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European Union Commands ISPs To Track E-mails
The recent EU legislation was drafted in the wake of the 2005 London bombings (Fox News via Getty Images) If you’ve listened to the TechStuff podcast, you know that I have a thing for novels set in a...
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Google Street View a Go In The UK
The BBC reports that the office of the UK Information Commissioner has decided that Google Street View doesn’t violate the Data Protection Act, much to the chagrin of organizations like Privacy...
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Virgin Media Creates All-You-Can-Eat Music Service
The United Kingdom Internet service provider (ISP) Virgin Media is partnering with Universal Music and launching a new music service. Most music services online follow one of three models. With the...
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Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song”
Today I brought in my “Michael Jackson Number Ones” to pay tribute to the King of Pop. While most of the catchy songs are also helping me get into vacation mindset, there’s one track on the disc that’s...
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The Laws of Science (and Faith)
Unless those light sabers are low-energy, Jedi devotion still won't count as a legal "religion or belief." (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Devout environmentalism is now tantamount to religious conviction...
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Mapping Doggerland, A Real Place
What new settlements that will continue to befuddle us for centuries might we find buried among the paleolandscapes of Doggerland? (iStockphoto/Thinkstock) Did you know that there was once such a thing...
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The UK’s Scary Tree
Yesterday, I concluded that this tree … (David Garnham/Newsteam/Getty Images) … is related to this man: The 70-foot-tall Sloth-from-”The-Goonies” lookalike is found on the grounds of Stowlangtoft Hall...
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Three Must-see, Car-free Destinations
Motorized vehicles aren’t really permitted at these travel destinations, which is a good thing — because you’ll want to drink in these gorgeous sights very slowly (aka by foot): Mont St. Michel,...
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Kinloch: A Castle Frozen in Time on a Scottish Isle
Kinloch Castle today (Rick Price/Oxford Scientific/Getty Images) Kinloch Castle on the Scottish Isle of Rum was neglected for many decades in the 20th century — but perhaps that’s just cranked up its...
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