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Leaving a Comment? That'll Be 99 Cents, and Your Name 377

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 15, 2010 @02:54PM from the slashdot-ai-ponders-this-idea dept.

netbuzz writes "Anxious to lift a ban on comments brought about by incessant trolling and anonymous slander, a Massachusetts newspaper has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: a one-time fee of 99 cents and a willingness to use their real names. Says the publisher: 'This is a necessary step, in my opinion, if The Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle is going to continue to provide a forum for comments on our websites.'"

Australian Police To Investigate Google Over Wi-Fi Scanning 117

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday June 06, 2010 @12:55PM from the hopping-on-the-bandwagon dept.

daria42 writes "Those who thought the brouhaha over Google's scanning of Wi-Fi networks by its Street View cars was over (whether you believe it was deliberate or not) are destined to be disappointed. News comes from Australia over the weekend that the Australian government has referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police for investigation. The country's Attorney General, Robert McClelland, was quoted saying, 'Obviously I won't pre-empt the outcome of that investigation but they relate in substantial part to possible breaches of the Telecommunications Interception Act, which prevents people accessing electronic information other than for authorized purposes.'"

Zombie Pigs First, Hibernating Soldiers Next 193

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 07, 2009 @07:06PM from the fattening-up-on-brains dept.

ColdWetDog writes "Wired is running a story on DARPA's effort to stave off battlefield casualties by turning injured soldiers into zombies by injecting them with a cocktail of one chemical or another (details to be announced). From the article, 'Dr. Fossum predicts that each soldier will carry a syringe into combat zones or remote areas, and medic teams will be equipped with several. A single injection will minimize metabolic needs, de-animating injured troops by shutting down brain and heart function. Once treatment can be carried out, they'll be "re-animated" and — hopefully — as good as new.' If it doesn't pan out we can at least get zombie bacon and spam."

Volcanic Activity May Split Africa In Two 170

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 05, 2009 @05:04AM from the spit-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes 'Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two, creating a new ocean, say experts. This is due to a recent geological crack which has appeared in northeastern Ethiopia.'

Comment When all computers are super... (Score 1) 303

by nadando on Wednesday September 23, 2009 @12:57PM (#29517591) Attached to: SGI Rolls Out "Personal Supercomputers"

...none of them are.

Comment 1984 much? (Score 5, Interesting) 383

by nadando on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @10:35PM (#29114193) Attached to: The Mindset of the Incoming College Freshmen

'The European Union has always existed'.

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