10 Daily Things

Freecycle: Give and Get stuff for free

The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. The Freecycle Network was started

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Microsoft will support Open Document

SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has decided to end its opposition to OpenDocument and will back the standard for its forthcoming Office suite. According to reports, Vole has agreed to develop tools that enable conversion between its Open XML formats in Off

NASA to save Hubble, to astronomers’ delight

NASA's most famous observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, will get a much anticipated life extension after all. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced on Tuesday that a space shuttle will be sent to upgrade Hubble and add a few years to the

Oscar the Death Cat

Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has cho