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  The End of Minitel 2006-12-31 13:00 ZeldorBlat

Submitted by ZeldorBlat on Sunday December 31 2006, @01:00PM
ZeldorBlat writes "The French Minitel service is closing it's doors at the end of today. Started in 1982, Minitel provides several services now widely available on the web including phone listings, train ticketing, and many other third-party content. Many prefered it to the web for it's simplicity and perceived security. The system is to be replaced with Le Compte Achats, available to businesses only. The notice can be found here."
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  How to fight a big greedy company? 2006-12-31 11:30 Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2006, @11:30AM
Anonymous Coward writes "Dear Slashdotters, Have you ever had to fight against a big greedy company for the wrong done to you? What are the strategies you used? Did you write up a blog? How did you attract traffic to your site? Please help out a fellow geek in the time of need. I'm trying to get back the money UAL extorted from my parents (nearly $3000) in the midst of a multi leg, international journey. Please take a look at http://evilunitedairlines.blogspot.com/ for the full story."
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  Santa: Simply Too Fat 2006-12-21 17:46

Journal by bettiwettiwoo on Thursday December 21 2006, @05:46PM
Fat Santa Poor Role Model :

THE festive image of a fat, jolly Santa could be sending out the wrong message in the fight against obesity, experts warned yesterday.

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Dr Miles Fisher, consultant physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, said: "Santa is the archetypal picture of abdominal obesity."

He added: "The image of Santa is of a round, jolly person and it is meant to be one of hilarity, but if you have obesity around your tummy, then it is very bad for you.

Comments Regina, of Weight of the Evidence:

We've taken away Cookie Monster's cookies, said Candyland might contribute to childhood obesity so maybe kids shouldn't play it, and banned cupcakes from school birthday parties. Just when you thought it wasn't possible to suck the life out of childhood anymore than we've already done, now we need to make Santa lose weight.
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  What book would you swear on? 2006-12-21 17:46 lamona

Submitted by lamona on Thursday December 21 2006, @05:46PM
lamona writes "The New York Times has an article today about a letter that Congressman Virgil H. Goode (R — Virginia) sent to his constituents over the fact that incoming Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison will swear his oath on the Koran in his private swearing-in ceremony. Larry Lessig asks which part of the Constitution has Goode decided to ignore? It did, however, get me thinking: If I had to swear on a book, what would I choose? I'm leaning toward Alice in Wonderland, myself."
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