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Submission + - Rick Santorum Wants Pope to 'Leave Science to Scientists'

Submitted by HughPickens.com
HughPickens.com writes: Ed Mazza writes that Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says he loves Pope Francis, but he wants the pontiff to stop talking about climate change and "leave science to the scientists." Santorum's comments come as the pope, who holds a degree as a chemical technician and worked as a chemist before turning to the priesthood, has become increasingly vocal about climate change. “The church has gotten it wrong a few times on science, and I think that we probably are better off leaving science to the scientists," says Santorum, "and focusing on what we're really good at, which is theology and morality, When we get involved with political and controversial scientific theories, I think the church is not as forceful and credible."

"I guess the question would be, if he shouldn’t talk about it, should you?" asked Chris Wallace of Fox News. “Politicians, whether we like it or not, people in government have to make decision with regard to public policy that affect American workers,” answered Santorum, adding that while “the pope can talk about whatever he wants to talk about,” he questions the Pope’s use of his moral authority to combat the issue of climate change.. Santorum — a devout Catholic — disagrees with the Pope’s stance that climate change is a man-made and has often called climate science “political science,” arguing that a scientific consensus on climate change underscores this point. “All of this certainty, which is what bothers me about the debate, the idea that science is settled,” says Santorum. “Any time you hear a scientist say science is settled, that’s political science, not real science.”

Submission + - Mesosphere introduces free data center OS (thestack.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Mesosphere has launched its new data center operating system (DCOS) as it pushes further for a fully visualized industry. The company is delivering a free version of the software over the cloud, as well as an enterprise edition that can be deployed anywhere. The Mesosphere DCOS was released as a cloud-based public beta last year across Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The software has been designed as a unified operating system combining Apache Mesos with a selection of open source tool and some custom features. The DCOS moves away from typical visualization models to deliver a centralized provision of resources, which looks more like a consumer model rather than a traditional data center device. The Mesosphere system is described as cloud-based infrastructure for managing clustered data center workloads, with resources found at a local data center, a public cloud or in a hybrid setup.

Comment Re: Does El Capitan Fix Major Problems? (Score 1) 415

by Flavianoep (#49872923) Attached to: WWDC 2015 Roundup
The price for the OS is included in the price of a Mac computer, so you pay for it somehow. However, your comment makes me remember how things are different in different countries. In Brazil, the Macs are so more expensive that no one would ever say that anything that comes in it is free.

Comment Re:Does El Capitan Fix Major Problems? (Score 0) 415

by Flavianoep (#49870621) Attached to: WWDC 2015 Roundup

Microsoft, Apple, what's the difference? Both want to steal money from devs and control users with walled gardens.

Or you can use Linux and have more annoyances for free.

Frankly, I can't get how so many people still want to pay so much for an OS, when you can just download one for free and pay as much as you consider reasonable, if you feel uneasy with the free of charge thing.

In the end they all look the same, until you hit into problems.

Comment Re:It's actually surprising... (Score 1) 65

by Flavianoep (#49777675) Attached to: Microsoft Bringing Cortana To iOS, Android

But, honestly ... if people wanted the Microsoft stuff, they'd have bought a Microsoft phone.

I find myself thinking ... why the hell would I want Microsoft anything on an Android or iOS device?

Is there a market of people tripping over themselves for this? Unless it was a corporate device and I had no choice, I see zero value in this for anybody who didn't buy a Microsoft product to begin with.

I use Cyanogen-Mod and have chosen not to have Google Now. If I ever want some kind of personal assistant, my best option will be Cortana.

However, on a second thought, what I've said does not counter your argument.

Submission + - How to know if Iran breaks its word: Financial monitoring (thebulletin.org)

Submitted by Lasrick
Lasrick writes: This is a fascinating read from Aaron Arnold of the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard's Kennedy School. Arnold points out that the Iran Nuclear Framework Agreement specifies not only that international inspectors will have access to all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, but will also gain access to Iran’s nuclear supply chain, in order to verify that components and materials are not diverted to a covert facility. 'To insure additional transparency, the preliminary framework calls for a dedicated procurement channel to approve the supply, sale, and transfer of certain nuclear-related and dual-use parts, technologies, and materials on a case-by-case basis.' Arnold points out that this is a tricky area, because Iran has shown extraordinary skill at getting around financial sanctions, and it's unclear what international body will monitor Iran's financial transactions. The article then details steps that could be taken to ensure that Iran's financial transactions are transparent and cannot be used to obtain dual-use materials, including the requirement that Iran join the international Financial Action Task Force. Great read..

Submission + - Code Injection: A New Low for ISPs

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: Beyond underhanded, Comcast and other carriers are inserting their own ads and notifications into their customers’ data streams, writes The Deep End's Paul Venezia. 'Comcast and other ISPs “experimenting” with data caps inject JavaScript code into their customers’ data streams in order to display overlays on Web pages that inform them of data cap thresholds. They’ll even display notices that your cable modem may be eligible for replacement. And you can't opt out,' Venezia writes. 'Think about it for a second: Your cable provider is monitoring your traffic and injecting its own code wherever it likes. This is not only obtrusive, but can cause significant problems with normal Web application function. It’s abhorrent on its face, but that hasn’t stopped companies from developing and deploying code to do it.'

Submission + - Duke Researchers Enable Graphics-Rich Cloud Gaming Without Eating Up Mobile Data (hothardware.com)

Submitted by MojoKid
MojoKid writes: Cloud gaming is a technology that's already here, but with high bandwidth requirements and data caps still a thing that mobile users have to contend with, there's room for improvement. Researchers at Duke University and Microsoft Research have been working together and what they've come up with is a promising new tool that could lead to console-like graphics on mobile devices with comparatively lower bandwidth requirements. The tool is called "Kahawai," which is the Hawaiian word for stream. What Kahawai does is task the mobile device — smartphone or tablet — with generating a rough sketch of each frame in a game, or a few high-detail sketches of certain frames. This takes some of the load off the remote server, which can then focus on filling in the missing pieces. By taking advantage of a mobile device's GPU to help with the load locally, less bandwidth is needed. This differs from conventional cloud gaming where the remote server does all the heavy lifting. Kahawai solves that problem through collaborative rendering. To demonstrate the technique, the researchers integrated Kahawai into Doom 3 and uploaded a video showing the experience. Running at 1Mbps, the version of Doom 3 using Kahawai was noticeably better looking than the version that relied on conventional cloud gaming methods.

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