your Linux Machine without Using Screw Driver
Many new Linux users have trouble determining the true specs of their Linux machine from command line. Linux GUI software’s have evolved over past few years and provide the same details in very beautiful laid out manner; however an administrator/home-user may not have luxury of those tools on every machine.
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Topic: STRANGE - on December 22, 2006 at 11:47:00 AM CET
Bigamist who claimed to be secret agent is jailed
An American paedophile was jailed today for five years after he bigamously married a British woman and deceived two others, claiming he worked for the CIA.
William Jordan, a 41-year-old IT consultant, has at least 10 children: five to his first wife, two with her au pair, two to his second 'wife' as well as at least one more in the US.
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Topic: Bastard pop - on December 22, 2006 at 11:42:00 AM CET
A Very Bootie Christmas [Mash-Up]
This is a tightly-mixed compilation CD -- compile in order with no gaps between songs -– perfect for holiday parties!
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Topic: FUN - on December 22, 2006 at 11:18:00 AM CET
50 Greatest Cartoons
Found a cool list of The 50 Greatest Cartoons as voted on by the animation industry in 1994. As a holiday present to our readers we've put together a link to an online video for each one below!
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Topic: ROBOT - on December 22, 2006 at 11:15:00 AM CET
Robots could demand legal rights
Robots could one day demand the same citizen's rights as humans, according to a study by the British government.
If granted, countries would be obliged to provide social benefits including housing and even "robo-healthcare", the report says.
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Topic: ROBOT - on December 22, 2006 at 11:14:00 AM CET
Top 10 robots selected for Japan's Robot Award 2006
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced its top ten list of finalists for the 2006 Robot Award. The ten robots selected from 152 applications fall into four categories — service robots, industrial robots, public sector robots, and small- to medium-sized venture robots.
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Topic: SEX - on December 22, 2006 at 11:05:00 AM CET
101 MALE SEX & MASTURBATION ISSUES
This site does not contain pornographic pictures or allow violence, but it does contain written text related to sexual topics, which is intended to offer genuine perspectives for the study of human sexuality. Harsh profanity is not permitted and deleted as soon as possible.
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