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Submission + - Should schools use Openoffice.org?

Submitted by

monkeyshark

on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @04:34PM

monkeyshark writes: "'Even if you believe that OpenOffice.org isn't as good as MS Office, it's hard to argue with that price. As school budgets become tighter and tighter due to rising energy costs, health care costs, or new requirements under NCLB [No Child Left Behind], OpenOffice.org will look better and better.' Should school districts switch to Openoffice or Linux in order to save money?"

Feed Smallest Organic Light-emitters Created (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @04:13PM

Scientists have produced microscopic "nanolamps" -- light-emitting nanofibers about the size of a virus or the tiniest of bacteria. The potential applications are in flexible electronic products, which are being made increasingly smaller.

Submission + - Intelligent octopus

Submitted by

ocean_soul

on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @03:16PM

ocean_soul writes: "An octopus in the National Aquarium of New Zeeeland has learned to open bottles with to tentacles. From the article: "It's a trick she honed with the help of her keepers, who noticed she was friendly and would latch on to them when they put their hands in the tank. She can now open the bottle in 2 1/2 minutes when there's a tempting crab inside." One would not expect this level of inteligence from an octopus."

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