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Mass Effect 2 Launch Trailer
By admin on January 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Mass Effect 2 is just a week away from release and BioWare has just givin us another tease with their launch trailer.
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Researchers Claim “Effectively Perfect” Spam Blocking DiscoveryBy admin on January 25, 2010 | Comments Off
A team of computer scientists from the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA are claiming to have found an “effectively perfect” method for blocking spam. The new system deciphers the templates a botnet is using to create spam and then teaches filters what to look for. “The system … works by exploiting a trick that spammers use to defeat email filters. As spam is churned out, subtle changes are typically incorporated into the (more…)
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Gaming, Hollywood Style: Fake Videogames From Movies and TVBy admin on January 25, 2010 | Comments Off
As videogames become more ingrained in our culture, they pop up more often films, literature, and television. Nowadays, most big-budget Hollywood projects write name-brand games into their scripts when called for.
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NZ School Goes Open Source Amid Microsoft MandateBy admin on January 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Dan Jones writes “Kiwis have built an entire school IT system out of open source software, in less than two months, despite a deal between the New Zealand government and Microsoft that effectively mandates the use of Microsoft products in the country’s schools. Albany Senior High School in the northern suburbs of Auckland has been running an entirely open source infrastructure since it opened in 2009. It’s using a range of applications like OpenOffice, (more…)
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Cops Say Legalize Marijuana to Hurt Criminal GangsBy admin on January 25, 2010 | Comments Off
A group of cops, prosecutors and judges is cheering the recent successful marijuana legalization vote in the California state legislature. They liken the ban on recreational drugs to Prohibition, when the government’s ill-fated attempt to end the sale of liquor created a lucrative industry for criminals. Sound familiar?
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F1 on ice is really cool [w/video]By admin on January 24, 2010 | Comments Off
Ever seen a Formula One car driven at full tilt across a frozen lake? No, of course you haven’t . . . until NOW. The Red Bull team decided to celebrate the return of the Canadian Grand Prix to this year’s Formula One calendar by heading for a test run in Canada, in mid-winter, on an ice-covered lake in northern Quebec.
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Kaymer holds nerve to pip PoulterBy admin on January 24, 2010 | Comments Off
Martin Kaymer beats Ian Poulter to the Abu Dhabi Championship in a thrilling finish on the final hole.
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Marijuana Law Strikedown? A Big Fat Bowl of NothingBy admin on January 24, 2010 | Comments Off
What the pot limit strike down really means…
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Tetris Clears More Than 100 Million Mobile DownloadsBy admin on January 23, 2010 | Comments Off
According to early word from EA Mobile and Tetris rights holder Blue Planet Software, mobile users have racked up more than 100,000,000 downloads. That’s paid downloads. Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time.
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Gamecocks Lose ‘USC’ Lawsuit, Called ‘Goofy Little Chickens’By admin on January 23, 2010 | Comments Off
South Carolina wants to use ‘USC’ on their athletic apparel. Southern Cal doesn’t care — a lawsuit and mascot mocking erupted, naturally.
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