January 2008
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Antarctic base staff evacuated after Christmas... →
Two men, one with a suspected broken jaw, have been airlifted from the Antarctic’s most remote research facility after an incident described as a “drunken Christmas punch-up”.
December 2007
Group lets kids share sad sentiments |... →
Saddest postcard ever!
PC World | Malware Evolving Too Fast for Antivirus... →
Bad guys use sophisticated testing to create malware that can evade even the best security programs.
scaryideas | Die Burger: UN soldier →
russell higgs | photoblog →
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BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands |... →
mental_floss Blog | 6 Classical Scandals Straight... →
3. Paganini Allegedly Sells Soul to Devil! (Fetches Good Price) The Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) was one of the most astounding virtuosos of all time. He had amazing technique and enormous passion.
How Not to Interview John Cusack - Video →
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BBC NEWS | Health | i-Snake 'will transform... →
Bits And Pieces | Heart Shaped Teacup and Saucer →
List Of The Day: Great Olan Mills photos →
Telstar Logistics | Merry Shopping: Inside the... →
Details emerge in SF Zoo tiger attack | Chron.com →
Officials speculated that one of the victims may have been dangling a leg or other body part over the 14-foot grotto wall and that Tatiana latched onto the limb and climbed out. Police sources said a footprint had been found on a metal fence, suggesting that someone had climbed it to get closer to the big cats. Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo said it was also likely that the animal was provoked.
The Death of High Fidelity : Rolling Stone →
In the age of MP3s, sound quality is worse than ever “They make it loud to get [listeners’] attention,” Bendeth says. Engineers do that by applying dynamic range compression, which reduces the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in a song. Like many of his peers, Bendeth believes that relying too much on this effect can obscure sonic detail, rob music of its...
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Techdirt | Once Again: The Great Inventors Often... →
Last year, there was a book showing how Thomas Edison wasn’t the great inventor he claimed to be. Now, there’s a new book suggesting not only was Alexander Graham Bell not the great inventor many hold him up to be, but the famous story of him rushing to the patent office to beat Elisha Gray’s patent filing by mere hours may hide the fact that Bell actually cheated the system...
