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Submission + - Bejing Opening Ceremony Video Leaked

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on Wednesday July 30, 2008 @11:50PM

54mc writes: "In the first breach of the tremendous security involving this year's Olympic games, a Korean reporter secretly filmed a rehearsal of the opening ceremonies. The video has already been banned on all Chinese websites, and entirely removed from youTube. According to the report, the opening ceremony alone will cost China $300 million and feature over 100,000 performers."

Submission + - George Carlin Deat at 71 1

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on Monday June 23, 2008 @01:08AM

54mc writes: "Entertainment Tonight reports that comedian George Carlin died last evening at 5:55 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Carlin had just finished the filming of a special in recognition of his fiftieth year in the comedy business. He is most well known for his Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television "

Submission + - Group Wants Wi-Fi Banned, Citing Allergy

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on Saturday May 24, 2008 @02:05AM

54mc writes: "A small group in Santa Fe, New Mexico is claiming that the city is discriminating against them by having wireless networks in public buildings. How are these buildings discriminatory? Simple. These people are allergic to Wi-Fi. And they're suing the city.
Linked article includes interview with tin-foil-hat wearing leader of the group."

Submission + - Supreme Court to Reconsider Broadcast Indecency

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on Monday March 03, 2008 @04:20PM

54mc writes: "The Boston Globe Reports that the FCC has asked the Supreme Court to consider it's newest decency rules. The specific rule in question regards "fleeting expletives," most recently and famously a problem when Bono proclaimed that winning a Golden Globe Award was "F*cking brilliant!""

Submission + - Houston tests Unmanned Drone Aircraft

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on Friday November 23, 2007 @04:35PM

54mc writes: "The Houston Police Department was seen testing an unmanned aircraft in a secretive meeting on Wednesday. The media were not allowed into the event due to the testing nature of the project, however they were told that the aircraft would be used for "mobility" and "tactical" issues, and possibly even for writing traffic tickets. The full story is here, complete with pictures and video."

Submission + - OiNK Servers Raided; Admin Arrested

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on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @10:31PM

54mc writes: "Oink.cd, A popular, yet exclusive bittorrent tracker has gone down. TorrentFreak reports that the servers were raided and seized by agents working under IFPI. The new homepage indicates that the IFPI will be conducting an investigation into the identities and activities of the users of the site. TorrentFreak also points out that IFPI has threated such before, but nothing has ever come of it."

Submission + - iPhone Unlocked via Software

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on Saturday September 01, 2007 @11:45AM

54mc writes: "In the latest in a series of iPhone unlocking stories, CNN reports that a group of anonymous hackers have successfully unlocked the iPhone via software. From the story: " 'It's completely software hacked,' Schulte said. 'There's no case opening required. It's not required to do any kind of disassembly.' It took Schulte about two minutes to unlock the iPhone." Could this be the beginning of the end of AT&T's monopoly on the so-called JesusPhone?"

Submission + - Man visits 171 Manhattan-Area Starbucks

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on Friday July 20, 2007 @01:34PM

54mc writes: ""Some people go to Starbucks every day. Comedian/Filmmaker Mark Malkoff did the unthinkable. He made a short film in which he visited and made purchases at 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan in one day." Marlkoff spent 20 hours and nearly 370 dollars on the trip, which is documented on his website at 171Starbucks.com"

Submission + - NYT reviews lastest Harry Potter

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on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @09:05PM

54mc writes: "The New York Times has posted their review of the latest book in the Harry Potter saga on their website. The review is set to run in Thursday's Times, breaking the embargo placed on the book. The review doesn't say much about the book, and no worries, the review contains no spoliers"

Submission + - The 10 "Inconvienient Truths" of File Shar

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on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @10:15AM

54mc writes: "The IFPI, an international recording industry organization, has released a list of Ten "Inconvenient Truths" of file sharing. Though the group has a vested interest, it's still an interesting read as it tears apart some of the most common arguments in favor of file sharing. Ars Technica follows up with a more thorough explanation of some of the points."

Submission + - Gore Criticizes Trivialities in News

Submitted by 54mc on Saturday May 26, 2007 @12:30AM

54mc writes: At a New York City book signing on Friday, former US vice president Al Gore criticized the "trivialities and nonsense" of celebrity gossip in the media and called on people to focus instead on issues like Iraq and climate change. The story is hosted on Breitbart, who were kind enough to give an example of this "nonsense" in a story about a boy who bagged the largest wild hog ever.

Submission + - Nasal spray to be tested to treat obesiy

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on Thursday December 07, 2006 @04:35AM

54mc writes: "The Boston Globe reports that Compellis Pharmecuticals has been issued an initial patent for a nasal spray that aims to treat obesity by blocking the senses of smell and taste."

Submission + - "Nullity" solves 1200 year-old problem

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on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @10:44PM

54mc writes: "The BBC reports that Dr. James Anderson, of the University of Reading, has finally conquered the problem of dividing by zero. His new number, which he calls "nullity" solves the 1200 year old problem that niether Newton nor Pythagoras could solve, the problem of zero to the zero power. Story features video (Real Player only) of Dr. Anderson explaining the "simple" concept."

Submission + - Star "Guzzled" by Black Hole

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on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @10:25PM

54mc writes: "Reuters reports that NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has seen a star torn apart.
From the article:
"For the past two years, scientists have monitored the dramatic events as the star, residing in a galaxy in the Bootes constellation, was ripped apart by the black hole."
California Institute of Technology tells the story from another angle."

Submission + - Significan Mars Finding

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on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @02:27AM

54mc writes: "Last week, NASA announced that the Mars Global Surveyor may be near the end of its mission. Nasa today will announce a "significant find" on Mars. The announcement will be carried on NASA TV and streaming online at NASA TV's website."

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