Cainam - Slashdot User

Comment Crash? More like correction. (Score 4, Insightful) 709

by Cainam on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @09:44AM (#37761554) Attached to: Value of Bitcoin "Crashes"

It seems more like a correction to me. The idea that a BTC was worth $20 or more seemed too good to be true, probably because it was.

I think BitCoin is a great concept, but it needs more of a real economy and less currency speculation. I suspect that will come once the hype dies down. Maybe now that the value has gone down, that'll happen soon.

Diabetic Men May Be Able To Grow Their Own Insulin-Producing Cells 148

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday December 12, 2010 @04:14PM from the presto-chango dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Men with type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers who presented their findings today at the American Society of Cell Biology 50th annual meeting in Philadelphia. Their laboratory and animal study is a proof of principle that human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) extracted from testicular tissue can morph into insulin-secreting beta islet cells normally found in the pancreas. And the researchers say they accomplished this feat without use of any of the extra genes now employed in most labs to turn adult stem cells into a tissue of choice."

Which Shipping Company Is Kindest To Your Packages? 480

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, 2010 @09:53PM from the handle-however-you-want dept.

Ant writes "Popular Mechanics mailed a bunch of sensors on an epic journey to find out which American shipping company is the most careful with your packages. From the article: 'One disheartening result was that our package received more abuse when marked "Fragile" or "This Side Up." The carriers flipped the package more, and it registered above-average acceleration spikes during trips for which we requested careful treatment.' Here's what they found."

Comment You too can voice your opposition (Score 5, Informative) 389

by Cainam on Monday February 05, 2007 @10:15AM (#17889000) Attached to: More States Challenging National Driver's Licenses

If you live in the US, you can voice your opposition to the REAL ID Act by sending your senators and representative a message using the handy form at http://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=30

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