8.1.03
New Scientist—Company says it has developed a device that can simulate the texture and taste of food
USA Today—McDonald's to test automatic burger cooker
CNN.com—Mike Tyson files for bankruptcy
BBC News—UK bans iPod add-on that lets users stream music to an FM radio
ABCnews.com—Suge Knight gets another trip to jail after violating his parole
MSNBC—New book claims that Joseph Stalin plotted to have John Wayne killed because of his anti-communist stance

8.4.03
Space Jiggle—I'm not exactly sure what the point of this is, but it is scarily hypnotic
Sports Illustrated—Mike Tyson files for bankruptcy
Salon.com—Scientist hoping to make burgers more nutritious by mixing in blueberries
MSNBC—Carly Simon will auction off the identity of the mystery person behind her song "You're So Vain"
Wired News—Do you really need a web-enabled refrigerator?
C|NET—The SMTP mail protocol may become a casualty in the war against spam because of its trusting nature

8.5.03
BBC News—New study shows that main reason for declining CD sales is not downloading, but CD piracy by organized crime
Wired News—Millions of Americans are ditching their land lines and using their cell phones for all their calls
CNN.com—Gray Davis sues to have the recall vote delayed until March and to have his name added to the recall ballot if the election does take place
Salon.com—Episcopalians delay vote on gay bishop after email from Vermont man alleges inappropriate touching
New Scientist—Mother's choice of foods during pregnancy could have long-term effects on the gene's of her children, a new study on mice suggests
ABCnews.com—Man's vacation cabin carted off by thieves

8.6.03
Primate Programming, Inc.—This would have been funnier three years ago
Google Weblog—Google introduces a way to quickly search for synonyms of your primary search terms
Wired News—Many slot machines will no longer accept coins
Little Green Footballs—Recent political cartoon bears striking resemblance to Nazi propaganda piece
Fox News—Powerball winner has over half a million dollars stolen from truck
USA Today—Tron is being reimagined as a video game

8.7.03
CNN.com—Arnold says he will run for governor of California
Scotsman.com—Scientist claims laser can make radioactive material inert
C|NET—Navy will purchase over 250 Macs runninng Linux
BBC News—Italians scientist unveil the world's first cloned horse
Salon.com—Illinois passes bill making tongue-splitting illegal
MSNBC—New theory of time being advanced by untrained, unknown 27 year old is causing a stir in the world of physics

8.8.03
Fishy!—Fun with Java
ABCnews.com—Parents are increasingly suing coaches when their children don't make the varsity squad
BBC News—Online animated cartoon is made entirely using Halo on an Xbox
St. Petersburg Times—Florida man is forbidden from ever owning a dog again
CNN.com—40 year old Vatican document instructs church officials to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct against priests
USA Today—Nintendo will temporarily halt production of new GameCubes until their inventory is reduced

8.11.03
BBC News—Britain has hottest day on record, breaking the 100 degree mark for the first time
USA Today—Justice Kennedy says that mandatory minimum sentences for some federal crimes are too long
Wired News—BuyMusic.com is copying Apple's iTunes ads along with the music service itself
CNN.com—Two missing University of Michigan students turn up at Disney World
Fox News—Air France pilot is arrested after joking to airport screeners that he had a bomb in his shoe
ABCnews.com—New device will help overheated athletes cool off via the palm of the hand

8.12.03
The Independent—US pilots used napalm in the most recent Iraq conflict, a weapon that is banned by most other nations
Sports Illustrated—Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal pulls off unassisted triple play, only the 12th in major league history
Wired News—America Online wants parent company AOL Time Warner to drop the AOL from its name
Salon.com—The Unabomer (I'm using the original FBI spelling, not the more popular version with bomber spelled correctly) wants the government to release his personal property, including an unexploded pipe bomb that was confiscated from his Montana cabin
ABCnews.com—Couple has second wedding ceremony when wife loses her memory of first after a car accident
BBC News—Harry Potter better known than Hamlet

8.13.03
Wired News—Maryland's governor orders an independent audit of the state's Diebold electronic voting machines
ZDNet—US Postal Service considering smart stamps that would track a sender's identity
Salon.com—Snoop Dogg being sued by girls who appear topless on the cover of his Girls Gone Wild video
ABCnews.com—Women in New Hampshire are having their clothes removed while they sleep by an unknown intruder
MSNBC—Fox News is suing Al Franken over the phrase "fair and balanced"
BBC News—Sales of mobile phone ring tones could overtake sales of CD singles in the coming year

8.14.03
USA Today—Autistic woman is helping make slaughterhouses more humane
CNN.com—Mississippi school district will install webcams in every classroom
Wired News—New artificially created diamonds could revolutionize both the diamond and chipmaking industries
ZDNet—Apple will offer refunds to G3 owners who cannot run OS X as promised
Salon.com—California may not allow television stations to air movies and tv shows starring gubenatorial candidates in order to prevent equal time requests from the other candidates
New Scientist—Gamma ray weapons could change the global balance of power

8.15.03
Fox News—Major blackout affects much of the northeast
USA Today—New GameBoy Advance game incorporates solar cell that affects the strength of the protagonist: the more sun, the stronger he is
New Scientist—Many documents posted online conceal sensitive information
BBC News—New microbe is discovered that can live at 121 degrees
MSNBC—First disposable digital camera hits the market
Salon.com—Microsoft launches digital music service in europe

8.18.03
CNN.com—Marine sergeant goes on $130,000 spending spree with government credit card, including her breast implant surgery
C|NET—ATI beats out Nvidia for the right to produce graphics chips for the next version of the Xbox
MSNBC—Producers could move ahead with Terminator 4 without Arnold
CNN.com—Newly discovered wreck of the coast of Georgia could hold tens of millions of dollars worth of gold coins
Salon.com—California recall election may be delayed
Fox News—Ride operator killed in roller coaster accident, but fair remains open

8.19.03
New Scientist—First DNA-powered computer is unveiled
ABCnews.com—Baylor coach is on tape encouraging players to say that murdered athlete sold drugs in order to mask the school's NCAA scholarship violations
USA Today—Immigrants must now apply for visas online
Wired News—Texas, famous for its oil production, is also the second-largest producer of wind power in America
CNN.com—Elevator malfunctions in hospital and decapitates doctor
Fox News—In more gruesome death news: a tourist in Las Vegas is electrocuted by a traffic signal box

8.20.03
ABCnews.com—The current state of the Segway
CNN.com—Europe's first unmanned lunar probe will be propelled by solar-powered engines
Salon.com—FTC chair says proposed do-not-spam list won't help curb unwanted emails
BBC News—European scientist believes we could have a colony on the moon in 20 years
MSNBC—Panda gives birth in San Diego zoo
TwinCities.com—Jailed sex offender is suing to keep his PS2

8.21.03
CNN.com—West Virginia shootings may be drug-related
Wired News—A breath test could soon help diagose conditions such as diabetes and schizophrenia
Salon.com—Deep-water sponge produces natural fibers that are better than man-made materials for fiber optic cable
ABCnews.com—Tampa is pulling the plug on its controversial face recognition system, which hasn't caught a single crook in the two years it's been in operation
MSNBC—Religion is playing a larger role in video game development
BBC News—Nokia acquires Sega gaming technology

8.22.03
Wired News—New bill that would greatly expand the powers of an already-too-powerful justice department may be a resurrection of the sensibly killed Patriot II Act
Fox News—Mississippi state court declares that a fetus is a person, contradicting Roe v. Wade
New Scientist—SoBig.F may be biggest worm yet. I've gotten around 300 in my work inbox over the last two days.
USA Today—eBay suffers 3 hour outage
Salon.com—Marine shoots self (non-fatally) to avoid overseas duty
C|NET—Anonymous net user whose personal information was subpoenaed by the RIAA goes to court to protect her right to privacy

8.25.03
ABCnews.com—Six Brazilians barred from entering Britain after failing Beatles quiz
CNN.com—Priest serving time for molesting a boy dies after prison assault
Wired News—Oklahoma teen charged after writing a violent short story on a school computer
New Scientist—Only a tenth of the US healthcare workers that were supposed to receive smallpox vaccinations have chosen to take them
MSNBC—Al Franken will be allowed to use the phrase "fair and balanced" in his book title after judge throws out suit by Fox News
BBC News—Brazilian rocket explodes on launch pad, killing nearly two dozen

8.26.03
USA Today—Japan launches comprehensive national ID system in spite of privacy concerns
Newsday—Woman files for divorce after winning $25 million lottery jackpot
CNN.com—Judge is convicted of rape and accepting bribes for reducing women's sentences in exchange for sex
Wired News—BlackBerry bought for $16 on eBay still contained sensitive personal and corporate information related to its former owner, a Morgan Stanley exec
Fox News—Gas prices skyrocket
MSNBC—Man who has sight restored after 43 years of blindness sheds new light on how the brain processes information

8.27.03
Salon.com—Death toll from Iraq reconstruction exceeds combat deaths
Fox News—Scientist named as person of interest in anthrax investigation sues government and FBI
Wired News—Judge rules that code posted on internet that allows people to break DVD encryption is not free speech
MSNBC—Casting director makes extra cash by selling bundles of headshots on eBay
ABCnews.com—Autistic boy killed during healing ritual at church
USA Today—SAT scores for 2003 highest ever

8.28.03
CBS News—Bush eases clean air rules for older power plants, allowing them to replace their older equipment with modern equipment that increases both efficiency and pollution. Some call this an effective repeal of the section of the Clean Air Act that deals with plant modernization.
Wired News—University in Canada is offering tech goodies to students willing to live off-campus in order to deal with a shortage of on-campus housing
CNN.com—Priceless Leonardo painting stolen from private collection in Scottish castle
MSNBC—Scientists might have unlocked the secret of silk, which may soon lead to laboratory-produced silk
Salon.com—France may cancel one of its national holidays this year to help pay for the extra healthcare costs brought on by the heatwave
SFGate—Man sets new world record for solving the Rubik's Cube

8.29.03
Washington Post—The American military has awarded more Iraq reconstruction contracts than previously disclosed to Halliburton, a company closely associated with Cheney
CNN.com—Is the new Phantom gaming console for real?
ABCnews.com—Iraqi couple have named their newborn after George Bush
TwinCities.com—Man runs fake obituary in paper in an attempt to avoid a court appearance
Wired News—RIAA reveals some of the methods it used to track down illegal downloaders
Fox News—Are high school students becoming disillusioned with college rankings?