Jan 30 2009

Caterpillar Layoffs: How They’re Playing in Peoria

The biggest employer in the Illinois city announced massive global job cuts, shaking its Midwestern residents to their core

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Jan 30 2009

The Superbowl is NOT Recession-Proof

One of the most watched and biggest moneymakers in the world of sports and entertainment is taking a major hit due to the economic crisis

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Jan 30 2009

Former GNR Bassist Lands Gig With Playboy

Who wouldn’t read a financial column from the man behind Appetite for Destruction?

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Jan 30 2009

Roger Federer reaches Aussie Open Final.

Roger Federer moved within one victory of his 14th Grand Slam title with another dominating victory, ousting Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 Thursday to reach the Australian Open final.

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Jan 30 2009

Google Launches Its ISP Throttling Detector, aka M-Lab

With its partners on this project, the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute and the PlanetLab Consortium. M-Lab is designed to be “an open platform that researchers can use to deploy Internet measurement tools. Google will work with researchers to help them develop relevant Internet measurement tools.

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Jan 30 2009

First Gene Discovered For Most Common Form Of Epilepsy

An international team of researchers, led by investigators at Columbia University Medical Center, has uncovered the first gene linked to the most common type of epilepsy, called Rolandic epilepsy. One out of every five children with epilepsy is diagnosed with this form, which is associated with seizures starting in one part of the brain.

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Jan 30 2009

16 Wild Materials You May Find in Future Products

The Technology hunters at Inventables collect and sift through thousands of unique materials every year. Then they drop details about the best ones into an enormous database with suggestions for how they could be incorporated into new products. Here are their coolest and quirkiest new technologies.

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Jan 30 2009

Lightning Bolt!

During a live action RPG, someone casts lightning bold. I’m having a geekgasm!

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Jan 30 2009

Hint Hint (Comic)

Click on the guy’s pants in the third panel for a hidden comic.

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Jan 30 2009

Anti-Piracy Measures Don’t Work, Report Shows

Traffic management company Ipoque has just released a whitepaper, detailing pros and cons of different methods of dealing with piracy on P2P networks. Surprisingly, the conclusions in the paper are not straight adverts for their own products and services. We will highlight some of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly conclusions.

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