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Ruling says federal courts can hear no-fly lawsuits
A federal appeals court has ruled that individuals on the government's no-fly list can challenge their detention in federal court. But the fact that a Malaysian woman who was detained in 2005 can go forward with her lawsuit doesn't mean she'll win.
eBay downplays auctions in favor of fixed-priced listings
eBay announced a number of changes today that will change how both buyers and sellers use the site from here on out. The site is beginning to look less like an auction house and more like an online flea market.
Southern California Closer to Better Water Supply
A huge boring machine has completed a 4 mile tunneling journey (PDF news release) that took five years to complete through a mountain, all part of a massive water works project that is expected to triple available water supplies for southern California by helping to bring in large quantities of water from Northern California.
Intel announces dual-core Atom, chains it to 945C chipset
Intel has announced it will follow the current Atom 230 with a dual-core, HyperThreading-enabled Atom 330. The new processor should drop in September, and is expected to run at the same 1.6GHz clockspeed while offering a few additional platform features as well.
Entrepreneur - A fistful of dollars.
Entrepreneur, from the old French "to undertake", if you listen to people talk, particularly USAians, being an entrepreneur sounds a lot like belly button fluff, sure, you have to dig for it, but everyone is capable of finding some if they do.
This "entrepreneur-ability" is a widely held ideal in the western world, and if things ain't that good for you, all you have to do is start your own business and build your way out of the problem, and so it is worth looking at what it actually takes to be a successful entrepreneur, and whether or not this has anything whatsoever to do with what most people assume is involved in running your own business.
Six Questions To Ask Before Telecommuting
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Court Rules for State's Rights on Air Quality
The Circuit Court in the District of Columbia has ruled that States can impose their own air quality monitoring requirements for major air pollution. The suit was the Sierra Club vs the EPA. The feds haven't indicated if they will appeal the decision yet.
Nintendo Wii Targeted In Patent Lawsuit
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Ragnar Tornquist On Video Game Storytelling
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A Mozilla Plugin to Help Overcome IE Rendering Flaw
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Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
It's hard to read about the iPhone 3G these days without reading about its unreliability on the 3G network. Now, a lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the issue, which may eventually be approved as a class-action.
How Do I Prevent Lan Party Theft?
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FCC Order scolds Comcast for changing story on P2P blocking
"Surrender, Comcast!" declares the FCC in its Order on P2P blocking. The agency also calls on the public to stay vigilant on the issue and aligns itself more closely with the net neutrality movement.
Nvidia Rumored To Be Readying X86 Chip Release
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James Powderly of Graffiti Research Labs Detained In China
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Research Suggests Polygamous Men Live Longer
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Baidu cache offers more evidence of underage Chinese gymnasts
Gumshoe hackers have found cached data in Chinese search engine Baidu that supports charges that some of their medal-winning gymnasts are under the IOC-mandated age of 16.
Microsoft To Buy $100M More SUSE Support Vouchers
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Microsoft: grokking search intent will help close Google gap
Microsoft hopes that focusing on users' search intent when using Live Search will lead tailored results to that user's specific needs—and more search market share.
Slashdot's Disagree Mail
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