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Submission + - $100 Billiion 'Fix' For Global Warming Discredited (scienceblog.com) 4

Submitted by

slowboy

on Sunday December 02, 2007 @03:27PM

slowboy writes: "Science Blog reports that a $100 billion fix for global warming may not work. The discredited 'fix' is the fertilization of potentially millions of tons of iron or other nutrients into the ocean to promote an algae bloom. If this was to work then the algae would start sucking the carbon out of the atmosphere and reduce the effects of a major greenhouse gas. But guess what, that may just not work, regardless of how it would disrupt the ocean's ecosystem. It seems that the carbon may not get pumped into the deeper ocean, it may just lie near the surface and get taken back up into the atmosphere. Fortunately we are finding this out now, and not after $100 billion of you're, mine and others tax money went to the scheme."

Submission + - Stargate SG1 Finale (megafps.com)

Submitted by

Probatus

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @11:13PM

Probatus writes: "Well the series finale of Stargate SG-1 just aired on the Space Network. (Space is the Canadian equivalent to the Sci-fi network) I am not going to write any spoilers but will tell you that the episode; much like most SG-1 episodes is good, starts and ends basically in the same fashion as the rest of the episodes — the team is faced with another disaster and manages to resolve the situation with no (or in this case very little) repercussions. It is better than the finale of the Sopranos."

Submission + - A New Browser War, Without the War?

Submitted by DECS on Thursday June 21, 2007 @10:56PM

DECS writes: RDM chronicles the arrival of the web browser from the Origins of the Web with NCSA's Mosaic to the Web Browser Wars of Netscape Internet Explorer and a recent Web Browser Renaissance: Firefox and Safari. Can browsers exist without proprietary warfare? And does Apple have more in mind than just putting its browser on Windows? Cuckoo for Cocoa: Is Safari on Windows the next iTunes?

Submission + - Microsoft opens tree-house office (msdn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 21, 2007 @10:51PM

An anonymous reader writes: Citing the fact that 10 percent of British workers would like to work from a park or their garden, the Mobile Out Of Office (MOOF, what a great acronym) folks at Microsoft have decided to open what they claim on their blog to be the first ever public "tree-office" in London's Pimlico Gardens. With the announcement comes the first compelling reason to work for M$. More information found on the divisions blog here

Submission + - Map Editor for Mario 64 Released for Windows, OSX (mac.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Giraffe on Thursday June 21, 2007 @10:40PM

Anonymous Giraffe writes: Qubed Studios has released a map editor for everyone's favorite N64 platformer: Mario 64. The map editor is currently in open-beta and has been released for Windows and Mac OSX. So go ahead and dump your old Mario 64 cartridge to your computer and start creating hours of new fun gameplay.

Submission + - I wonder why DHS IT security is failing........... (dhs.gov)

Submitted by iloveitsecurityw00t on Thursday June 21, 2007 @10:25PM

iloveitsecurityw00t writes: Scott Charbo, a Bush appointee from USDA, who is the CIO of the Department of Homeland Security, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Tampa and a Master of Science degree in plant science from the University of Nevada-Reno. I know experiance can substitute.....but I don't really see that either. From what I was taught good CIO's have detailed technical knowledge and business skills. Failing grade year after year do I need to say more?

Submission + - The Very Cheap Missing Peice of the Puzzle (thewestaustralian.com.au)

Submitted by

Cyspeth

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:49PM

Cyspeth writes: "Well folks, they've finally figured out what caused the 'Sea King Disaster' in indonesia 2005, which claimed 9 australian lives. It turns out that a small split pin, costing maybe 10 or 20 cents, was either damaged or missing entirely. This tiny 2 centimetre pin is a crucial component in the steering mechanism of the US made helicopter, and without it the sea king could not turn or bank with any degree of control. A testament to American military engineering! find the whole story at: http://thewestaustralian.com.au/default.aspx?MenuI D=28&ContentID=32070"

Submission + - Improving BitTorrent with the help of CDNs (sourceforge.net)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:49PM

An anonymous reader writes: Ono, a cool Azureus plugin by researchers from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at Northwestern University, has just been posted on the Azureus' official plugin list . Ono is designed to improve download performance by connecting nearby (in a networking sense) peers in a torrent. These peers generally offer better response time, which can lead to significantly improved performance. It identifies nearby peers by reusing network measurements from content distribution networks (CDNs like Akamai and Limelight), i.e. without performing extensive path measurement or probing. The plugin is compatible with both Azureus and Vuze, and runs on all their platforms including Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Submission + - Has iGoogle gotten to big for google to handle

Submitted by ShadowHywind on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:43PM

ShadowHywind writes: Within the last two weeks, bookmarks that i have saved on iGoogle have been disappearing and reappearing randomly. I have emailed Google countless times with no response. Has iGoogle grown to big for Google to handle? Are others having the same issues?

Submission + - School teacher subjected to "Zero Tolerance (boingboing.net)

Submitted by snorcup on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:35PM

snorcup writes: This story caught my attention today not so much because of what happened, but who it happened to. A school principle accidentally carries a knife through a security check point at an airport. As could be predicted the TSA agents go haywire, give her the crimson mark of terrorist, and levy a fine. What is interesting is that this tactic is similar to the zero tolerance policies zero tolerance policies that schools have used against our kids for quite a while now. They were always quick to defend it in the high school, but cry when it is imposed on them.

Submission + - Dataleak detection that moves files to an employer (netagent.co.jp)

Submitted by

UnsignedInt32

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:28PM

UnsignedInt32 writes: "Japanese security vendor, "NetAgent" released the software solution aimed to detect unauthorized data takeout called Winny Tokubetsu Cyousain 2 (Japanese of "Winny Special Detective 2.") This solution is a set of client and server, and employees run the client in their personal computer at home. The client software searchs through files in employees' personal computer to find the file with matching keywords, which are specified by their employer. What makes this solution controversial is that the client software can be "factory configured" by their employer (but not by employee) to send detected files to the company server, and then deletes those files from employees' computer. Employees then must ask their employer to get back false positive files transferred to company server."

Submission + - Very Low Power 24/7 Home Server?

Submitted by mrcgran on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:19PM

mrcgran writes: I'm trying to set up a home server to stay turned on 24/7. Therefore, I need a server using a very low power level, around a few watts (~5W) at most. I was trying to look into embedded devices in the market or to use some components of the OLPC laptop (such as its very low-power AMD CPU) to assemble my own server, but I'm not sure if this is the best strategy or if I should look for some (already existing?) finished product. The home server is supposed to have good ACPI, provide Internet routing, wireless AP, massive data storage (I'm looking for low power storage as well) with transparent backup, a few usb ports for extensions (e.g. dvb-t,printer,extra hds), be able to decode real-time mpeg/mp3 streams, handle a handful of ssh connections, and run some daemons in charge of VoIP(Asterisk), mailserver, background music, indoor/outdoor light, and my domestic cctvs. There's no need for a display or graphics card, and I expect the processing power requirements to be relatively low. Of course, the server hardware and software should have a very high availability. Being able to easily/transparently add a second/third server to mirror the data and increase the availability in a different physical place would be a plus. Power consumption is the limiting factor here, and features can be removed to accommodate the power budget.

Does anyone have successfully set up at home something similar? What is the power requirements of your hardware solution? What are the closest matching offerings out there you've come across (embedded, pda, small laptops, hd/flash-ram etc)? What hardware and software packages/OSes do you recommend — real-time linux, *bsd, zfs, rsync, finished versus custom hardware design etc? What are the bottom-low power technologies currently available for each class of components (storage, wireless, processor, ram, i/o etc)?

Submission + - Red Hat Magazine Makes Fun of Microsoft Patents (redhatmagazine.com)

Submitted by

noahgift

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @09:17PM

noahgift writes: "Red Hat Magazine is running a story on Squid Configuration. The funny part of the article is when it demonstrates how to block Microsoft's website until they get rid of their bogus patent claims:

http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/06/19/using-acc ess-control-lists-and-authentication-in-squid-part -ii/"

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