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Comment Re:how much radiation are we supposed to endure? (Score 2, Interesting) 890

by Mike Zahalan (#34332400) Attached to: Next Step For US Body Scanners Could Be Trains, Metro Systems

This is really the first use of x-rays without some kind of medical benefit. And across the whole population.

That's not exactly accurate:

In the late 1940's and early 1950's, the shoe-fitting x-ray unit was a common shoe store sales promotion device and nearly all stores had one.

http://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/shoexray.htm
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Submission + - AOL to buy Yahoo (wsj.com)

Submitted by Mike Zahalan
Mike Zahalan writes: AOL to buy Yahoo.
"Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group LP are among the firms that have expressed interest in teaming up with AOL to buy Yahoo or trying to take it private on their own, these people said. They added that at least two or three other firms could be interested in participating if a formal buyout proposal is drawn up."

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550661101743360.html#ixzz14jFQMzBr

Comment Wordpress Mod (Score 1) 244

by Mike Zahalan (#33754490) Attached to: Google URL Shortener Opened To the Public
I think it would be pretty cool if somebody would write a mod for wordpress that can automatically convert links you share in your posts to goo.gl urls... that could make the stats analysis easier. Also, it would be pretty sweet if the link had a hover tag that showed the original url to dispel visitors skepticism.
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Submission + - Google URL Shortener Opened To The Public (searchengineland.com)

Submitted by Anonymusing
Anonymusing writes: Just what the world needs, another URL shortener, right? Google seems to think to, and it’s making its own widely available to anyone — complete with tracking and statistics — for free. As noted on its blog: "There are many shorteners out there with great features, so some people may wonder whether the world really needs yet another. As we said late last year, we built goo.gl with a focus on quality. With goo.gl, every time you shorten a URL, you know it will work, it will work fast, and it will keep working. You also know that when you click a goo.gl shortened URL, you’re protected against malware, phishing and spam using the same industry-leading technology we use in search and other products." Is bit.ly shaking in its boots?

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