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Submission + - Poll: Best munchies for coding?

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An anonymous reader writes: - Potato chips
- Nachos & cheesy salsa
- Party mix (pretzels, cheezies, doritos, corn chips)
- Ramen noodles
- Pizza pockets
- Popcorn
- CowboyNeal
NASA

Astronaut to Run the Boston Marathon From Space 176

Posted by CowboyNeal from the space-racing dept.
BostonBehindTheScenes writes "American astronaut Sunita Williams will run 26.2 miles on a treadmill on Patriot's Day (April 16th for those of you outside of Massachusetts) while runners on the ground will compete in the 111th Boston Marathon, according to this New Scientist article. And yes, she is an actual registered participant who qualified by finishing among the top 100 women in the Houston Marathon in 2006. NASA's press release touts this as yet another space first."
United States

Submission + - US 'no longer technology king'

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Not So Anonymous Coward
Not So Anonymous Coward writes: "The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum. The US is now ranked seventh in the body's league table measuring the impact of technology on the development of nations. A deterioration of the political and regulatory environment in the US prompted the fall, the report said. The top spot went for the first time to Denmark, followed by Sweden. Full Story "
Portables (Apple)

Submission + - The world's first iPod - made in 1924

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surburban
surburban writes: "The Mikiphone was the grandfather of portable music players and was billed as an orchestra of music in the palm of your hand. The player was made in Switzerland and marked a trend for portable players. It comes in a silver tin and can play 10in records. But before you can listen to your favourite tracks, you have to assemble together the Mikiphone which was tricky without the manual. Instead of batteries, the Mikiphone is a wind up gadget, and instead of headphones or speakers, a resonator is used to play the sounds."
Microsoft

Microsoft Temporarily Closes Video Site Soapbox 55

Posted by Zonk from the nice-while-it-lasted dept.
Weather Storm writes "CNET News.com reports that Microsoft will be closing its video-sharing site, Soapbox, to new users for up to two months so it can create better safeguards against pirated content. Since the test version of Soapbox was launched last month to distribute movies and TV shows for big media companies, the site has filled up with unauthorized clips. 'No new subscribers will be accepted, but anyone who has already signed up for Soapbox can continue to access the site, said Adam Sohn, a director in Microsoft's online-services group.'"
Windows

Surprise, Windows Listed as Most Secure OS 499

Posted by Zonk from the opposite-day dept.
david_g17 writes "According to a Symantec study reported by Information Week, Microsoft has the most secure operating system amongst its commercial competitors. The report only covered the last 6 months of vulnerabilities and patch releases, but the results place Microsoft operating systems above Mac OS X and Red Hat. According to the article, 'The report found that Microsoft Windows had the fewest number of patches and the shortest average patch development time of the five operating systems it monitored in the last six months of 2006.' The article continues to mention the metrics used in the study (quantity and severity of vulnerabilities as well as the amount of time one must wait for the patch to be released)."
Microsoft

EU Official Labels Microsoft's Behavior Unacceptable 290

Posted by Zonk from the i-thought-he-who-had-the-gold-makes-the-rules dept.
InfoWorldMike writes "EU commissioner Neelie Kroes has lashed out at Microsoft in comments to European parliamentarians Thursday, saying it is 'unacceptable' that the company continues to gain market share using tactics that were outlawed in the Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against the software vendor. 'Three years later Microsoft still hasn't complied with the main demand imposed by the European antitrust ruling: that the company share interoperability information inside Windows at a reasonable price to allow rival makers of workgroup servers to build products that work properly with PCs running Windows.'"
Quickies

Submission + - Study Finds Virtual Drivers Are Really Reckless

Submitted by Nan0Guy
Nan0Guy writes: This CNN story relates research in which it was shown that those who played aggressive driving games tended to display aggressive driving tactics on the road. Age restrictions bandied about...what's next? A "Virtual Learners Permit"?
Security

Submission + - U.S. leading the world in malware creation?

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PetManimal
PetManimal writes: "China, Russia, and the other developing countries usually blamed for the increasing amount of malware are not the biggest culprits, according to Symantec. The security software company just released a report which claims that the U.S. leads the world in a number of malware categories, ranging from the "amount of malicious activity originating from their networks" to "underground economy servers". Preston Gralla says the U.S. lead should come as no surprise, considering the capitalist way of life and the high level of technical knowledge. He also suggests that the some of the "criminals" may actually be Internet entrepreneurs who crossed over to the dark side:

It's an inevitable result of a thriving free market and tech expertise. An underground economy often mirrors the legal, above-ground one. Scratch a criminal, and sometimes you find a misguided entrepreneur, looking to get rich a little too quick.
"
Announcements

Submission + - From Hyperlinks to Hyperwords.

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DataSurge
DataSurge writes: "From an academic research project at University College London to a commercial product used by thousands, Hyperwords 2.1 is now available.

Computer pioneer Doug Engelbart, who invented personal computing (including the mouse, word processing and more) says that “this is definitely the way the Web should be expanding.” Ted Nelson, who coined the term Hypertext, feels that “Hyperwords gives a lot more power to the user.”

The simplicity of the concept belies its power; with Hyperwords all the words on the web, not just links, become interactive.

Users can select any word on the Web and choose from many powerful commands including search, references (definitions & Wikipedia etc.), maps, shop, email, tag, blog and more.Version 2.1 introduces translation and conversion directly in the page as well as technical & usability enhancements and full customizability. This is more than the left click menu, more than dynamic links.

Demonstration video is available on YouTube.com

The company site is Hyperwords.net

Hyperwords is an Extension for the Firefox web browser and is available immediately for free."
Announcements

Submission + - Jack Thompson responds to Take Two

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njkid1
njkid1 writes: "In a follow-up to the blog we posted on Friday regarding Take Two's lawsuit against Jack Thompson, it appears that the Florida lawyer has struck back with a response all his own. In the blog, you'll find his full response, as well as my personal take on what he's saying...that is, if we can figure it out.Here's the response, unedited for your reading pleasure... http://www.gamedailyxl.com/2007/03/18/jack-thompso n-responds-to-take-two-hoo-boy?&ncid=AOLGAM0005000 00000019"

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