Pyramid SETI cancelled, Canadians meet Afghani weed, more books for Google, tagging air passengers…
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“They manage to download the phonebook of a Nokia 6310i from over 1.1 miles away. They also take over they phone and get it to text their phone a message. This has to be seen to be believed!” Could be a hoax, but impressive anyway.
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“Yahoo has dropped plans to use Mexico’s Teotihuacan archaeological site for its much-hyped “time capsule” project after authorities fearing damage to the ancient ruins denied them permission.” They probably have a good point, too.
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“These photos show painted cardboard shelters in the homeless city that took root in the underground sprawl of Shinjuku [Japan] station’s western wing in the mid-1990s.” Sorta organic LSD-graffiti stylings, go lookee.
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“Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.” Like, y’know, wow.
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“The library books at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society will be digitized and added to the virtual shelves of the Google Books Library Project…” First the few, then the many.
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“Bands often have unusual names and here are the origins of some popular bands both past and present. One thing that you will discover if you look into this area is that RUMORS abound!” Memetic link of the day, but still a winner.
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“The tags would be linked to a network of CCTV cameras, which could be used to monitor movement of people around terminal buildings.” Further news; Orwell’s spinning ruptures grave!