Drew Curtis' FARK.com -- Tech Archives for '2007-01-21 23:59:59'

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Canada to spend 25 million to preserve rainforest in British Columbia

(Daily Tech)

Apple's new business strategy: Sell PCs with hardware that can only be unlocked for a fee

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White beetle dazzles scientists, attracts Yoko Ono

Idiot pays $112.50 for the worst iPhone email address ever

Three crazy home theater rooms that are bigger than your house

Defense oriented inventors forced into 'American Idol' like audition process. Despite change in focus, it was still a battle between the hot young chick, and the fat guy who may or may not be gay

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(IHT.com)

Major labels to declare victory in War on Piracy by eliminating DRM from music downloads…wha..what?

(Go Jung!)

Online Myers-Briggs personality test. Tastes like chicken

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Top 20 Myths of Science

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If Pac-Man were an interior designer, this is what his bathroom would look like

Teacher to fly on June space shuttle flight, hoping to continue NASA's tradition of exploding educators in the name of science

Japan introduces new water jet cutters capable of cutting through a 2 cm steel plate, to rescue accident victims when there's a risk of fire

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How far can bullets travel when fired into water?

(This Is London)

New printer paper holds image for 16-24 hours, then blanks itself and becomes ready for re-use

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Sat January 20, 2007:

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Microsoft to Europe: Give us what we want, or we're unleashing a whole new ton of suck on you

Google still on spending spree. They must have a lot of money, or something

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Researchers store an entire image on a photon. Your dog wants microscopic foobies

Google to build $600 million server farm in NC. Note to google: Watch out for lacrosse players and D.A.'s named Mike

Our society has eradicated small pox, typewriters, and sheepskin condoms… So this article claims it's time to eradicate the world's oldest social institution... marriage

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Map for when you find yourself aboard the Millennium Falcon

(24)

Google ends ceasefire with Ebay, Paypal

(93)

(ScienceDaily)

To the Batplane, Robin. Bats reveal interesting flight dynamics

(2)

(PhysOrg)

Scientists help link unmanned vehicles to Homeland Security network

(6)

(Nasablog)

Psychedelic Saturn. Picture taken by Cassini spacecraft wide angle camera

(3)

Ruben's tube physics experiment: Standing waves in flames

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(Nasablog)

Cool zero gravity water experiment. Waves in a large free sphere of water

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High school science experiment gone wrong

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New Internet phenomena dubbed 'Silver Surfers' consists of the deranged elderly spewing bile on blogs and yelling at punks to get off their goddamn e-lawns

(53)

(wow!)

First pics of Boeing's new 747-8 interior

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Top ten most downloaded files of the past ten years: Alexa Toolbar suspiciously absent

(190)

Facts and Myths of Automobiles

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From the mind of blitzed farmers: Marinate the steak while it's still on the cow

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It's official: Wii use can cause weight loss, presumably due to all the jumping up and down in frustration that occurs while trying to beat that one stupid puzzle level

The next really big thing: Digital billboards; skinjobs

(56)

(Internationl Herald Tribune)

1. Jack up nicotine content of cigarettes 2. Increase price 3. Profit

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Russian cargo ship docks with international space station. Many turnips and bottles of vodka were exchanged

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Fri January 19, 2007:

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LG's iPhone killer

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Fark will soon need an entire new category for links to youtube videos of idiots getting tasered as Taser introduces camera attachment for their stun guns

Top ten unexplained phenomena. Britney and Flavor of Love suspiciously missing form list

MySpace unveils new tool to help parents monitor children's usage. Turning off computer apparently not good enough

(International Herald Tribune)

University wants to import strains of avian flu for research. This should end well

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US Navy tests new railgun cannon. Capt. Avatar chuckles, powers up the wave motion gun

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Scientists on last attempt to save dolphins trapped in New York shallows. Outlook doubtful for next year's pre-season

(2)

Probe nears close encounter with Jupiter. Cartman, Richard Dreyfuss unavaliable for comment

A New York technology designer has developed a digital mirror, equipped with infrared technology, that sends a live video feed to cell phones and e-mail accounts

(EE Times)

Mac sales growth outpacing the PC industry. Suck it, Windows fanboys

(151)

Global warming to turn Alaska into Britain. Locals already have the teeth, now wondering about feasibility of phased-in shift to driving on left side of road

(24)

Judge rules that digital audio recorders are not synonymous to cassette tape recorders with regards to "fair use" laws, thereby opening companies that offer such devices to lawsuits by record companies

(207)

MSNBC ccoops Ric Romero: spam emails growing, becoming more difficult to block

WikiLeaks is a new website designed to allow untraceable leaking of sensitive government documents. What could possibly go wrong?

Goodbye, Moto

When do those big fat losers at SETI just quit? How long do you wait when you've been stood up at a restaurant?

(62)

Tamiflu-resistant H5N1 found in Egypt. Strangely, the article doesn't mention EVERYBODY PANIC

After years of study, science finally discovers how seahorses fark - though the results are said to be anti-climatic

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Sanitation is the greatest medical advance in the past 150 years, according a poll carried out by the British Medical Journal. No shiat

(28)

Swimming in pools increases the risk of bladder cancer for adults, bladder emptying for children

(5)

7 hidden pages within Firefox

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Desk of the future will charge electronic devices, just like the power strips of today

Thu January 18, 2007:

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Hold on tight to your dreams. Be a part of the coffee generation. Caffeine soothes post-exercise aches and pains

(Science Daily)

Archaeologists find unknown pre-Andean ruin in Peru, name it the Huaca La Penitenciaría de la Meseta (the House of Five Mooses)

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The secret ingredient in Pennsylvania school's ranch dressing is a plant-based fat substitute called Z Trim, and the kids love it

Unusual outbreaks of 'winter vomiting disease' now spans nine states. EVERYBODY PANIC

(34)

Microsoft introduces three different versions of Vista. "Over-priced", "Barely Adequate", and "Sh*tty" will be available for purchase January 30th

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Mad biologists create electrified nano-virii. Mad meteorologists scowl, ramp up production on poisonous lightning

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(NASA)

NASA has a new toy. The sun is there (pic)

42,000 ton digging machine eats bulldozers for breakfast

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Microsoft "plans" downloadable versions of windows vista, office. So these two guys are in a helicopter

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(China Daily)

Remember Reagan's anti-missile defense program that would never work and wasted missions of dollars? Well, the Chinese & Russians successfully tested their anti-satellite "kinetic kill vehicle."

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Scientists have unearthed the fossil of a young, two-headed marine reptile that lived when dinosaurs still walked the Earth

(35)

(EE Times)

Intel prototypes 80 core chip, which may be capable of processing up to 10 frames a second in Duke Nukem Forever

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(Rocky Mountain News)

Implanting chips in humans may become illegal, taking away another component of your basic high school orgy

(163)

Ebay thinks that scammers may be denting its reputation. L@@K Genuine Fark *Obvious* tag1 NR

(154)

(WTNH)

Parents suing Myspace for failing to protect their daughters from predators. No word on predator's class action suit regarding epileptic seizures induced by viewing said pages in the first place

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Scientists observe sound travelling faster than the speed of light

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(Tech Digest)

Feature ideas for Google's 'Switch' cellphone. Built-in WiMAX, a direct interface to YouTube, and a version of Google Earth that lets you text-message Yetis. Or something

Viagra damages ability to smell. But who has time to smell stuff when you're knocking boots all day? Yeah, baby

(59)

Open source projects represent "131,000 programmer years" of work. Or, equivalently, half the average period between programmers getting dates

(11)

The first comparison of the iPhone vs. the Treo

(Some Wife)

Gamer's indulgent wife reviews Final Fantasy XII, is confused by the transvesite bunnies

(36)

Music industry threatens ISPs over piracy. quick to the romero-copter

(115)

Cars made today that will be collectible cars in 2027

(185)

(doom9.org)

Not News: Hollywood announces new AACS HD-DVD encryption, calls it unbreakable. News: anonymous hacker breaks it. FARK.com: in 8 days

(168)

Who's clapping now? Syphilis makes comeback in China

New spray will protect your skin from the the effects of 'Artificial Electromagnetic Waves'

(58)

Dense breast tissue increases risk of cancer, unlike dense brain tissue that increases risk of blondness

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Wed January 17, 2007:

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Myspace to offer parental notification software. No word on stupidity notification software after user posts video of themselves committing crimes

Future aircraft designed to foil terrorists but still cant assure your luggage will arrive at the same airport

World of Warcraft fanatics talk about tales of adventure while waiting in line for the game

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Scientists infect 7 macaques with 1918 flu to discover how it killed: by turning body's immune system against itself. Surprisingly, George Allen was unavailable for comment

(Information Week)

Northrop opens first US laser plant, promises to make lots of popcorn

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Step 1: Cut a hole in the box Step 2: Put your junk in the box. Step 3: Launch your junk into lower earth orbit

New robot driverless bus launched. Aims to cut pollution, energy use, collect Sarah Connor from work

WoW player reaches new level limit after one day. Promptly returns attention to his fulfilling career, happy marriage, and many friends

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(Destructoid)

"You can't buy that video game; it's rated M." "But I'm 28 with two kids." "Sorry, come back with your dad to buy it for you."

(62)

(eSkeptic)

Skeptic Magazine could stand to be a tad more skeptical after running the "Grand Canyon park rangers forbidden from discussing true age of the earth" story as fact

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Dell will cover your new laptop against all damages, unless you live in what state? You guessed it

(APP)

The Freehold Township meteorite."To get the entire effect, you should take down your pants"

The latest in non-lethal weapons: "Tasernet", a wide area force field that uses face recognition software to decide whether to zap you or let you pass through

(22)

(Fast Company)

Thought the iPhone was cool? Check this touch screen out(possibly a repeat, but still damn cool)

(EuroGamer)

Blizzard announces that Starcraft 2 may (or may not be) on the way (or not) soon (or never). OMG ZERGRUSH KEKEKEKE

(68)

(defence Tech)

Raytheon announces a frickin' laser that can explode a mortar from 550 yards. Next phase of research sure to involve frickin' sharks

(Telegraph)

After nearly 200 years, doctors conclude that Napoleon died of stomach cancer. This is what happens when you don't have insurance

(10)

Incredible Lego factory builds mini go karts

(10)

Porn studio Vivid has announced its first Blu-ray porn movie, the format war continues

(113)

(2d Lifer)

"Virtual real estate" magnate started out as virtual "whore"

Revolutionary single pixel camera gives megapixel image. Here comes the science

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Colbert: "AT&T is the T1000 of corporations, no matter how many pieces you break it into, it always comes back together"

British woman orders 'off-the-shelf' designer baby. This sensationalist headline brought to you by the Daily Mail

Good news: Researcher discovers long-used drug that may kill cancer cells. Downside: drug is no longer under patent, so drug companies likely won't fund research

Plans revealed for UK's first moon mission. Biggest obstacle is figuring out how to eat beans on toast in zero g

(Destructoid)

New bill introduced to raise the legal age to 30 for buying.... video games?

(34)

(Productdose)

Top 10 robots you can buy. List is almost validated by female android, but loses credibility by including a Roomba

NASA to scale back Earth observations after catching too many UFOs on secret tapes, overloading government photoshoppers

Five seasons of "Mythbusters" results

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(Some Nerd)

Intel builds a Tera-Scale 80-core chip that uses less energy than a quad-core processor, has teraflop-performance capabilities and holy crap my brain just exploded

(29)

Nuclear power plant in Minnesota closes indefinitely after 35,000-pound control box falls off steel beam. Bonus: Same plant killed 3000 fish last week

Archaeologists find oldest tool in North America not named Dick Clark

(Physorg.com)

Princeton scientists create variable-power-output fuel cell with an extremely simple design. Suck it, Big Oil

(10)

(Planet Vids)

Buzz talks about UFO

Researchers find women are more attracted to a man if other women like him too. Cap'n Obvious stunned

(29)

Tue January 16, 2007:

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(Korea Times)

Doctors to attempt first ever uterus transplant; plan to make it a womb with a view

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Video interview of Linus Torvalds

The earth's really big carnivores are generally doomed by evolution, say pipsqueak vegetarian scientists

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Archeologists find ancient weapons in Syria, expected to be used as justification to call for UN sanctions by the Bush Administration

Internet-addicted teen gets probation for stealing wireless connection

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CompUSA wants to probe your PC for "Vista readiness." Geek Squad shakes puny fist in defiance

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"An Inconvenient Truth" to be shown in all of Scotland's schools. Lesson plan for teachers includes answers to questions like, "How come Al Gore didn't do anything about climate change when he was VP for eight years?"

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(Cognitive Daily)

The coolest experiment you will see and hear today

(Some Blog)

MILF offers BJ for Wii on Craigslist

(64)

(TECH.BLORGE.com)

Microsoft bribes bloggers; Apple sues them

Finally, the missing link is discovered. Global warming may cause tropical diseases to wipe out Canada's population. EVERYBODY PANIC / TOUT LE MONDE PANIQUE

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China claims to have successfully created an artificial sun

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Microsoft and Apple seek to get all up in your crib

Most common cause of amnesia also halts the ability to think about the future

(The Motor Authority)

New production BMW diesel gets 60 mpg. Suck it, hybrids

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Most common cause of amnesia also halts the ability to think about the future

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Picture of comet McNaught over Perth

More men in New Zealand are having vasectomies than almost anywhere else in the world -- which is odd, as it's not like the sheep were going to get pregnant

RIM rips off Apples iPhone with the Blackberry Pearl, to be released in -3 months

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(Engadget)

For all those people who got TIVO so they could fast forward the ads, TIVO brings you ads while you fast forward

(31)

Skull shows possible homo sapien/Neanderthal breeding. No, it's not Tom Green's

(28)

Gecko previously thought extinct turns up again, offers to help you save up to 15 percent off your car insurance

(6)

Vietnamese farmer grows fatter bigs by playing Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert while they eat. Mmmmm, classical bacon

(17)

Mon January 15, 2007:

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This Spring, robots will build an entire two story house -- deny Sarah Connor a second mortgage