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Survival of the fittest.
From Child on Street to Nobel Laureate->
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anaghag writes "Washington Post has a story on Mario R. Capecchi, who won the Nobel prize in Medicine for 2007.
It is remarkable for the will, hardwork and luck.
Mario R. Capecchi's earliest memories are of his mother being arrested by the Nazis.
In 1941, Capecchi, then a young boy living in the Italian Alps, saw the Gestapo haul away his mother, a poet who had allied herself with anti-Fascist intellectuals. The arrest was the start of a remarkable journey for Capecchi, one that included being a homeless street urchin, suffering from malnutrition in an Italian hospital, immigrating to the United States — and yesterday, winning the Nobel Prize in medicine."
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It is remarkable for the will, hardwork and luck.
Mario R. Capecchi's earliest memories are of his mother being arrested by the Nazis.
In 1941, Capecchi, then a young boy living in the Italian Alps, saw the Gestapo haul away his mother, a poet who had allied herself with anti-Fascist intellectuals. The arrest was the start of a remarkable journey for Capecchi, one that included being a homeless street urchin, suffering from malnutrition in an Italian hospital, immigrating to the United States — and yesterday, winning the Nobel Prize in medicine."
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Microsoft limits number of Hotmail recipients-> 1
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crowbarsarefornerdyg writes "Apparently, Microsoft has decided that only the first 10 hotmail or msn email recipients will get the mail. The rest will be bounced back with a 552: Too Many Recipients error. From TFA:
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Now we're fielding reader tips that Hotmail has placed Draconian limits on the number of Hotmail recipients who can receive an email. The first 10 Hotmail addresses included in a mass email go through just fine, according to these reports. But any additional addresses are returned to sender with a message that reads: "552 Too many recipients." (Microsoft denies it has placed any such restriction on the number of senders.)
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Walmart Schooled: Basic Online Security->
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LoLo
LoLo writes "In Walmart's infinite wisdom, they didn't bother registering the most common domain typos for their new Walmart MoneyCard website. Being the sweetheart that I am, I went ahead and grabbed a couple of them: wwwwalmartmoneycard.com and almartmoneycard.com. And, I linked both of them to the correct web address and a blog entry explaining all the evil evil bad bad things I could have done with them. I'm not positive but I think this is the first time anyone has used a typo domain in a way that could be argued as "fair use". So, I'm not giving them up."
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Sony BMG claims copyright on fair-use media->
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An anonymous reader writes "Thy searching Youtube for scenes from the recent concert in Orlando where Beyonce fell on her face off the stairs in front of the entire audience, some of whom had cameras and recorded it... it seems that Beyonce + Sony BMG have gone on a copyright spree takedown claim on what clearly are fair-use clips. They even took down a 13-second clip that was posted an year ago, which contained a similar fall of Beyonce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL34UDPmeDU
Yet they clearly left untouched and online other full-length videoclips of Beyonce.
Also, try searching for "beyonce fall" or "beyonce falls" (WITH the quotes), Youtube returns slightly different results for each search.
55 second clip of the fall, still online, not sure for how long though. The close encounter with the floor is right at the start, lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh0xrf4RU1Q
Here are a few other Beyonce fall scenes taken down by Sony BMG with false copyright claims on what is clearly fair use: (links taken from the youtube search results, might not be worth mentioning if the story is published, as they are dead/killed by youtube at the moment)
39 seconds-clip of fall taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT8zGLAXrhA
13 seconds-clip of fall taken down (different from the year old one mentioned above)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMXR44yDK0
51 seconds clip of the fall, taken down by Sony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYnQHx7RXQ
1 min 12 sec clip of the fall, taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYHswb_fRcQ
2 minute-clip of fall taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKJpbmnefVs
2 min 13 sec clip of the fall, taken down by sony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfDGQzUn15E
2 min 5 sec clip of the fall, taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=himR-qo2voA"
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Yet they clearly left untouched and online other full-length videoclips of Beyonce.
Also, try searching for "beyonce fall" or "beyonce falls" (WITH the quotes), Youtube returns slightly different results for each search.
55 second clip of the fall, still online, not sure for how long though. The close encounter with the floor is right at the start, lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh0xrf4RU1Q
Here are a few other Beyonce fall scenes taken down by Sony BMG with false copyright claims on what is clearly fair use: (links taken from the youtube search results, might not be worth mentioning if the story is published, as they are dead/killed by youtube at the moment)
39 seconds-clip of fall taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT8zGLAXrhA
13 seconds-clip of fall taken down (different from the year old one mentioned above)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMXR44yDK0
51 seconds clip of the fall, taken down by Sony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYnQHx7RXQ
1 min 12 sec clip of the fall, taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYHswb_fRcQ
2 minute-clip of fall taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKJpbmnefVs
2 min 13 sec clip of the fall, taken down by sony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfDGQzUn15E
2 min 5 sec clip of the fall, taken down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=himR-qo2voA"
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A bunch of characters trying to play loony toons
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Lil Joe writes "Loony toon impersonation
"You're despicable!" Daffy Duck yelled.
"Cut!" yelled the director, Joey.
"What is it now?!" yelled the irritated Daffy.
Bugz took some comfort in seeing Daffy was irritated.
"You're supposed to say it with the 'th' sound, like you have lisp!" Joey said.
"Why?" Daffy asked.
"Just do it! And get the cameras rolling!" Joey demanded.
"You're Dithpicable!" Daffy said.
In the next scene Elmer Fudd showed up.
"Rabbit season!" said Daffy Duck.
"Duck season!" Bugz said.
"Rabbit season!"
"Duck season!"
"Rabbit season!"
"Rabbit season!" said Bugz.
"Duck season and that's final! Shoot the duck! Shoot the duck now!" Daffy yelled.
BAM!!!!
Elmer shot Daffy.
Realizing what Bugz had done to him, he turned to him and muttered, "You're Dithpicable...""
"You're despicable!" Daffy Duck yelled.
"Cut!" yelled the director, Joey.
"What is it now?!" yelled the irritated Daffy.
Bugz took some comfort in seeing Daffy was irritated.
"You're supposed to say it with the 'th' sound, like you have lisp!" Joey said.
"Why?" Daffy asked.
"Just do it! And get the cameras rolling!" Joey demanded.
"You're Dithpicable!" Daffy said.
In the next scene Elmer Fudd showed up.
"Rabbit season!" said Daffy Duck.
"Duck season!" Bugz said.
"Rabbit season!"
"Duck season!"
"Rabbit season!"
"Rabbit season!" said Bugz.
"Duck season and that's final! Shoot the duck! Shoot the duck now!" Daffy yelled.
BAM!!!!
Elmer shot Daffy.
Realizing what Bugz had done to him, he turned to him and muttered, "You're Dithpicable...""
Wii Virtual Console to Get MSX, Neo Geo Titles
An anonymous reader writes "Things just keep getting better and better for the Wii's Virtual Console, as Nintendo has announced the introduction of two new systems to the service: the MSX and the Neo Geo. However, the announcement right now only pertains to Japanese Wiis; no North American or European news has been released as of yet."
12 Games from the Year 2010
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Mike Michelson writes "Or at least, the ones a bunch of gamers got together and dreamed up screenshots for. This article really begs the question of just what developers will be getting out of our consoles three years from now. And whether these games are hopeless wishful thinking or not, it sure is fun to think about."
How to Get Yourself Permanently Banned
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Stinkerbelle
Stinkerbelle writes "www.WanderingGoblin.com is covering a story of a dedicated World of Warcraft player and the royal screwing he received at the hands of a gold-selling company. The goblin staffers give the scoop on how Booz the Mage got used, lied to, mistreated, and even managed to get all his accounts permanently banned from World of Warcraft. On top of everything else, Booz paid them to do it to him."
Cold Fusion Reborn?
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Icarus1919 writes "New Scientist reports that the scientist who discovered a possible fusion reaction by bombarding a solvent with neutrons and sonic waves (known as cold fusion because you don't have to deal with those sun-like temperatures and magnetic fields) has recently been exonerated of accusations of scientific misconduct Purdue University following the verification of his results by another scientist. Is cold fusion back?"