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Ryder Cup duo Graeme McDowell and Miguel Angel Jimenez are competing in the latest European Tour event.

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  • Conroy Still Hell-Bent On Internet Filter

    lukehopewell1 writes “In an interview for the ABC’s PM program yesterday, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said that there would be no conscience vote on the Australian government’s proposed mandatory internet filter. ‘Conscience votes go to matters to do with life and death in the [Australian] Labor Party,’ Conroy said. The minister said that the filter debate was not about censorship, rather it centred around refused classification material Read the rest of this entry »




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  • Ashes hero Flintoff quits playing

    England’s Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff brings down the curtain on his cricket career, following medical advice.

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  • Super Principia Mathematica

    An anonymous reader writes “This is not an ordinary book and extraordinary would still be an understatement. Robert Louis Kemp has built a plateau of quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) in math, physics and logic; defined as his Super Principia Mathematica. Beyond brilliant, Kemp has worked on his book for over two decades, sacrificing personal comfort and financial security to laboriously bring to fruition his textbook style, hardback, expertly illustrated Read the rest of this entry »




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  • ‘Raw’ Henson targets London move

    In an exclusive interview, Wales centre Gavin Henson says he wants to move to a London club to be closer to his children following his split with Charlotte Church.

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  • Ipswich 0-3 QPR

    QPR go three points clear at the top of the Championship as Jamie Mackie scores twice to help them see off Ipswich.

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  • Cell Phones Powered By Conversations

    disco_tracy sent in a story about some fancy new power technology designed to tap energy from sound waves. Although the cell phone concept grabs the headline, they also talk about harvesting noise from traffic.

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  • Ferguson has no Rooney concerns

    Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he has no concerns about playing Wayne Rooney in Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Rangers.

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  • theodp writes “The good news for Zynga is that it scored the cover of SF Weekly. The bad news is that the FarmVillains cover story starts out by describing the secret to the toast-of-Silicon-Valley company’s success thusly: ‘Steal someone else’s game. Change its name. Make millions. Repeat.’ SF Weekly says interviews conducted with several former Zynga workers indicate that the practice of stealing other companies’ game ideas — and then using Read the rest of this entry »




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  • indogiree writes “Engadget reports that India has just awarded the manufacturing contract to HCL Technologies. The first shipment will supposedly only contain the 7-inch model and is set to arrive on January 10. It’s unclear if the $35 price has stuck or whether India’s been successful in plans to eventually drive the price down to $10 with the help of large orders and government subsidies. HCL Technologies plans to initially produce 100,000 units. Read the rest of this entry »




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