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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 24.Aug.04.PDT
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Crisis Alert in Critical State (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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While TV viewers and radio listeners have long suffered through ear-
piercing emergency-alert tests, the system has had a spotty record in
actual crises. That's why critics are leery of plans to expand the
system to cell phones and PCs. By Randy Dotinga.
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Boring Game? Outsource It (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to
poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are
being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or
unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir.
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E-Vote Rigging in Venezuela? (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64687,00.html/wn_ascii
The failed attempt to recall the country's populist president has the
losing party crying foul, even though the electronic voting machines
used in the election produced a voter-verified paper audit trail. By
Kim Zetter.
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Scientists Breed a Tougher Mouse (Med-Tech Center Monday)
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Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of
running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion. Medical
researchers believe some of their findings could apply to humans. By
Kristen Philipkoski.
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Games People Played (Joystick Monday)
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Atari addicts young and old attend the seventh annual Classic Gaming
Expo, getting a rare chance to mingle with their favorite game
designers and stock up on rare collectibles. Chris Kohler reports from
San Jose, California.
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BugMeNot Gets Booted, Restored (Technology Monday)
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The site that helps people evade registration roadblocks on websites
couldn't evade trouble itself. Its server host, perhaps bowing to
pressure, pulled the plug last week. But a new host is found and
BugMeNot is back up. By Rachel Metz.
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The New American Idol (Wired magazine 8:10 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/idol.html
Politics as usual? Hasta la vista, baby. The radical center has flexed
its muscle in California, short-circuiting the parties and going
directly to the people. Now it could sweep the nation. By Jill Stewart
from Wired magazine.
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