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Submission + - China Shoots Down Orbiting Satellite

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Scoria

on Thursday January 18, 2007 @08:12PM

Scoria writes: "CNN.com reports that the Chinese successfully destroyed an orbiting satellite with a ground-based missile during a test conducted last week. The U.S. has determined that the target, the Chinese Feng Yun 1C (FY-1C) polar orbit weather satellite, is no longer in orbit. Australia, Canada, and the United States are protesting the move, which demonstrates a critical vulnerability in satellite-dependent technology such as the Global Positioning System."

Submission + - SPAM: Cigarettes - 11 percent more nicotine since 1998

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FiReaNGeL

on Thursday January 18, 2007 @07:41PM

FiReaNGeL writes: "A reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes has confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of nicotine in cigarettes. This independent analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) by the manufacturers, found that increases in smoke nicotine yield per cigarette averaged 1.6 percent each year, or about 11 percent over a seven-year period (1998-2005). Nicotine is the primary addictive agent in cigarettes."

Submission + - Hacking TiVo: 23 Tips to Turbocharge Your DVR

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on Thursday January 18, 2007 @07:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: Learn to modify your Tivo or DVR to show Caller ID on your TV when you get a phone call, store over 5 times more recordings than a standard dvr, transfer files to and from your PC and more...

Submission + - Wal-Mart docks in Pirate Bay

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Greg Kearney

on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @09:22PM

Greg Kearney writes: "Wal-Mart docks in Pirate Bay

Published: 16th January 2007 16:17 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/6114/

The world's largest retailer has placed ads on the website of the world's largest illegal file-sharing network. In the lead-up to Christmas, banner ads from Wal-Mart began appearing on the website of bit torrent tracker the Pirate Bay, according to Variety.

Wal-Mart used the anti-copyright site to market DVDs of the 'Office Space' movie, as well as 'The Simpsons', 'Desperate Housewives' and 'The Sopranos' television series."

Submission + - It's What's for Breakfast

Submitted by Crash McBang on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @08:54PM

Crash McBang writes: Apparently many are foregoing the morning coffee for something sweeter, according to this article: "There is nothing better than the feel of Coke on the back of your throat in the morning," said McKinsey, a morning pop drinker since the 1970s, savoring the cold, stinging sensation that coffee drinkers just don't get. What gets Slashdotters going after waking up?

Submission + - IE7: 100 Million Downloads, Still Falling Behind?

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Kelson

on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @08:28PM

Kelson writes: "Internet Explorer 7 hit the 100 million download mark last week. Yet in the three months it's been available, Firefox's marketshare has continued to grow. Information Week reports that nearly all of IE7's growth has been upgrades from IE6. People don't seem to be switching back to IE in significant numbers, prompting analysts to wonder: has Microsoft finally met its match?"

Submission + - MS allows free OS with DX10 support?

Submitted by

neersign

on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @08:27PM

neersign writes: "There appears to be a BSD-derived operating system under development claiming it will have full DirectX 10 support. The developer claims they have made a deal with Microsoft where the source must be closed but the operating system can be released for free, only with the request that users legally own one Microsoft operating system. The operating system is called XSOS and it uses what is assumed to be a modified BSD kernel released under the BSD license with Windows running in emulation on top of it. Discussions about the operating system can be found here and here. The home page for the project is here."

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