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Web Networking Photos Come Back to Bite Defendants
Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing
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Deepak Chopra: Genes at the Crossroads
Human behavior isn't complex the way a game of chess is, or the way the wiring is in a computer, for example. Human traits cannot be ascribed to one gene or even a large group.
HuffingtonPost |
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Surprise! Kids Chat Online About Sex
A British survey shows children explore adult sites, discuss sexual issues online.
PC World |
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County computer systems may be in line for overdue upgrades
Jackson County’s information technology guru is preparing to bring the local government’s computer and communication systems up to speed with massive upgrades.
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Desktop Garden Competition winning entries to be displayed at Garden Fest
SINGAPORE: Over 200 lower secondary students took part in the "Desktop Garden Competition" where they were required to design an indoor garden. Taking top honours were the teams from Hua Yi Secondary School whose entries earned them the top two placings.
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Smuggled iPhones hot in Russia, China
MOSCOW — In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.’s slick iPhone.
The Record |
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GrassRoots Blog: Highlights Day 2
After getting off to a fast start Thursday with headliner Lucinda Williams, the GrassRoots Festival rolled into its second day under mostly sunny skies that led to scorching temperatures during the afternoon.
The Ithaca Journal |
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22" LCD TV With Freeview £194.99
Flatscreen TVs of this size with Freeview cost £300+ on the open market. You're not missing out on key features: here you get an HDMI input, the TV is HD and Freeview ready.
DVD-Recordable |
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Smart way to protect IT kit
IT equipment at schools in Eastbourne and across East Sussex is to be protected with state-of-the-art security marking to deter thieves. (18/07/2008 10:30:39)
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Ebadi rights group warns Iran on Internet crime bill
Iranian Nobel peace laureate and women rights activist Shirin Ebadi speaks during a press conference in Tehran. Ebadi has condemned a draft bill on Internet crime, warning that it could boost the number of executions in the Islamic republic.
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A Tale of Two Netroots
In which I get outed as a 'spy' and head across town to see how the other half roots in the grass. Earlier today on DailyKos a user outed me as a 'spy' at Netroots Nation, writing:"Blogcritic's Dave Nalle files his first spy report. As he acknowledges right off the bat, he is there undercover to see what the other side is doing. He demonstrates his complete ignorance of the left blogosphere in ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Mass. legal dispute delays work on coastal cleanup
BOSTON - A dispute over who owns a computer model used to help design a multibillion cleanup of coastal waters is in mediation. The state Department of Environmental Protection...
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Reusing and Recycling Code
An anonymous reader sends us to a writeup about when and how to recycle code, excerpting: "As developers, once we start separating our code into abstract ontological typologies, we make use of the human mind's phenomenal ability to work with types. Our code becomes less about jump tables and registers and more about users, email messages and images. What once was a problem of allocating ...
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Officers tracked with computers
Officers policing Merseyside are being tracked by global positioning systems.
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Can the Netroots Change Politics?
The “netroots” have yet to change the dominant political machine in the United States, according to political consultant and blogger Matt Stoller.
consortiumnews.com |
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Robert Greenwald: Arianna Discusses The Importance of Blogging on The Debut Episode of Meet The Bloggers
Huffington sat down with host Cenk Uygur and Robert Greenwald to discuss the role of online journalistic outlets like The Huffington Post.
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Wiki-Hacker Strikes Again
Virgil Griffith's new hacking tools strip more anonymity from Wikipedia.
Forbes |
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Lightning coach throws in the towel
The coach of the Blue Lightning cheerleading squad has resigned after the discovery of provocative photos of Winnipeg cheerleaders online raised a flap earlier this week. A Blue Bombers spokesman confirmed to the Free Press late Friday that Dena Clark had stepped down.
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The Manila Times Internet Edition WORLD > INDEX>>WORLDINBRIEF
QUNU, South Africa: Former South African President Nelson Mandela, fresh from being feted at home and abroad on his 90th birthday, was to host a banquet for the new generation of South African leaders as well as hundreds of friends.
The Manila Times |
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Torvalds: Linux not becoming obsolete would be "sad"
Could Microsoft entice Linus Torvalds to work there? Probably not.
CNET |
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Mass. legal dispute delays work on coastal cleanup
A dispute over who owns a computer model used to help design a multibillion cleanup of coastal waters is in mediation.
Boston Globe |
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Shareholder backs Yahoo board
SAN FRANCISCO - One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders is supporting the company's incumbent board re-election, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn.
The Olympian |
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Intel hit with fresh antitrust charges
European Union regulators have sent more antitrust charges to chip maker Intel, claiming the company has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the market.
Independent Online |
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Meebo Brings Ads to IM Conversations
NEW YORK Advertisers often clamor to become part of consumer conversations. Web messaging service Meebo is offering them that opportunity by injecting ad messages into online chat.
AdWeek |
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Google removes faces from all-seeing plan
GOOGLE has been forced to water down its plans to put photographs of every house in Australia online.
News Interactive |
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