Thursday, 27. September 2007
Topic: NATURE - on September 27, 2007 at 12:57:00 PM CEST
Mushroom Mutants
Strange looking mushrooms can be found in the numerous forests of Russia.
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Topic: Green - on September 27, 2007 at 12:47:00 PM CEST
A Wind Powered Lantern
When wind speed approaches 3 mph the long helix shape begins to spin and via a patent pending process the breeze powers 20 LEDs that light up in a rotating spiral fashion. Apparently 5-7 mph is the optimum speed, but it can also cope with speeds up to 40 mph. And it doesn’t matter which direction the wind is blowing either.
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Topic: MUSIK - on September 27, 2007 at 12:33:00 PM CEST
Stars 09.23.07 FM4 Radiokulturhaus
Everybody's band Stars did a full set yesterday at Austria's FM4 radio station. Watch streaming video of the entire performance here or download the tracks below.
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Topic: MAKE - on September 27, 2007 at 12:30:00 PM CEST
DIY Biochemical Scanner From a Hacked CD Drive
Turns out hacking two extra light sensors into a CD drive can turn it into a lab scanner to read the results of high-accuracy immunoassays used to detect disease markers or pathogens, New Scientist reports. The drive proved able to detect pesticides at concentrations as low as 0.02 micrograms per liter
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 27, 2007 at 12:29:00 PM CEST
Handcuffed kids steal U.S. border agent car
Three Mexican minors detained in California on suspicion of smuggling drugs stole a U.S. Border Patrol car while still wearing handcuffs and drove it back across the border to Mexico.
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Topic: WEB - on September 27, 2007 at 12:28:00 PM CEST
Torrent Tracker Demonoid.com Taken Offline
The popular Demonoid.com, a semi-private BitTorrent tracker, has been taken offline. Both the torrent tracker and the site have been unresponsive for over twenty-four hours. Although there has been no official word, or statement from the Demonoid administrators, TorrentFreak claims that the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is responsible for the downtime.
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