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Feed Gov. resists ID card scrutiny (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Wednesday May 30, 2007 @09:52AM

Will Brown sign up to Blair's baby?

The Office of Government Commerce has appealed against an order by the Information Tribunal that it must publish official documents that assess the justification for the government's identity card scheme.

Feed 10 MPH: Coast to Coast on a Segway in 100 days (and 3 years) (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Wednesday May 30, 2007 @09:32AM

Filed under: Transportation

There's nothing like heading out coast-to-coast. Beat, and otherwise anti-establishment poets have glamorized the open road for years. In fact, the idea has inspired rollerbladers, runners, lawn mowers (really, look it up), and now... a Segway. 10 MPH is dubbed a "comical documentary" following two dudes who quit their jobs to Segway (is that a verb?) from Seattle to Boston in 100 days. 100 days you say? The project was launched almost 3 years ago! Although we typical avoid any films which rely on the use of "zany" in the promotional materials, this films won the Best Documentary prize at the auspicious East Lansing Film Festival. So really, how bad could it be?

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Feed Increase In Cancer In Sweden Can Be Traced To Chernobyl (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday May 30, 2007 @09:13AM

The incidence of cancer in northern Sweden increased following the accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl in 1986. This was the finding of a much-debated study from Linköping University in Sweden from 2004. Was the increase in cancer caused by the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl or could it be explained by other circumstances? New research provides scientific support for the Chernobyl connection.

Comment Hughesnet sucks (Score 1) 131

by loadedgeek on Sunday September 17, 2006 @01:36AM (#16123364) Attached to: Satellite Internet for Gaming?

I have a professional account with HughesNet (DirectWay) and it sucks. Speed is based on accessing their proxy server not real speeds. If you need vpn, dont even think about it dial up is way faster.

Limit of how much you can download is stupid. Try to download over 300-500mb in an hour and you'll be slapped with FAP (Fair Access Policy) 10-14k for the next 12 hours. There is no notification your approaching the limit, and the limit is not fixed it fluctuates based on how many people are on your sattelite and what they are doing.

All this for the low low price of $140.00 per month? Find somebody with DSL in your area and setup a wireless link to them.

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