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Thursday July 31, 2008
Get Firefoxed:
Microsoft Recommends Rivals To Mac Users
by The Mullah
Microsoft may be rivals with the makers of the Firefox web browser -- but that hasn't stopped them recommending their competitors to Mac users.
Posted in: Net by bubblejam at 02:52 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Lesbians Are For Life, Not Just For Lesbos:
Courts Rules That Lesbians Aren't All From Lesbos
by Pater Mullah
A Greek court has thrown out a claim by Lesbos islanders that only they have the right to describe themselves as lesbians.
Posted in: Politics by bubblejam at 09:14 AM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Friday July 18, 2008
Bitter Coffee:
The Storm In A Coffee Cup
by Simon Magus
Internet users around the world have been amused and appalled by one blogger's account of a 'coffee rage' incident at a snooty outlet in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Wednesday July 16, 2008
Not So Cool:
Big Tobacco Uses Menthol To Hook Young Smokers
by Simon Magus
A new study claims that tobacco companies manipulate menthol levels in brands targeted at young people -- researchers believe making the smoke more palatable will result in them becoming hooked.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 09:44 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Monday July 14, 2008
Sew Clever:
The Minature Sewing Machine For DNA
by The Mullah
Scientists have developed a microscoping sewing machine that can be used to sew strands of DNA together.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 01:12 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Friday July 11, 2008
Too Good To Be True?:
Turning Farm Waste Into Crude Oil
by Simon Magus
A US company are touting a breakthrough that could end dependence on fossil fuels -- their process can turn farm waste such as rice and cottonseed hulls into a crude oil that can be refined into a variety of petrochemicals.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 08:40 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Thursday July 10, 2008
Cheesy:
Dairy Farmers' Mail-In Milk Protest
by Simon Magus
German dairy farmers are protesting against low prices for their produce by mailing thousands of litres of milk to the EU commissioner for agriculture -- officials are having to contend with an influx of exploding cartons as the milk ferments in the post.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 09:18 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Monday July 07, 2008
Mind Over Matter:
Mind's Eye Affects How We See The World
by The Mullah
Researchers have discovered that our imaginations can drastically affect how we perceive the world -- mental imagery can influence how we see a particular situation.
Posted in: Science by bubblejam at 12:11 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry
Sunday July 06, 2008
A Lot Of Pap:
Paparazzi Facing Legal Clampdown
by Simon Magus
The city leaders of Malibu and Los Angeles are seeking to impose restrictions on the activities of paparazzo photographers -- but the snappers are resisting on the basis that their activites are free speech and thus protected by the US constitution.
Posted in: Politics by bubblejam at 11:39 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry