Simple list of the links that first appeared in the rotating first headline on cliffdweller
March 2006 Cliffdweller Headlines
These are the links that were the first headline on cliffdweller.com during the month of March 2006.
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- March 1, 2006: BBC News: A bit of BitTorrent bother.
The BBC has clarified one of its scaremongering 'filesharing = pedophilia' industry shill pieces with a complete 180 reversal and the declaration that filesharing is not theft… - March 2, 2006: Going vegan is better for the environment than driving a hybrid.
More per person greenhouse gasses are created raising cattle and sheep every year than the difference saved by driving a hybrid auto… - March 3, 2006: Live Science: Yellowstone Volcano Grows as Geysers Reawaken
Forces brewing deep beneath Yellowstone National Park could be making one of the largest volcanoes on Earth even bigger, a new study reveals. - March 4, 2006: Science Fiction Becomes Fact: Stealth sharks to patrol the high seas
Not only do we think we can put implants in Sharks to make them do our bidding, but we are talking about putting implants in normal fish so that we can start serving \"free range\" fish instead of fish-farm fish. - March 6, 2006: From the California Milk Processor Board comes a site called Cowabduction.com.
You have to wonder what they were thinking when they put this item in their FAQ:
- March 7, 2006: Red rain could prove that aliens have landed .
There is a small bottle containing a red fluid on a shelf in Sheffield University's microbiology laboratory. The liquid looks cloudy and uninteresting. Yet, if one group of scientists is correct, the phial contains the first samples of extraterrestrial life isolated by researchers. - March 8, 2006: Feel ripped off that Brokeback Mountain didn't win Best Picture? Read this article that shows how Hollywood copped out.
Before Sunday night's upset, no film that had won the Writer's Guild, Director's Guild, and Producer's Guild awards did not go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Additionally, the film with the most total Oscar nominations almost always wins the top prize; only four times in the past twenty-five years has the Best Picture winner not also been the film with the most nominations. This year Brokeback had the most nominations. - March 9, 2006: CNN Says: Liquid water erupting on Saturn moon.
The Saturn moon, Enceladus, should be added to the short list of places within the solar system most likely to have extraterrestrial life. - March 10, 2006: Rat-squirrel back after 11-million-year absence.
Can Bigfoot be that far behind? - March 13, 2006: How to keep your mind sharp from Paul's tips
tips from a different Paul, but still worthy. - March 14, 2006: Killer whale v. Kayaker – is this for real?
It looks and sounds real, to a point. It could be a hoax, but it's cool none-the-less. - March 15, 2006: Fun with Apple. A blogger writes about the real Apple product life cycle.
This article hits pretty close to home. A fun read, and a little scary with totally accurate observations… - March 20, 2006: How the Bush administration muzzles the world's top global warming scientist
"In my more than three decades in the government, I’ve never witnessed such restrictions on the ability of scientists to communicate with the public". - March 24, 2006: GamesForHealth.org: Cognitive Health Benefits of Digital Gameplay.
Cooperative Study Will Shed Light on Value and Potential Applications of Computer – and Videogames for Cognitive Exercise - March 25, 2006: London 'under water by 2100' as Antarctica crumbles into the sea.
DOZENS of the world's cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought. - March 26, 2006: Jon and Ellie got a new boat. Tres Cool. It's a Chinese Junk and they are restoring it (I think).
- March 27, 2006: Intelligent Design? 250,000-year-old skull found in Ethiopia.
Scientists in northeastern Ethiopia said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man. - March 28, 2006: Pointless and slow, but fun.
Cliffdweller used to display album covers of the tunes currently playing in iTunes. I got bored with it and stopped. But here is one page with all the album covers (at the time) on it.
