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BBC: dogs turn to cannibalism
More than 300 stray dogs in Malaysia that were dumped on uninhabited islands turned to cannibalism after weeks of starvation, welfare activists said. The dogs were rounded up by villagers last month and cast away on two islands off Malaysia’s western Selangor state. Continue reading
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Dying gamer tried to write killer’s name in own blood
“I was trying not to let him attack me. I grabbed his arm and shook it and smashed it against the wall. I was so afraid that he would stab me again but then I stabbed at him,” testified Heiss. Read more
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Duke Nukem Forever: The Conspiracy
The game developer Charlie Wiederhold who worked at 3D Realms 1998- 2006 wrote a fictional conspiracy theory involving Epic Games, 3D Realms and others who had worked on Duke 3D.
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BBC Feature: Catacombs of Rome
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Rome’s underground Christian, Jewish and pagan burial sites, the Catacombs, date back to the 2nd Century AD. There are more than 40 of them stretching over 170km (105 miles). But, until now, they have never been fully documented, their vast scale only recorded with handmade maps. A team of 10 Austrian and Italian archaeologists, architects and computer scientists have started with the largest catacomb, Saint Domitilla, just outside the Italian capital. They are using a custom laser scanner that turns slowly, sending out millions of light pulses that bounce off every surface they come into contact with. The light pulses rebound back into the scanner and are recorded on a computer as a series of white dots, known as a “point cloud”. Eventually, the computer completes a 360-degree, three-dimensional, moving image of that room, with every surface looking like it is made up of small white dots. Read more on BBC.co.uk
BigDog – Military Robot Mule
This robotic magic not only manages to stabilize the body after a good kick, but it is also able to carry more than 150 kg on its back
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Nvidia and Acer bring PC gaming at console price
Acer will soon be introducing the AspireRevo, a small form factor PC capable of HDTV decoding and PC gaming — at a starting price point of $299.
NVidia’s ION enables the AspireRevo play 1080p HD movies, play DirectX 10 games, and run Windows Vista Premium with all 3D capabilities. It’s small, sleek, space-saving, and can be used as a fully functional home office PC or as a living room PC for casual gaming on your television.
UK release date 18th May 2009. Prices starting from £165 at Play.com
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