A protein found in lower primates but not humans successfully combats HIV-1

Wow... this is interesting...

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Think Secret Leopard Screenshots

This is a direct link to a collection of screenshots from Leopard (Mac OS X.5). They depict a wide variety of new features and layouts. Enjoy!!

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The Robots Are Coming!

When the traditional business press starts paying attention to something this geeky you know something's in the offing...

"The robots are on the move--leaping, scrambling, rolling, flying, climbing. They are figuring out how to get here on their own. They come to help us, protect us, amuse us--and some even do floors."

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Lawsuit-proof Peer to Peer filesharing?

The Owner Free Filing System... makes it harder to harass bereaved families of file-sharers.

Hacker Coalition Releases Lawsuit Proof P2P System:
The Digital Douwd has challenged the media giants by releasing its Owner-Free Filing System. The new system is purported to be immune from the consumer lawsuits that have plagued previous P2P systems. While the creators do not contend the fact that copyright laws exist, they do maintain that OFF System peers don't actually break any of those laws.

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Some people need to relax...

Hear as a WoW player flips his lid while orchestrating a raid.
From the digg summary: "This illustrative video recaps the now legendary tale of an epic raid on Onyxia's lair in World of Warcraft, a large dragon who leaves behind some cool stuff so this is a big deal - and the raid leader REALLY wants the loot."

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Defeating Google's Perpetual Search Logging

Requires Firefox and knowledge of/access to an open anonymous proxy.

"Google's policy of storing everyone's search histories forever is causing concern amongst many, especially since Google stores a cookie on everyone's PC expiring in 2038. But at least one user is fighting back. His short and simple guide tells you how to set up any decent web browser so that it routes Google requests through an anonymous proxy."

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Famster - worth a look

From the digg summary:
"I can't believe that this site isn't widely known, even with all its features: share photos, stream videos, create a blog, upload files, keep track of RSS feeds... all in Flash? and for free? Ridiculous."
Indeed. I haven't dug into this in too much detail, but it looks interesting.

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Wrong address to rob...

According to police, once the burglars were inside, they got into a fight with one of the residents who grabbed his roommates sword and started slashing the intruders. His feisty attack send the invaders running, but not before he wounded several.

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RIAA to grieving family: We depose your children in 60 days

This is... well judge for yourselves. Follow the links through digg and boingboing or just go here: http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/08/riaa-wants-to-depose-dead-defendants.html

The RIAA brought a file-sharing lawsuit against a guy who died; they offered the departed's family a 60-day grieving period before they began to depose his children for the suit against his estate

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