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Men on road to extinction
Source: Telegraph

Men are on the road to extinction as their genes shrink and slowly fade away, claims British professor Jennifer Graves.

John Doe: New X Songs In The Works
Source: Billboard

American punk icons X haven't released an album of new material since "Hey Zeus!" in 1993. But that might change soon.

Ecstasy's Long-Term Effects Revealed
Source: newscientist.com

Enough time has finally elapsed to start asking if ecstasy damages health in the long term. According to the biggest review ever undertaken, it causes slight memory difficulties and mild depression, but these rarely translate into problems in the real world.

No Rest For The Wicked -- Punk Rocker Lux Interior Goes Home To Hell
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The Cramps had it all, except virtuousity. They were one more band that made you think, "I could do that!" But that wasn't true.

Boy or girl? It's in the father's genes
Source: e! Science News

A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters.

When Musicians Become Weenies

Listening to an early, mid-70s song by The Police today made me start thinking about music.

INTERESTING WORLD: Amazing X-ray art
Source: weirdandinteresting.blogspot.com

Nick Veasey is an award-winning photographer, who works with clients from all over the world. His studio is a converted RADAR station on a hill in Kent. Nick has appeared on television in the UK and the USA (on the "Today" show).

ITworld.com - Psystar has shown that Apple should license Mac OS X
Source: itworld.com

Apple being challenged by startup - The end result? Massive shift in the computing world.

Most Gen X'sers Don't Expect To Retire...
Source: Yahoo! News

More than two-thirds of Americans aged 27 to 42 don't think they will ever be able to stop working, according to a survey published jointly on Monday by Scottrade and BetterInvesting.

Today's History, Feb. 21

1975: Nixon aides sentenced for Watergate

X Live in Los Angeles! Well, in Anaheim

X. Their name is short and to the point, and when you mention them to people, their name usually elicits the same question: Who is X? Well, let me tell you: X is one of the best punk bands ever. I saw them last night at the House of Blues in Anaheim, and I was blown away.

Featured Windows Download: Run Linux apps in Windows with Xming
Source: Lifehacker

Open-source app Xming is a Windows port of the X Window system used in most popular Linux distributions.

How to Access Your Ubuntu Remotely
Source: blog.thembid.com

When I was using Windows XP I would use UltraVNC to access my desktop remotely, then when I "upgraded" to Vista I did not take to the time to do that, instead I used the built in Remote Desktop feature.

Okay this is getting a little ridiculous

Today I got some updates to Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, not a big deal, updates happen all the time. This one has me a little worried though. It's an "Important Security Update" to xscreensaver. Yeah that's right security flaws in your screensaver.

The Illuminati are real and they're in it deep.
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The Beyonder started the Secret Wars and he's sorely mistaken if he thinks the Illuminati have forgotten. Bringing the fight to the enemy, this team of powerful super-heroes has a giant, cosmic challenge in store for them.

A day without X (server)
Source: terminally-incoherent.com

Would you be able to survive one full day without using the X server? Linux offers us a wide assortment of CLI based tools which use curses and/or framebuffer for functional user interfaces.

Photo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Source: supercarstuning.com

It's realy cool car with power as Skyline GTR and with face as Bugatti Veyron.

Stock Market Commentary for 3/30/07

US equities fell at the open, ostensibly due to rising energy costs, but were able to climb back into positive territory just before the close.

Stock Market Commentary for 3/28/07

Although major US equity indices fell on Tuesday, our market safety index stands at 127 for Wednesday, which is unchanged from Tuesday, and down only slightly from 134 for this past Monday.

ROX Desktop provides light, quirky alternative to GNOME and KDE
Source: applications.linux.com

The ROX Desktop is a lightweight alternative to GNOME or KDE built around the ROX-Filer file manager. The project's name is an abbreviation of "RISC OS on X." The ROX Desktop's performance is reminiscent of IceWM, and it's noticeably faster opening programs than GNOME or KDE.

Apple Is Really A Hardware Company

So the Vista launch has come and gone, and the good and bad reviews have both started to pour in. In addition to the comparisons to Windows XP, many of the reviews look at how Vista stacks up against Apple's Mac OS X.

Terminal in OS X, how to get colors
Source: -

A little article about how to et colors in terminal sessions from OSx when local.

Ubuntu xorg-server update breaks X: "no screens found"

IRC channels, LUG mailing lists, and Ubuntu wikis were buzzing with the news this morning that a recent Ubuntu Xorg update (xorg-server 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.3) crashes the X Window System on some video hardware.

Download Skype for Mac
Source: skype.com

Skype for Mac w/ VIDEO beta! Finally Mac users can hold our heads high and smile into our intergrated iSight cameras as we chat with the world via Skype

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