@ Astronomers using the Anglo-Australian Telescope of the Carnegie Institution Planet Search Program discover the 100th planet in our galaxy. They estimate there could be up to 30 billion earth-like planets in our galaxy alone. [BBC] Mars attacks? @The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned Microsoft, AOL Time Warner and other major search engine providers, to draw a clearer line between editors picks and paid-for "picks", when serving search engine results. Google is apparently found to comply with FTC guidelines. [Washington Post] @The concierges and customer service representatives at the 3,432-room (...) Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach are "being outfitted with wireless and wearable computers". Don't forget to switch them on @ Singer & environmentalist Moby has come up with a novel way of hitting back at abusive emailers. Once the star had to change his personal email address after it was published on the internet and he began receiving hate email. Now everyone who emails his old address receives a message telling then they've been automatically enrolled in his fan club. Now that's punishment (Source: Ananova) @ Drink your own grey-water at home ? A wastewater company called Equaris thinks you can, at USD 25,000. So, what are you waiting for. THE GEORGE ORWELL COLLECTION: George Orwell by-the-Sea Copyright © 1999-2002 ECOCLUB
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