Hey Happy 4th of July everyone.
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Signs of Autism Showing Earlier in Some Children
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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 the disorder…
...Read MoreNetNewsWire Beta Fixes Crashing Issues
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If you’re using NetNewsWire 3 and crashing a lot you’ll want to go get the most recent beta from http://nnwbeta.com/. A lot of the issues have been taken care of in the most recent beta release and it’s pretty stable.
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I have a friend who is in a band that I’m helping with their web presence. The other day he contacted me about making some changes to their website to update it for them. “I’d like to put some songs on the site but I don’t want them to be downloadable,” he said. “Actually, you…
...Read MoreMicrosoft Offering Immunity for Linux Users. As Soon as They Figure Out What’s Being Infringed
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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…
...Read MoreWhat happened to Ask Yahoo!?
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Ever since CBS took Schoolhouse Rock off the air in the 70’s I’ve been looking for something to fill the void. Something that would help me remember the little “Cliff Claven-esque” factoids I know and add a few new (albeit useless in most regards) to my repetoire. Ask Yahoo! filled the void nicely. So nicely,…
...Read MoreExhibits at Smithsonian on Global Warming Were Altered
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This just kinda pisses me off. A former administrator of the Smithsonian Institution has come forward claiming exhibits on global warming were deliberately altered so as not to anger the Bush administration. The EnviroLink Network: “The Smithsonian Institution toned down an exhibit on climate change in the Arctic for fear of angering Congress and the…
...Read MoreEn Masse Bigfoot Sightings Spur Investigation
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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 Bhutan, with villagers…
...Read MoreWho Killed the Iceman?
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Researchers in Switzerland have solved one mystery only but now are faced wih a “who dunnit?” that’ll be a little more difficult to solve. Discovery Channel News: “A prehistoric hunter known as Oetzi whose well-preserved body was found on a snow-covered mountain in the Alps died more than 5,000 years ago after being struck in…
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I had to delete a feed from my RSS reader this morning. I won’t say whose feed it was but the large amount of high resolution video they had embedded in the feed was significantly degrading the performance of my two favorite readers, NetNewsWire and Vienna. So bad, in fact, I got the SBBOD (Spinning…
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