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Submission + - Latest XKCD strip stirs up debate at Wikipedia 1

Submitted by ctrl-alt-canc on Thursday May 13, 2010 @01:17PM

ctrl-alt-canc writes: Yesterday the popular XKCD comic strip showed a comic strip about a not so well known neologism, and its corresponding description on Wikipedia. The strip apparently upset several Wikipedia editors, so that the description was promptly dropped from Wikipedia, and there is now a strong debate if to reinstate the entry, or to permanently delete it. Maybe it is time to file a petition for having the definition of malamanteau back on Wikipedia.

Submission + - Equation for perfectly parking your car found! (rhul.ac.uk)

Submitted by ctrl-alt-canc on Sunday December 13, 2009 @04:25PM

ctrl-alt-canc writes: An english mathematician, Simon R. Blackburn was asked from Vauxhall Motors to study the math beyond car parking. The problem is not new, since some cars appeared on the market years ago with a self-parking option.. Dr. Blackburn recently published a paper that gives a complete solution to the problem of perfect parking. I wonder if his research will bring to more room for cars in our crowded parking lots. Who will write the first Iphone application for perfect parking ?!?

Submission + - Google employees facing cuts (cnn.com)

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on Friday January 30, 2009 @02:20PM

ctrl-alt-canc writes: "According to a report from CNN, the highly-pampered employees of Google are going to have some of their privileges reduced. Luckily they still keep the free use of concierge services, but it looks like that life at Google will get more and more tighter."

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