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Date: September 26th, 2002

Arrest for Slapper author

26 September, 2002 (14:34) | Computer | No comments

Might I suggest a long excursion in the Gulag Archipeligo for this asshole!
By James Middleton [24-09-2002]
But a new variant is already out there A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of authoring the Slapper worm.
But although the threat of the worm seems to have been shortlived, a new variant is already set to take up [...]

Acidic clouds of Venus could harbour life

26 September, 2002 (09:53) | Science | No comments

The acidic clouds of Venus could in fact be hiding life. Unlikely as it sounds, the presence of microbes could neatly explain several mysterious observations of the planet’s atmosphere.
Venus is usually written off as a potential haven for life because of its hellishly hot and acidic surface. But conditions in the atmosphere at an altitude [...]

Mars Attacks!

26 September, 2002 (09:48) | Science | No comments

A hardy microbe that can withstand huge doses of radiation could have evolved this ability on Mars.
That is the conclusion of Russian scientists who say it would take far longer than life has existed here for the bug to evolve that ability in Earth’s clement conditions. They suggest the harsher environment of Mars makes it [...]

Time to move beyond war

26 September, 2002 (08:08) | Sociology | 3 comments

Yesterday a group of 100 prominent Canadians issued a statement condemning an attack on Iraq as immoral. Amongst those authors are such notables as David Suzuki, Bruce Cockburn, Buffy Sainte Marie, Pierre Burton, Margaret Atwood and Robert Bateman. Below is the text of their statement.
We, the undersigned, are deeply alarmed that the most powerful nations [...]

 

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