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Chris Hansen caught with girl nearly half his age->

Submitted by Endloser
Endloser writes "Irony has her day as Chris Hansen has been caught cheating on his wife with a woman 20 years younger than himself, and on hidden camera. Chris, who is 51 and married, is alleged to have been cheating on his wife with 30 year old Florida journalist Kristyn Caddell in southern Florida for the last four months."
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Comment: Re:Lat/Long (Score 1) 560

by Endloser (#33367162) Attached to: UVB-76 Broadcasts New Voice Message
Could 93 882 mean 8/23, with 88 meaning something else? On 9/12/02 the first set was 62 691; see the pattern? 4th digit/5th digit-1st digit I am not saying that is what it is, but there is a pattern. The only thing is, on Dec 24, 97 we get 18 008. Gibberish to confound us? or refering to another date? October 81 maybe? Lol.
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Happy Towel Day 122

Posted by samzenpus
from the wringing-out-the-wit dept.
An anonymous reader writes "While Douglas Adams continues his attempt to set a new record for the longest extended lunch break, geeks all over the universe pay tribute to the beloved author by celebrating the tenth edition of Towel Day. Towel Day is more alive than ever. This year Richard Dawkins, one of Adams' best friends, has tweeted a Towel Day reminder to his numerous followers. The CERN Bulletin has published an article on Towel Day. There has been TV coverage and there will be a radio interview. The Military Republic of the Deltan Imperium, a newly formed micronation, has recognized Towel Day as an official holiday. In Hungary several hundreds of hitchhiker fans want to have a picnic together in a park. And there's a concert, a free downloadable nerdrap album, a free game being released, the list goes on and on."
Businesses

Ninth Suicide At iPhone Factory 539

Posted by Soulskill
from the need-a-union-app dept.
shar303 writes "A ninth employee has jumped to his death at Taiwanese iPhone and iPad manufacturer Foxconn, China's state media reports. The 21-year-old worker was the eighth fatality this year. This raises questions as to whether the shiny finish of the latest gadgets available from mega corporations are tarnished by such information, and whether the mistreatment of workers deserves to be highlighted when considering such firms."
Windows

Microsoft Kills Support For XP SP2 315

Posted by timothy
from the too-soon? dept.
Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft's announcement this week that it is preparing to end support for machines running Windows XP SP2 not only represents a challenge for the thousands of businesses still running SP2, but also is the end of an era for both Microsoft and its customers. It wasn't until 2004 that the final release of XP SP2 hit the streets, but when it did, it represented a huge step forward in security for Windows users. It wasn't necessarily the feature set that mattered as much as the fact that the protections were enabled by default and taken out of the users' hands."
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Gates Foundation plans to invest 10B into vaccines->

Submitted by Endloser
Endloser writes "The man many on slashdot love to hate, Bill Gates, is going to invest $10 BILLION to provide vaccines to people worldwide. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that vaccines are the way to a better future for the world. So they have decided to make "the largest pledge ever made by a charitable foundation to a single cause[.]" Love him or loathe him, this 10 year, 10 billion dollar project is expected to save 8.7 Million lives."
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Comment: Re:Other reason (Score 0) 1019

by Endloser (#30420700) Attached to: Music While Programming?
I second that. I think that it also could actually be affecting some peoples work. If not yours, it could be affecting another programmer's work. And who is to say that you are qualified enough to find another job now. You may or may not be good at what you do. But if you take some people's advice and leave because you are a prima donna, be ready to fight for another job. Take one for the team. Give your boss a break It sounds like he maybe catching flak from the uppers.
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Oldest Human Hair Discovered In Fossilized Poop 50

Posted by samzenpus
from the near-the-top-of-the-food-chain dept.
goran72 writes "A new study has suggested that strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave could be the oldest-known human hairs. According to a report in National Geographic News, researchers discovered the rock-hard hyena dung near the Sterkfontein caves, where many early human ancestor fossils have been found."

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