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Submission + - Former Congressman Learns About Streissand Effect (nytimes.com)

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corbettw

on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @11:57AM

corbettw writes: "Ted Alvin Klaudt, a former South Dakota lawmaker convicted of raping his two foster daughters, has sent news organizations what he claims is a copyright notice that seeks to prevent the use of his name without his consent."

Submission + - Barr Files Suit in Texas

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on Wednesday September 17, 2008 @11:21AM

corbettw writes: "Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president, has filed a lawsuit in Texas demanding Senators John McCain and Barack Obama be removed from the ballot after they missed the official filing deadline."

Submission + - The Thalamus: the Kernel in Your Mind

Submitted by on Friday August 18, 2006 @12:16PM

corbettw writes: This article on Yahoo Science News describes a new finding that explains how the thalamus is used by your brain to essentially boot your brain and provide for central processing and control of all impulses going to and from the cortex. The article describes its function as an operating system, but from the description it actually seems closer to the functions of a kernel.

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