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Comment Re:It happens again and again in nature (Score 1) 170

by mantissa128 (#41317161) Attached to: Around 200,000 Tons of Deep Water Horizon Oil and Gas Consumed By Bacteria

A meteor impact wiping out 80% of all species on the planet you could deem damaging to the ecosystem

Yes, you could deem that damaging. o_O

But since life - technically - will likely survive, it's... completely okay?

I'm not sure what planet you live on, but it can't be this one.

Comment Re:Why bother? (Score 1) 847

the allegation is that he had sex with a woman who was asleep, thus unable to consent. This lack of consent was aggravated by his knowledge that she didn't want to have sex without a condom. The other conduct described might be considered trivial by some, but this act qualifies as rape in most civilized countries.

They had sex four times before the 'rape', falling asleep and remaining together inbetween. In these circumstances, being woken up by being penetrated is hardly the same as sneaking into the room of a sleeping woman and trying to fuck her. So yes, this was a trivial act, rabid sexual politics aside.

He did indeed penetrate her without a condom. This was wrong. They spoke about it while he was in her, and she let him continue. Consent was given then. She was not under duress to do so. That consent was not given beforehand is truly the flimsiest of rape charges imaginable. The idea that the international community would work together to bring 'justice' to this situation is laughable. Look at Roman Polansky, who drugged and raped a 13-year-old.

Internet whiteknights aside, this is not about justice for Sofia.

Comment Re:Why bother? (Score 2) 847

From the testimony of Sofia Wilén:

They had foreplay for hours. They slept. They woke and had sex. They slept. They woke and had sex. They slept. They woke and had sex. They slept. They woke and had breakfast, then they had sex. They slept. Assange woke her by penetrating her without a condom, which she said she didn’t want. They spoke. She let him continue. They spoke some more.

"Raaaaaaaaaape."

Look at all the police outside the embassy.

If you think that the international community is standing behind these women trying to obtain justice for them, you are insane. Those women are being used, and so are you.

Comment Re:Real Cables (Score 1) 488

by mantissa128 (#41037099) Attached to: Cables Show US Seeks Assange
From the testimony of Sofia Wilén (http://rixstep.com/1/20110131,00.shtml):

They had foreplay, they carried on for hours. They slept. They woke up and had sex. They slept. They woke and had sex again. They slept. They woke and had sex again. They had breakfast. They had sex again. They slept. He woke her up by penetrating her without a condom, which she had earlier said she didn't want. They spoke. She let him continue. They spoke some more.

Raaaaaaaaaaaape.

No wonder there's an international manhunt for Assange. How Sofia is going to rebuild her shattered life is anyone's guess.
Earth

New Fish Species Discovered 4.5 Miles Under the Ocean 96

Posted by Soulskill from the how-does-it-taste dept.
eldavojohn writes "The University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab (a partner in the recent census of marine life) has discovered a new snailfish. That might not sound very exciting, unless you consider that its habitat is an impressive four and a half miles below the ocean's surface (video). If my calculations are correct, that's over ten and a half thousand PSI, or about seventy-three million Pascals. The videos and pictures are a couple years old, as the team has traveled around Japan, South America and New Zealand to ascertain the biodiversity of these depths. The group hopes to eventually bring specimens to the surface. It seems the deepest parts of the ocean, once thought to be devoid of life, are actually home to some organisms. As researchers build better technology for underwater exploration, tales of yore containing unimaginable monsters seem a little more realistic than before."
Idle

Sound As the New Illegal Narcotic? 561

Posted by samzenpus from the you-ever-see-the-back-of-a-$20-bill-on-sound? dept.
ehrichweiss writes "The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is warning parents and teachers of a new threat to our children: sounds. Apparently kids are now discovering binaural beats and using them to get 'physiological effects.' The report goes on with everyone suggesting that such aural experiences will act as a gateway to drug usage and even has one student claiming there are 'demons' involved. Anyone who has used one of those light/sound machines knows all about the effects that these sounds will give and to state that they will lead kids to do drugs is nonsense at best. It seems the trend in scaring the citizens with a made-up problem has gone to the next level."
Science

The Proton Just Got Smaller 289

Posted by samzenpus from the size-does-matter dept.
inflame writes "A new paper published in Nature has said that the proton may be smaller than we previously thought. The article states 'The difference is so infinitesimal that it might defy belief that anyone, even physicists, would care. But the new measurements could mean that there is a gap in existing theories of quantum mechanics. "It's a very serious discrepancy," says Ingo Sick, a physicist at the University of Basel in Switzerland, who has tried to reconcile the finding with four decades of previous measurements. "There is really something seriously wrong someplace."' Would this indicate new physics if proven?"
Image

Japanese Company Turns Diapers Into Energy Source 65

Posted by samzenpus from the smells-like-power dept.
greenrainbow writes "A Japanese company called Super Faith has developed a new machine that turns used adult diapers into a clean fuel source in about 24 hours. You simply place the bag of dirty diapers in the machine, and once set it motion it pulverizes, sanitizes and dries the material in the diapers and then forms it into small pellets that contain 5000 kcal of heat per kilogram and are meant to be used in biomass heating and electricity systems. Super Faith has reportedly installed two SFD systems at a hospital in Tokyo's Machida area. Each is capable of turning 700 pounds of used diapers — and everything they hold — into fuel every day."
Science

Programmable Quantum Computer Created 132

Posted by Soulskill from the four-out-of-five-ain't-bad dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A team at NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) used berylium ions, lasers and electrodes to develop a quantum system that performed 160 randomly chosen routines. Other quantum systems to date have only been able to perform single, prescribed tasks. Other researchers say the system could be scaled up. 'The researchers ran each program 900 times. On average, the quantum computer operated accurately 79 percent of the time, the team reported in their paper.'"
Businesses

EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios, Cuts 200 Jobs 161

Posted by Soulskill from the say-goodnight-folks dept.
lbalbalba writes "Electronic Arts is shutting down its Westwood-based game developer Pandemic Studios just two years after acquiring it, putting nearly 200 people out of work. 'The struggling video game publisher informed employees Tuesday morning that it was closing the studio as part of a recently announced plan to eliminate 1,500 jobs, or 16% of its global workforce. Pandemic has about 220 employees, but an EA spokesman said that a core team, estimated by two people close to the studio to be about 25, will be integrated into the publisher's other Los Angeles studio, in Playa Vista.' An ex-developer for Pandemic attributed the studio's struggles to poor decisions from the management."

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