Submission + - There's a 20% chance we're living in The Matrix (nytimes.com) 1
gordette writes: "says NY Times writer John Tierney, based on a conversation w/ Nick Bostrom, a philospher at Oxford."
Submission + - Limewire Goes Legit (arstechnica.com)
gordette writes: "with 256Kbps DRM-free music sales. 'LimeWire announced yesterday that it plans to dive headfirst into digital music sales. Not only that, but the music will be available DRM-free, in the universally compatible MP3 format.'"
Submission + - The 63,000,000,000 billion dollar lawsuit (foxnews.com) 1
Crazy Taco writes: This has to be the most ridiculous lawsuit ever filed in the history of the United States court system. Apparently a South Carolina inmate wants to sue Michael Vick for 63,000,000,000 billion dollars (and I don't believe the amount is a typo). He claims Michael Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va., and then "used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government." His complaint alleges Vick would need the missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year. The complaint goes on to state that "Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes" and requests that the money, "backed by gold and silver," be delivered to the front gates of the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina.
MIT Team Creates Cancer Stem Cells 124
MIT scientists and colleagues have found a way in the lab to create large amounts of cancer stem cells, the cells that can initiate tumors. The work, reported in the August 13 issue of Cancer Cell, could be a boon to researchers who study these elusive cells. Labs could easily grow them for use in experiments.
