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Submission + - When local humiliation is not enough....

Submitted by

ezratrumpet

on Monday November 06, 2006 @10:25PM

ezratrumpet writes: "How many years of therapy are necessary to get over:

1. Your father buying a team for you to play on;
2. Your father buying a whole bunch of other teams so your team can have a league;
3. Your father firing the coaches for changing your playing position, making you a scapegoat when your team misses the playoffs;
4. National exposure of the fiasco in the Washington Post; or,
5. All of the above?
Some shrink could retire on this one."

Feed Arousal May Not Equal Desire (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Monday November 06, 2006 @10:12PM

University study suggests that the way men and women respond to porn illustrates how men and women differ in how we experience desire. Duh. In Sex Drive Daily.

Submission + - Mercury to Cross Sun on Wednesday

Submitted by

Epyllion

on Monday November 06, 2006 @09:28PM

Epyllion writes: "An infrequent astronomical sight — tiny Mercury inching across the surface of the sun — takes place Wednesday afternoon in North America. But you'll need the right kind of telescope to see it.

Mercury is so tiny — 1/194th the size of the sun — and looking at the sun is so dangerous to the eyes that viewing must be done with a properly outfitted telescope or online telescope cameras, experts say.

Still, for many people, it may be the only chance to see the closest planet to the sun, said Michelle Nichols, a master educator at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, one of many places that will hold special viewings of Mercury's trek. Mercury is usually seen in the early evening, but it's often obscured by buildings, city lights and trees, she said.

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Submission + - SSN disclosures and the law

Submitted by on Monday November 06, 2006 @07:33PM

An anonymous reader writes: I recently recieved an email from a US based publicly traded company that I used for income tax services. The content of the email was a screenshot which prominently displayed my SSN. I expressed concern to the company that they chose to send this information over the web in an unencrypted format. The company's response was to offer a verbal apology, explain that it was a one time violation of company policy, and offer a year of credit monitoring service. I think their mishandling of an SSN probably would result in some legal trouble for the company if reported to the government. What sort of fines/other punishment is the company liable for in this case if pursued in court? I'm trying to decide if it's worthwhile to sue them or take the monitoring service and let it go.

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