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Comment Re:Taught? (Score 1) 176

by h5inz (#37901018) Attached to: Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful
You might be right about it. Then you could also explain just about everything being learnt that way. Then again may be somebody could re-make the research study using only the people unable to learn from other peoples fear or disgust reactions (they were once called psychopaths but nowadays the antisocial personality is more preferred but also more broader term applying also to a wide variety of not so extreme cases). Good luck for that poor fellow who needs to supervise them during the study.
Android

Submission + - Would you subscribe to Android Apps? (android-apps.com)

Submitted by
Tip
Tip writes: "Many developers are frustrated trying to get noticed on the Android Market, and users are having a hard time digging through all the spam on the market to find great apps and games. Appscribe thinks it can help them both through it's all you can eat subscription service for Android. They have a collection of more than 40 quality Android apps and games and they say they are releasing more each week. Would you consider subscribing to apps in Netflix style?"
Ubuntu

Submission + - Ubuntu 12.04 Will Be Pixel-Perfect: Mark Shuttlewo (muktware.com) 1

Submitted by sfcrazy
sfcrazy writes: It seems Ubuntu will be freezing attempts to play with the UI anymore and would instead focus on 'stabling' and polishing the current features in order to qualify 12.04 as an LTS release. Since LTS is deployed by enterprises, which is Canonical's source of revenue, stability is of utmost importance. Seems like 12.04 is going to be a rock-solid release, just like its mom Debian!
Security

Submission + - Which Mobile OS Is Most Hit By Malware? (net-security.org)

Submitted by dinscott
dinscott writes: As most mobile phone users still don't have a mobile AV solution installed on their devices, it can be rather hard to gauge just how many of them have been hit by mobile malware.

But, mobile phones often get synched with the users' computers. Also, users often use their computers to search for mobile apps on third-party application markets and file-sharing sites, so mobile malware occasionally does end up on their desktop/laptop computers, and gets detected by AV software.

And this is precisely how Microsoft researchers manage to get an idea of just what kind of malware attacks the various mobile operating systems.
Data Storage

Submission + - 2.5 1TB SSD announced (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by jpwilliams
jpwilliams writes: OCZ announces the Octane series of Steady State Drives, including a 1TB 2.5-inch drive. For only $1,100, it can be yours!
Books

Submission + - Librarian Attacks Amazon's Kindle Lending Program (librarianinblack.net)

Submitted by destinyland
destinyland writes: A California librarian is urging librarians to complain to Amazon over issues with privacy and advertising in Amazon's new Kindle ebook lending program for libraries. "In our greedy attempt to get content into our users' hands, we have failed to uphold the highest principle of our profession, which is intellectual freedom," she argues in a 10-minute video. (Read the transcript here). Amazon keeps your history of reading library ebooks on their corporate servers, "so it’s an instant violation of all of our privacy policies. And we haven’t told people that, and we need to tell people that." And while many libraries have strict policies against endorsing a particular product, the check-out process concludes on Amazon.com with a pitch urging library patrons to purchase more Amazon books — and there’s even book-buying plugs in their “due date” reminders.

Submission + - The PC is dying, but slowly (cnn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The headline is misleading: worldwide, PC sales are growing, but at the slowest pace in decades. The breakdown is more interesting though: PC sales ARE declining in North America and Europe as consumers increasingly adopt a combination of tablets and smartphones as desktop PC replacements. But in the developing world, PC sales continue to increase.

Will the Europe & North America trend of consumers moving away from traditional desktop PCs be adopted in the developing world eventually as well? Are walled garden environments the future of personal computing in Europe and North America?
Transportation

Submission + - Wireless Network for Auto Safety (xconomy.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Could cars talk to each other wirelessly to avoid collisions? It’s been talked about for years, but thanks to advances in location tech, security software, and wireless standards, some real progress is being made. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is funding a $15 million project at the University of Michigan to test the nation’s first wireless network for auto safety. The 3,000-car study will equip vehicles with radio devices that will signal to drivers when there’s an imminent threat from another networked car. The concept raises privacy and security issues, but if all goes well, the DOT is expected to mandate that all new U.S. cars be networked with the technology. In which case, wireless safety legislation could be this generation’s version of seat belt laws.
News

Submission + - Get Ready To Quantum Levitate (motherboard.tv)

Submitted by
CoveredTrax
CoveredTrax writes: "Few motifs of science fiction cinema have been more appealing to us than the subtle defiance of gravity offered by futuristic hovercraft. So every once in a while we check in to see how humanity is progressing on that front, and whether the promise of hover boards will be delivered by 2015 as evidenced in Back to the Future Part 2. We’re not quite there yet, but we’re definitely getting off the ground, so to speak. Get ready to hover your brain around the art of quantum levitation."
China

Submission + - China's overhyped submarine threat (the-diplomat.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In Oct. 2006 the US received a shock akin to Russia’s Sputnik moment when an undetected Chinese attack submarine surfaced within 9 miles of a US aircraft carrier. Five years on, the China naval threat hasn’t materialized. How that happened speaks volumes about China’s evolution as a regional power.

Submission + - ASUS Transformer Prime (encyclocell.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: ASUS will be launching a tablet called ASUS Transformer Prime. This tablet will have, among other things, a quad-core Tegra 3 processor. ASUS has also launched a teaser ad for this tablet, but the official announcement for this tablet came in the Asia D conference, where ASUS Chairman Johnny Shih talked about the upcoming tablet.
Open Source

Submission + - SUSE Top Exec: Interoperability is key (networkworld.com)

Submitted by
mikesd81
mikesd81 writes: "President and GM of SUSE Linux shared with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant his views on the future of open source, his strategy for competing against Red Hat, and SUSE's plans for helping customers build private and hybrid clouds. He also outlines his philosophy of working with the community and where the Linux Desktop is headed."

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