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Bizarre Morgellons remains a mystery - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

September 26, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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"The syndrome is being referred to as Morgellons. The name appears in a 1674 essay that describes an outbreak of “harsh hairs…unquiet symptoms…coughs and convulsions” among French children, but whether the moniker refers to the same disease is not known. Mary Leitao, a biologist in a town near Pittsburgh, found the term in a 1935 medical journal article when she was looking for an explanation for an eruption on her 2-year-old son’s lip. She went on to found the Morgellons Research Foundation, a Web-based group of self-described patients that now has more than 12,000 members." - FFing Enigma (aka Tina) from Bookmarklet

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I've heard about this, and the fact that many doctors are skeptical about it as a new condition. Looks awful to me. - Hutch Carpenter

Sounds like they're tripping. - ·[▪_▪]·

If you read the entire article, there's some interesting info regarding the fibers on the last page... It's not a full out scientific study, but fibers have been inspected by forensic experts and they've confirmed they don't appear to be man made. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Wow I'm totally grossed out now. Creepy. - Jeff Wright

Consensus at the cigar store is that this is caused by too much Rogaine in the water supply. That could actually be somewhat accurate.. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Leo Laporte

'Spore' Creators Sued over DRM - News and Analysis by PC Magazine - http://www.pcmag.com/article...

September 25, 2008 from delicious - Comment - Like - Share

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With all the vitriol surrounding Spore's digital rights management scheme, it was only a matter of time before lawyers got involved. Courthouse News Service reports (via Shacknews) that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Electronic Arts in federal court, which alleges the company defrauds its customers by not disclosing the installation of SecuROM copy protection as part of Spore's installation. Interestingly, while the most vocal complaints regarding Spore's DRM have focused on the ways it limits the use of the game, this lawsuit is concerned with the fact that it exists at all. - Leo Laporte

I had no idea it has SecuROM. Guess I won't be buying it until there's a crack to remove it. I'd like my hardware to keep functioning thank you. - xero

Kyle Lacy

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler

September 24, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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Michael Krigsman

HP moved from 85 data centers to 6. Reduced applications and lowered IT spend as a result. Impressive stuff. #oow08

September 24, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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Steve Rubel

In An Economic Downturn Like This, Smart Companies Will Do Different Things And Do Things Differently. It's Called "Innovation". - http://mootee.typepad.com/innovat...

September 20, 2008 from Google Reader - Comment - Like - Share

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They had better be doing things differently during good times too, not just in the bad times. - Paul W. Swansen