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A new study shows that a common sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed.
The new research was published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, based on Mayo Clinic records, suggested that people who experience rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder could one day come down with the degenerative aging disease.
Sufferers of REM sleep behavior disorder, dubbed "Jimmy legs" in the sitcom "Seinfeld," often act out their dreams with violent movements, such as punching or kicking.
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Intel is showing off new software that can read minds. Designers say that the software could help disabled people speak, in a way.
"The software analyzes functional MRI scans to determine what parts of a person's brain is being activated as he or she thinks. In tests, it guessed with 90 percent accuracy which of two words a person was thinking about, said Intel Labs researcher Dean Pomerleau."
It's currently only working along side the MRI scanners, and has yet to analyze abstract thoughts, but it signals a step leap in controlling technology with our mind.
The unveiling also comes along side a bunch of other interesting Intel secret projects.
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The EU says that Google's Street View images violate privacy laws.
The case also asks that Google retain the images for only six months — instead of a year — and warn locals before the Google mobile comes to town.
Google said it would appeal the case, claiming it attacked freedom of speech on the Internet.
This case comes despite the fact that Google blurs faces and license plates and that it only photographs very public places.
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Chinese democrats are battling each other for the right to regulate World of Warcraft so they can get the political clout and the revenue that comes along with controlling a new industry with potential for explosive growth.
"If you supervise a more dynamic area with a lot of growth potential, you have more budget and more administrative muscle," said Edward Yu, president of Analysys International, an Internet research firm in Beijing. "They see this pie is getting bigger and bigger, so it is no wonder different administrations are fighting over pieces of that territory."
It's absurd how orcs and elves (and Moonkin) can affect so many different faraway places.
