Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet days December 28, 2006
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With one blow, Mother Nature triggered the largest telecommunications outage in years, cutting off or slowing telephone and Internet traffic in Asia from Beijing to Bangkok.
A powerful earthquake off the southern tip of Taiwan late Tuesday damaged up to a dozen fiber-optic cables that cross the ocean floor south of Taiwan.
Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet days December 28, 2006
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With one blow, Mother Nature triggered the largest telecommunications outage in years, cutting off or slowing telephone and Internet traffic in Asia from Beijing to Bangkok.
A powerful earthquake off the southern tip of Taiwan late Tuesday damaged up to a dozen fiber-optic cables that cross the ocean floor south of Taiwan.
Could Bioterror Warnings Make You Sick? December 22, 2006
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In the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax letters, the U.S. public has been bombarded with information about the dangers of bioterrorism. But some say that the messages often overstate the risks and hurt more than they help. Now, these critics have some data to back up their claim: A small study shows that reading scary information about
Could Bioterror Warnings Make You Sick? December 22, 2006
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In the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax letters, the U.S. public has been bombarded with information about the dangers of bioterrorism. But some say that the messages often overstate the risks and hurt more than they help. Now, these critics have some data to back up their claim: A small study shows that reading scary information about
Red States Lose: Gallery Of Walmart’s Beautiful People December 22, 2006
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Shopping season is upon us, and across the Red States walmart is the choice destination. Some of our beautiful fellow citizens have been documented here in their orgy of shopping. Clearly, walking up and down walmart aisles is the only exercise these people get.
USB-Compatible Voodoo Doll December 22, 2006
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“It’s been a while since I busted out my wiccan bible and had a little go with witchcraft, but I recall voodoo dolls not requiring power, or USB connectivity for that matter. Upon stabbing this voodoo doll with a pin, knife, icepick, etc it will spout out “nastygrams” on the computer screen that it is connected to.”
Confirmed: 360 Warranty Extended December 22, 2006
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Microsoft today announced that they are extending their warranty for the console to one year and they will reimburse anyone who paid out-of-warrant repair charges within their first year of ownership.
Duke rape charges dropped December 22, 2006
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Prosecutors dropped rape charges Friday against three Duke University lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges.
Motorists switch satnav on and brain off December 22, 2006
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Motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car’s satellite navigation system have had a number of spectacular crashes in the past year
DeepFish Browser for WinMo: Good Thing Finally Comes in Small Package? December 22, 2006
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Here’s a sneak peek at DeepFish, a web browser for Windows Mobile that gives you an easy way to look at entire pages and then zoom in to individual sections. Information is sketchy thus far, but this looks like a positive step toward solving the inherent difficulties of browsing the web on a 3-inch screen.
