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Next subway stop is TV

Posted by Jason Koulouras on 2004.09.21, 05:52:03 (0 comments so far)
Coming soon to a darkened subway tunnel near you: a silent moving picture show
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Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE

Posted by Ken Edwards on 2004.09.21, 00:28:24 (2 comments so far)
Open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox have won over a significant number of defectors from Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the past...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Software, Et Cetera: Internet

FBI nabs WiFi hackers

Posted by Mac Diva on 2004.09.20, 22:28:25 (0 comments so far)
While inside the Lowe's system, they found a custom app, Tcpcredit, which Lowe's uses to process credit card purchases.
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Looking at Donald Judd

Posted by Lenny Campello on 2004.09.20, 21:13:48 (0 comments so far)
Judd's work has always been classified in the "Gee Mom, I can do that!" school of art...
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance XBox review

Posted by Matt Paprocki on 2004.09.20, 20:13:35 (0 comments so far)
I'm NOT an RPG fan. The occasional one may catch my interest, but they really are few and far between....
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Games

Air Force Delta Storm XBox Review

Posted by Matt Paprocki on 2004.09.20, 20:07:59 (1 comments so far)
The Dreamcast had quite a few flight games in its time. Game such as Iron Aces, Aerowings, and it's sequel...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Games

Computer Bug and Security News

Posted by Bruce Kratofil on 2004.09.20, 19:24:06 (0 comments so far)
Here are some of the most interesting bugs of the past week: Microsoft says that their component that processes JPEG images...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Software, Et Cetera: Internet

Apple could quiet Beatles with iTMS spin off

Posted by Ken Edwards on 2004.09.20, 19:22:23 (0 comments so far)
Forbes' Arik Hesseldahl says that Apple could put the legal dispute with the Beatles behind them if it would
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Electronics

You are an embryo - when it comes to stem cell transplantation

Posted by bookofjoe on 2004.09.20, 17:49:48 (0 comments so far)
Pardon me if I've said this before, but I'm still not seeing anyone else drawing this conclusion. Turn a blind eye? Turn...
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My chat with Alice

Posted by halfacanuck on 2004.09.20, 13:00:38 (0 comments so far)
Alicebot just won the Loebner Prize for artificial intelligence again. The Loebner Prize is awarded to the machine that...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Software, Et Cetera: Science and Health, Et Cetera: Humor and Satire, Et Cetera: Electronics

More on the Art Grubs

Posted by Lenny Campello on 2004.09.20, 11:24:42 (0 comments so far)
They come to the openings, eat all the food and never buy art...
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Quiet teen's terror plot stuns school

Posted by Robert T DeMarco on 2004.09.20, 11:10:57 (5 comments so far)
His plan was a Columbine-scale massacre at Chippewa Valley High School, where he'd enrolled 10 days before his arrest, police
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Media, Et Cetera: Internet

New from Post-it notes: Safer mining

Posted by Jason Koulouras on 2004.09.20, 05:36:27 (0 comments so far)
Falconbridge is now working with 3M Canada Company and Sandvik Tamrock Canada Inc. on a spray-on polymer liner that replaces
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POPFile acting weird; SpamSieve installed

Posted by Ken Edwards on 2004.09.20, 02:03:26 (0 comments so far)
I have been a long time supporter of POPFile, as it is a very good - free -...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Software

StartupSound prefPane

Posted by Ken Edwards on 2004.09.20, 02:01:29 (0 comments so far)
Thanks to a hint from Rob posted on the MacCentral web site, I now have a...
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EndGamE....

Posted by vOyA on 2004.09.19, 23:20:27 (0 comments so far)
No matter how old the crime.... evil always haunts us....
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Media

Peanut allergy

Posted by bookofjoe on 2004.09.19, 16:10:29 (2 comments so far)
One of the more controversial areas in current medicine, this subject is highly charged. In the U.S. alone, peanut...
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The Next Big Thing

Posted by Half Baked on 2004.09.19, 14:13:23 (1 comments so far)
In a country where ‘long term’ is 4 years (if you keep your hands off the interns), it’s no surprise...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Humor and Satire

An "A" for effort

Posted by Casper on 2004.09.19, 12:44:53 (1 comments so far)
This guy clearly didn't get the memo about the ninjas. Thanks to Lindsey for the tip....
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Arts, Et Cetera: Humor and Satire, Et Cetera: Internet, Video: Special Interests

Should our CPP savings go up in smokes?

Posted by Jason Koulouras on 2004.09.19, 05:51:52 (0 comments so far)
Decision taken last month by the Canadian Medical Association to "implement a detailed advocacy plan" to push the government to
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DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball XBox review

Posted by Matt Paprocki on 2004.09.19, 01:27:53 (0 comments so far)
You know what the hardest part of being a game reviewer is? Deciding whether or not you enjoy the game...
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Our three point plan

Posted by Jim Carruthers on 2004.09.18, 19:13:33 (3 comments so far)
Since Et Cetera is run rampant with sloppy, unqualified opinions, and since the source of Blogcritics is to provide an...
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Administrative, Et Cetera: Humor and Satire

The Art Grubs

Posted by Lenny Campello on 2004.09.18, 17:50:59 (0 comments so far)
This couple's voracity for eating food, any food, at Washington, DC art openings is legendary.
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Two Lesbians in Every Pot!

Posted by Brian Lewandowski on 2004.09.18, 12:03:43 (1 comments so far)
Admittedly, it is easier for George W. Bush to win this...
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Krytonite lock picking videos - "Videre est credere"

Posted by bookofjoe on 2004.09.18, 11:31:51 (0 comments so far)
"Seeing is believing." What I find even more interesting than that anybody with a 10-cent Bic pen can open a...
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Signs of Success

Posted by Ken Lyen on 2004.09.18, 08:33:00 (0 comments so far)
To their teachers' amazement, the Nicaraguan children started communicating with each other through a unique system of hand gestures. A
Filed under: Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Science and Health

What is a "print" - Don't be fooled!

Posted by Lenny Campello on 2004.09.17, 23:39:12 (0 comments so far)
So you think that the poster on your wall is a "print" - read it and weep!
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Please! No Latino Museum!

Posted by Lenny Campello on 2004.09.17, 23:29:39 (0 comments so far)
The idea of having a "Latino Museum" is a bad one and here is why...
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Darfur

Posted by Jordan Mendenhall on 2004.09.17, 23:24:53 (0 comments so far)
Is there assistance in the works or more bureaucratic foot-dragging?
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Thugs For Kerry

Posted by David Flanagan on 2004.09.17, 22:43:50 (31 comments so far)
What do Kerry supporters do for enjoyment? Apparently, they enjoy harassing three-year-olds.
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