Fearless Gene

Scientists have found a gene that may control whether or not someone is a risk taker. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the gene controls development of a specific part of your brain.

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RPG written entirely in JavaScript

nice rpg game written full in JavaScript (not to be confused with Java) making it full playable inside a browser!

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Ethanol Can Replace Gasoline With Big Energy Savings, Comparable Impact On

Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Python 2.4 Quick Reference Guide

A really well done quick reference guide for Python 2.4. It puts all the basics and necessary information about the language into a nice compact form for easy referencing. Enjoy!

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Scientific American - Obesity caused by virus?

A new study, published on Scientific American's online website, suggests that the real culprit in the growing obesity epidemic may not be consumption of large amounts of junk food, but a contagious virus...

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Hiding Email Addresses

A comprehensive list of methods on how to hide email addresses in source code from spam bots. Includes; CSS, Javascript, Forms, Images, Obfuscation, Authentication, Flash, Unicode, Encryption and other methods. Each technique is presented and explained with their advantages and downfalls.

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War of the browsers...

a connect four style game, which you battle the other browsers. Will Firefox remain the champion?

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Generate PDF files from Java applications dynamically

Quick overview with iText API to generate PDF files from Java at IBM Developerworks.

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$100 Laptops being delayed due to Microsoft & Software Politics?

In the year since MIT's Nicholas Negroponte unveiled his prototype, he has found himself wrestling with Microsoft and software politics

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What Application Do You Want Ported to Linux?

Novell's Cool Solutions posted a survey asking people what Windows-only applications they are using that prevent them from switching to Linux. The survey also asks current Linux users what Windows-only applications they would like to see ported to Linux.

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15 million Japanese No Longer Use Paper Money EVER

Today, however, for 15 million Japanese, paper money is a thing of the past, according to the Japan Research Institute. No longer solely used for online purchases, e-money, accessed via a smart card or mobile phone, has become a way of life for many consumers in Japan.

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Spell with Flickr - Get your name(or anything) spelled with Flickr Images!

Like the title says, just type in something(ie: your name, your web address, a small phrase) and this great little online app will take what you typed in fetch pictures from Flickr for each letter.

Give it a try! Very cool Flickr app!!

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Bill Gates too rich for tax computer to handle

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said the tax office in the US has to store his financial data on a special computer because his fortune is so vast.

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Google denies plans to distribute OS based on Ubuntu

Take back all those diggs from the previous story alleging that google is working on its own version of ubuntu. This is a direct statement from them denying any such thing.

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Putting Star Wars to the Mythbusters Test

The cast of the show MythBusters chat about their pasts with ILM, talk about some Star Wars myths (Can you avoid freezing to death in a blizzard overnight by gutting a dead animal like a tauntaun and getting into its carcass?) and why R2-D2 is the perfect sidekick.

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Google Stock Crashes in After-Hours Trading

"Web search and Internet stock phenomenon Google Inc. on Tuesday posted a profit that missed Wall Street targets due largely to a higher than expected tax rate, sending its shares down as much as 19 percent in after hours trade." IT'S DOWN $70!

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How to Fix a Dead Pixel on an LCD Monitor

Sometimes, if there is a dead pixel, it's usually stuck, as the liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) has not covered the whole screen. This can be easily fixed.

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Web 2.0 Innovation Map

This Google Maps mashup visualizes the explosion of web applications by plotting over 200 sites gathered from various sources, using WHOIS information or contact information from the sites.

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Ultimate VNC Setup Tutorial

Tutorial on VNC and Hamachi. Good read.

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Convert any Instant Messaging Thread Into an Online Cartoon

A new web-based service that allows you to take any saved conversation and turn it into a pretty cartoon strip. This is ripe for abuse.

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