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Science Unlocks The Mystery Of Belly Button Lint 161

Posted by samzenpus
from the extreme-navel-gazing dept.
After three years of research, including examining 503 pieces of fluff from his own belly button, Georg Steinhauser has discovered a type of body hair that traps stray pieces of lint and draws them into the navel. Dr Steinhauser's observations showed that "small pieces of fluff first form in the hair and then end up in the navel at the end of the day." Chemical analysis revealed the pieces of fluff were not just made up of cotton from clothing. Wrapped up in the lint were also flecks of dead skin, fat, sweat and dust. Unfortunately, further study has failed to yield a hair or fiber that would give Dr. Steinhauser the last three years of his life back.
Microsoft

9 year old girl cracks Microsoft exam

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "A 9 year old girl from Southern India has become the youngest to qualify the Microsoft certified professional examination. The Microsoft exam, usually taken by techies for better job prospects, measures problem-solving skills and Lavinashree passed it with flying colors. By achieving this feat, she broke the record held by Arfa Karim, a ten-year-old Pakistani girl."
Mozilla

Google's Shadow Over Firefox->

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eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes "Mozilla's chief executive now earns roughly half a million in pay and benefits. But where did the $70 million in assets that they had in 2006 come from? Well, 85 percent of their $66 million in revenue for 2006 came from Google. While it's clear that the community's code is what makes Firefox successful, people are worried that Mozilla is becoming dependent on this cash and — even worse — that Firefox is just a pawn in Google's cold war with Microsoft."
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