[Science] —
"Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat." ...Enough said.
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As I pedaled to work today, I thought to myself, why hasn't anyone ever invented a bicycle with heated handlebar grips? These New England mornings can really make your knuckles suffer! Has anyone seen or heard of something like this?
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Jeremy Clarkson has sparked controversy after it was revealed he has pocketed another £300,000 from Top Gear on top of his estimated £2m BBC salary. The 48-year-old presenter has cashed in on an unprecedented deal with bosses, allowing him to make money from merchandising and overseas sales.
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Google announced Chrome yesterday and the company has already offered Windows XP and Vista owners the opportunity to try it out. And although I’ve only been able to use it for just a little while, Google Chrome is not only one of the fastest browsers I’ve ever used, it’s easily one of the best.
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[Technology] —
Is it time to revise the old saw that everyone in the world is connected by just six degrees of separation? A study from French mobile carrier O2 has found that strangers are more connected to each other than they ever have been. According to the study, the average person is now connected by just t
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I think we can all relate to this, that time where we typed in a command or clicked on a button and watched... as the system... slowwwwwly... crashed... and we were left helpless. Humiliated and helpless.
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[Science] —
Physicists have discovered a new particle made of three quarks, the Omega-sub-b. The particle contains two strange quarks and a bottom quark (s-s-b). It is an exotic relative of the much more common proton and weighs about six times the proton mass. This is probably one of the last noticeable sub-a
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[Lifestyle] —
Grammar just ain't what it used to be, it seems. When we explained the difference between "fewer" and "less than", following Tesco's policy shift on this matter, readers told us what grammar rules they see being flouted or find confusing. The list was a long one. Here are the best.
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[News/Politics] —
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will later this week ask Governor General Michaëlle Jean to set Oct. 14 as the date for the next federal election, senior government officials said Monday. The prime minister will declare that, after having met with all three opposition leaders over the last few days,
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Republican John McCain shook up the presidential race with his surprise choice of little-known Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin as his running mate. McCain, who turned 72 on Friday, worked to grab the spotlight with his selection of Palin, 44, the first woman to be a Republican vice presidential nominee. Pal
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[Technology] —
Just Priceless... "This is the 'user manual' that came with a USB drive caddy I bought a little while ago," Adny H wrote, "I'm so glad to have it since my previous removable drive wasn't so good with my machine plank, no matter how I conjunctioned the hard dish."
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