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Submission + - Giant Rat, Tiny Possim Discovered in Indonesian Ju (nationalgeographic.com)

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WhiteDragon

on Tuesday December 18, 2007 @10:44AM

WhiteDragon writes: "Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists announced Monday. More information at the National Geographic story"

Submission + - Pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller suing Wikipedia Editor

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WhiteDragon

on Sunday February 25, 2007 @06:39PM

WhiteDragon writes: "According to IT Wire, pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing a consulting firm after allegedly defamatory language about him that had been placed on the Wikipedia article was traced to their IP address."

Submission + - Invisibility cloak created

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WhiteDragon

on Thursday October 19, 2006 @10:24PM

WhiteDragon writes: "According to the BBC, scientists at Duke University have created a cloak that wraps electromagnetic waves around a target, as if the target weren't there."

Submission + - Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

Submitted by WhiteDragon on Monday September 11, 2006 @09:57AM

WhiteDragon writes: Accordign to this gizmodo article, Toshiba has created a hybrid disc that can play in a standard DVD player and in a HD-DVD player. The disc has one layer of DVD on the bottom, a middle layer that can be either DVD or HD-DVD content, and HD-DVD on the top.

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