Monthly Archives: April 2008

Court rejects RIAA’s ‘making available’ piracy argument

The recording industry’s music piracy fight was dealt a setback Tuesday when a federal judge rejected the RIAA’s “making available” argument in a lawsuit against a husband and wife accused of copyright infringement.
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Sulfates To Combat Global Warming Could Damage Ozone

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth’s protective ozone layer, new research concludes.
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AT&T TAPs Into iPhone Users with Disabilities

On Tuesday AT&T announced a new rate program for iPhone users with hearing and speech disabilities. The program, known as Text Accessibility Plan or TAP, is $40 / month and offers the following:
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A Case of Network Identity Theft?

Digital real estate leased to one of the Internet’s oldest landholders appears to have been quietly seized by e-mail marketers closely associated with an individual once tagged by anti-spam groups as one of the world’s most notorious spammers.
Also posted on Slashdot as “Spammers Hijacking IP Space“ Here’s a very detailed technical […]

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Idaho lab develops a quicker way to catch a thief

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Federal researchers say they’ve developed a human identification test that’s faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing .
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Guide to translating scientific papers into plain English

Believe it or not, scientists do not always take themselves too seriously.
Take, for example, this guide to translating the formal language of scientific articles into plain English.
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Climate change flap may end expert’s hurricane forecasts

By pioneering the science of seasonal hurricane forecasting, William Gray turned a university far from the stormy seas into a hurricane research mecca.
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The way to a man’s heart? Through his left ear

If you’re thinking of asking your beloved to marry you, make sure that you utter your declaration of love into his or her left ear; it may increase your chances of hearing a heart-lifting “yes”.
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Google’s Directions Get a "Street View"

Ever wish you could get a view of possible landmarks when getting directions from a mapping site or program? I do. After all, I usually do better with “look for that Chevron station” hints. Well, Google’s heard your plea, and has added Street View to directions in Google Maps.
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Bin Laden driver to boycott Gitmo trial

“You beat the United States once in our system with these attorneys that are here with you today”
Osama bin Laden’s former driver walked out on his war-crimes tribunal Tuesday, saying he did not believe justice was possible at the U.S. military base where he has been held for nearly six years.
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a […]

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