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Removable Tattoos? We’re Not Talking Kid Stuff Here

On August 8, 2007 By

A New York company has developed what they hope to be the next generation tattoo ink that makes the popular body embellishment removable with only 1 laster treatment instead of the current 6-7.

Discovery News: The process starts with pigments free of heavy metals and other toxins that can induce an allergic reaction [...]

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Canonical to Release Web-based Desktop and Server Administration Tool

On July 24, 2007 By

Canonical, the company behind the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, is looking to capture the business market by releasing a tool to administrate servers and desktop machines across a broad network. This is the first time a Linux distributor has sought to directly infiltrate the office environment largely held by Microsoft.
ArsTechnica: “Landscape [...]

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Signs of Autism Showing Earlier in Some Children

On July 3, 2007 By

Researchers now believe that they can reliably spot “tells” that a child is autistic as early as 14 months in some children but are still stumped by children who regress from normal to autisic behavior.

USATODAY.com: “Children with autism can be identified as early as 14 months old, the youngest age at which [...]

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Microsoft Offering Immunity for Linux Users. As Soon as They Figure Out What’s Being Infringed

On June 14, 2007 By

So it looks like Linspire, provider of bargain basement PC operating systems, and Microsoft, provider of…a home for malware and viruses (how nice of them), have teamed up and inked a deal similar to the one Microsoft and Novell signed. Strange thing is, Microsoft is again offering Linspire users the “guarantee” they can’t be sued [...]

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En Masse Bigfoot Sightings Spur Investigation

On June 11, 2007 By

A rash of recent big foot sightings in rural India is prompting authorities to investigate. What makes these sightings different is almost all have been within the last month.
Discovery Channel: “The bizarre sightings have been made in the Garo hills area of Meghalaya state, close to the borders with Bangladesh and [...]

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