Researchers report strong evidence that humans, not climate change, caused the demise of Australia’s megafauna…
Month: January 2010
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Video Games to Blame for Rise in Rickets? (PC World)
PC World – Blame too much television, over-liberal SPF-lathering, poor nutritional habits, and video games…
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Dare-devil skydiver seeks record
Adventurer Felix Baumgartner will try to break the sound barrier during an attempt to make…
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Firefox 3.6 Released with Better Performance, Security
Mozilla released an update Thursday to its popular Firefox browser. According to the Mozilla Foundation,…
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More Givers Going Online To Donate
Online contributions for Haiti earthquake-relief efforts are setting giving records, topping early totals for other…
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FOSS Feats and Follies: Q&A With Red Hat Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields
Red Hat Linux and the Fedora Project developers will soon introduce core technological improvements to…
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The Rise of Digital Maoism
One might guess that a computer scientist who is touted as a pioneer of virtual…
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In Which We Observe Apple Tablet Hysteria
For months, I have watched in disbelief at the hysteria over Apple’s rumored-to-be-upcoming tablet device…
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Sir Tim Unveils Slick UK Government Services Site
Move over Data.gov. The United Kingdom has unveiled its own version of an open source…
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Minority teen boys smoke more when they perceive discrimination; girls do not
Researchers in Indiana report that minority teen boys smoke more when they perceived discrimination, girls…