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Comment Attended PAX on friday (Score 1) 374

by Planetes (#29371079) Attached to: Swine Flu Outbreak At PAX

And yes I did catch some form of the flu. To be honest, there were a lot of keyboards, mice, and game controllers swapping hands constantly so anyone that didn't see this coming was a bit of an idiot.

Good times though. Had a lot of fun even if I am still hacking up a lung.
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Lip-Reading Surveillance Cameras 271

Posted by kdawson from the open-the-pod-bay-doors dept.
mrogers sends us to Infowars for the following news from the UK, "which is fast becoming the front line of the war on privacy": "'Read my lips..."' used to be a figurative saying. Now the British government is considering taking it literally by adding lip reading technology to some of the four million or so surveillance cameras in order identify terrorists and criminals by watching what everyone says. Perhaps the lip-reading cameras and the shouting cameras will find something to talk about."

Feed Public Health And Hurricanes (sciencedaily.com)

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In the first study ever to evaluate urban sediment after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, scientists stressed the importance of rapid environmental assessments. The environment in New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed high levels of contamination as floodwaters receded from the city, and this new study provides insights into public health and human exposure to both inhaled and ingested pathogens from sewage-contaminated floodwaters induced by hurricanes.

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