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| Anti-DMCA crusaders fight for the right to crack DRM Posted: 01 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT Every three years, the Copyright Office lets the public ask for exemptions to the DMCA's tough anti-circumvention requirements. Ars talks to three people who will be fighting for your rights to crack DRM, starting tomorrow.
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| Dad, Son Dangle 10 Floors Over San Diego Posted: 01 May 2009 04:30 PM PDT Hundreds of people gathered downtown Thursday to watch the rescue of two window washers dangling 10 floors up on a high-rise building. A father and son team who work for A to Z Window Cleaning, held on for their lives for 35 minutes. Fortunately, both men were strapped into safety gear when the scaffolding gave way.
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| Mummified Puppy Found in Egyptian Tomb Posted: 01 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT A small bundle found at the feet of an ancient Egyptian mummy whose tomb was inscribed with the phrase "Hapi-Men" contained the remains of a young dog approximately 2,300-year-old, according to University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology staff that have named the canine "Hapi-Puppy."
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| The Fans Have Spoken: Save Terminator Posted: 01 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT Of course Terminator won! Fans are too dedicated to let TSCC not win!
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| Ron Artest Jokes Around: "I've been in the stands before..." Posted: 01 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT After beating the Portland Trailblazers, Ron Artest jokes around about old times during the Postgame press conference - "I've been in the stands before... This guy offered me some beer, when he did that, I'm gonna sit down and enjoy this, he's not throwing it at me. I was gonna take a sip, but there's too many cameras." [Fast forward to 0:55]
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| Posted: 01 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT I don't know what it is that possesses people to just randomly stick supposed food items into cans. I can see veggies and fruit (hey, that's yummy), and sure, various sea-faring critters (tuna, hell yeah) and soups and broths and whatnot, but these twelve completely ridiculous items are just so very wrong.
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| Tattooed teacher donating his body to art Posted: 01 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Retired history teacher Geoff Ostling, 65, has pledged to donate his skin to the National Gallery in Canberra. He worked with cult artist eX de Merci over 15 years to tattoo a masterpiece on his body, from neck to ankle, with the theme "All the flowers of a Sydney garden".
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| Canada Joins China, Russia in US List of Top IP Scofflaws Posted: 01 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Along with China, Russia, India, and Chile, the US Trade Representative's annual report gave some extra love to our neighbors to the north by elevating Canada from the regular "Watch List" to the "Priority Watch List" in adequacy of IP protections against piracy for the first time.
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| Pirate Party Banned from Social Networking Site Posted: 01 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT StudiVZ is a Facebook-style operation and it's Germany's largest web-based social networking site. With the European Parliament elections in sight, the website recently opened up to established political parties for election campaigning. Not for all parties though, as they chose to ban the Pirate Party.
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| 6 People Who Secretly Ruled The World Posted: 01 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT History is full of people like Dick Cheney: the power behind the power, their names won't be prominent in history books and they are more than happy to alter history from the shadows.
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| FDA warns dieters: Stop Hydroxycut use immediately Posted: 01 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, which has been linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death. The FDA's food and nutrition division said the agency has received 23 reports of liver problems, including the death of a 19-year-old. The product has been recalled.
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| That's Just Bill Being Bill. (PIC) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT *****
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| Rice Channels Nixon: "Since President Authorized Torture..." Posted: 01 May 2009 02:40 PM PDT When a student asked whether Rice had authorized torture, she refused to take responsibility, saying only that she "conveyed the authorization of the administration." She added that, "by definition," once the president authorized "enhanced interrogations," they were automatically legal:
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| Flexible Photovoltaic (Solar Powered) Cells Coming Soon Posted: 01 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT Photovoltaic cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops. Soon, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sunroofs or even awnings.
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| Florida officers will race anyone over the age of 18 for $25 Posted: 01 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT Police officers are redirecting people from the street to the County Line Drag Way. The program is called Beat the Heat. Once a month, officers will race anyone over the age of 18 for $25.
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| CIA's $1,000 a Day Specialists Waterboarding, Interrogations Posted: 01 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT As the secrets about the CIA's interrogation techniques continue to come out, there's new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture.
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| Valve on Item Drops and the Future of Team Fortress 2 Posted: 01 May 2009 02:00 PM PDT The latest patch to Team Fortress 2 introduced some very mysterious mechanics--primarily, the addition of a 50-slot "backpack" to store items, and a new slot for headgear to accompany the traditional unlockables. In reality, the hats will be purely cosmetic in nature--at least initially.
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| Sponge larvae: Your unlikely ancestors Posted: 01 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT About 700 million years ago, one of the most significant - and most mysterious - events in the history of life on Earth occurred. Suddenly, there was more to life than just single-celled microbes. Within a few tens of millions of years, an extraordinary array of large animals appeared, armed with jaws and claws and eyes and brains.
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| When You See This, Retail has Recovered Posted: 01 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT *****
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| 5 Things I Fear More Than The Swine Flu Posted: 01 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT With the fear of swine flu gripping not only the United States but the world I lay out five things I fear more...
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| Cubicle Cooking: Chicken Pesto Pasta (MacGyver Style) Posted: 01 May 2009 12:30 PM PDT Chicken + Ramen + Coffee Pot = Awesome
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| 8 Awesome Things You Can Implant Into Your Body Posted: 01 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT Wolverine has some fun tricks up his sleeve — and under his flesh, actually. He heals quick, his bones are made of virtually indestructible adamantium, and everybody's envious of his retractable claws. So how about the rest of us mere mortals? Well, if you weren't born a mutant, there's still hope in the wild world of implants.
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| First Stanley Cup ring sold for $60,000+ Posted: 01 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT An 1893 Stanley Cup championship player's gold ring found in a Vancouver, British Columbia, attic sold at auction for more than $60,000.
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| ARod's Insecure Douchbaggery Has No Limit Posted: 01 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT Alex Rodriguez was an insecure prima donna who made a clubhouse attendant load his toothbrush with toothpaste after every game in his three seasons with the Texas Rangers, a new book charges. The Rangers were also required to send a basket of food to the controversial All-Star's hotel suite during road trips
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| 20 Excellent JavaScript Navigation Techniques and Examples Posted: 01 May 2009 12:00 PM PDT In this article you'll discover some terrific and unique JavaScript-powered navigation techniques and examples.
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| Cancel NBA Playoffs. Just Have Celtics-Bulls Play Best of 15 Posted: 01 May 2009 11:30 AM PDT Another game, another overtime classic between the Celtics and the Bulls. One of the greatest, most compelling playoff series in history that's not a Finals...
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| Want The Biggest iPod In The World? Posted: 01 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT Like many consumers, John Mayberry was looking to upgrade his iPod. The IT technician had 50,000 songs stored on his computer, but his 60-gigabyte iPod maxed out at 12,000 songs. And Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) wasn't helping. Last year the company discontinued its largest iPod, a 160GB model, citing concerns about its design.
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| Posted: 01 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT The sequel to last summer's blockbuster, which began shooting three weeks ago and opens May 7, 2010, takes place six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man, says director Jon Favreau. And the development is playing out with unexpected results.
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| Pentagon uses Facebook, Twitter to spread message Posted: 01 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT FORT MONROE, Va. - You don't often hear a three-star general using the word "friend" as a verb.
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| Green Tech Upgrades That Boost Home Values and Reduce Bills Posted: 01 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT Last week I provided a few basic green upgrades that can help you save money. This time around it's all about tech that will save money and potentially increase the value of your home.
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| Just in time for spring: Scientists find the cellular on and Posted: 01 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology finds that a combination of the body's own molecules controls the allergic and asthmatic response.
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| Put your dead baby in the fridge - WTF? Posted: 01 May 2009 10:40 AM PDT She had just endured the trauma of a miscarriage. But when Sophie Hill phoned her hospital with her dead child next to her, she was simply told to put it in the fridge for two days until her scheduled appointment.
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| What's wrong with broadband in America Posted: 01 May 2009 10:40 AM PDT From iTunes to Hulu, the last few years have seen an explosion of online video, much of it now in HD. The future of online is video, video, video. That future is assured, but there's real danger of that future being delayed, at least in the United States. What is the problem? Read on.
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| New Transformers 2 Trailer: Now In High-Res! [Video] Posted: 01 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT this newest incarnation of everybody's favorite Hasbro-toy line come-to-life is looking better and better everyday. Hell it's even making us feel smarter. If this doesn't sell you on the idea of padding Michael Bay's pockets then he might as well...well, he might as well just give us another Transformers movie after this one.
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| Swine Flu Name Change? Flu Genes Spell Pig Posted: 01 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT No matter what you call it, leading experts say the virus that is scaring the world is pretty much all pig. So while the U.S. government and now the World Health Organization are taking the swine out of "swine flu," the experts who track the genetic heritage of the virus say this: If it is genetically mostly porcine and its parents are pig viruses.
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| Boehner Inserts Pic of Hispanic Caucus in Terrorist Montage Posted: 01 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT Latino members of Congress are up in arms because the Leader of the beleaguered and aimless Republican House caucus, John Boehner, released a new web video ad today that associates them with terrorists and controversial foreign leaders. The topic of the web ad is terrorism and the question is do you feel safer after 100 days?
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| Star Trek's Top Ten All-Time Villains Posted: 01 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT Yes, the Gorn made the list
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| Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained Posted: 01 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT Picture this: It's late at night, you're sitting at your computer playing a game or working on a project when, suddenly, Windows freezes completely. All your work is gone, and you find a blue screen full of gibberish staring back at you. Windows is dead, Jim, at least until you reboot it.
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| Posted: 01 May 2009 09:40 AM PDT *****
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