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Submission + - Cat Gives Birth To Dogs?

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Friday November 17, 2006 @03:10PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Woman In Brazil claims her cat gave birth to puppies and MSNBC is running with it. They are calling in a scientist to test the offspring to see for sure whether they are canine of feline. However, that does nothing to prove they came from the cat in question. Also, the owner claims cat gave birth to both canine and feline offspring at the same time, but all the felines died. Locals are crying hoax? Does anyone blame them? MSNBC Story"

Submission + - Mac app emits full 3D smoke

Submitted by

Austin Sarner

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @09:45PM

Austin Sarner writes: "Recently released Mac disc burning app Disco emits real time smoke while burning. You can see video of it here. The smoke responds to blowing into your mic as well as mouse movement."

Submission + - 'Halo' movie will be re-pitched next year

Submitted by

Alex

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @09:07PM

Alex writes: "Although the 'Halo' movie is now officially on hold, insiders say Microsoft and producer Peter Jackson will continue script and visual development with hopes of re-pitching studios next year or in 2008 after the 'Halo 3' vidgame is released, presumably to big success. Entertainment trade Variety has the full sccop: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953031.html?c ategoryId=13&cs=1"

Submission + - Diebold replaces defective voting machine part

Submitted by saintlupus on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @08:16PM

saintlupus writes: According to this article, everyone's favorite defenders of liberty at Diebold replaced defective components in over four thousand voting machines after telling voting officials there were "no problems". From the article:
Even so, the two leading candidates for governor — Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) — have called on voters to use absentee ballots in the election, citing uncertainties about the reliability of Maryland's system.

Submission + - Computer voting company under investigation in US

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @07:51PM

An anonymous reader writes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6098256.stm The BBC is reporting that a computer voting terminal company is under investigation in the US; but it ain't Diebold. The company in question, Smartmatic and it's Seqouia voting machines, are being investigated because they were by bought by a group with Venezuelian members.

Submission + - Microsoft Exchange conversion

Submitted by

apolinsky

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @01:44PM

apolinsky writes: "I work for a large agency which is currently a complete Microsoft shop. For several years I have been suggesting starting to explore open source alternatives to proprietary ones. It appears I may be having some (very slight) effect on the administration. What open source alternatives are there to Microsoft exchange, and what would be entailed in moving the current data from Exchange to the proposed alternative? Has anyone been involved in a large conversion? We currently have between 18000 and 20000 desktops supported by Exchange. Alan"

Submission + - Zillow.com: So bad it ought to be banned?

Submitted by

netbuzz

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @01:36PM

netbuzz writes: "The National Community Reinvestment Coalition says real-estate site Zillow.com is so lousy at estimating property values that it amounts to consumer fraud. In addition, the group says Zillow discriminates because its estimates are even worse in black and Latino areas. The NCRC wants the Federal Trade Commission to pull the plug on Zillow, which is sure to alarm the venture capitalists who have dropped $57 million on the company. While Zillow's estimates are indeed all over the map, the NCRC's beef seems thin. Buyer (and seller) beware would seem sufficient here.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9085 "

Submission + - Text alerts tell people when to make a baby!

Submitted by

ickle37

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @01:33PM

ickle37 writes: "Proving that truth is often stranger than fiction, a mobile phone that rings to inform its user she is ovulating has been launched in Japan, with other 'female-friendly' functionality. Available at: http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,3916 3733,00.htm"

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