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Comment Re:Can we build more nuclear reactors now? (Score 1) 647

by Scynet85 on Sunday July 06, 2008 @02:20PM (#24076093) Attached to: 550 Metric Tons of Uranium Removed From Iraq

There's a lot more, ironically. Accodring to this Slate article, 64,000 tons of yellowcake is produced worldwide annually: http://www.slate.com/id/2085848/ Puts things into perspective, at least.

YouTube Removed 30,000 Japanese Videos from Site 265

Posted by Zonk on Friday October 20, 2006 @10:53AM from the awww-but-i-like-the-funny-japanese-tv dept.

Grooves writes "YouTube has been asked to remove almost 30,000 videos from their site, according to reports. The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) found 29,549 videos on the site that had materials contained in them that where not authorized by rights holders. From the article, 'A spokesperson for that organization said that they were considering petitioning YouTube for a better screening process. Although YouTube is legally obligated to remove infringing material when notified, some copyright holders have expressed irritation at the notion that they need to police YouTube themselves.' Now that Google's is attached to the site, will events like this become more commonplace?"

Who Cares If Privacy Is Slipping Away? 393

Posted by kdawson on Monday October 16, 2006 @01:14PM from the going-going dept.

IAmTheDave writes, "This morning MSNBC's home page is topped by the opening story in a series, Privacy Under Attack, But Does Anybody Care? Privacy rights have been debated to death here on Slashdot, but this article attempts to understand people's ambivalence towards the decline of privacy. The article discusses how over 60 percent of Americans — while somewhat unable to quantify what exactly privacy is and what's being lost — feel a pessimism about privacy rights and their erosion. However, a meager 6-7% polled have actually taken any steps to help preserve their privacy. The article's call to action: '...everyone has secrets they don't want everyone else to know, and it's never too late to begin a discussion about how Americans' right to privacy can be protected.'"

Gran Tourismo HD Cars Sold Seperately? 329

Posted by Zonk on Saturday September 23, 2006 @06:42PM from the next-gen-equals-cha-ching dept.

KDR_11k writes "1up reports on a Famitsu article discussing the future of microtransactions for PS3. According to the article, Gran Tourismo HD will require all cars to be bought via microtransactions. More specifically, the 'classic' package will come with no cars or tracks and the 'premium' package will include 30 cars and a measly 2 tracks to race on. Additional cars cost between 50 and 100 yen ($0.43-$0.85) and tracks go for 200-500 yen ($1.71-$4.26) a piece. No pricing was given for the game itself." From the article: "Now, is it possible that the game will be a full-priced title with a built-in download system that allows users to download cars and tracks equal to the number of the game's retail price? We hope the model ends up similar to this. However, right now, details are extremely sparse, and Sony has to have an answer to these questions -- most of the people who can answer are over in Tokyo, we'll update if we hear back. Welcome to next-gen."

Periodic Table Table Poster Post 93

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday September 06, 2006 @05:29AM from the ray-smullyan-did-not-live-in-vain dept.

TheodoreGray writes to mention his Artsy Periodic Table Poster. Others here have discovered his Periodic Table Table and his sodium-in-the-lake party. He concludes, "And if I post about posters again, I could be a Periodic Periodic Table Table Poster Poster."

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