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Submission + - Council of the EU says: We cannot support Linux

Submitted by

stefon

on Friday December 29, 2006 @05:49PM

stefon writes: "The Council of the EU has a streaming service to watch the meetings. But the streaming service can be only be used by Mac or MS Windows user. This is because they use wmv for the videos. An online petition has been set created to create pressure to convince the EU council to change its serve in a way that its platform independent. More infos about "

Submission + - Battlestar Galactica Online coming to Xbox 360

Submitted by

EGSonikku

on Friday December 29, 2006 @05:45PM

EGSonikku writes: "According to fragland.net development has started on "Battlestar Galactica Online" for the Xbox 360. Details are scarce, but there is said to be a focus on "online masses". A tentative release date of October 2007 is also mentioned."

Submission + - Texas County to Iris-scan Al Children

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 29, 2006 @05:13PM

An anonymous reader writes: I actually like Texas, generally, but sometimes they seem like a great big bunch of freaks. This article on a "Safety Project" talks about how some county wants to use nifty technology from their prisons (a boom industry down there, I'm told) to track ALL children. They promise to delete the database records once the kids turn 18, so they claim there's no privacy issue.

Submission + - Grand Canyon's age: Don't ask, don't tell

Submitted by

netbuzz

on Friday December 29, 2006 @05:09PM

netbuzz writes: "So how old is the Grand Canyon anyway? The Bush Administration has adopted a don't ask/don't tell policy toward answering the question; specifically, it won't let the Park Service tell.

http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=801"

Submission + - Parasite makes us dumber or sexier

Submitted by odie_q on Friday December 29, 2006 @03:47PM

odie_q writes: It has long been known that the Toxoplasma gondii parasite alters its host's behaviour, but now it seems the way it alters it depends on the sex of the host. From the article, "A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid, an Australian researcher says.", and further, "Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education and have shorter attention spans. They are also more likely to break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social, suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to women. On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to men compared with non-infected controls."

So, next time you want to score with a chick, slip some... eh.. cat feces in her drink.

Submission + - The science behind the joy of the bubbly

Submitted by isabotage3 on Friday December 29, 2006 @01:50PM

isabotage3 writes: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articleArchive/dec2006 /champagnescience.php Everything you need to know about champagne in time for New Year's — From how to maximize your bubbles to why bubbles follow certain patterns and then suddenly change to when the time is right to stop studying your bubbly and drink up.

Submission + - Sun Releases Looking Glass 1.0

Submitted by

michaelwigle

on Friday December 29, 2006 @01:39PM

michaelwigle writes: "Sun has just released Project Looking Glass 1.0. This new 3D user interface that not only works in Linux but also in Windows. Although there aren't many lg3d apps yet some of your Linux native apps may work but not Windows native apps. It's certainly a cool interface and worth playing with. Could this be a show that Sun is serious about getting on the desktop? Go to The Looking Glass Project Home for more info and download to Windows or Linux (Debian packages for Ubuntu Dapper are already available)."

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