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AT&T Spyroom & NSA Warrantless Eavesdropping: Yes They Can?
By admin on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
Heads spun exactly four years ago when AT&T was accused of funneling every one of its customers’ electronic communications to the NSA without warrants. It seemed far-fetched that a lawsuit alleged such a sweeping breach of the Fourth Amendment right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures. Yet courts, congress shun addressing legality…
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Fernandes courted by seven clubsBy admin on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
Businessman Tony Fernandes tells BBC Sport seven clubs have approached him about a possible takeover since his failed bid for West Ham.
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Seinfeld’s Good Samaritan Law Now Reality?By admin on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
e3m4n writes “The fictitious ‘good samaritan’ law from the final episode of Seinfeld (the one that landed them in jail for a year) appears to be headed toward reality for California residents after the house passed this bill. There are some differences, such as direct action is not required, but the concept of guilt by association for not doing the right thing is still on the face of the bill.”
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Microsoft sued over Xbox Live PointsBy admin on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Microsoft for fraudulent handling of Xbox Live’s Points system.
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Simpsons, Powerpuff Girls porn nets jail time for AustralianBy admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
A man in Australia was recently convicted for possessing pornographic images depicting characters from The Simpsons and The Powerpuff Girls, and is now a registered sex offender.
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Ghana beat Nigeria to reach finalBy admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Ghana reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after an Asamoah Gyan goal leads them to a 1-0 victory over Nigeria.
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Offensive Play: How Different are Dogfighting and Football?By admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
An offensive lineman can’t do his job without “using his head,” one veteran says, but neuropathologists examining the brains of ex-NFL players have found trauma-related degeneration.
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Research: Gaming helps military personnel to better focusBy admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
We have discovered that video game players perform 10 to 20 percent higher in terms of perceptual and cognitive ability than normal people that are non-game players. …We know that video games can increase perceptual abilities and short-term memory. They allow the player to focus longer and expand the player’s field of vision compared to people…
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New Theory of Primate Origins Sparks ControversyBy admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Dramatic geological events may have driven the origin of primates.
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Obama Choosing NOT To Go To the MoonBy admin on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
bonch writes “Obama’s budget proposal will contain no funding for the Constellation program, which was to send astronauts to the moon by 2020. Instead, NASA will be focused on terrestrial science, such as monitoring global warming. One anonymous official said: ‘We certainly don’t need to go back to the moon.’”
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