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Submission + - Cartoon Network "Bombs" Sell for $1000

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 10, 2007 @09:29PM

An anonymous reader writes: Shortly after the bomb scare in Boston, the "bombs" themselves are being put up on ebay. While many were confiscated, or put in locations unreachable without a ladder, a select few got into the hands of the public. After the media frenzy over the alleged "bombs," the items began to appear on Ebay for prices upward of $1,000.
A link to the auction can be found here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ATHF-Mooninite-Boston-Bomb-Sca re-Aqua-Teen-Hunger-Force_W0QQitemZ300079642847QQi hZ020QQcategoryZ201QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Journal Journal: The Onion on Vista

Journal by P(0)(!P(k)+P(k+1)) on Saturday February 10, 2007 @09:15PM

Highlights from the article:

Microsoft Word's helpful paper-clip icon now blinks at rate of normal humans
Five new card-back designs for Solitaire
Something that Apple would never, ever dream up in a billion years

Feed Hacking My Child's Brain, Part 1 (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Saturday February 10, 2007 @09:12PM

When pondering how to help a son with SPD -- his brain can't handle all the sensory input from his body -- a software engineer looks to neuro-tech experts and recalibration. In Bodyhack.

Submission + - How to search for a job after college

Submitted by

arhar

on Saturday January 20, 2007 @05:39PM

arhar writes: "Sometime ago there was a very popular 'Ask Slashdot' about finding a job of your dreams for recent college graduates. Here is an article that provides a detailed step-by-step guide for recent graduates: How to search for a job after college"

Submission + - Sound goes faster than light!

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Saturday January 20, 2007 @01:56PM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "According to Physics Web in 'Sound breaks the light barrier' (Free reg. required), a professor of physics in Tennessee has designed an experiment which proves that sound can move faster than light. This looks like impossible — and it is. In fact, the physicist has tweaked some scientific definitions. No sound can go faster than light. But a sound pulse, or more precisely, all the wavelengths associated to a sound, have a "group velocity" that far exceeds the real physical limits. Have I lost you? Read more for a summary of various sources trying to explain this superluminal phenomenon in plain English."

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