Odd & Other
Study: Piracy is Caused by Poor Choice
According to a new study just released in the UK, one of the biggest causes of copyright infringement is a lack of choice. The study further shows that one third of the Brits have downloaded copyright infringing content, or plans to do so in the future.read more | digg story
Popularity: 12% [?]
Popularity: 12% [?]
Bottled Water Vs. Tap Water
Chemicals, contaminants, pollution, price: new reasons to rethink what you drink and beware of bottled water.read more | digg story
Popularity: 7% [?]
Popularity: 7% [?]
10 Ways Retailers Trick You to Buying Crap You Don’t Need
Consumers shopping habits have been put under a microscope and analyzed by the retail industry in order to maximize sales.read more | digg story
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Popularity: 12% [?]
Lunar Eclipse May Shed Light on Climate Change
Researchers are using the eclipse data to track changes in the opacity of Earth’s atmosphere. read more | digg story
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Popularity: 11% [?]
Multibillionaire Prince To Become Homeless
The jet-setting prince bought mansions around the world, amassed a fleet of 1,700 luxury cars and acquired a 180-foot yacht that he named using a slang word for female breasts. He had it coming, but the bad part is that his brother is getting all his money.
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Popularity: 10% [?]
Popularity: 10% [?]
Over 50% of companies fire workers for e-mail, ‘Net abuse
Surfing and reading the following sites SHOULD NOT be … nay-nay, they MUST NOT become … let’s be blunt, they ARE NOT EVER ‘Net-abuseffensible: Digg.com, Slashdot.org, Reddit.com, and ICanHasCheezburger.com!!!
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Popularity: 13% [?]
Popularity: 13% [?]
Staples Rips Off Elderly - $390 For Basic Computer Repair
A Staples tech tried to convince a senior citizen that his computer wouldn’t work properly without repairs costing almost $400.The senior had been lulled into Staples for a free tune up that suddenly cost $39.99.
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Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
Physicists Successfully Store and Retrieve Nothing
It sounds like a headline from the spoof newspaper The Onion, but for physicists, this is actually an achievement: Two teams have stored nothing in a puff of gas and then retrieved it a split second later.
read more | digg story
Popularity: 15% [?]
Popularity: 15% [?]
