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Jury Clears Photographer Who Refused to Stop Photographing
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Nick Evans, a former intern at The Galveston County Daily News, was cleared of his misdemeanor from refusing to stop photographing an arrest during Mardi Gras 2007. His acquittal extends further than Galveston, Texas, however, as it makes strides for photographers' First Amendment rights everywhere.
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Is the era of cheap Chinese products over?
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on April 07, 2008
Why American consumers are about to start paying more for clothes, electronics, toys, and just about everything else.
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FBI Uses Patriot Act Against Internet Archive But Loses
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
The Internet Archive, a project to create a digital library of the web for posterity, successfully fought a secret government Patriot Act order for records about one of its patrons and won the right to make the order public, civil liberties groups announced Wednesday morning.
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Albert Einstein's True Religious Beliefs Revealed
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
In the letter, he states: "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this."
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Google opens geographic search interface
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
BURLINGAME, Calif.--Google added a new element to its search interface that will let others' Web sites use geographically linked information.
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The "Trust Me" Drug That Makes You Take Social Risks
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 21, 2008
What if you could convince people to trust you and take risks for you with just a few drops of liquid surreptitiously placed in their water? There would be no drunkenness, no rufie-esque glazed eyes: just pure, human trust created via chemicals. The person wouldn't even know they'd been dosed.
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US residents in military brigs? Govt says it's war
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 23, 2008
Government lawyers told federal judges that the president can send the military into any U.S. neighborhood, capture a citizen and hold him in prison without charge, indefinitely.
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The Biggest Drawing in The World: Created Using GPS and DHL
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 24, 2008
The concept was simple but brilliant: place a GPS device in a briefcase and mail it via DHL with precise travel instructions over the course of a 55 day period. When all was said and done, the GPS data formed a virtual self-portrait of the artist that spread over 6 continents and 62 countries covering nearly 70,000 miles.
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A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 27, 2008
A small red berry called miracle fruit temporarily rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
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Wired's Interview With Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore
via Stories dugg by cgsheldon by (author unknown) on May 31, 2008
Wired Magazine has posted online an interesting interview with Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ron D. Moore. In it he discusses several topics such as his philosophies behind BSG's relaunch and its prequel series Caprica and his new Fox show Virtuality, his work on the Star Trek franchise as well as his personal history and religious beliefs
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