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Pictured: The giant pink rabbit that can be seen from space

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

A giant pink rabbit has been created in the Italian Alps that can be seen from space.read more | digg story

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YouTube to McCain: You Made Your DMCA Bed, Lie in It

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

YouTube on Tuesday rebuffed a request from John McCain’s presidential campaign to examine fair-use issues more carefully before yanking campaign videos in response to DMCA takedown notices. “We hope that as a content uploader, you have gained a sense of some of the challenges we face everyday in operating YouTube.”read more | digg story

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65-foot-high Lego Cathedrals Store 19 Billion Pieces a Year

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Exclusive video of the Lego Cathedrals, eight massive Lego storage buildings with 65.6-foot high ceilings, a 65.6-square-mile shelf space, and dozens of giant robots going up and down retrieving boxes full of bricks. “I felt like I entered the Matrix. Below the thunderous noise of the flying machines, I heard myself shouting: ‘It’s a cathedral’”.read […]

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Unusual Green Architecture In Japan: Namba Parks

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The insane architecture you see above is the aftermath of a baseball stadium being abandoned in Osaka Japan; a new opportunity revealed itself and brought a bit of green regeneration to the urban jungle.read more | digg story

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Coffee Drinkers Have Slightly Lower Death Rates, Study Finds

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

A new study has good news for coffee drinkers: Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is associated with a somewhat smaller rate of death from heart disease.read more | digg story

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Tea Tree Oil: An Amazing and Versitile Substance

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Tea Tree oil is a great multipurpose treatment to use on a number of ailments. Whether you are looking to repel insects in your garden or if you are looking to clear up your acne, tea tree oil is a great alternative.read more | digg story

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$2.75 Cigarette Tax Hike Quadrupals Calls to Smoker Quitline

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

The number of calls to the state’s Smoker’s Quitline quadrupled to nearly 10,000 calls during the week of June 2, when the full $2.75-a-pack tax kicked in, New York Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines said. Fewer than 2,300 people called for help during the same week in 2007.read more | digg story

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Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

From “Scarface” to “Miami Vice,” Florida’s drug problem has been portrayed as the story of a single narcotic: cocaine. But for Floridians, prescription drugs are increasingly a far more lethal habit.read more | digg story

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The Horror: iPhone Runs Windows XP

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Citrix used its thin client technology to demonstrate an Apple iPhone running Windows XP, at the recent Citrix Application Delivery Conference in Melbourne.read more | digg story

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The cake is a lie: IE team bakes a treat for Mozilla

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

In honor of today’s Firefox 3 release, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team gave a cake to Mozilla. The tasty treat, which prominently displays IE’s blue “e” icon, just arrived here at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View.read more | digg story

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