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Town on SF Bay wants to photograph every car

(AP) -- Visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay.

Technology / Other

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Pirate Bay to be based on give-and-take models

(AP) -- One of the world's largest filesharing Web sites, The Pirate Bay, is going legal through a series of give-and-take payment models that in some cases may even earn its users a bundle of cash, the new ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Scientists report first remote, underwater detection of harmful algae, toxins

Scientists at NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have successfully conducted the first remote detection of a harmful algal species and its toxin below ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists analyze Hurricane Ike's effects on waterways, fish contamination

A long-term environmental research project being conducted at the University of Houston may offer important information about the effects of Hurricane Ike on pollution levels and help regulators determine whether existing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Pirate Bay sold to Swedish gaming group

A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million dollars).

Technology / Internet

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Swedish court rules out Pirate Bay retrial

A Swedish court on Thursday rejected calls for a retrial of four men found guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay, saying the trial judge was not biased.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Troubled Waters: Low Apalachicola River Flow May Hurt Gulf Fisheries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reductions in the flow of the Apalachicola River have far-reaching effects that could prove detrimental to grouper and other reef fish populations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Florida ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote

A Swedish party which wants an Internet filesharing free-for-all, the Pirate Party, could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 13

First comprehensive geological Arctic map published

Canada has unveiled the first comprehensive Arctic atlas, detailing geological features that point to where oil and gas, gold and diamond deposits are likely hidden beneath snow and ice.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 3

First sea trials for deep-ocean robotic DNA lab

(PhysOrg.com) -- In late April 2009, a team of MBARI researchers tested the world's only deep-sea robotic DNA lab beneath the waters of Monterey Bay.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ocean carbon: A dent in the iron hypothesis

Oceanographers Jim Bishop and Todd Wood of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have measured the fate of carbon particles originating in plankton blooms in the Southern Ocean, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Current level of oyster farming unlikely to have substantial impact on Drakes Estero ecosystem

A new report from the National Research Council finds a lack of strong scientific evidence that the present level of oyster farming operations by Drakes Bay Oyster Co. (DBOC) has major adverse effects on the ecosystem of ...

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poll: Swedish pro file-sharing party gains support

(AP) -- A new poll shows a Swedish party that calls for legalizing Internet file-sharing could win a seat in the European Parliament in June.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Swedish Internet firm to delete user data

Swedish telecom supplier Tele2 said Monday it will delete information allowing their customers to be identified, a move police argue could make the hunt for Internet pirates "impossible."

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Judge in Pirate Bay trial may have been biased

A Swedish judge who found four men guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay may have been biased and a retrial may be ordered, legal experts said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2