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Submission + - Cell Phones aren't killing bees after all

Submitted by

radioweather

on Friday April 27, 2007 @01:07PM

radioweather writes: "A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty idea discussed in The Independent that claimed the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was causing bees to become disoriented, which prevented them from returning to the hive, and they died. The flimsy cell phone argument was used to explain Colony Collapse Disorder.

Today the LA Times reports that researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered what they believe to be the real culprit: a parasitic fungus. Other researchers said Wednesday that they too had found the fungus, a single-celled parasite called Nosema ceranae, in affected hives from around the country."

Submission + - Harmonix, MTV, and EA Announce Rock Band

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Monday April 02, 2007 @11:02AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "The rock gods are upon us! A mega collaboration between Harmonix, MTV, EA, and a bevy of huge music groups has produced Rock Band, a four player full-rock experience that'll hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 this holiday. The game will include nothing but master recordings (no more cover bands!), and will ship with a microphone, guitar, bass, and drum kit. What more could you ask for?"

Submission + - Al Gore use 20x more electricity per year

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26, 2007 @11:56PM

An anonymous reader writes: Last night, Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh — more than 20 times the national average.
http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?ar ticle_id=367

Submission + - Amanda Marcotte resigns from Edwards Campaign

Submitted by duckintheface on Monday February 12, 2007 @11:38PM

duckintheface writes: Super-blogger Amanda Marcotte (of Pandagon.net fame) resigned today from her position with the John Edwards for President campaign under pressure from right-wing groups who objected to her personal views. http://www.pandagon.net/ Marcotte submitted her resignation because she felt that "every time I coughed, I was risking the Edwards campaign". Marcotte is famous for her biting feminist wit and insight into the way the religious right slams free speech. The line that brought her down? In a discussion of Catholic teachings on birth control, she asked rhetorically, "What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit?"

Submission + - Nintendo Sue's For Using "Mario" In Title

Submitted by

Ryan Mzik

on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @10:32PM

Ryan Mzik writes: "A forum post linking to a Nintendo Mario Bros parody video, Robot Chicken: Grand Theft Mario, has been flagged by Nintendo trademark lawyers for using "Mario" in the code of the page. From source, "We are writing to ask you to stop using the Nintendo properties in the hidden text/visible text/meta tags and/or title and/or links of the above-referenced sexually explicit Web site.""

Submission + - Wiki Novel

Submitted by vldragon on Monday February 05, 2007 @06:21PM

vldragon writes: A Wiki Novel?! Who would ever try such a thing? Well aperently Students at the UK's De Montfort University in Leicester have joined forces with Penguin to launch a "novel wiki." The project will continue throughout the month of February. While it hasn't been that long the project doesn't seem to be going well. With 3 weeks left to go do you think a project like this will turn into something remarkable or sensless ramblings?

Submission + - MIT professor begins hunger strike

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 05, 2007 @11:47AM

An anonymous reader writes: MIT provost L. Rafael Reif sent a campus-wide email on Jan 29 defending the school's treatment of James L. Sherley, the African-American stem cell scientist who has vowed to go on a hunger strike today (Feb. 5) unless the university says he was denied tenure because of racism. MIT has yet to recover from last summer's controversy over the treatment of a female candidate, who eventually turned down an offer after reporting hostile treatment from tenured faculty member and Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa.

Submission + - Sony UK Announces PS3 Launch Numbers

Submitted by Dr. Eggman on Friday February 02, 2007 @04:31PM

Dr. Eggman writes: According to MCV, Ray Maguire, Sony Computer Entertainment UK's Managing Director, has announced that UK retailers can expect 220,000 PS3 units for the launch set for March 23rd. Mr. Maguire also noted that the UK consists of roughly 22% of the PAL market and would love to see the RRP drop down below £400, from the current £425, in the future. Ray also blames the exchange rate for the price, rather than import taxes.

Submission + - 65%Americans Spend More Time With Their PC Than SO

Submitted by

Ant

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @11:33PM

Ant writes: "PR Newswire reports that 65 percent of consumers are spending more time with a computer than with their significant other (SO), according to new independent research commissioned by support.com. Conducted by independent research firm Kelton Research, the "Cyber Stress" study confirmed consumers' growing relationship with technology in their everyday lives. In fact, more than 8 out of 10 Americans (84%) say they are more dependent on their home computer now than they were just three years ago. Like any relationship, the test comes not when things are going well but when times are tough. And unfortunately in the case of their computers, things aren't going so well for Americans... Seen on Blue's News. Well, SO is my computer. [grin]"

Submission + - Best Buy Warranty Nightmare with a 61" Samsung

Submitted by

sweetpixiesmile

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @03:22PM

sweetpixiesmile writes: "On an popular Canadian coupon site Red Flag Deals esoxlee details and continues to update a forum thread on his ongoing nightmare with trying to get Best Buy to honour their PSP (Product Service Plan.) After purchasing a 61-inch Samsung DLP from Best Buy, the opening poster continues to suffer through one malfunction and service indignity after another."

Journal Journal: Why "C:\Program Files\" ?!? 2

Journal by ChezWhiz on Sunday January 21, 2007 @07:17PM

I've always installed software to the default location authored by the vendor, usually somewhere under "c:\Program Files\". Most installation software vendors (InstallShield, Wise, etc.) tout that location as an "industry standard best practice" for installing software on Windows systems and point to Microsoft's Application Development Guidelines. Now I'm working on the next release of some software that has been installed to a folder on the root of the hard drive for 25 years (that's not a ty

Submission + - 'You're hired. Don't forget to bring a chair'

Submitted by

netbuzz

on Sunday January 21, 2007 @03:18PM

netbuzz writes: "You just landed a job at an exciting new Silicon Valley company and the boss asks you to ... bring your own chair? Guess this really isn't the '90s anymore. Yankee parsimony has replaced conspicuous consumption, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. One exec even said "no" to T-shirts. ... Tell me foosball's still OK.

Blog:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1061 9

SF Chron story:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/ a/2007/01/21/MNG0JNMFQE1.DTL"

Submission + - Can we find a man with just a photo and a name?

Submitted by

MikeJ

on Sunday January 21, 2007 @05:14AM

MikeJ writes: "Mind Candy, the makers of Perplex City, are testing the power of the Internet by asking that very question; they have recruited one of Earth's 6 billion residents — a man named Satoshi — to participate in this experiment.

It has been suggested that we are each only five to seven people away from any target in the world. Someone, somewhere, knows Satoshi — so we must track these people, and thus Satoshi, down using word-of-mouth communication. People from over 80 countries are already participating in the hunt, with more joining every day. Can you help find Satoshi?"

Submission + - Whatever happened to Aerogel?

Submitted by

BK117

on Sunday January 21, 2007 @12:15AM

BK117 writes: "When I first saw the news releases for this amazing material (in the early 1990's) they said it would revolutionize refrigerators, hot water heaters and many other devices needing lightweight insulation. Well, I have yet to see any consumer-level appliances using aerogels. Why not?"

Submission + - Inventor of Ramen Noodles dies at 96

Submitted by

LinuxGeek

on Saturday January 06, 2007 @04:30PM

LinuxGeek writes: "Momofuku Ando, the inventor of instant Ramen noodles has died at age 96. Slashdoters will surely mourn his passing, and also note the coolest japanese name I've ever heard."

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