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Submission + - Holocaust Dropped From UK Schools

Submitted by

dteichman2

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @03:52AM

dteichman2 writes: "It appears that UK schools are ignoring The Holocaust. A government-backed study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, found that some teachers are reluctant to teach history lessons on The Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. As such, many schools are not covering the subject. Additionally, similar problems are being met with lessons on The Crusades because these lessons contradict teachings from local mosques.

Isn't there a law that requires UK schools to cover these topics? Should there be?"

Submission + - Implications of Peak Oil for Global Warming.

Submitted by

msevior

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @03:27AM

msevior writes: "The OilDrum is running a story about a paper by Climate expert Jim Hansen, who examines the implications of the finite reserves of Oil, Gas and Coal on the total Global Warming effect. He finds that conservative (large) estimates of the total world Oil and Gas reserves place substantial constraints on the eventual CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. However unrestrained use of coal will put the world into dangerous a warming scenario."

Submission + - Implications of Peak Oil for Global Warming.

Submitted by

msevior

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @03:19AM

msevior writes: "Noted Climate expert Jim Hansen, examines the implications of the finite reserves of Oil, Gas and Coal on the total Global Warming effect. He finds that conservative (large) estimates of the total world Oil and Gas reserves place substantial constraints on the eventual CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. However unrestrained use of coal will put the world into dangerous a warming scenario."

Submission + - Google talks about future of Google News

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Thursday May 24, 2007 @01:06AM

Stony Stevenson writes: One of Google's most popular and controversial services, Google News, is the aggregation and search site that media companies love to hate because it has become a major source of Web traffic and frustrations for many of them.

In this interview, Nathan Stoll, a Google product manager involved with Google News, discusses the future of Google News and a possible marriage with YouTube.

Some of the future additions: "In an ideal world, Google News would show you who broke the story and the other articles that built on that. There are places where we're not doing that perfectly today."

Submission + - Sheets of Stretchable Silicon

Submitted by moscowde on Tuesday May 22, 2007 @09:39AM

moscowde writes: Researchers have shown that ultrathin sheets of silicon can stretch in two dimensions — opening up the possibility of electronic eyeballs and smart surgical gloves. http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/18731/

Submission + - Tech Support - Hall of Shame

Submitted by on Tuesday May 22, 2007 @09:38AM

An anonymous reader writes: The folks over at PC Pitstop are sharing a recording of a less than stellar Gateway Tech Support call. The call itself is enlightening. The discussion that has ensued on the PC Pitstop Tech Talk forum (apparently involving other Gateway technicians) is down right entertaining.

Submission + - How Government Data Will Survive a Nuclear Attack

Submitted by

Gary

on Tuesday May 22, 2007 @09:12AM

Gary writes: "Infobuner is a data center situated in a corn field in the middle of Iowa. It is not just any data center, it is probably the securest data center you're ever likely to find. Built in a decommissioned Air Force bunker it can withstand a 2.5 Megaton nuclear blast and is EMP shielded too."

Submission + - Surprising Further Evidence for a Wet Mars

Submitted by

Riding with Robots

on Monday May 21, 2007 @04:49PM

Riding with Robots writes: "When the robotic geologist Spirit found the latest evidence for a wet Mars, "You could hear people gasp in astonishment," said Steve Squyres, the lead scientist for the Mars rovers. "This is a remarkable discovery. And the fact that we found something this new and different after nearly 1,200 days on Mars makes it even more remarkable. It makes you wonder what else is still out there." The latest discovery, announced today, adds compelling new evidence for ancient conditions that might have been favorable for life, according to the rover team."

Submission + - Mass outage hits XM

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 21, 2007 @04:40PM

An anonymous reader writes: XM Satellite Radio is experiencing a major outage right now, having lost one of its satellites and a massive number of repeaters. Listeners on the East Coast are mostly affected since XM's second satellite doesn't have a national footprint. Customer service reps are saying anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days for service to be restored.

The cause to all this mayhem? A software update.

Submission + - Should Games Be More Boring?

Submitted by on Monday May 21, 2007 @04:39PM

An anonymous reader writes: At Gamasutra, 'serious games' creator Ian Bogost is making the case that video games should be more mundane, particularly discussing of Nintendo' Brain Age: "It's certainly a very different kind of game from Halo or even Miyamoto's own Zelda series, games that allow the player to inhabit complex fantasy worlds. Instead, much of Brain Age's success seems to come precisely from the ordinariness of its demands." Would games become more accessible if they tapped into everyday things a little bit more, as opposed to spiralling off into fictional realities?

Submission + - XM Satellite Down?

Submitted by

The Real Dr John

on Monday May 21, 2007 @04:37PM

The Real Dr John writes: "XM users around the country are reporting service outages. No word from XM yet as to the problem. Could it be a satellite problem? http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_john_r_m_0 70521_xm_satellite_down_3f.htm"

Submission + - Comet Killed Mammoths

Submitted by anthemaniac on Monday May 21, 2007 @03:57PM

anthemaniac writes: LiveScience is reporting that a huge comet impact — actually an air burst — wiped out the mammoths and many other creatures about 13,000 years ago. Evidence includes nanodiamonds and iridium (signs of an extraterrestrial object) at 50 spots across a wide area from California to Canada and Europe. Lack of a crater suggests the objects exploded above the surface, like the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia.

Submission + - Save Jericho Campaign Shows Weakness of Old Media

Submitted by

GoCanes

on Monday May 21, 2007 @03:46PM

GoCanes writes: "To the dismay of many fans, CBS canceled the TV show Jericho after just one season. The fans are reacting with an internet drive that seems to dwarf the famous original Star Trek letter writing campaign. They've acquired over 60,000 signatures on their petition in less than a week. Their plan is to flood CBS with packages of nuts, a reference to a sub-plot in the last episode. But perhaps this just shows how old media can't deal with new realities. Nielson ratings can't handle DVRs, web viewing, DVD sales, etc. The article suggests that perhaps the broadcast networks should start using their platform as a method to entice people into paying for content delivery."

Submission + - New movie of EA's next Need for Speed game

Submitted by Falconer on Monday May 21, 2007 @03:41PM

Falconer writes: Hi all, We've just come across a huge movie of EA's new Need for Speed game. Still trying to figure out its full name that is rumored to have been posted somewhere, we just can't find where. :) So far it -seems- to be either called Need for Speed Revolution or Need for Speed Pro Street. Check out the news post here: http://www.hookedgamers.com/index.php/2007/05/21/e a-s-new-game-in-the-need-for-speed-series-unveiled .html Greets, Falconer

Submission + - Attack-proof power line to be installed under NY

Submitted by

Podcaster

on Monday May 21, 2007 @03:39PM

Podcaster writes: "American Superconductor Corporation and Con Edison have announced a joint effort to develop and deploy a new system that utilizes high temperature superconductor (HTS) power cable technology in Con Edison's grid in New York City. The project, called Team Hydra, will aim to establish "Secure Super Grids" that can withstand extreme weather and terrorist attacks."

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