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synchronized sleeping
via Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures - I Can Has Cheezburger? by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by spavis ADORABLE!synchronized sleeping inter-species divisionbabbee lukee dat u didnt eated her.picture: dunno source, via our lolcat builder. lol caption: Jennifer » Recaption This
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Safe Browsing Diagnostic To The Rescue
via Google Online Security Blog by Niels Provos on May 15, 2008
Posted by Niels ProvosWe've been protecting Google users from malicious web pages since 2006 by showing warning labels in Google's search results and by publishing the data via the Safe Browsing API to client programs such as Firefox and Google Desktop Search. To create our data, we've built a large-scale infrastructure to automatically determine if web pages pose a risk to users....
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Wall-sized, multi-touch 'Missile Command' -- every gamer's fantasy
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Displays, GamingWhat could make a game of Missile Command more exciting? If you said playing it on a gigantic multi-touch screen, you're probably right. Luckily for you, someone has gone to all the trouble so you won't have to. A gentleman named Steve Mason has created a large-scale version of the game that can be played by hand using multiple contact points. The result?...
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Tooth Loss Strongly Linked To Risk Of Esophageal, Head And Neck, And Lung Cancer
via ScienceDaily: Latest Science News by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers -- esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may decrease risk of developing these diseases.
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Brass Brain was the equal of 100 mathematicians, weighted a mere 2500 lbs
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 12, 2008
Imagine the fearful gnashings of mathematicians in November, 1928 upon reading this account of the USGS's new "brass brain," which could "do the work of 100 trained mathematicians" in calculating tides:The machine weighs 2,500 pounds. It is 11 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet high. Its whirring cogs are enclosed in a housing of mahogany and glass.Earthquakes, fresh-water floods, and strong...
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Great tits cope well with warming
via BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by Gutshot I'm sorry... I know it's a bird, but the title makes me giggle like a school girl.Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.
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News You Can Use [Headlines]
via Gawker by Pareene on May 08, 2008
"Great tits cope well with warming" [BBC via YM]
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Szoooozin in
via Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures - I Can Has Cheezburger? by ichctcf on May 09, 2008
Szoooozin in Barkaloungerur sleep nomber mus b dog.picture: BooJ.. lol caption: victoria » Recaption This
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When Volcanoes Spew Lightning [Mega Vulcanicity]
via io9 by Annalee Newitz on May 07, 2008
Several days ago, a volcano that had been dormant for 9,000 near the coast of Chile erupted spectacularly, hurling liquified metals and lightning many miles into the sky. The results, which you see here, are called a "dirty thunderstorm," and are quite rare. Nobody is certain what causes them, but according to National Geographic it's believed to be "the result of rock fragments, ash, and...
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Battlestar Galactica Episode 406 Commentary
via Battlestar Galactica by (author unknown) on May 09, 2008
Listen to commentary by executive producer Ronald D. Moore, while watching Battlestar Galactica episode 406 "Escape Velocity"
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