Though he did not know it at the time, the idea came to Howard Stapleton when he was 12 and visiting a factory with his father, a manufacturing executive in London. Opening the door to a room where workers were using high-frequency welding equipment, he found he could not bear to go inside.
Just What We Needed:
An Egg McMuffin Maker
Makes eating 5 or 6 of these things a day a snap….
Signaling Vulnerabilities in Wiretapping Systems
Good news for criminals…
Online sales take off on ‘Cyber Monday’
American shoppers, intent on skipping crowded stores and 6 a.m. squabbles over the last bargain laptop, spent 26 percent more money online over the Thanksgiving weekend than they did in 2004, according to market-research figures.
Surgeons to try revolutionary stem cell technique on crash victims
The nose cells that may help the paralysed walk again
Groups protest cannibalism in video games
Oh please, who cares?
The FCC’s Cable Crusade Continues
The real target here? Comedy Central?
Great. Now, we need a space firewall!
Scientists, be on guard … ET might be a malicious hacker
Mozilla Corporation – New Home of the Firefox web browser
Download now…
Big Fat Bottoms No Good for Shots
Ludicrous story of the week dept.
Shadows Of Venus
It’s often said (by astronomers) that Venus is bright enough to cast shadows. So where are they? Few people have ever seen a Venus shadow. But they’re there, elusive and delicate and, if you appreciate rare things, a thrill to witness.
Office party warning from Canon
Backside-related breakages keep service crews on their toes at Christmas
Gimme a D! R! U! G! S! Cheerleaders are the stars in this business
As an ambitious college student, Cassie Napier had all the right moves – flips, tumbles, an ever-flashing America’s-sweetheart smile – to prepare for her job after graduation. She became a drug saleswoman.
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