Odd & Other
The French Fraud King - $7.14 billion fraud by one man
French bank Societe Generale said Thursday it has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud — one of history’s biggest — by a single futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority. The trader, who was not named, used his knowledge of the group’s security systems to conceal his fraudulent positions, a statement from the bank […]
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Why traditional ‘print’ media is doomed
If you’re lucky enough to get published in BusinessWeek, don’t link to the article - it’s prohibited by their User Agreement and they’ll ask you to stop. Most other traditional publications are nearly as bad. And they wonder why their businesses are failing?
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Guess Who is Facing 21 Years in Prison?
The drunk , rich, white one, or the sober, poor, black one?
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close to Earth Jan.29
Correction to badastronomy.com which made front page. Asteroid 2007 TU24, discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on October 11, 2007 will closely approach the Earth to within 1.4 lunar distances (334,000 miles) on 2008 Jan. 29 08:33 UT. This object, between 150 and 600 meters in diameter.
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What Happens If You’re Left Alone in the Dark For Days?
The result is called sensory deprivation and the human mind struggles to cope with it. Adam Bloom is a stand-up comic, an extreme extrovert who admits he thrives on stimulation. He is one of six volunteers who have agreed to be shut inside a cell in a nuclear bunker, alone and in the dark. […]
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Saudis to Lift Ban on Women Drivers…
Saudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state.
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Nobody Knows What This Pillow Is Made Of
Superman III taught us the danger of unknown materials. They are unknown for a reason. Humanity may not be ready to comprehend the awesomeness of the materials powering your, um, pillow.
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Wikipedia goes video
Wikimedia is partnering with the collaborative video service Kaltura to start rolling out video to Wikimedia sites. Right now, the feature is available on the WikiEducator demo site, which is not affiliated with Wikimedia. But eventually we’ll start to see collaborative video hitting Wikipedia as well.
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