Topic: WEB - on October 25, 2007 at 3:39:00 PM CEST
UK Considers Forcing ISPs To Block File Sharing
Following the recent UK shutdowns of OiNK and tv-links, Lord Triesman, the parliamentary Under Secretary for Innovation, Universities and Skills, is now threatening to regulate ISPs if they don't stop file sharing.
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Topic: ART - on October 25, 2007 at 12:33:00 PM CEST
Banksy works to be painted over
Graffiti art by the acclaimed artist Banksy on streets in Tower Hamlets is to be painted over.
Stencilled artwork from the guerrilla artist can be seen on walls across London, but Tower Hamlets is the first council to treat them as vandalism.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 25, 2007 at 12:31:00 PM CEST
Too Much Marijuana Makes Pain Worse, Not Better
Although smoking “moderate” doses of cannabis helps reduce pain in healthy research volunteers, pain is actually increased at high doses, a new study shows.
The November issue of the journal Anesthesiology features a study showing that marijuana, or cannabis, reduces pain only within a smaller dose range.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 25, 2007 at 12:31:00 PM CEST
Fewer young people using cannabis after reclassification
Cannabis use among young people has fallen significantly since its controversial reclassification in 2004, according to the latest British Crime Survey figures published today.
The Home Office figures showed the proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds who had used cannabis in the past year fell from 25% when the change in the law was introduced to 21% in 2006/07 - still about 1.3 million users.
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Topic: FUN - on October 25, 2007 at 12:27:00 PM CEST
Plastic surgery is great
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 25, 2007 at 12:23:00 PM CEST
Stage Rack lets you dock your drive
Take a look at this. The picture pretty much says it all but I’ll explain some anyway. This is the SATA HDD Stage Rack which is compatible with PC and Mac and connects through USB 2.0 to your computer.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 25, 2007 at 12:21:00 PM CEST
Google funds hold Firefox fate (for sure)
If there was any doubt that Google has the power to pull the plug on Firefox, it's been laid to rest.
This week, the Mozilla Foundation released its 2006 financial statement, telling the world that Google provides 85 per cent of the revenue for the foundation and its Mozilla Corp. subsidiary.
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Topic: VIDEO - on October 25, 2007 at 12:19:00 PM CEST
Make YouTube Better with Greasemonkey
Programmer and blogger Jane Kasprzak rounds up five simple Greasemonkey scripts that combine to make for a much better YouTube (one might even call it a Better YouTube, *wink*).
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