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Men: Reproduction Probability Better With Desktops Than Laptops

If there was ever a reason for men to switch or stay with desktop computers, it’s this: Your laptop could be cooking your testicles. A new study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility and being discussed on USENET newsgroups...

November 9, 2010

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European Union Pushes for Stronger Internet Privacy Laws

Internet companies such as Facebook and Google face tighter controls over how they use personal information under new EU laws. The laws however, would leave USENET and newsgroups alone.

November 4, 2010

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You May Be The Next Patient For This New Scary Robot Nurse

Better make sure you have plenty of visitors during your hospital stay, or they might send in the droids to keep you company. AIST opened the doors of their lab for a couple of days (October 14th ~ 15th) to...

October 27, 2010

General Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Happy 20th Birthday To The Usenet Born IMDB!

October 17th marked the 20th Anniversary for the Usenet born Internet Movie Database (IMDB).

October 20, 2010

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Bandwidth Charges Being Refunded By Verizon

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating “mystery” data charges by Verizon Wireless. The fees assessed by the third largest wireless carrier in the United States affected millions of customers. The refunds will total in the range of $50 to $90...

October 5, 2010

General Uncategorized Usenet

Sun Provides Early Fireworks

Might want to keep your hard drives in a safe place. A huge mass of magnetically charged material ejected from the sun is racing across space toward our planet, where it is expected to arrive on Tuesday. When it strikes...

August 3, 2010

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PHP Language Celebrates It’s 15th Birthday Announcement On Usenet

Originally announced on Usenet, the origination of PHP was posted by Rasmus Lerdorf on June 8, 1995. After posting on the newsgroup comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi, it created and still maintains careers dedicated to the language. PHP originally stood for “Personal Home Page”...

June 8, 2010

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FCC Wants 100Mbps Usenet Access For All

The FCC's "100 Squared Initiative" would bring Internet data transmission speeds of 100 megabits per second to 100 million homes by 2020, a significantly higher speed than what many homes get now.

February 16, 2010