Jim Cowie
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Victory for MIT Students in MBTA Lawsuit Hearing
Today, Judge George O'Toole lifted the gag order on three MIT students who were sued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for discovering a security vulnerability in the MBTA's fare payment system The Court found that the MBTA was not ...more
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Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Many people fight the spread of invasive plants, trying to restore woods, yards, and other areas with plants to a state they were in before the introduction of non-native plants. But how do we know which species we should not plant or which species ...more
Posted 16 hours ago
jessica
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Kite Surfing Tropical Storm Fay
From the seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time department.
Posted 21 hours ago
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Reformat the Planet - Chiptune documentary on Pitchfork.tv
It started with sequencing 8-bit chipsets on Nintendo Game Boys, but the Chiptune scene has now expanded well beyond game systems. Directed by Paul Owens, Reformat the Planet is the essential introduction to this awesome new genre, and proves it's ...more
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Russia seizes US vehicles
Russian soldiers today held blindfolded Georgian servicemen at gunpoint and commandeered US Humvees in a dramatic sequence of events in Poti, a key Black Sea port.
Posted 23 hours ago
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Lego My Eggo - Lego Olympics!
With the 2008 Olympics in full swing, there’s a bunch of new lego olympics that you will not want to miss. As the world watches the Beijing Games, enthusiasts from Hong Kong have unveiled their own Olympics — built entirely from Lego. More than ...more
Posted 1 day ago
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InstaCake: Make a single-serving cake in a few minutes
Despite the reviews indicating this quick and easy single-serving cake made in a microwave doesn't taste very good, I gave in to temptation and tried it. Though I don't care for chocolate, I decided on the chocolate version—mostly because a ...more
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College presidents seek drinking age debate
College presidents from about 100 of the best-known U.S. universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 18.
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Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline
Operated by British Petroleum, the BTC is the second longest oil pipeline in the world. This video follows the BTC as it winds its way across 249km of rugged, beautiful Georgian countryside, from the Azeri border to the Turkish border.
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Война в Южной Осетии: 89 фотографий Аркадия Бабченко
The war in South Ossetia: 89 photographs by Arkadia Babchenko (warning: graphic content)
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Tonsley Events | Operation Yelsnot
In the original "Operation Yelsnot", the challenge was laid down by the four Tonsley Events crew to attend the weirdest sporting event they could find over the course of a year from March to March in the year 2002/3. The judging of this was to be ...more
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MIT student defends MBTA hacking research
In an interview with The Boston Globe, the student said there was never any intention to cause "havoc."
Posted 1 day ago
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the latest Norwegian knight... is a penguin.
that's right. a penguin. not only that, he's a Scottish penguin (being resident at the Edinburgh zoo). it's good to be the king (penguin), i guess.
Posted 1 day ago
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Building a Lunar Lander? Don't Forget the Paperwork.
"[The FAA] require a burn time waiver, a tethered flight waiver, and a permit for flying your vehicle. These overlap, but they are not the same. The example permit application that the FAA places up on their webpage is 75 pages long and omitts some ...more
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Kid drops out of high school to be profesiional Guitar Hero' player
Blake Peebles, 16, of Raleigh, dropped out of school last year to devote himself to playing 'Guitar Hero,' and his parents agreed to have him home-schooled. 'I usually play till I can't anymore,' Blake says.
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FEC Says Political Blogs Exempt From Finance Restrictions - MediaPost
The Federal Election Commission has reaffirmed that online media outlets can advocate on behalf of particular candidates without falling subject to campaign finance restrictions.
Posted 2 days ago
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Chai Spiced Tea Cake
A fragrant twist on a classic butter cake. Perfect to serve with a pot of tea. -- posted by Nikkei
Posted 2 days ago
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Navigation and Pagination
Navigation and pagination stencil from the Design Stencil kit in the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library .
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AndroidPerfection (Winterboard)
Heres A little preview i put together for my next theme for 2.0 AndroidPerfection. this theme is based on the Highly anticipated Google phone called...
Posted 13 hours ago
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Blogger needed
We are looking for bloggers to blog for a coffee fund raising site You must have fund raising experience as a coordinator and is a parent involved in school fund raisers or other types of non-profit fund raisers You will be expected to blog about the ...more
Posted 16 hours ago
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JVC GZ-MG330 Red Everio Hybrid HDD Camcorder
I decided to purchase the JVC Everio GZ-MG330 camcorder with a 30GB hard drive and 35x optical zoom after a month of shopping around stores and reading on-line reviews. I...
Posted 19 hours ago
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EXTRA: Russian foreign minister accuses NATO of 'bias' over Georgia
Moscow - Russia has slammed NATO's position on the crisis over South Ossetia as biased and one-sided, warning Tuesday that the Western alliance's decision to review its ties with Moscow could have a serious impact on future relations. It seems ...more
Posted 21 hours ago
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emad comments on "Lembert Dome Hike in Yosemite"
Heh, I was just up there last weekend too! We drove up to Glacier Point and saw the dome from there. really incredible views!
Posted 21 hours ago
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Graphic Anatomy of Atelier Bow-Wow [A Daily Dose of Architecture]
"... Blown away after perusing the drawings in (Atelier Bow Wow's) latest book, Graphic Anatomy, at a bookstore a couple weeks ago. The thorough mix of working drawing, perspective drawing, and entourage is a novel combination of ...more
Posted 23 hours ago
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Escape Roads: 1936 Cadillac Series 36-90 Sixteen Aerodynamic Coupe: Overwhelming
Cadillacs with 16-cylinder engines, such as this streamlined coupe, were designed to impress.
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Vietnam: Will replacing old coffee mean more deforestation?
Half of Vietnam's half-million ha of coffee trees will have to be replaced in the next 5 to 10 years. So far, farmers have ignored expert advice and cleared forests to plant cheap robusta coffee. What will they do now?
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Gartner forecasts growth in IT spending for 2008
Global IT spending will rise eight percent on last year, to £1.8tn, the analyst house has predicted
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Top Coffee Cocktails
The best and most popular coffee cocktail and alcoholic drink recipes, for both hot or iced drinks. Coffee doesn't have to be just your early morning pick-me-up. Mix up a...
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Starting today, TSA will let you leave your laptop in certain bags when going through airport screening
If you have the right kind of bag -- basically one that you can open wallet-style so that the laptop is clearly visible -- starting today you can go through airport security without having to remove your laptop from the...
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How can I make a iced coffee cheaply and cleanly?
What’s the cleanest way to make a large quantity of strong, iced coffee -or- What should my next coffee maker purchase be So, I’ve read lots of old MeFi coffee threads, read the first three pages of results of a Google search for ‘aeropress vs French ...more
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Governor's office reports half billion in higway spending
Gov. Deval Patrick approved a record amount of spending on road and bridge projects last year, according to a press release from his office.
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When did salt and pepper become a pair?
Filed under: Condiments , Spices , France What would a dinner table be without its salt and pepper They've become so ubiquitous in everyone's kitchen However, we rarely wonder why Both were heavily used in cuisine for hundreds of years, but ...more
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Nuovi notebook da Toshiba
Toshiba lancia 3 nuovi notebook Centrino 2-based, Satellite A300 Black Label II, Satellite A300, e Portege M800 Il primo (Satellite A300 Black Label II) è caratterizzato da un display da 15,4 pollici, processore Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz), ...more
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The rapid rise of Carolina Liar
Forgive Chad Wolf , lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the band Carolina Liar, if he pinches himself to make sure he's not dreaming.
Posted 2 days ago
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Revealed: 2010 Cadillac SRX
Look familiar? Production version of the 2010 Cadillac SRX changes little from the Provoq concept shown earlier this year.
Posted 2 days ago
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Are we losing perspective by only seeing the best?
While watching the televised Olympics gymnastics competitions, I began thinking about how viewing only the top teams was influencing my perception of the event. I realize time is limited: NBC can't show every team competing at every event. By not ...more
Posted 4 days ago
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Rangers sign US international Edu
American international midfielder Maurice Edu has signed for Rangers in a five-year, £2.6 million deal.
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Emoticons are at least 127 years old
Typographical emoticons were published in 1881 by the U.S. satirical magazine Puck.
Posted 5 days ago
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Delicate blogging in the EU
"One of my colleagues warned me to be careful about my blogging.
She is a journalist advising on public information, public relations and the media. The EU can sack any specialist engaging in politics in the host country where they might be working, ...more
Posted 6 days ago
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Capital - WSJ.com
Please read last paragraphs on linkage to immigration policy. If only there could be a rational response.
Posted 6 days ago
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Awake late watching the Olympics
Despite being quite tired from a long day, I find myself camped out in front of the telly watching men's gymnastics. I should probably be either heading to bed or asleep already, but, hey, the Olympics only happen once every four years, right ... ? ...more
Posted 6 days ago
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What do we know about global warming?
Last week, Ron Rosenbaum published a call for greater journalistic coverage of scientific dissent on global warming Journalists covering climate change find an overwhelming consensus among the scientific community that mankind's release of carbon ...more
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