Jan 16 2009

Smoke alarm saves family from house fire – ABC Online

Smoke alarm saves family from house fire
ABC Online – 1 hour ago
A family in north Canberra as been forced to flee their home after an early morning fire in Evatt. A smoke alarm woke the residents, who escaped unharmed as the blaze moved quickly through the building.
Working smoke alarm saves man from blaze Nanaimo Daily News
Smoke alarm saves man, teenage girl from early morning fire The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Jan 16 2009

The Obama Inauguration: Lego-Style

Obama fever has officially hit Legoland. The Carlsbad, CA, park has modified its U.S. Capitol model to illustrate the historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. The display opens to the public January 16, and will stay on through Memorial Day.

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Jan 16 2009

10 Greatest Canines in Cinema History

There’s Marley & Me, which strikes just the right balance of humor and emotion and Bolt which proves that not all non-Pixar made animated films have to necessarily suck. There’s even another live-action canine caper in Hotel for Dogs. It’s truly a good time to be a filmgoer and a dog person. To proclaim our appreciation of our furry companions, we

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Jan 16 2009

Study: Gamers Prefer Challenge Over Violence – Wired News


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Study: Gamers Prefer Challenge Over Violence
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By Nate Ralph January 16, 2009 | 2:26:00 PMCategories: Culture A study conducted by the University of Rochester has concluded that challenges and "meaningful opportunities to interact and work together" are more important to videogame enthusiasts than
Blood and gore don't make video games more enjoyable: study The Canadian Press
Study: Gore doesn’t motivate video game players Macworld
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Jan 16 2009

Sun Open Sources the Netscape Enterprise Server

An anonymous reader writes “Brian Aker has announced that Sun has open sourced the Netscape Enterprise Server under the BSD license. This is the evolution of the original server Netscape sold in the 90’s during the rise of the first bubble. Almost twenty years later, Apache’s original competitor is now made available for anyone to use under an open source license.”

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Jan 16 2009

Hudson river plane crash before authorities arrived [PIC]

Captured by Flickr member grego! from a high-rise in Midtown Manhattan

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Jan 16 2009

Nope, McDonald’s Isn’t Making Us Fat – Capital Commerce

The “Super Size Me!” myth is disproved. Don’t blame fast-food restaurants for why America seems so supersized. This new economic study from Northwestern University and UC Berkeley seems to disprove the common nutritional myth.

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Jan 16 2009

Parkour Training: How to Do a Wall-Flip

How to perform a two-step wall-flip and live to enjoy the high-five that will follow. Good for impressing friends and escaping pursuers…

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Jan 15 2009

Debian For Android Installer Released

dooberrymctavish writes “You can now download an installer and bootloader for getting Debian running on your Android (G1 at the moment) device; the whole install process will take you about 10 minutes, and leaves you with access to the full plethora of programs available in Debian and lets you continue using your phone as it was intended to be: as an Android device with all the capabilities thereof. Here’s a look at it running.

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Jan 15 2009

Star Trek: Where Are They Now

Set in the 23rd century, Star Trek follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew, as they travel across the galaxy and battle everything from aliens to megalomaniacal computers. The show premiered in 1966 and has the largest number of spin-offs among all television shows in history, according to Guinness World Records.

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