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Journal Journal: MySpace Not Guilty in Child Assault Case 228

Journal by AppleButter on Thursday February 15, 2007 @02:31PM

The Washington Post reports that a Texas judge dismissed a $30 million case against MySpace for their role in a child assault case. 19-year old Peter Solis lied about his age on MySpace to gain the confidence the confidence of a 13-year old girl. The judge ruled, "If anyone had a duty to protect Julie Doe, it was her parents, not MySpace."

Submission + - Earth's constant hum explained

Submitted by

MattSparkes

on Thursday February 15, 2007 @01:41PM

MattSparkes writes: "It has been known for some time that there is a constant hum that emanates from the Earth, which can be heard near 10 millihertz on a seismometer. The problem was that nobody knew what caused it. It has now been shown that it is caused by waves on the bottom of the sea, and more specifically "by the combination of two waves of the same frequency travelling in opposite directions""

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