Wired: Top Stories (4 unread)
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Microsoft Threatens to Go Hostile on Yahoo
Posted: April 5th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by epicenter
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Microsoft says Yahoo has three weeks to negotiate a decent deal, after which time Microsoft is going to get medieval on its ass.
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The Cost of E-Voting
Posted: April 5th, 2008, 2:30pm EDT by Threat Level
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One reason election officials around the country give for purchasing touch-screen voting machines is to save money. But a voting integrity group in Maryland find out the 19,000 touch-screen machines their state purchased are wildly more expensive than anyone anticipated.
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Charles Manson Goes Creative Commons for Record
Posted: April 5th, 2008, 1:30pm EDT by Underwire
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Murderous psycho and wannabe musician Charles Manson releases a record under a Creative Commons license. Manson's record, One Mind, gives everybody a glimpse of his musical artistry (as well as his whack-job theories) -- and the Creative Commons license means you're free to share and remix Manson's mad tracks.
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Top 5 Recreational Drug Experiments
Posted: April 5th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by wired science
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Recreational drugs are a ridiculously fun topic for scientific research. They could also be the inspiration for powerful new medications. We are often amazed by the fascinating, and sometimes hilarious, stories that make their way into peer-reviewed journals. Here are some of our faves.