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5 Ways to Screencast Your Linux Desktop LinuxHaxor.net

Matz — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:27:39 +0000

Here are five popular ways to capture desktop screencast for Linux

Ion Microprobe Technology Reveals Earth was Habitable 4.3 Billion Years Ago

Matz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:48:12 +0000

A team of scientists led by University of Wisconsin-Madison geologists Takayuki Ushikubo, Valley and Noriko Kita have completed an analysis of ancient minerals called zircons which shows liquid water existed at least 4.3 billion years ago and that heavy weathering by an acrid climate possibly destroyed the surface of the Earth\’s earliest continents when the planet was a mere 150 million years old.

Lawmans raids on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix U.S. Reuters

Matz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:56:37 +0000

Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands.

If You Cant Take the Height, Get Off the Mountain Lu 2008 (617): 1 ScienceNOW

Matz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:07:22 +0000

Life at high altitudes isn\’t easy. The thin mountain air can cause a slew of health problems, even for people who have lived at elevation for centuries. Some groups fare better than others, however, and researchers now think they\’ve found one reason: varying expression levels of a gene called PDP2, which codes for a protein that helps transform food to fuel.

Games That Europe Loves To Play

Matz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:33:58 +0000

Europeans are known for their appreciation of everyday life. Their taste in videogames is no different.

Company Turns Familiar Gas Cars Into Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Matz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:34:03 +0000

How would you like to drive an all-electric Mini? An EV Smart Car? A PT Cruiser? With the help of Hybrid Technologies, you can. Theyâ€™ve taken many familiar vehicles, ripped out their engines, and replaced them with lithium batteries and electric...

Why are NASA Astrobiologists Investigating a Remote Canadian Lake?

Matz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:33:10 +0000

Pavilion Lake in Marble Canyon, British Columbia, is considered a “spiritual place” by the native Tskwaylaxw people of Pavilion. Overlooking the lake is a limestone formation that they believe is a “Transformer Stone” meaning that in First Nations legend it was created by the actions of the “Transformers”, a group of supernatural beings who traveled around the country putting things to right by changing things into stone.

The 10 Most Innovative Bathrooms From Around the World

Matz — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:06:07 +0000

Nothing screws up a road trip more than having to use a highway rest stop. Notorious for housing armies of disease-causing bacteria and, in some cases, serial killers, the rest stop is not your friend and no rest will be had.

Companies get OK to annoy polar bears

Matz — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:49:48 +0000

Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural...

Men aged 18 to 30 are taking Viagra to keep up with Sex And The City generation

Matz — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:59:37 +0000

It used to be that men had the upper hand when it came to confidence in the bedroom.But health experts say ever-younger men are increasingly turning to Viagra in a bid to keep up with modern women inspired by the strong female characters in films...