33690455
submission
KermodeBear writes:
In the absence of oxygen, estrogens from cattle gradually change from one form to another which stalls the bio-degradation process. These estrogens end up in waste water used to fertilize fields. This causes the overall free estrogen levels to rise in the soil and rain run-off, which affects nearby wildlife. Government regulations cover other contaminants, but there is no regulation for animal hormones.
18858914
submission
KermodeBear writes:
Dungeons and Dragons — originally Satan's Game — has now been found to encourage gang-like behavior. In a finding by a three judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, D&D "can mimic the organization of gangs and lead to the actual development thereof."
From the ruling:"during D&D games, one player is denoted the 'Dungeon Master.' The Dungeon Master is tasked with giving directions to other players, which Muraski testified mimics the organization of a gang."
7152246
submission
KermodeBear writes:
The Herald Sun is reporting a breach of security at the Climate Research Unit in Britain. A large amount of documents have been stolen, which seem to point to a global warming conspiracy at the CRU.
3969623
submission
KermodeBear writes:
According to Smashing Magazine, the newest version of Internet Explorer supports FireFox plugins, the Gecko and Webkit rendering engines, and has scored a 71 / 100 on the Acid3 test. Is this another example of Microsoft's Embrace, Extend, Extinguish business model?