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Why you'll never be able to legally rip your DVDs
This is the sad story of RealDVD, the company that recently screwed consumers everywhere by settling a lawsuit that makes it illegal to rip DVDs.
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Chuck Norris Turns 70 -- And He Could Still Break You
BTW if you go to Google.com and search for [find chuck norris] and hit, “I’m feeling lucky” button you will be taken to this result that reads:Google won’t search for Chuck Norris…
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It's Time to Declare War Against Apple's Censorship
The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to dead, but the German media --now under Apple's fire-- isn't surrendering. Hopefully, their blitzkrieg will be successful, and the European Union will open an investigation that the US would follow.
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Conjoined twins who share a heart must be separated (Pics)
Conjoined twins Emma and Taylor Bailey, three, will die if they are not separated because too much strain is being put on their shared heart. It is one of the most agonizing decisions any parent could have to make.
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Chief exorcist says Devil at work in Vatican
Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as well as "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".
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Intel 6-Core Processor Dominates Benchmarks
Intel has released a 6-core processor that will fit into existing X58 motherboards and really pushes the boundaries of computing performance. There are many cases where the CPU actually is 50% faster than the measly quad-core processors currently for sale! Time to open up the pocket book or steal your neighbors.
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EFF: New Smart Meters for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk
The ebb and flow of gas and electricity into your home contains surprisingly detailed information about your daily life. Energy usage data, measured moment by moment, allows the reconstruction of a household's activities: when people wake up, when they come home, when they go on vacation, and maybe even when they take a hot bath...
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When a Family Tragedy Turns Into a YouTube Sensation
It seems an ever-more common scenario: a death is captured in a photograph or video. The images are uploaded onto the Web. Within days, thousands, if not millions, of strangers have pierced their way into a family’s grief—gawking at the final moments of a life that were never meant to be public.
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APOD: 2010 March 11 - Yukon Aurora with Star Trails
A different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
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Elvis! Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story-Exhibit
Experience the power of Elvis Presley and the explosive impact he had on music and popular culture in the Newseum's newest exhibit 'Elvis! His Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story.'
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Top 10 NBA Rookie Point Guards
Tyreke Evans is the top rookie point guard, but just barely over Stephen Curry. Brandon Jennings is fourth.
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15 Strange and Awesome Facts About Outer Space
As those who have kept in touch with the cosmos will tell you, space is one damn interesting place, chock-full of wacky phenomena.
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So Fat You Can Taste It
Australian scientists claim they've stumbled upon a sixth sense -- but not the kind where you see dead people. No, researchers down under have found a new flavor sense: fat.
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(Wonderful, Awesome) Study Says Porn is Socially Beneficial
"And in every region investigated, researchers have found that as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased."
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The Apocalypse Playlist… Songs to Die To
Instead of playing only songs about the end of the world, Gunaxin syncs up the last remaining moments to relevant songs until the last man falls.
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2 Sons Push 81-yr-old Mom in Cart on 4500-km Tour to Taiwan
It was up to her sons to carry out their father's promise. The carriage is fitted with three beds, windows and heat-retaining panels to make mom comfortable. On the road, Wang Kai pulls the carriage from the front while younger brother Wang Rui, 57, pushes it from behind. The brothers' love for their mother has moved thousands of people.
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Google Launches Google Reader Play for Apple's iPad
Google Reader Play is a full-screen treatment that shows you an image, video, or text from websites that are popular on Google Reader. You can navigate from page to page with right and left arrows at the sides of the screen, or by selecting a site from the assorted options below. You don't even have to be signed in to use it.
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