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Comment This is news? (Score 1) 141

by Iggowanna on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:51PM (#56617902) Attached to: Comcast Charges $90 Install Fee At Homes That Already Have Comcast Installed

They've tried to do this to me every time I moved - 4 times since 2000. I always managed to get them to waive or refund it, though it took a LOT of back-and-forth calls and e-mails before they would. I'm sure they made it hard on purpose.

Bookmark SPAM: You Used PHP to Write WHAT?!

by kenhess on Friday January 25, 2008 @08:18PM

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Submission + - SPAM: Robot planes to track weather, climate

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coondoggie

on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @11:55PM

coondoggie writes: "The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced a $3 million, three-year program that to test the use of unmanned aircraft to measure hurricanes, arctic and Antarctic ice changes and other environmental tasks. The agency said the drone aircraft would be outfitted with special sensors and technology to help NOAA scientists better predict a hurricane's intensity and track, how fast Arctic summer ice will melt, and whether soggy Pacific storms will flood West Coast cities. Starting this summer, unmanned aircraft will take instruments on research flights that are too dangerous or too long for pilots and scientists. [spam URL stripped]"
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Britain Advises Against Vista, Office 2007 for Schools 300

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 11, 2008 @08:34PM from the benefits-unclear dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The British government's educational IT authority has issued a report advising schools in the country not to upgrade their classroom or office systems to Windows Vista or Office 2007. According to this InformationWeek story, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency says costs for Vista and Office 2007 'are significant and the benefits remain unclear.' Instead, Becta is advising British schools to take a long look at Linux and open source suites like OpenOffice.org."

Spamming Google Maps 225

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 28, 2007 @11:02AM from the already-getting-lame dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google organized a flyover of Sydney, Australia last Friday for Australia Day. The images taken on the day will be posted to Google Maps in a few weeks. A number of dotcoms spent hours making huge signs that would be visible from the air. It will be interesting to see whether Google will repeat the event in other cities. If they do, get prepared early. What sign would you make?"

Journal Journal: Cancer Cured? 2

Journal by Todamont on Saturday January 27, 2007 @09:36PM

Here's the deal. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found a cheap and easy to produce drug that kills almost all cancers. The drug is dichloroacetate, and since it is already used to treat metabolic disorders, we know it should be no problem to use it for other purposes.

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