In Praise of Tap Water

In Praise of Tap Water On the streets of New York or Denver or San Mateo this summer, it seems the telltale cap of a water bottle is sticking out of every other satchel. Americans are increasingly thirsty for what is billed as the healthiest, and often most expensive, water on the grocery shelf. But […]

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Senate to Hold Hearing on Security of Voting Machines

Senate to Hold Hearing on Security of Voting Machines By Kim Zetter In the wake of the California report released last week showing that Red Team security researchers were able to hack voting machines from three of the top voting machine companies, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) announced today that the Senate Rules and Administration Committee […]

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Coffee drinkers rejoice: your liver and skin thank you

ARS TECHNICA Coffee drinkers rejoice: your liver and skin thank you By John Timmer | Published: August 01, 2007 – 05:20PM CT We tend to view habits that are referred to as addictions as necessarily bad things. In recent years, however, there has been good news for those who consider themselves hooked on things like […]

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NewYorkology: YANKEE STADIUM PRIMER

Yankee Stadium primer On the eve of the Yankees’ first home game of the season, NewYorkology contributor Scott Ross offers up a Bronx Bomber guide to everything you need to know about buying tickets, how to get there, where to sit and what to eat. Ross is the East Coast editor of Sploid. The Stadium […]

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Sean Penn Praised by Venezuela’s Chavez

By IAN JAMES, Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela -Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised Sean Penn for his critical stance against the war in Iraq, saying the two chatted by phone and soon plan to meet in person. Chavez said Penn traveled to Venezuela this week wanting to learn more about the situation in the […]

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