Jan 30 2009

Pot farm found on Google map

You can’t hide from Google Earth – some marijuana growers in Switzerland found that out. While using Google Earth, Swiss police just happened to find a two-acre marijuana plantation hidden inside a corn field.

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Jan 30 2009

Lambo LP640 vs. Corvette ZR1 Bad Boys Review – Top Gear

Review of 2 of the latest bad boy supercars by Top Gear. Amazing power and cars.

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Jan 30 2009

Stem Cells: Poised for a Breakthrough

Douglas Melton, the co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute is one of the leading figures in the search for cures for presently incurable diseases, and his breakthrough work is challenging many long-held beliefs about the ways biology and human development work. But it was a personal experience that brought Melton to stem cell research.

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Jan 30 2009

comScore says U.S. online gaming audience grew 27 percent

Free online games had a big surge in 2008, thanks to the ailing economy, market researcher comScore reported today.

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Jan 30 2009

10 cheap and easy upgrades for your old PC

Economical upgrades that will extend the useful life of your PC

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Jan 30 2009

Women’s Brains Respond to Manly Men

Women participating in the Kinsey study were shown 224 photos of men’s faces, some of which had been “masculinized” or “feminized” using photo-morphing software. MRI scans revealed higher levels of brain response to the masculinized photos, particularly in women who were in the phase of their menstrual cycle immediately preceding ovulation.

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Jan 30 2009

The LEGO Turing Machine

A TV Shop themed demonstration of a Turing Machine made in LEGO Mindstorms. It was made as part of a project at computer science at Aarhus University.

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Jan 30 2009

Our glorious gaming future

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Jan 30 2009

Sen. McConnell: GOP risks becoming a regional minority party

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a blunt warning to Republicans Thursday: Their party must regain lost supporters plus blacks, Hispanics and voters on both coasts — or risk becoming a permanent minority party with a limited power base.

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Jan 30 2009

Court: No right to shout

A federal court has rejected a former student’s First Amendment suit against school officials who punished her for calling them “douchebags” in a Live Journal post. Administrators are entitled to qualified immunity from suit unless they are clearly violating an established right, the court held; and the scope of student rights to online speech is a

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