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The morning reboot has been complaining for some time that it get lonely around midday and feels thoroughly depressed by late evening. In an attempt to give the reboot what it so desperately lacks, companionship, we'd like to announce a new Monkey Bite's feature: The Nightly Build.
The Nightly Build is a wrap up of stories we didn't have time to cover in depth, but deserve mention nonetheless. Note that The Nightly Build is currently an Alpha release.
* It had to happen eventually. [RemoteControlMail][1] will receive your snail mail, open it, scan it to PDF and email it to you. Just what I need someone reading my mail. [Via [Lifehacker][2]]
* German lawmakers are on a rampage. First they want to [ban video games][3], now they've added [online gambling][4] to the list.
* Microsoft VP Jim Allchin has [responded][5] to the fervor stemming from an old email that turned up as part of an [Iowa lawsuit][6]. Among some other brow-raising prose was this tidbit: "I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft." For at least one night Mac fanboys didn't need the Viagra.
* Is wifi a health hazard? The [debate rages][7] on...
[2]: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/mail/check-your-snail-mail-online-221222.php "Lifehacker on Remote Control Mail"
[1]: http://www.remotecontrolmail.com/ "Remote Control Mail"
[3]: http://blog.wired.com/games/2006/12/germany_to_outl.html "Wired Blog Gamelife on Germany's attempts to ban FPS games"
[4]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-12-12T203910Z_01_L1238361_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY-INTERNET-GAMBLING.xml&src=rss "Germany wants to ban online gambling"
[5]: http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/12/12/title.aspx "Setting the Record Straight"
[6]: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061209135113443
[7]: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72265-0.html?tw=wn_technology_2 "Wired.com on Wifi health worries"
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