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Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
Science & Tech  (tags: cookies, internet spying, internet activity, privacy, Adzilla )

Ombretta
- 1 day ago - bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Score a victory for North American computer potatoes. Adzilla provides internet snoop services to businesses & has folded its American operations. Adzilla will now pitch their services in Asia, "where there is a different view of privacy."
Hurricane Kyle Forms in Atlantic, Puts New England on Watch
Science & Tech  (tags: Climate, weather patterns, study, NOAA, hurricane )

Jeff
- 15 days ago - foxnews.com
MIAMI -- National Hurricane Center forecasters say Hurricane Kyle has formed in the Atlantic Ocean and it's expected to pass near eastern New England. Currently the storm is moving north at 23mph. & could make landfall anywhere from Maine to Nova Scotia.
Climate Myths: The 'Hockey Stick' Graph Has Been Proven Wrong
Science & Tech  (tags: Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Myths, Hockey Stick Graph, IPCC, Michael Mann, research, investigation )

Jeff
- 38 days ago - environment.newscientist.com
In fact, later studies support the key conclusion: the world is warmer now than it has been for at least 1000 years.
Chrome Beta Arrives
Science & Tech  (tags: Google, web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft, new software )

Ombretta
- 40 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Google has released the beta version of a new browser, hoping to rival Microsoft Explorer.
The Human Genome: 8% Tells Story of Victories Over Viruses
Science & Tech  (tags: human genome, retrovirus, evolution, disease, virus, cancer, genes, fossils )

Ombretta
- 42 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The remnants of conquered retroviruses from thousands of years ago live on in our genes. Human adaptation defeated them & helped us develop our immune system. Scientists are now examining these fossil viruses for clues to modern disease impact & control.
US Internet Seen as Untrustworthy
Science & Tech  (tags: Internet, client information, data, data storage, data transmission, Patriot Act, US government, spying, surveillance, privacy )

Ombretta
- 44 days ago - nytimes.com
Since passage of the Patriot Act, many companies based outside of the United States have been reluctant to store client information in the U.S
Getting to Know You: Political Ads in the Information Age
Science & Tech  (tags: web, internet, browsing, targeted ads, politics, political ads, cookies, privacyscientists )

Ombretta
- 43 days ago - washingtonpost.com
How your web movements are being tracked for the placement of political ads this election season.
A New Use for An Old Spice
Science & Tech  (tags: cinnamon, food mold, mold, mold inhibitor, health, natural, food preservation )

Ombretta
- 43 days ago - nytimes.com
Good old cinnamon has been found to be a mold-inhibitor extraordinaire. This concise but informative article explains the research behind this finding.
The Singularity and Its Implications
Science & Tech  (tags: supercomputers. thinking computers, advanced technology, the Singularity )

Ombretta
- 48 days ago - nytimes.com
What will we do when thinking computers are common technology? Read about the Singularity, sometimes called "The Rapture of the Nerds." Will we be the masters, or the slaves? Thought-provoking read.
Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, research, science )

Cal
- 61 days ago - enn.com
Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change
 
 
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