"Oracle stole the intellectual property from these groups"

You can plug your address into this website and it'll give you the azimuths to all the transmitters within range. http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx

From Felbers most of them are at about 80 degrees;.

A directional antenna in your loft or on your roof is going to provide the best reception. I have a crappy old one in my loft that came with my house and I get near-perfect reception. But, I live in a big city with a relatively nearby transmitter cluster.

This video explains the phenomena: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_DNpTMKXk

To be honest, an insider attack can just as easily be carried out with a large hammer.

Really? What's this? http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/criminal_stages/stages-sentencing/three-strikes-sentencing-laws.html

There is no gasoline engine. It's all-electric. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf

By day he's mild-mannered executive Steve Balmer, but at night he dons his monkey suit and becomes CHAIR MAN! Promising to "f--ing bury that guy" (he's done it before), he guards the streets of Redmond from free software.

I'd like to see mandatory alcohol testing before legislation is voted on.

Sadly that isn't the case. Their kids become petri dishes for the viruses to grow and mutate in. Eventually, a virus that could have been prevented with a vaccine, has now evolved into one that can't.

The content in Saudi Arabia's domestic mass media is under the control of the government, having to pass through censors before it makes it on air or in print. Furthermore, while the press is said to be privately owned, the editor-in-chief of each newspaper is appointed by the government.

From: http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall09/jawad_n/traditionalmedia.html

Traditional media is already under government control. Thousands of people producing online media are less easy to control, so they're only handing out licenses to those individuals they approve of.

Slightly off-topic (or on-topic considering the bigger picture). Can this method of heat concentration be used in the refinement of silicon. My understanding is that silicon production is expensive because of the energy needed to generate heat for the process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon#Production

Indeed, Robert Novak should be held to the same standard for reporting that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA. He received classified information, was warned not to divulge it, but did so anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair#Robert_Novak

Really? I just Googled it and couldn't find anything to that effect.

Two tarts, one ramekin?

I wonder how many bugs they found in Windows Phone 7 and iOS 4.