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Swedish Company Develops Burial by Liquid Nitrogen-> 3

Submitted by PeteRoss
PeteRoss writes "A Swedish company called Promessa Organic claims to have developed the greenest way to dispose of bodies – using liquid nitrogen. The company freezes the deceased in liquid nitrogen and then shatters the body into a million pieces using sound waves (this ensures it crumbles into a powder). Once this is done, the powder is put into a vacuum chamber where all water within it boils instantly, reducing the powder’s mass by 70%."
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Google kills Wave->

Submitted by mordejai
mordejai writes "Google stated in it's official blog that they will not continue developing wave as a standalone product. It's sad because it had a lot of potential to improve communications, but Google never promoted it well, denying it a chance to replace email and other collaboration tools for many uses."
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Google's Future 'Searching Without Searching'->

Submitted by itwbennett
itwbennett writes "Google's Amit Singhal, recently characterized the future of search as 'searching without searching.' The idea is that Google will have so much data on you that it will know what you want before you do. Specifically, Google search would know about your preferences, hobbies, favorite activities and more. And Search would make decisions based on its constant review of all your stuff. For example, if there's slow traffic on the way to a meeting on your calendar, it might alert you to leave early. Google search of the future will suggest things to you out of the blue, presenting you with search results for things you never searched for, hence 'searching without searching.'"
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Winning Lottery Numbers Repeat in Bulgaria 1

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pickens
pickens writes "Reuters reports that Bulgarian Sports Minister Svilen Neikov has ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order on September 6 and 10 causing suspicions of manipulation. The lottery organizers say it is impossible to tamper with the lottery machine since the draws take place in the presence of a special committee and is broadcast live on national television. While the chance of the same six numbers coming up twice in two consecutive rounds was one in more than 4 million, it was not impossible, says mathematician Michail Konstantinov. "This is happening for the first time in the 52-year history of the lottery. We are absolutely stunned to see such a freak coincidence but it did happen," a spokeswoman says. During the first drawing nobody correctly chose all six balls however, when the balls were picked for a second time four days later, 18 people had to share the $138k jackpot after they had all predicted the winning combination. Professor of Gambling Studies Mark Griffiths says that from a psychological perspective, it "beggared belief" that these individuals would have chosen their six numbers simply because they had been lucky in the draw beforehand. "Because the chances of the same numbers coming up again are so small, there is no reason why a person would pick those same numbers again," says Griffiths . "In terms of choosing all the numbers — it beggars belief.""

RIAA's elementary school copyright curriculum-> 2

Submitted by selven
selven writes "In a blatant attempt devoid of any subtlety the RIAA is fighting for the hearts and minds of our chilldren with its Music Rules, a collection of education materials on how to respect copyright. It includes vocabulary such as "counterfeit recordings, DMCA notice, "Grokster" ruling, legal downloading, online piracy, peer-to-peer file sharing, pirate recordings, songlifting, and US copyright law." with no mention whatsoever of fair use. Compounding the bias, it includes insights such as that taking music without paying for it is "songlifting", and that making copies for personal use and then playing them while your friends come over is illegal. On the bright side, it includes math which shows that the total damages from copyright infringement by children in the US amount to a measly $7.8 million."
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