2896995
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thefickler writes:
Imagine being able to turn your sex drive on and off. Scientists are working on just such a possibility. However, one commentator wonders "Can you be too successful?" — apparently a woman who had such a chip implanted, went from lack of interest to a very active sex drive. Her sex drive was increased to the point she decided to have the chip removed.
2843553
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thefickler writes:
Of course it's the silly season, and we're seeing some silly things out there on the Internet — still it is is interesting to see what one site considers to be the top 100 websites you must see before you die. Me, I'm going to hold off visiting all 100 sites, as I'd like to be around for a while yet.
2828613
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thefickler writes:
The last major supplier of VHS videotapes, is ditching the format in favor of DVD, effectively killing the format for good. This uncharitable commentator has this to say:"Will VHS be missed? Not ... with videos being brittle, clunky, and rather user-unfriendly. But they ushered in a new era that was important to get to where we are today. And for that reason, the death of VHS is rather sad. Almost as sad as the people still using it."
2789737
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thefickler writes:
The stars have been aligning for an earlier release of Apple's next-gen operating system. Although it's been billed as a rewrite of Leopard--heck the name's just a riff--designed to reduce and refine the existing code, there are new and potentially earth shaking changes coming under the hood.
2670589
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thefickler writes:
With falling gas prices, and the end of capitalism as we know it (otherwise known as the credit crisis), the
biofuels industry is not looking as viable as it once was. Indeed biofuel production has fallen well short of expectations, with biofuel companies closing down or reducing production capacity. It appears that the industry's only hope is government support.
447076
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thefickler writes:
By 2012 we could all be saying, "What format war?". In a study released by ABI Research, it seems that by 2012 they predict that the high definition drive market for computers will be a $2 billion dollar industry. The surprising part is that they expect two-thirds of that total market to be dual format drives.
