Monthly Archives: March 2006

Black hole or Dark energy star?

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New Scientist News – Three cosmic enigmas, one audacious answer

This article in New Scientist presents an interesting new theory behind the phenomena we currently think of as a black hole. However, this new theory not only matches the external characteristics of black holes, but manages to obey the laws of quantum mechanics. As if that weren’t enough, the predictions made by this new theory suggests that, unlike black holes, such a dark energy star would also emit particles. (which could explain some observations from our own galaxy) Very exciting indeed..

Consumer data protection bill declawed

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Groups Slam Data Breach Notification Bill

What started as an effort to address the rising problem of identity theft & corporate carelessness has resulted in a law that does very little to correct the problem. The primary focus, to require corporations to report security breaches, is now little more than lip service as it allows the breached corporation to determine whether or not it’s necessary to report the incident to the public.