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 -> 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!
2,460 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?
2,561 views | 14 May 2003
 -> Flopped Google Logos..
Another classis from Fark.
3,167 views | 13 May 2003
 -> Hilarious - IE takes HTMl a little too seriously
For techies out there, IE takes this literally -- "<input type crash>"
2,731 views | 13 May 2003
 -> Aboard the K-19 submarine...
A well designed site from Natgeo outlining the events that inspired the Harrison Ford movie.
2,689 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.
2,833 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.
2,548 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.
2,346 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.
2,439 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).
2,466 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.
2,390 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.
14,852 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.
2,376 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.
19,773 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.
15,078 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?
15,281 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.
2,443 views | 05 May 2003
 -> Buffett Says Berkshire to Post Record Profit in First Quarter
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Warren E. Buffett told shareholders Saturday that the company would have first-quarter operating earnings of about $1.7 billion, which he described as "the best operating earnings we've ever had."
14,828 views | 05 May 2003
 -> The debacle of Pan Pharmaceuticals
The Australian company PAN PHARMACEUTICALS is being investigated by Australian regulators found serious manufacturing breaches. Among others, they advertised a medicine for SARS. Now over 200 of their pills have been taken off shelves.
15,003 views | 05 May 2003
 -> Secrets of 9/11 will be, well, secrets..
Even as White House political aides plot a 2004 campaign plan designed to capitalize on the emotions and issues raised by the September 11 terror attacks, administration officials are waging a behind-the-scenes battle to restrict public disclosure.
2,520 views | 02 May 2003
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