Wired: Top Stories (14 unread)
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We've Been Changing the Climate for Eons, and That's Reason for Hope
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 11:00pm EDT by Peter Schwartz
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Some scientists believe that humans have been affecting the Earth's climate since as long ago as 6,000 BC. One argues that there's a positive implication in that, if true.
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Sex Drive: Talk Dirty, Descriptively in Porn for the Blind
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Regina Lynn
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An open source erotic endeavor seeks play-by-play interpretations of onscreen video action, proving there's plenty of heat left in the spoken word.
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April 11, 1984: Shuttle Makes House Call, Repairs Satellite
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Randy Alfred
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Two astronauts go EVA to grab the malfunctioning Solar Max satellite, fix it and send it happily back into orbit.
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The Latest Trend in Microcars Positions the Engine as Backseat Driver
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:45pm EDT by John Voelcker
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Reminiscent of the first BMC Minis a half-century ago, today's tiny cars more and more are being built with rear motors.
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Muni Wireless Is Dead. Here Comes a New Way to Connect
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT by Michael Fitzgerald
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Two nonprofits, the Knight Foundation and One Economy, have announced major new plans to bring internet access to low-income communities. Both hope to succeed where ambitious municipal WiFi projects have failed.
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Do High-Tech Swimsuits Give Racers an Edge?
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 6:45pm EDT by Associated Press
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Some say the LZR Racer's ultra-lightweight technology gives competitors an unfair advantage. What do you think?
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Espionage Against Pro-Tibet Groups, Others, Spurred Microsoft Patches
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 6:40pm EDT by Ryan Singel
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A previously unexplained spike in security patches issued for Microsoft Office in 2006 and 2007 was spurred by sophisticated hack attacks against pro-Tibet organizations and U.S. defense contractors, an insider claims.
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How to Prevent Hearing Loss
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 5:45pm EDT by How-To Wiki
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Your MP3s sound extra crisp through those expensive ear buds. But living too much of the present in the digital music bubble will lead to a future of silence. Learn how to protect yourself from permanent hearing damage in Wired's How-To-Wiki.
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Orbiter Captures High-Res Color Pics of Martian Moon
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 5:15pm EDT by Wired Science
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NASA has released new pictures of the Martian moon Phobos in glorious high-resolution and color.
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Apple May Have Pulled Radiohead's "Nude" from Top Songs Chart
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 4:30pm EDT
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Apple appears to have pulled Radiohead's "Nude" from the Top Songs lists on iTunes, possibly due to the stem files for the song -- also available on iTunes -- artificially contributing to the song's download tally
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'Homestar Runner' Episodic Game Coming to WiiWare
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 3:15pm EDT by Game|Life
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Brace yourself for five episodes of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.
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Feds Charge Porn Producer With Selling Adult Content ... to Adults
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT by Threat Level
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Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., level felony obscenity charges against a Los Angeles adult-movie producer for selling his skin flicks over the internet to paying adults. Your tax dollars at work.
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Game Gets Tougher for Activision's Top Game Boy
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 1:45pm EDT by Kevin Maney, Portfolio.com
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CEO Bobby Kotick bought Guitar Hero and became a star. But will tough competition knock him on his ax? From Portfolio.com.
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New Japanese Technology to Keep You Smiling
Posted: April 10th, 2008, 11:35am EDT by Associated Press
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A Japanese health-care company devises technology to measure the breadth of your smile. The practical applications sound a bit iffy -- can a smile really assess one's emotional state? -- but, hey, whatever.