Wired: Top Stories (12 unread)
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April 18, 1906: Mother Nature 1, San Francisco 0
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 11:30pm EDT by Tony Long
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The leading city on the West Coast is destroyed by an enormous earthquake and the fire that follows it. We learn a lot of lessons from this disaster. Or do we?
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Carl Zimmer's Dissection: The More We Know About Genes, the Less We Understand
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Carl Zimmer
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Scientists find that genes obey orders from a complicated chain of command, but now they need to figure out why genes function just fine -- and sometimes even better -- when the network is disrupted. Commentary by Carl Zimmer.
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How to Soundproof a Room
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT
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Wife's drumming getting on your nerves? Imagine how your neighbors feel. Learn some techniques to dampen the bad vibes and restore a little peace and quiet in Wired.com's How-to Wiki.
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Mile-High Skyscrapers and Floating Cities That Never Were
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Rob Beschizza
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Wired.com presents nine visions of architectural wonders that never came to pass.
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Complete Darwin Papers Debut on Internet
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 6:00pm EDT by Wired Science
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Cambridge University has put the complete works of Charles Darwin online. The originator of one scientific revolution is paid tribute by the fruits of another.
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Jargon Watch: Fatosphere, Cellphone Novel, Yo
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 5:30pm EDT by Jonathon Keats
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Yo, cut it with your cellphone novel and check out the fatosphere. Wired deciphers the latest in Jargon Watch.
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Pioneering Disney Animator Ollie Johnston Dies
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by GeekDad
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Ollie Johnston, the last of the pioneering Disney animators known as the "Nine Old Men," has died.
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How-To: 4 Camera Hacks You Can Do Today
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Gadget Lab
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Push the boundaries of your photography with these four simple camera hacks you can pull off in less than an afternoon.
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Feds Charge California Woman With Stealing IDs From the Dead
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 4:45pm EDT by Threat Level
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Prosecutors say a Southern California woman used a genealogy website to target the dearly departed in a ghoulish identity theft scheme.
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Google Still Raking In the Billions
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 4:20pm EDT by Epicenter
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Google's Q1 earnings report shows the company's profits are up 30 percent over the previous year, despite nervousness about the economy and dropping paid-click rates. Find live coverage of the conference call in Wired.com's Epicenter blog.
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Sci-Fi Shows Set to Dominate Fox's Fall Lineup
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Underwire
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New offerings from the creators of Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lost get ready to storm the small screen.
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Major-Label Money Could Taint Music Blogs
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT by Listening Post
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Will Universal's big investment ruin music blog Buzznet's reputation?