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Why the First Cowboy To Draw Always Gets Shot 398

cremeglace writes "Have you ever noticed that the first cowboy to draw his gun in a Hollywood Western is invariably the one to get shot? Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr did, once arranging mock duels to test the validity of this cinematic curiosity. Researchers have now confirmed that people indeed move faster if they are reacting, rather than acting first."
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Man Sues Neighbor For Not Turning Off His Wi-Fi 428

Scyth3 writes "A man is suing his neighbor for not turning off his cell phone or wireless router. He claims it affects his 'electromagnetic allergies,' and has resorted to being homeless. So, why doesn't he check into a hotel? Because hotels typically have wireless internet for free. I wonder if a tinfoil hat would help his cause?"
Music

Guitar Hero World Tour Won't Allow Copyright Infringement 92

1Up did an interview with two of the developers for Guitar Hero: World Tour about the process of creating the game. One of the interesting things they mention is that they won't be putting up with people who use the song creation tools to make covers of existing songs. "We'll be actively monitoring the site. And, obviously, if the copyright holder complains, Activision will pull it down immediately. We can't condone people putting up covers of music. It's really there for original content." We discussed the creation tools themselves recently. Since then, Activision has announced that they'll be including a MIDI sequencer to assist with making your own tunes.

Comment Re:Canada is just giving it back. (Score 1) 448

I was commuting from Southern Ontario, through Michigan to Sault Ste Marie Ontario. Everything was fine for the trip up, upon the return trip, I was asked to pull over, the US Boarder patrol searched my vehicle (found nothing wrong), then THEY brought up the Juvenile narcotics charge from when I was 14 years old (20 years ago) and denied access to cut through the states to get back home. I was then informed that I would then have to get a waiver from the Homeland Security for a stupid amount of money to apply (no guarantee I'd get it, but would lose the money either way) and the approval would take 6-9 months to process and would only be good for as long as they wanted to allow me to enter the States, since I was this major threat to US national security. Personally, I don't see the loss in staying in Canada and flying over and around the US without ever setting foot precious land.

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