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	Thursday, 28 July 2005

I want one of these! Digital cowbell Cory Doctorow: The Rad Monkey VLC800 is a digital cowbell that simulates the sounds of 12 popular analog cowbells through a high-quality digital signal processor. Link (via Red Ferret) [Boing Boing] 2:05:39 AM

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Proteins again Mouse Study Finds Causal Link between Fat Tissue and Diabetes [Scientific American] 1:21:51 AM

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Shoot someone? Not Smith & Wesson's fault. Copy a movie? Grokster's fault. Shoot someone? Not Smith & Wesson's fault. Copy a movie? Grokster's fault. Mark Frauenfelder: Good stuff from Daily Koz. Regarding Grokster: "We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties," Justice Souter wrote. Regarding guns: Senate Republicans on Tuesday moved the National Rifle Association's top priority ahead of a $491 billion defense bill, setting up a vote on legislation to shield firearms manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits over gun crimes. "The president believes that the manufacturer of a legal product should not be held liable for the criminal misuse of that product by others," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. [Senator Larry] Craig said such lawsuits are "predatory and aimed at bankrupting the firearms industry," unfairly blaming dealers and manufacturers for the crimes of gun users. Link (thanks, Earl!) [Boing Boing] 1:13:52 AM

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Armstrong impressive - fair comparison? Armstrong not greatest - Hinault. Tour de France greats Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain say Lance Armstrong may not be the greatest cyclist ever. [BBC Sport | Other Sports | Cycling | World Edition] 1:09:48 AM

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I can't believe this year is longer than most Time to stand still on New Year's Eve. So far this year seems to be going quickly for me. Thankfully we'll have an extra second. And in the holidays too! Australians will have a little bit longer to enjoy New Year's Eve this year thanks to a decision by global timekeepers to extend the last day of the year by one second. [ABC News: Science and Technology] 1:06:09 AM

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And Americans wonder why they are not universally loved... Morons in the News: Congressman Suggests Bombing Mecca. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) makes one of the most profoundly moronic statements thus far... Earlier this week, Congressman Tom Tancredo stated during a radio interview that we should bomb Muslim holy sites in retalation for extremist Muslims attacking the United States with nuclear weapons. Tancredo: Well, what if you said something...  [morons.org headlines] 12:04:13 AM

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