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Flickr / Sarebear:) (CC-BY)
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A recent study from the University of California, Berkeley, reports that people who are more easily embarrassed may also be more trustworthy.
Posted on Sep 29, 2011
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Flickr / derekGavey (CC-BY)
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Since sometime in 2008, more than 12 million computers around the world have been infected by a highly encrypted “worm,” or self-updating type of malware called Conficker, that allows remote access and control of a network of those computers, essentially creating the most powerful computer in the world.
Posted on Sep 27, 2011
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Flickr / erin m
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In an attempt “not to judge either side” involved in the anti-corporate demonstrations that have gone on near Wall Street since Sept. 17, New York Times reporter Brian Stelter used the word “battle” in a tweet to describe Saturday’s altercation between police and protesters, in which officers pepper-sprayed apparently peaceful demonstrators. (more)
Posted on Sep 25, 2011
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Flickr / timlewisnm (CC-BY-SA)
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The NBA on Friday announced the cancellation of 43 preseason games and postponed training camps amid a stubborn labor standoff between the players union and the league over salaries. (more)
Posted on Sep 24, 2011
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AP / Paul Sakuma
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Facebook showcased yet another redesign for the social media site Thursday, this time to the long-neglected profile page, saying it hoped the changes would make the site a leader in media consumption.
Posted on Sep 22, 2011
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Flickr / Chase N. (CC-BY-SA)
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To the astonishment of scientists, online gamers deciphered the 3-D structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus in just three weeks, a feat that had evaded researchers for 10 years.
Posted on Sep 20, 2011
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Ross Catrow (CC-BY-SA)
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With about a quarter of all Internet traffic in North America passing through its servers and roughly 25 million subscribers, Netflix got everybody’s attention in July when it announced that it was raising its prices by as much as 60 percent. Now the company is conceding ... (more)
Posted on Sep 15, 2011
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Flickr / sskennel (CC-BY)
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Next week Joe McGinniss, the author and so-called journalist who moved in next door to Sarah Palin and her family more than a year ago, will officially release his book about the former Alaska governor, and already his work has received scathing reviews.
Posted on Sep 15, 2011
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Flickr / Ksayer1 (CC-BY-SA)
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A recent Nielsen report shows that Americans reached a new cultural milestone in May: They collectively spent 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook that month.
Posted on Sep 14, 2011
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British artist Richard Hamilton, whose work was highly critical of consumerism and politics, died Tuesday at 89 while preparing a retrospective of his art. Among his many achievements, Hamilton designed the minimalist white cover for the Beatles album that bears no name.
Posted on Sep 13, 2011
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Project Censored, a media research program founded by Carl Jensen in 1976, has for a long time drawn attention to stories that the mainstream media for one reason or another censor or ignore. The project will publish its 2012 edition this month, highlighting the most censored stories in the last year.
Posted on Sep 10, 2011
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Flickr / Nara J (CC-BY)
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A crane being used in repairing earthquake damage to the main tower of the Washington National Cathedral toppled Wednesday, damaging two adjacent buildings at the historic place of worship. (more)
Posted on Sep 7, 2011
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Wikimedia Commons / FSU Guy CC-BY-3.0
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Police walking a beat in Rome have more than pickpockets to look out for. A new rash of vandals and treasure hunters has afflicted the home of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, a city so stuffed with artifacts it is difficult to protect. (more)
Posted on Sep 4, 2011
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Flickr / biphop
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Coffee mugs, bumper stickers and posters displayed at political rallies nationwide bear the clumsy distortions of remarks made by thoughtful people throughout the ages. The question of their popularity and endurance has been the subject of a number of recent essays. (more)
Posted on Aug 31, 2011
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Flickr / neil365
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After England’s summer of unrest, Billy Bragg, folk- and punk-rock icon of the British protesting classes, recalls the musicians who politicized him after London’s 1976 Notting Hill riots and summons a new generation of artists to raise their voices against social and political convention. (more)
Posted on Aug 29, 2011
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