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Ataris Pallidipennis Stal: New Bug Threatens US ecosystems
Ataris Pallidipennis Stal, also known as Uttaris Pallidipennis Stal, a new bug introduced from South Africa into United States, is raising the alarm with scientists. The insect is said to pose a "great risk" to US ecosystems. It was originally found at the Miami International... Vancouver Olympic clock goes out
Looks like Vancouver's Olympic countdown clock died on Thursday, and its human overlords, EEC Industries, don't really know why. Vandalism has been ruled out unless "somebody walked by with a really big magnet."...
created by Jason Sanders | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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169 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Scientists say stick bug is world's longest insect
" LONDON – A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday."Food vs Fuel problem - solution on the way?
A british company believes that new technology based around a detritus-loving bug that is in almost every compost heap will help solve the bio-fuel versus food production problem. This would be a real breakthrough...Don't bug me: experts baffled by mystery insect
The experts at London's Natural History Museum can't figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in the museum's own gardens. " The experts at London's Natural History Museum pride themselves on being...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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80 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Software problems bug Apple's launch of new iPhone
"NEW YORK - The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working. " Diamonds are out. Dead Cicadas jewelry is in!
I wonder if this will ever catch on. Maybe if Paris Hilton or Britney Spears starts wearing dead bugs around their necks then it will start becoming a trend, but I have a feeling they won't be doing that anytime... Internet Bug Fix Spawns Backlash From Hackers
"Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure.Kaminsky made headlines on Tuesday by talking...Twitter's API Bug unhide protected accounts
Here's the security issue: using a third party app like TwitterFox, which connects itself to Twitter through the APIs, it is possible to read each and every protected message that an unknown person have published...Sickness Bug Found in Water Supply
Wednesday June 25, 2008Residents in 108,000 homes in Northamptonshire are told to boil tap water after the cryptosporidium bug is found to have contaminated their water supplies. About 85 communities are...Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel
A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...CDC expert gets West Nile bug
Lyle Petersen, director of the division of vector borne diseases at the CEnters for Disease Control and Prevention, was infected with West Nile virus while collecting his mail. As one of the world's most preeminent experts on the virus, he had a suspicion that the... PayPal Fails, Wreaking E-Commerce Havoc
An enhancement can very easily- and very quickly- turn into a bug, as Paypal is learning... Basically, Paypal users are finding that their payments are not getting accepted by merchants, though their linked credit...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
383 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
383 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Insect ultimate fighting a moral quagmire
This is news to me, but apparently insect cage matches are all the rage in Japan.Many bug enthusiasts, however, say pitting insects against each other is cruel and inhumane. On the flipside, others say... Microsoft offers quick fix for Mac Office 2008 bug
"January 25, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh group has come up with a work-around to fix bungled installations of the new Office for Mac 2008. The move followed reports earlier this week that Microsoft's newest suite incorrectly assigned full read and write...
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