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Oh for Darwin’s sake… ‘Babies hit’ by terror flight ban Young children have been prevented from boarding aircraft in the US because they have names similar to those on a government no-fly list, reports say. AP news agency cited two cases of children under the age of two stopped after their parents were told they…

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Via acb: [news.bbc.co.uk] Confused lions ‘hunt’ small cars Small cars driving through a safari park in Merseyside have been chased by confused lions who think they are prey. Staff at Knowsley Safari Park are monitoring smaller vehicles, including Smart cars and Mini Coopers, after the lions started paying special interest. David Ross, park manager, told…

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There are: three-button mice – common in the unix world two-button mice – common in the windows world one-button mice – common (until notoriously recently) in the Apple world miceless (zero-mouse) mouse buttons – touchpoints mouseless buttonless mice – trackpads upside-down mice – trackballs …so therefore the Apple Mightymouse is an upside-down mouse on top…

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Used iBooks; the new Cabbage Patch Kids? Or a reaction to the swap to Intel? 😎 The story has not really been covered in the UK, but is summed up by this extract: A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with…

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…and I think they overdid the lidocaine or whatnot. It’s the first time my nose has gone to sleep. Curious, rubbery sensation.

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Bizzare, and with Nigth vision.

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It’s a good read, but I especially liked #2: 2) November 24, 1961: BMEWS Communication Failure On the night of November 24, 1961, all communication links went dead between SAC HQ and NORAD. The communication loss cut off SAC HQ from the three Ballistic Missile Early Warning Sites (BMEWS) at Thule (Greenland,) Clear (Alaska,) and…

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Three die in Panama terror drill – that really conjures-up a bad mental image…

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[www.csoonline.com] – I love it! Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) Log file generators Passwords Authentication tool that, when properly implemented, drives growth at the help desk PKI (Public-Key Infrastructure) A system designed to transfer all of the complexities of strong authentication onto end users Link c/o Rob Diamond.

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[www.forbes.com] Bombardier’s Embrio concept–a prototype that may or may not make production–uses gyroscope technology to balance riders but adds a dash of flair absent in the Segway, which we as car nuts find slightly nerdy. […] The Embrio is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, a technology that creates power by mixing hydrogen and oxygen,…

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This is either very deadpan, or very scary: [www.walken2008.com] “Our great country is in a terrible downward spiral. We’re outsourcing jobs, bankrupting social security, and losing lives at war. We need to focus on what’s important– paying attention to our children, our citizens, our future. We need to think about improving our failing educational system,…

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This is the sort of thing I imagine several of my friends enjoying browsing: [www.roadsideamerica.com]

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