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3rd-Grader Busted For Jolly Rancher Possession 804

Posted by samzenpus from the step-away-from-the-candy dept.
theodp writes "A third-grader in a small Texas school district received a week's detention for merely possessing a Jolly Rancher. Leighann Adair, 10, was eating lunch Monday when a teacher confiscated the candy. Her parents said she was in tears when she arrived home later that afternoon and handed them the detention notice. But school officials are defending the sentence, saying the school was abiding by a state guideline that banned 'minimal nutrition' foods. 'Whether or not I agree with the guidelines, we have to follow the rules,' said school superintendent Jack Ellis."
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How the Internet Didn't Fail As Predicted 259

Posted by samzenpus from the series-of-popular-tubes dept.
Lord Byron Eee PC writes "Newsweek is carrying a navel-gazing piece on how wrong they were when in 1995 they published a story about how the Internet would fail. The original article states, 'Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.' The article continues to say that online shopping will never happen, that airline tickets won't be purchased over the web, and that newspapers have nothing to fear. It's an interesting look back at a time when the Internet was still a novelty and not yet a necessity."
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Mexico Wants Payment For Aztec Images 325

Posted by samzenpus from the montezuma's-latest-revenge dept.
innocent_white_lamb writes "Starbucks brought out a line of cups with prehistoric Aztec images on them. Now the government of Mexico wants them to pay for the use of the images. Does the copyright on an image last hundreds of years?"

Comment Still takes too much energy (Score 2) 299

by snakeboat (#26801811) Attached to: Two Big Tests For Personal Rapid Transportation
Why should I need a 1,000lb machine to move me from place to place? I have, right now, in my garage, five machines which weigh less than 25lbs each and will take me (with a lil effort) to within 5 feet of my destination ant the exact time I wish to depart, at any time of day. Of course, they require a small expenditure of energy, 1,000 calories per day usually does it, but that keeps the beer from gathering round my middle. What's more, I can ride two of 'em on trails for huge fun. Oh, and the skinny tired one can hit 60 on a straight stretch here in CO... PRTs my butt. Guess someone's gotta sell somthin somewhere, eh.

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