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Biotech

Submission + - Antiperspirants Do More Than Block Sweat (sciam.com)

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Charles Betz
Charles Betz writes: "For some, the thought of abandoning antiperspirants gives them the cold sweats. For others, its the thought of using them. Underarm antiperspirants guard against odor and wetness, but could the aluminum-based compounds that reduce sweat actually cause Alzheimers disease and breast cancer? The latest edition of the Scientific American adresses the smelly issue."
The Internet

Submission + - Fake Link Implies Thompson is a White Supremacist (captainsquartersblog.com)

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joedoc
joedoc writes: "Ed Morrissey, who operates the politically-conservative blog Captain's Quarters, posts an entry describing a bit of slimy Internet redirection aimed at damaging potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson. Morrissey reports that a California lawyer set up a fake pro-Thompson link that, when clicked, took the viewer to a pro-Ku Klux Klan site. The fake link was close to an actual Thompson site URL, formatted in a way that is similar to other political candidates' sites in recent years.

Unfortunately, the link's creator wasn't bright enough to cover his tracks. Morrissey was easily able to track down the fake domain's owner, along with his address (which he posted), phone number (which he didn't) and evidence of political contributions. That the guy in question supports non-conservative causes should come as no surprise.

While some on the liberal side of the political spectrum might find this amusing, it says a lot about what depths some people will allow themselves to sink in order to push their agenda, or smear another's. No matter what road you take, this kind of thing is uncalled for. I assume that most politically-engaged people will see this for what it is, but what if this were directed at some ordinary person, perhaps as some sick joke? We all know that what goes out on the 'Net can stay there forever, whether we like it or not."
The Matrix

Submission + - Wikipedia in mass panic over Colbert jab (com.com) 1

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athloi
athloi writes: "In the wake of "The Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert waxing philosophical about Wikipedia, making changes to entries on the air and urging his viewers to edit entries to include details he knew were false, an editor of the site has banned the comedian. True open content isn't paranoid, and it's not up for any idiot to edit, either. Wikipedia isn't OS in the same way OSS is, it's OS in the way a graffiti wall is. If OSS developers ran an encyclopedia, they'd assign developer project managers to each entry and the entries would be actually informative, unlike Wikipedia's mishmash of gossip, plagiarism and political revenge fantasies. http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-6102088-7.html?pa rt=rss&tag=6102088&subj=news"
Space

Submission + - Hi-attitude telescope near volcano 'll brings pics (bbc.co.uk)

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An anonymous reader writes: Away in the distance, I can see a volcano spewing sulphurous fumes. Under foot, the earth is so dry few plants can survive in it.

And here, at an altitude of 5,300m, the atmospheric pressure is halfway between sea level and the vacuum of space. The scarcity of oxygen means that
visitors need to inhale regularly from canisters of O2.

The news about the telescope are HERE
Republicans

Submission + - Ted Stevens' Home Raided

Submitted by el_munkie
el_munkie writes: It appears that the home of Senator Ted Stevens is in the process of being raided by the FBI and the IRS. According to the article, a remodeling project at Stevens' home and the involvement of Veco, an oil company, are the focus of the raid.
Wii

Wii Puts Japanese Television Under Pressure 98

Posted by Zonk from the must-not-see-teevee dept.
Knuckles writes "The Times reports that Japanese consumers have been 'abandoning television' in order to play with Nintendo's Wii. Recent figures from Japan's audience-tracking firms show that 'last week was the first in nearly two decades where no single show on any commercial station attracted more than a 9 per cent audience share ... According to one senior executive of the country's largest commercial television channel, Fuji TV, families who used to tune in to its colourful diet of soap operas, panel games and comedy variety shows may, instead, be drifting away and choosing to spend the same, economically-critical golden hour time playing on their Wii.'"

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