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Do police need warrant for GPS tracking?: The Washington Supreme Court will decide soon whether police agencies throughout the state may use the device freely -- without a warrant. An interesting precedent, if it is decided that a warrant is required.; 436 views | 16 May 2003 |

No more FRENCH fries: American response to France's uncooperative stance in Iraq. Now manifested at a McDonalds near you.; 204,127 views | 14 May 2003 |

10,000 brains for research: The brains of at least 20,000 people, many of them depressed or mentally ill when they died, were removed without their families' consent over a 30-year period. Scary!; 263 views | 14 May 2003 |

Blow to Neanderthal breeding theory: Scientists know that Neanderthals and early human ancestors were distinct species, even though they lived during the same period. Did the Neanderthals make a contribution to the modern human gene pool as we have thought?; 301 views | 14 May 2003 |

Flopped Google Logos..: Another classis from Fark.; 531 views | 13 May 2003 |

Hilarious - IE takes HTMl a little too seriously: For techies out there, IE takes this literally -- "<input type crash>"; 397 views | 13 May 2003 |

Aboard the K-19 submarine...: A well designed site from Natgeo outlining the events that inspired the Harrison Ford movie.; 379 views | 12 May 2003 |

Microsoft faces fine for vulnerability: A few days ago, the Hotmail vulnerabilities were found. MS may face fines up to US$ 2 trillion for them.; 326 views | 11 May 2003 |

Finally, Google may be free of all the BLOG noise: Google is thinking of a new "tab" dedicated to weblogs. Good riddance for all the banter, I say.; 355 views | 11 May 2003 |

Can we duplicate the power of the sun?: One burst from the University of Rochester?s Omega laser heats up its target to 100 million degrees Celsius in a quest to duplicate the power of the sun.; 98 views | 11 May 2003 |

Hotmail vulnerabilities discovered: Several vulnerabilities discovered by two researchers from Pakistan. Full details are of course not made available yet (until MS fixes these glaring holes) but may be a good time to get your Yahoo account or change your passwords.; 138 views | 08 May 2003 |

Rejected Microsoft Office Assistants: Some really neat photoshop work on rejected microsoft office "assistants" (those annoying thingies that pop up when you need help).; 145 views | 07 May 2003 |

Piracy has its hooks in: What an insightful, detailed thoughtpiece from USA Today on the claws that online music "piracy" (we beg to differ on the semantics) has dug into our society.; 118 views | 07 May 2003 |

Researchers succeed in growing human teeth in mice: Does it strike you a wee bit strange? The comments on the page are even more interesting that the news itself.; 15,101 views | 07 May 2003 |

Spamming = Jail? It's about time.: New Virginia State law means that spamming AOL members may result in criminal penalties - Jail Time - for spammers. A good start.; 110 views | 07 May 2003 |

MSN UK tests potty surfing: How far will MSN go to get new subscribers? Apparently to the portable potty at your local summer concert or festival. Hilarious.; 60,228 views | 07 May 2003 |

A faster Internet?: A group of computer savvy researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a new software PROTOCOL capable of transporting an entire DVD's worth of data in about five seconds. It's called "FAST".; 188 views | 07 May 2003 |

Yale, Harvard MBA no sure tickets to a job: "It's the toughest recruiting environment this school has seen in a long time," says Matthew Merrick, the director of career services at the Harvard Business School.; 16,347 views | 06 May 2003 |

Spam celebrates silver jubilee!: One of the most annoying aspects of the internet, spam, is 25 years old this weekend. Did you know that a Monty Python sketch had inspired the name "spam" for junk mail?; 14,209 views | 05 May 2003 |

Machine versus Man - The programming challenge: A fascinating comparison between code that has optimized by machine and by humans. Definitely worth a look even if you haven't the faintest clue about programming.; 125 views | 05 May 2003 |

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Do police need warrant for GPS tracking? The Washington Supreme Court will decide soon whether police agencies throughout the state may use the device freely -- without a warrant. An interesting precedent, if it is decided that a warrant is required. No more FRENCH fries American response to France's uncooperative stance in Iraq. Now manifested at a McDonalds near you. 10,000 brains for research The brains of at least 20,000 people, many of them depressed or mentally ill when they died, were removed without their families' consent over a 30-year period. Scary! Blow to Neanderthal breeding theory Scientists know that Neanderthals and early human ancestors were distinct species, even though they lived during the same period. Did the Neanderthals make a contribution to the modern human gene pool as we have thought? Flopped Google Logos.. Another classis from Fark. Hilarious - IE takes HTMl a little too seriously For techies out there, IE takes this literally -- "<input type crash>" Aboard the K-19 submarine... A well designed site from Natgeo outlining the events that inspired the Harrison Ford movie. Microsoft faces fine for vulnerability A few days ago, the Hotmail vulnerabilities were found. MS may face fines up to US$ 2 trillion for them. Finally, Google may be free of all the BLOG noise Google is thinking of a new "tab" dedicated to weblogs. Good riddance for all the banter, I say. Can we duplicate the power of the sun? One burst from the University of Rochester?s Omega laser heats up its target to 100 million degrees Celsius in a quest to duplicate the power of the sun. Hotmail vulnerabilities discovered Several vulnerabilities discovered by two researchers from Pakistan. Full details are of course not made available yet (until MS fixes these glaring holes) but may be a good time to get your Yahoo account or change your passwords. Rejected Microsoft Office Assistants Some really neat photoshop work on rejected microsoft office "assistants" (those annoying thingies that pop up when you need help). Piracy has its hooks in What an insightful, detailed thoughtpiece from USA Today on the claws that online music "piracy" (we beg to differ on the semantics) has dug into our society. Researchers succeed in growing human teeth in mice Does it strike you a wee bit strange? The comments on the page are even more interesting that the news itself. Spamming = Jail? It's about time. New Virginia State law means that spamming AOL members may result in criminal penalties - Jail Time - for spammers. A good start. MSN UK tests potty surfing How far will MSN go to get new subscribers? Apparently to the portable potty at your local summer concert or festival. Hilarious. A faster Internet? A group of computer savvy researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a new software PROTOCOL capable of transporting an entire DVD's worth of data in about five seconds. It's called "FAST". Yale, Harvard MBA no sure tickets to a job "It's the toughest recruiting environment this school has seen in a long time," says Matthew Merrick, the director of career services at the Harvard Business School. Spam celebrates silver jubilee! One of the most annoying aspects of the internet, spam, is 25 years old this weekend. Did you know that a Monty Python sketch had inspired the name "spam" for junk mail? Machine versus Man - The programming challenge A fascinating comparison between code that has optimized by machine and by humans. Definitely worth a look even if you haven't the faintest clue about programming.

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