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Submission Summary: 0 pending, 13 declined, 1 accepted (14 total, 7.14% accepted)

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Google

Submission + - Google not evil? Not when it comes to money...

LynnwoodRooster writes: A local blogger writes: "So I was minding my own business Tuesday morning when I got an email from Google Adsense telling me they were disabling the ads on my site and my account with the company."



Seems something at Google thought he was "posing a risk" to their advertisers, and not only is he suspended but they're keeping the $600 he's earned in the last 4 months.
Microsoft

Submission + - Counterfeit Visa rate half that of XP 1

LynnwoodRooster writes: Channel Register in the UK reports that counterfeit Vista deployments are half that of XP. Maybe the "phone home" feature of Vista actually works to reduce software piracy. If this is the case, we can expect to see a hard, second look at including this feature in many more applications from most software companies.
Space

Submission + - New carbon-based paper stronger than nanotubes (sciencemag.org)

LynnwoodRooster writes: "Science Magazine reports that a group from Northwestern University in Illinois has a new process for creating carbon-based paper that's stronger than nanotubes, and incredibly easy to use to make sheets of any desired sizes. Huge implications for aircraft, automobiles, and the ever-sought-after space elevator? Forget that, I want to make some new speaker cones with this technology..."

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