Oct

16

CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll - CNN.com

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CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll - CNN.com

Deaths tied to these infections may exceed those caused by AIDS, said one public health expert commenting on the new study. The report shows just how far one form of the staph germ has spread beyond its traditional hospital setting.

How scary is this?

Oct

12

Mychal Bell of Jena 6 fame had FOUR previous offenses, ordered to juvenile hall for probation violation

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Per CNN.com –Mychal Bell of ‘Jena 6′ ordered to juvenile facility

” But Judge J.P. Mauffrey agreed with prosecutors that Bell had violated the probation he was given for four previous juvenile offenses, including two simple battery charges, the sources said. Bell had been placed on probation until he turned 18.

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who has championed Bell’s case, denounced Thursday’s decision as “revenge” by the judge and called on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to intervene.”

Oct

2

Hacking video games to cheat is a business strategy

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Fantasy games like “World of Warcraft” and computer environs like “Second Life,” to name a few, have their own currency or other virtual valuables that can be traded for hard U.S. dollars.

In other words, hacking into a video game to cheat can be a business strategy. And so clamping down on it could be key to maintaining virtual worlds’ economies and reputations. Even chip-maker Intel Corp. is suggesting a technology for doing it.

But one huge question is: Can cheating really be stifled?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071001/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_cheating

I’ve never played the games cited in this article, but I have played football online. Cheating has turned me away from playing games online or with anyone I don’t know.