The Olympic flame can now make its way to Vancouver. The flame was successfully lit by the sun's rays in an ancient ceremony Thursday...ready to start its journey to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.
Oct 21, 2009
List: 5 things Wired likes about the Barnes & Noble Nook
I still want one. I'm getting closer and closer to getting one. Free book reading in the store? With free Wi-Fi in the store? Nifty...
News: Former Miss California Prejean sued for breast implant cash
First of all, HAHAHAHAHA. Second, what the hell is the Miss California pageant saying to women? That even if you ARE the most beautiful girl in California, you aren't good enough? WTF? They gave her money to get a boob job. A beauty pageant winner. Seriously. Funny thing, from the article, the Executive Director of the pageant is quoted as saying that the money they get from the two lawsuits (the other being a suit to get all the profits from the tell-all book Prejean will release next month in breach of her pageant contract), will go to charity that 'promotes the values of our organization.' So, a plastic surgery clinic then?
News: Plagiarism-Detection software links play to Shakespeare
Pretty cool. The software matched 200 strings from other Shakespeare plays to this work, 'The Reign of Edward III.' According to the article, works by two different authors will usually only have around 20 matching strings. This leads the company to believe, with high probability, that the play is indeed Shakespeare, co-wrote by Thomas Kyd.
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