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British government backs down over database plan
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The British government said Monday it wants communications companies to keep records of every phone call, e-mail and Web site visit made in the country. But it has decided not to set up a national database of the ...
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Amazon sends Orwell to 'memory hole'
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 18, 2009 |
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Amazon fended off Saturday accusations of Big Brother-like behavior after it quietly erased two George Orwell books from customers' electronic book readers this week.
Not Much Anonymity for Unprotected File-Sharers: Researchers Examine P2P Networks
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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The same technology that allows easy sharing of music, movies and other content across a network also allows government and media companies easy access to who is illegally downloading that content.
Space Station video now live on Internet -- mostly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA has started beaming live video from just outside the International Space Station, but there's a catch: The online feeds are available only when the station's crew is asleep or off duty.
Three Red Spots Mix it Up on Jupiter
Jul 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images offers an unprecedented view of a planetary game of Pac-Man among three red spots clustered together in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Firstborns -- under the right circumstances -- more likely to be creative
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2006 |
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Expectant parents eagerly await the arrival of their bundle of joy, hoping that they will have the most beautiful and intelligent baby in the world. While parents might not have direct control over brains and ...
Jordan Palmer helping players develop iPhone apps
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A small icon of Chad Ochocinco's smiling face is the doorway to the receiver's latest media venture.
The sophisticated sex lives of sea squirts
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Aug 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It may not be pretty, but the humble sea squirt could well be the envy of many: the marine organism never has to worry about contraceptives or IVF.
Disney releases Mars film to Imax theaters
Jan 26, 2006 |
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The Walt Disney Co. is releasing a film at 25 Imax theaters featuring the world's highest-resolution photographs of the planet Mars.
Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Amazon.com has settled a lawsuit that sprang from a Big Brother-like move of deleting books by George Orwell from its Kindle electronic readers as a quick fix for copyright concerns.
'Conduit' videogame plans to change Wii's image
Mar 27, 2009 |
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High Voltage studio's Matt Corso says videogame lovers that think Nintendo's family-friendly Wii consoles are for seniors and little siblings are in for a big surprise in June.
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