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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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Sony Pictures Admits 37,000 Users Got Hacked

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Sony confirmed that a recent hack of the Sony Pictures Entertainment website exposed information from more than 37,000 users.

How precisely do cold streaks predict a batter's future performance?

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All hitters go through cold streaks, but when is it just bad luck and when is it time to make a change on your fantasy team?

How Can Businesses Plan for Peak Oil?

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Given that the IEA (International Energy Agency) chief is warning that no government is prepared for peak oil, the business community might do well to start making preparations of its own. But who should act, and how?

Air France crash recovery ends with 74 bodies missing

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The operation to recover bodies from the crash of Air France 447, which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago, has ended with 27 more sets of human remains brought to the surface, a French official told CNN on Wednesday.

iOS 5 vs. Everything Else

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iOS 5 wowed the friendly WWDC crowds, but how will it fare in the real world when it releases this fall? We pit iOS 5 against its likely competitors, and the results may surprise you.

Risk, probability, and how our brains are easily misled

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The human brain is pretty good at detecting patterns and randomness. Why, then, is it so easy for us to get stuck when trying to work with probabilities? A panel at the World Science Festival attempted to tackle this question.

UN Declares Internet Access A Human Right In New Report

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Internet access is a human right, and ensuring universal access to the Web "should be a priority for all states," according to a new United Nations report.

Steve Jobs campaigns for new Spacechip style campus in Cupertino

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Wasting no time, Steve Jobs followed up Monday's WWDC keynote with an impassioned presentation on Wednesday at the Cupertino City Council. And just what exactly was Jobs trying to champion? A brand new space-age building capable of housing 12,000 Apple employees and running on renewable energy.

Tariq Ali: A Critique of Obama's Presidency

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In 2008, Obama could do no wrong. To the educated middle class, he was an intelligent and reflective writer who had penned his own insightful memoir.

Microsoft May Build Its Own Windows 8 Tablet

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According to a report, the tablet would be available by the end of 2012 and copy Microsoft's branding strategy from products such as the Xbox 360, Kin and Zune.

The Seeds of Hitler's Hatred: Infamous 1919 Genocide Letter Unveiled to the Public

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The Gemlich letter offers a revealing glimpse of Adolf Hitler's early philosophy, but some historians are troubled by the high price the letter fetched

Beer Philosophy [pic]

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96-year-old woman confesses to 1946 murder

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A 96-year-old Dutch woman has confessed to killing a prominent citizen in 1946 after mistakenly believing he collaborated with the Nazis, a town mayor said Wednesday.

Which Generation is More Eco-Minded: Our Grandparents or Ours?

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Over the last few years people seem to be getting more and more eco-minded. But when it all comes down to it, which generation do you think is more eco-minded: ours or our grandparents? Let's take a look at a few different aspects of life and compare:

Bin Laden Deputy Issues Eulogy for al-Qaida Chief

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Osama bin Laden's deputy said the slain al-Qaida chief "terrified America" when he was alive and would continue to do so in death, according to a eulogy that appeared on militant websites Wednesday.

Five Reasons Pinball is Still Alive and Kicking

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On the way to E3 I made a brief detour to the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show in Seattle. It was a weekend long expo filled with freeplay arcade games, pinball games, and more pinball-related panels than one could reasonably comprehend. There was also an early exhibition of the new Tron: Legacy machine, which is due out next week.

Liberal Arts College Bans the Star-Spangled Banner at Sporting Events

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A small Mennonite college in Indiana banned the Star-Spangled Banner from being played before its sporting events.

Richard Donner on Superman, Directing Again, and The Goonies Musical

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To give you an idea about what kind of mark Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie left on the pop culture landscape, think of it like this: 33 years later, the Donner origin story — and its sequel, which he didn't get to finish — is still being talked about in reverent tones.

NATO: Time to plan for post-Gadhafi Libya

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It is time to start planning for what to do in Libya after leader Moammar Gadhafi's departure "because Gadhafi's reign of terror is coming to an end," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday.

Almost Cleared It (GIF)

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Nice form, but remember, backfat doesn't belong in the leg slot.
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