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Microsoft Hits 21 US Resellers With Piracy Lawsuits view story
26 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.pcworld.com/businessce...)
Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in 14 U.S. states against resellers in which it alledges they engaged in the sale of pirated...
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Can you spell 'education?' This school can't ... view story
15 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/06/...)
A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of their "educaiton" on their high school diplomas.
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To my mixx friends: Join me on plurk! view story
19 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from...)
I avoided joining plurk for a few days, I loved twitter, but after joining plurk, I wish I had not waited :( I have shamelessly linked my invite :P So if you join through that link you will become my friend, I would love if my mixx friends were all on plu
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Do Geeks Make Good Jurors in Tech Cases? view story
19 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.pcworld.com/businessce...)
Should geeks serve on juries in disputes that involve high technology? Not necessarily, according to a federal judge, speaking at a computer security conference Thursday.
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New Pathogen From Pigs' Stomach Ulcers view story
21 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...)
Scientists have isolated a new bacterium in pigs' stomachs thanks to a pioneering technique, offering hope of new treatments to people who suffer with stomach ulcers, according to research in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microb
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35 Most Beautiful Making of Girls view story
24 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.3dm3.com/forum/f34/35-...)
35 beautiful cg ladies, and the process that they were created in. very cool.
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Mississippi School Holds First Interracial Prom view story
23 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.npr.org/templates/stor...)
Mississippi integrated its public schools in 1970, but segregation still haunts parts of the culture. One example of this could be found at Charleston High School. The Delta town had maintained a system of separate proms — organized privately — for bl
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Even With $4 Gas, Demand for Telework Unmet view story
28 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.pcworld.com/businessce...)
Even as gas prices hit historic highs in the U.S., most residents can't telecommute, according to a new survey released by advocacy group Telework Exchange.
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South Africa's Version of FBI Falls Victim to Politics view story
23 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://www.npr.org/templates/stor...)
The unit known as the Scorpions has broken up drug rings, apprehended diamond smugglers and investigated government corruption. But after fingering some of South Africa's most powerful people, the unit's days may be numbered.
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US life expectancy tops 78 as top diseases decline view story
35 votes- Submitted by Neticule
- 5 months ago
- (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200806...)
For the first time, U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years, the government reported Wednesday. The increase is due mainly to falling mortality rates in almost all the leading causes of death, federal health officials said. The average life expectancy

