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South Korean researchers give the first clear demonstration of how human cloning could be used to treat disease. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 11:45:10 PM  >Microsoft: Oops! We Did It Again Six months after researchers warned Microsoft about critical security flaws in Windows, the software company alerts users to the problem and offers a patch on its website. One researcher calls the delay 'just totally unacceptable.' [Wired News] .< 11:42:54 PM >SanDisk Shoot & Store cards Pre-PMA 2004: SanDisk has today announced a new line of inexpensive flash memory cards designed to allow users to save their pictures indefinitely without using a computer for downloading, thus giving millions of consumers a major incentive to switch from film to digital photography and providing them with a durable, permanent way to store a lifetime of images. With an initial suggested retail price of $14.99 each-a breakthrough in the industry-the Shoot & Store™ cards are... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] .< 10:37:42 PM >NY Times: Intel Says Chip Speed... NY Times: Intel Says Chip Speed Breakthrough Will Alter Cyberworld. Intel scientists say that they have made silicon chips that can switch light like electricity, blurring the line between computing and communications and presenting a vision of the digital future that will allow computers themselves to span cities or even the entire globe. [Tomalak's Realm] .< 4:44:20 PM >Use Safari with Novell Groupwise WebAccess There is a known issue with using Novell Groupwise WebAccess with Safari. There is a toolbar that is supposed to appear on the left hand side of the screen that fails to appear when using Safari. I've found that if you click ... [macosxhints] A pretty freaky workaround. Looks like we need a server upgrade here at work. Not holding my breath. .< 3:58:50 PM >Conan rules Canada this week... The late night talk show host feasted on every imaginable Canuck cliché in his first Toronto show [The Globe and Mail: Arts] 'But questions continue to circulate as to why O'Brien was so keen to visit the city, especially in February. He's said he was a devout fan of the old SCTV comedy show, which was also an inspiration to many of today's comics. And he found Canadian fans in his New York audiences tended to "get" a lot more of Late Night's edgy humour.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, he likened Canadian humour to that employed on The Simpsons, where he was once employed as a writer and where, he said, ra-ra patriotism was invariably skewered.' .< 12:29:29 PM >Radio UserLand Facts Radio UserLand is an amazing piece of software. I don't think it can be described in any single step. Here are a few ways to look at Radio from a technically educated standpoint. .< 12:19:04 PM >US virtual orchestra row resolved... A US opera company has struck a deal with a musicians' union banning the use of a computerised "virtual orchestra". [La Scena Musicale - News] .< 12:16:48 PM >Arar's wife approached to enter politics 'The inquiry capped a year and a half of struggle for Ms. Mazigh, who impressed politicians and journalists with her unrelenting campaign to rescue her husband and shed light on the actions of Canadian officials in the matter.' [GAM-National] No question. This woman made a hell of an impression. I hope she decides to go for it. .< 12:11:10 PM >Supreme Court judge in line for top... Supreme Court judge in line for top UN human rights job
.< 11:58:46 AM >Cherry's claims on visors do add up... Cherry's claims on visors do add up
.< 11:05:48 AM >At Least 47 Die in Baghdad Blast; 2nd Attack in 24 Hours A second car bomb in Iraq in the last 24 hours killed at least 47 people and wounded dozens today, the Iraqi police chief said. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] .< 12:05:29 AM >Montreal has most gay couples Montreal has more gay couples than other Canadian cities, says a study. [montreal city weblog] .< 12:00:57 AM >Downloaders Can Get Nothing for Something From Apple A playlist of nine tracks can be purchased from the Apple iTunes download service for 99 cents each, even though they are completely silent. [New York Times: Technology] 'Using the readers' suggestions, Mr. Miller compiled a playlist of "nine tracks of professionally encoded silence, a total of 6 minutes and 44 seconds of the yawning void," downloadable from iTunes for just $8.91.' |
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