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Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That’s because the virus goes “latent.” Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses. Now, scientists say they know how the virus becomes latent and why it wakes up.
All Things Considered, July 2, 2008 · Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That's because the virus goes “latent.” Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses. Now, scientists…
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Dungeons & Dragons Creator Gary Gygax Passes AwayFrom: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 07:59:38
gadgets.boingboing.net
Several forums are reporting that Gary Gygax Passed has away today of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
I've been running a Lejendary Adventure system campaign for over six years now. It is currently suspended due to my workload, but I plan to resume it in a few weeks. It is set on the Lejendary Earth world. The Avatars (characters)…
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/04/dungeons-dragons-cre.html
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Anomalous speed in spaceFrom: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 07:59:37
arstechnica.com
An odd phenomena is being measured in spacecraft launched from Earth, they are going faster than they should be.
Oddly enough, this effect is minimized on craft with an orbit symmetric to the equator, and larger for those following an asymmetric orbit. Now, the first line of thought was clearly that this is simply a measuring error. But the speed is…
http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2008/03/04/anomalous-speed-in-space
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16 Gary Gygax Jokes We Better Not Catch You MakingFrom: commenturl.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 07:59:36
woot.com
D&D Co-creator Gary Gygax has died.
D&D Co-Creator Gary Gygax Has Passed Away, Tuesday, March 4, 2008.
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