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markass530 writes
"An iPhone insurance carrier says that four in six claims are suspicious, and is worse when a new model appears on the market. 'Supercover Insurance is alleging that many iPhone owners are deliberately smashing their devices and filing false claims in order to upgrade to the latest model. The gadget insurance company told Sky News Sunday that it saw a 50-percent rise in claims during the month Apple launched the latest version, the iPhone 3GS.'"
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trianglecat writes
"The not-for-profit agency Canadian Blood Services has a section of their website based on the Japanese cultural belief of ketsueki-gata, which claims that a person's blood group determines or predicts their personality type. Disappointing for a self-proclaimed 'science-based' organization. The Ottawa Skeptics, based in the nation's capital, appear to be taking some action."
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peretzpup writes:
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Thomson Reuters's lawsuit against George Mason University's Center for History and New Media over supposed violations of the EndNote licensing agreement by the Zotero project, hosted at the university, has been dismissed.
Zotero project co-director Sean Takats's announcement is pretty heartwarming. No comment as yet from Thomson Reuters.
