Balance the Budget: The Simulation.

Published in September 30th, 2005

Posted by NumLock in General

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Balance the Budget!

US army recruitment slumps

Published in September 30th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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The biggest slump in recruiting figures for a quarter of a century has thrown the US army’s plans for expansion into doubt, it was claimed today.

Was Cheney the Source of the CIA Leak?

Published in September 30th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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A New York Times reporter was released Thursday from a federal jail in Virginia after serving almost three months on contempt charges for refusing to reveal a source to a grand jury, a source with knowledge of the case said.

New Orleans police looking into reports some officers looted

Published in September 30th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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The police department has launched an investigation into whether officers participated in the giant looting spree that overtook the city after Hurricane Katrina, a spokesman said today.

MIT unveils wind-up $100 laptop

Published in September 30th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are designing a durable laptop computer that will cost about $100.

Disney MP3 Player for Kids

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by Uncle Dave in General

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The interesting part of this story isn’t that Disney is selling their own MP3 player.

After watching the iPod rock the adult market for entertainment devices, Walt Disney wants a piece of the action. The company announced an MP3 player on Thursday designed for children 6 to 12 years old at half the cost of the cheapest iPod.

It’s this (I’ve hi-lighted the section):

Hoping it hasn’t already lost the pre-teens to the immensely popular iPod Shuffle, Disney is marketing its Mix Sticks music players as an iPod with additional benefits. Young adults can download music as iPod users do, and they can copy songs from their CD library.

Isn’t this a break with the rest of the movie studios and recording companies by allowing copying material between different players? Haven’t they been screaming about not wanting this capability, wanting to control what people play where, all the way to requiring payment for each copy on each device? This may be a story to watch.

Here are some pictures of the player.

AIDS Virus Weakening?

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by Uncle Dave in General

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Aids may not be deadly in 50 years.

World toilet summit lifts lid on public hygiene

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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Delegates to the annual World Toilet Summit in Northern Ireland’s capital Belfast could be forgiven for feeling flushed this week after sitting down for a three-day debate on the finer points of public sanitation.

Follow the Money

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by John C Dvorak in General

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The new American vision of the future…game junkies…

HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray Shenanigans

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by John C Dvorak in Column fodder, General

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Sounds like there is something fishy here.

Heckler returns to hero’s welcome

Published in September 29th, 2005

Posted by Eideard in General

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The veteran Labour delegate who was yesterday ejected from the conference hall for heckling received a hero’s welcome when he returned this morning, and won an apology from the platform by John Reid.