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Comment Re:"Gone are the days of the four hit point Wizard (Score 1) 125

by Song for the Deaf on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @10:12PM (#20325369) Attached to: Gen Con 2007 In A Nutshell

While in high school, I wrote up an article...and submitted it to Dragon magazine. Editor Kim Mohan sent me a rejection letter, saying this proposed change was "too radical" to publish.

Honestly, proof of this should get you some kind of special annotation to your slashdot username- a flaming asterisk, goblin ASCII art or just...something.

I have not had this much nerd envy in a while.

Feed Science Daily: Researchers Find Way To Starve TB (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Sunday July 22, 2007 @05:12PM

Sleuthing through soil has led researchers to a key discovery about the world's most lethal infection -- tuberculosis (TB). Scientists looked at similarities in the function of enzymes involved in PCB degradation and enzymes involved in TB. What they uncovered helps explain how TB survives.

Feed Science Daily: Fighting Drug Resistance In Hepatitis C Virus (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Sunday July 22, 2007 @05:12PM

Researchers have found a clue in developing new drug candidates to fight the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by identifying a defence mechanism in the virus similar to resistance found in HIV.

Consumerist Catches Geek Squad Stealing Porn 686

Posted by Zonk on Friday July 06, 2007 @04:22PM from the downside-of-a-hired-gun dept.

mekane8 writes "Consumer-advocate blog Consumerist ran a sting operation to catch a Best Buy Geek Squad member searching for and stealing media files from a customer's computer. The article includes the story with screen captures and a video of the technician's actions. From that piece: 'Reached for comment, Geek Squad CEO Robert Stephens expressed desire to launch an internal investigation and said, "If this is true, it's an isolated incident and grounds for termination of the Agent involved." This is not just an isolated incident, according to reports from Geek Squad insiders alleging that Geek Squad techs are stealing porn, images, and music from customer's computers in California, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere. Our sources say that some Geek Squad locations have a common computer set up where everyone dumps their plunder to share with the other technicians.' A related story from a former Geek Squad employee details the decline of the Geek Squad and Best Buy ethics in general."

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