h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*badger alert*

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4050691.stm

DNA bank to catch badger killers.

SCO's website "apparently" hacked.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/29/sco_hacked/

Well it gave me a good giggle for five minutes.

An exam board is offering a qualification in wheel clamping.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4055651.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4069471.stm

Thais drop origami 'peace bombs'

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I heard about that on the BBC WS this morning...

'Laser scam' gamblers to keep £1m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4069629.stm

Nice one!

A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Japanese car giant Toyota.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4082301.stm

Is it me is there something about Japanese products (films, characters, designs etc) that makes them instantly recogniseable as Japanese? Kind of spikey and shiny...

and cool and futuristic. I couldn't the Japenese ebver trying to put a product like the segway on the market!

I'd only be interested in one of those 'i-foot' walking things, if they make it 20ft tall and gave it rocket launchers.

also: Santa involved in drunken brawl

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4081415.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1369644,00.html
Didn't want to reproduce anyway.I'll just leave some skin ,hair nail,in a test tube and wait....

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1205955.html?menu=
yet more bl**dy scaremongering from those with something to gain from it. If this, if that, doing X would be really really bad. How about shutting up and stop giving people ideas?

These are quite , although with the i-foot, I think you'd be better off walking, unless the idea is that they replaces fogey scooters (mobility thingies.)

The world's highest road bridge is due to be inaugurated in southern France by President Jacques Chirac before opening to traffic later this week.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4091813.stm

Routemaster bus for sale: £2000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4075085.stm

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1209304.html
A pillow designed in the shape of a woman's lap has become one of the best selling Christmas gifts in Japan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4093559.stm

on a non current news, but news to me, on QI they mentioned that Chief Sitting Bull took his name from his father. His original name was Jumpin Badger

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In Satanic news:

School issues distributes calender:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41903


Vatican responds with:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041214/od_afp/afplifestyleitaly_041214171620&e=3

That "satanic" link jammed my browser.

Probably a satanic jinx.

Galaxy Babe found this heart-warming story: http://tinyurl.com/5tyrx