Submission + - Microsoft fires CIO (marketwatch.com) 5
An anonymous reader writes: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft's chief information officer has been fired for violating company policies, the company said Tuesday.
Submission + - Navisite Massively Botches Datacenter Move (navisite.com)
9InchRails writes: "In a move to consolidate a newly acquired datacenter, web hosting provider Navisite shutdown, boxed and transported hundreds of servers, effectively stranding in excess of 200,000 web sites and authoritative name servers. This fiasco is in its fourth day as noted here and here. How could a company been so completely incompetent?"
Feed New York Times: As for Music, Gates’s Taste May Not Be Adventurous but His Strategies Are (nytimes.com)
In an interview, Bill Gates expressed surprise that the music industry had failed to turn digital music into a big moneymaker.
Submission + - SAS CEO Blasts Old-School Schooling
theodp writes: "What does SAS CEO Dr. Jim Goodnight have in common with 47% of high school dropouts? A belief that school is boring. Marking the 50th anniversary of Sputnik with a call for renewed emphasis on science and technology in America's schools, Goodnight finds today's kids ill-served by old-school schooling: 'Today's generation of kids is the most technology savvy group that this country has ever produced. They are born with an iPod in one hand and a cell phone in another. They're text messaging, e-mailing, instant messaging. They're on MySpace, YouTube & Google. They've got Nintendo Wiis, Game Boys, PlayStations. Their world is one of total interactivity. They're in constant communication with each other, but when they go to school, they are told to leave those 'toys' at home. They're not to be used in school. Instead, the system continues teaching as if these kids belong to the last century, by standing in front of a blackboard.'"
Adding Capsaicin Improves Anesthetic Treatment 151
eldavojohn writes "It's no secret what capsaicin, the fiery molecule of peppers, does to cell walls. In fact, it's now being used to open cells up to local anesthetics. Combine it with a new drug that works only from the insides of cells and you have a great system for relieving pain. From the article, 'QX-314 is known to reduce the activity of pain-sensing neurons in the nervous system and theoretically heighten pain thresholds. But there's a catch: Researchers found that "it wouldn't work from outside a nerve cell but it would work if you could get it inside," says Bruce Bean, a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and co-author of the new study."
Submission + - Wireless router and pregnancy
An anonymous reader writes: My wife is now four months pregnant. I have a D-Link Wireless Router at home, which due to lack of space, is kept below our bed. While surfing through the net, I found this site, which has me worried. Does anybody know whether a EM transmitted by wireless routers can cause any complications during pregnancy?
Feed Science Daily: Tamiflu Survives Sewage Treatment (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers have discovered that Tamiflu, an antiviral drug used to prevent and mitigate influenza infections, is not removed or degraded during normal sewage treatment. Consequently, in countries where Tamiflu is used at a high frequency, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza viruses in nature will develop resistance to it.
Feed Science Daily: Running Shipwreck Simulations Backwards Helps Identify Dangerous Waves (sciencedaily.com)
Big waves in fierce storms have long been the focus of ship designers in simulations testing new vessels. But a new computer program and method of analysis makes it easy to see that a series of smaller waves -- a situation much more likely to occur -- could be just as dangerous.
Submission + - AppleScript from the Top Applescript for Beginners (whimsplucky.com)
DJMac317 writes: "Have you ever wanted to know how to quickly and easily automate tasks in Mac OS X? AppleScript has been there for a while and is just waiting for you to take advantage of it's power. Learn the absolute basics of AppleScript, how to formulate scripts and make your code work for you.
Topics include: Tell Blocks, If and Try Statements, Repeat loops, path structure, how strings work, do shell script, scheduling using iCal and Cron, System Events, how to handle errors, the ins and outs of dialogs and alerts, setting up folder actions, creating droplets, and an introduction to AppleScript Studio."
Topics include: Tell Blocks, If and Try Statements, Repeat loops, path structure, how strings work, do shell script, scheduling using iCal and Cron, System Events, how to handle errors, the ins and outs of dialogs and alerts, setting up folder actions, creating droplets, and an introduction to AppleScript Studio."
Submission + - Judge bars RIAA prez from testifying in P2P case (arstechnica.com) 3
Eskimo Joe writes: A federal judge surprised observers in the Captiol v Thomas file-sharing trial today by barring RIAA president Cary Sherman from testifying. 'After a brief recess this afternoon, plaintiffs' counsel Richard Gabriel and defendant's counsel David Toder made their cases before the judge as to the relevance of Sherman's testimony. Toder argued that Sherman's testimony was not relevant to the question at hand, the fact of whether Thomas was liable for copyright infringement. Gabriel said that Sherman would be able to tell the jury why this case was significant, and more importantly, describe the harm the RIAA believes piracy has caused to the music industry. "I don't want to turn this case into a soap box for the recording industry," Toder argued in response.' Testimony wrapped up today with closing arguments expected Thursday morning.
