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Researchers Developing Cancer-Fighting Beer 283

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @08:15PM from the drink-your-way-to-a-better-you dept.

CWmike writes "Ever picked up a cold, frosty beer on a hot summer's day and thought that it simply couldn't get any better? Well, think again. A team of researchers at Rice University in Houston is working on helping Joe Six Pack fight aging and cancer with every swill of beer." Thank you science! Now we just need cigarettes that cure baldness.

Can Static Electricity Generate Votes? 377

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 02, 2008 @08:39PM from the dc-elections-crack-me-up-and-barry-too dept.

artgeeq writes "A recent local election in Washington, DC resulted in 1500 extra votes for a candidate. The board of elections is now claiming that static electricity caused the malfunction. Is this even remotely possible? If so, couldn't an election be invalidated pretty easily?"

Comment Re:Always. (Score 1) 627

by jvale on Wednesday June 25, 2008 @08:40AM (#23932853) Attached to: When Is a Self-Signed SSL Certificate Acceptable?

2) Some banks have login forms on un-encrypted pages

I've not seen a bank do it, but these guys do, which I think is just insane, especially seeing as in all other respects (apart from price) they are an excellent domain registrar. Click the login link in the top left and you'll be presented with a non-https page with a username and password on it. I've emailed them about it but they just don't get it. Idiots.

I've stopped using MelbourneIT for new registrations on that basis. I suggest you do the same.

If you check the login form's source you'll notice that it is being submitted to an https URL.

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