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6.3.02
Salon.comSupreme Court justices reveal their finances. The Clarence Thomas report seems a little suspect to me.
CNN.comMcVeigh's attorneys file his will
New ScientistGenetically modified potatoes repel one type of pest but end up attracting another
MSNBCBoy band member given clearance for space flight this fall
C|NETThe British government wants Amazon's UK division to be more accommodating about returned merchandise
Scientific AmericanStudy finds that organic farms are more efficient and fertile |
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6.4.02
Wired NewsOutburst by Ted Turner at an AOL Time Warner board meeting last year led to ouster of chairman
USA TodayGerman government chooses Linux over Microsoft
CNN.comBank robber mistakenly tries to hijack an unmarked police car
Fox NewsAir Force jet parts auctioned off on eBay
ZDNetDotcom firm wants web sites to pay it royalties for pop-under ads. While I like the idea that this might kill the pop-under, this is total bullshit, because pop-unders are nothing more than simple JavaScript.
ABCnews.comBush administration admits that mankind is the cause of the current global warming trend, but still rejects the Kyoto treaty that was signed by the US before his presidency |
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6.5.02
CNN.comAir Force Lt. Colonel suspended for criticizing Bush
USA TodayApple begins selling its 17" screen eMac outside the educational market
ZDNetRalph Nader tells Bush administration that they can lessen Microsoft's monopolistic power by choosing other vendors for government software needs
ReutersAggressive dolphin has been trying to mate with female human swimmers off the coast of England
MSNBCUSPS will begin testing Segways in 6 cities
ABCnews.comMaverick records is providing MP3s of new records for low prices in an attempt to discourage piracy |
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6.6.02
Wired NewsNorwegian government asks hackers for help after one of its top officials dies without leaving behind a list of his passwords to vital documents and systems
ZDNetMozilla, the open source version of Netscape using the Gekko engine, is finally released at version 1.0
Oceans AtlasUN unveils site which allows visitors to monitor the world's oceans
MSNBCFollowing recent deals for a second season, a CD, and two books, the Osbournes are set to release a slew of merchandise on retail outlets. Hasn't Sharon ever heard of overexposure?
ABCnews.comAustralian scientists devise protein injection that causes wool to detach from sheep, saving the time of having to shear them
BBC NewsOasis member is considering doing an Osbournes-style show |
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6.7.02
CNN.comABC bleeps the word "Jesus"
Wired NewsJournalism school to teach weblogging course
Salon.comR.J. Reynolds fined $20 million for tobacco ads that targeted teens
USA TodayBMW to continue its mini-movie online ads
Fox NewsAmish fined for not putting reflectors on their buggies
ABCnews.comSenator skips a hearing to protest the flood of recent appearances by members of the entertainment industry |
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6.10.02
ZDNetCheating is a big concern for the burgeoning online gaming industry
Salon.comSkakel jury says that his own testimony was the deciding factor in the guilty verdict
CNN.comMoussaoui will be able to represent himself
New ScientistItaly to build world's longest suspension bridge between Sicily and the mainland
Fox NewsJagger to be knighted
MSNBCMore lawsuits against linking on the web. Do any of the people behind these challenges understand how stupid and self-destructive this is? |
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6.11.02
C|NETWow. After all these years, Yahoo! is actually going to redesign its home page.
Fox NewsWildfires may force thousands to evacuate around Denver
USA TodayMafia don John Gotti dies in prison
New ScientistItaly to build world's longest suspension bridge between Sicily and the mainland
ZDNetHandspring believes that the future of handhelds lies in providing users with keyboards
MSNBCNorwegian database cracked in only a few hours after the government requested help from hackers |
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6.12.02
CNN.comNew storage media based on old-fashioned computer punch cards may eventually replace current types of flash memory
USA TodayeBay users bid thousands for right to be the first to purchase the new Hummer SUV
ZDNetDataviz to sell software that allows Windows users to interface with an iPod
Wired NewsAnother article on the growing popularity of geocaching
Fox NewsPennsylvania councilwoman says that the town's police dog unfairly targets blacks
MSNBCCBS and the NCAA agree to $500 million deal with Coke that will plaster the soft drink's logo everywhere during March Madness. I wonder how much of that the athletes will see? |
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6.13.02
ABCnews.comFinal episode of Millionaire as a weekly series to be aired in June
CNN.comCBS to produce mini series on Hitler's rise to power
USA TodayPalm finally releases a version of its desktop software that is compatible with Mac OS X
MSNBCScientists in Colorado test glider that may one day be used in Mars missions
RuetersVictims of prank involving a fake corpse filmed for MTV sue the network for $10 million
New ScientistGerman company unveils light switches that require no wiring and no power source |
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6.14.02
Wired NewsAstronomers have discoved a solar system very similar to ours, and it's only 41 light years away
MSNBCBritish man picks up unencrypted US military spy plane signals on his home satellite receiver
CNN.comStrange deepwater sounds may be coming from large undiscovered sea creature
New ScientistNew Harry Potter DVD and videos were released without copy protection
ABCnews.comRepublican senator Bob Barr is suing James Carville, Larry Flynt, and Bill Clinton for defamation
BBC NewsStudy shows that web designers and web surfers view site design in entirely different ways |
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6.17.02
CNN.comForest Service employee arrested and accused of starting the raging Colorado wildfires
ZDNetDoh! In addition to leaving a myriad of security holes in its software in the first place, Microsoft has also now helped distribute one of the worst viruses ever to hit the net
USA TodayCitibank will block any transaction on its credit cards for online gambling
Fox NewsSaudi tv station teaches hatred of Jews
Wired NewsNew gadget will let anyone become an expert pool player
ABCnews.comSeveral news sites were hit with denial of service attacks late last week |
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6.18.02
ZDNetConsumers in California file class action suit over copy-protected CDs
ReutersRival search engine claims to have indexed more pages than Google
Salon.comMuseum dedicated to Spamthe potted meat, not the annoying emailto open in Minnesota
Fox NewsMassachusetts considers repealing bilingual classes and teaching children in English only
BBC NewsControversy over copyrights is nothing new
ABCnews.comStarbucks pulls ad after some consumers complain that two coffe cups side by side evokes the fallen Twin Towers |
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6.19.02
ABCnews.comSoft economy has forced Google to indefinitely delay its planned IPO
Wired NewsBritish halts plans to expand big brother powers to district councils and safety groups, but only for the time being
Salon.comEnron executives took home $750 million in pay, bonuses, stock sales last year
CNN.comeBay is alienating long-time users by courting big business
Fox NewsJesse Ventura will not seek another term as governor of Minnesota
ZDNetMicrosoft will include a propriety version of Java with its Windows XP update, but says it will stop support for any flavor of Java eventually |
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6.20.02
CNN.comUS intercepted coded al Qaida messages on September 10, but did not translate them in time to stop the attacks
USA TodayAmerica makes purple the newest M&M color
ABCnews.comWhite House evacuated after small plane flies into restricted airspace
MSNBCBritain uses Harry Potter to lure tourists to the country
ReutersTwo scientists accused of stealing genes from a Harvard lab
C|NETSpammer hacks into AOL search and redirects users to Russian web site |
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6.21.02
Wired NewsNew research shows that adult stem cells may serve just as well as those harvested from fetuses
CNN.comTwo F-16s scrambled to protect White House would not have reached plane in time had it had hostile intentions
USA TodayNintendo trying to overhaul its image as a kid's console by rolling out games with more mature themes
ZDNetUSB 2.0 and Firewire 2 are set to duke it out
C|NETToshiba will release an iPod-type product for PC users
Fox NewsTag is banned in a California school (where else?) because administrators say that it creates self-esteem problems |
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6.24.02
LegoDeathSome of the many ways to die, demonstrated by the brick-based lifeforms
CNN.comBritish engineers have invented technology that may one day lead to a phone that can be implanted in a tooth
Wired NewsDigital artists are using their GPS receivers to trace out shapes on the landscape
Fox NewsAnn Landers dies
ZDNetNeither Macromedia nor Adobe, two of the biggest software developers for the Mac, will attend Macworld NY this year
USA TodayCircuit City will phase out VHS movies and move exclusively to DVD sales, a move that many other retailers are likely to follow |
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6.25.02
Wired NewsD+D fans finally get an online game that they can customize to their hearts' content, but the copyright restrictions are spoiling the fun
ZDNetNetscape's browser is slowly gaining back marketshare
CNN.comCongress is considering legislation that would force car dealers to share diagnostic codes from the cars' computers, thereby preventing a monopoly on repair work by the dealers
Fox NewsA polygamist in Utah (where else?) is convicted of child rape
MSNBCAmazon will take over online sales for Virgin
BBC NewsSome scientists believe we are using the earth's resources at a rate faster than the planet can replenish them |
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6.26.02
ABCnews.comBaseball fans trying to organize one day strike to protest contraction and possible work stoppage
USA TodaySecret Pennsylvania government bunker not so secret anymore
Wired NewsChicago man is attempting to document the complete contents of his house on his web site
CNN.comToday's kids more likely to whine and nag until they get what they want
Fox NewsAdelphia (my ISP and cable provider) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
BBC NewsNew trailers for The Two Towers is online, but not on the official Lord of the Rings site |
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6.27.02
Fox NewsThe 9th Circuit court rules that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional
USA TodayTaking birth control pills does not lead to an increased risk for breast cancer, new study shows
Salon.comPlayboy releases its Women of Enron issue
ABCnews.comScientists develop dummy that sweats to help them create better materials for clothing
C|NETHardware error causes some personal pages on AOL to be permanently deleted
BBC NewsCaffeine is found to repel snails and slugs |
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6.28.02
Star Trek: NemesisView the trailer for the latest Star Trek movie
CNN.comThe College Board approves major overhaul of the SAT
Wired NewsSun joins its sworn enemy Microsoft in security venture
MSNBCCompanies reclaiming bandwidth and using filters to block employees from downloading MP3s at work
Fox NewsA Florida judge rules that a Muslim woman can proceed with her case to be allowed to wear a veil in her driver's license photo. Huh?
BBC NewsJapanese develop wood panels with magnetic layer that block cell phone signals |
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