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Submission + - GapMinder - software that will change the world!

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blanchae
blanchae writes: "BMW's TED (Technology Entertainment Design) center has a MUST VIEW feature video by Hans Rosling on the United Nation's wealth of data that has been collected since 1960. He shows how the new innovative software called GapMinder can utilize the data and create visual images that explain statistical data in ways not seen before. His example of the narrowing gap between the perceived poor 3rd world countries of the 60s and how far they've come is amazing. Google has a beta version of the GapMinder program that you can play with. I've proved that countries with more pollution have a lower infant mortality rate..."
Space

Submission + - Discovery lands in Florida

Submitted by duh P3rf3ss3r
duh P3rf3ss3r writes: As reported by the BBC, the space shuttle Discovery safely landed at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 2232 GMT. Discovery's 13 day mission is being called a success after astronauts undertook four space walks to install new wiring and to do battle with a recalcitrant solar panel. The next scheduled flight is the Atlantis shuttle in March.

A video chronicle of the mission, including the landing, is available at NASA's video gallery.
Television

Journal Journal: Wikis Wikis Everywhere

Journal by changelingyahoo.com
Television show wikis are becoming a popular trend for shows that pack a lot of information. Star Trek, Lost...each have their own wikis full of information. NBC's new hit sci-fi drama Heroes is no exception. Heroes Wiki is a fan-based wiki for everything related Heroes. It's a great resource for fans of the show and includes a gallary of
United States

Journal Journal: Activists 1, Constitution 0 2

Journal by pudge

Yesterday the Washington State Supreme Court decided that King County critical areas ordinance was not subject to county referendum.
United States

Submission + - The 'Gates for President' story continues...

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An anonymous reader writes: The 'Bill Gates for President'-hype has received quite the attention on Slashdot before (here and here). It seems like a lot of people are either very much for or very much against this tempting idea, originated either in the mind of Dilbert creator Scott Adams or Redmond Magazine editor in chief Doug Barney. The thing is, both of them supported the dedicated website set up to convince Bill to actually run for president, so let's point our attention in that direction...

After being Dilberted and Slashdotted (to the ground), and after receiving quite a lot of aye-rolling from Paul McNamara, it does seem the people behind billgatesforpresident.net aren't about to give up on their cause. They've launched an online petition earlier today in yet another attempt to persuade Mr. Gates. It's obviously flamebait, but interesting flamebait none the less... It's good to see these guys aren't being stopped by the side-effects of political debate.

I have serious doubts about whether or not all of this is even going to get Bill Gates to lift an eyebrow, but it sure is a remarkable effort. I'm tempted to sign the petition. Are you?
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Eli Lilly's Zyprexa Documents Leak to the Web

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An anonymous reader writes: Eli Lilly's motion to suppress the evidence against Zyprexa has been denied by a metaphysical court of appeals. Justice will be served via HTTP.

As we speak, the dubious marketing schemes drawn up by the Smartest Guys in the Pharmaceutical Business are propagating throughout the Internet. Bittorrents have been internationally seeded; p2p networks like morpheus, kaaza, gnutella, and limewire are already trading vigorously; photos laced with the data have been posted to public photo sharing sites like flickr; movies containing slideshows are circulating on video sharing sites like YouTube; Usenet isn't obsolete yet, and yes, backups have been uploaded to freenet (freenetproject.org), the virtual data haven;

Information wants to be free. Look for a file named ZyprexaKills, or any of its l33t variants.

For those without easy access to these services, find the documents at this convenient location:
http://files-upload.com/files/34036/ZyprexaKills.t ar.gz.html

Please be cautious when obtaining these files! We The People are up against some of the most greedy and powerful elites in the world. You may want to consider using the tor program (tor.eff.org) to preserve your anonymity. If its difficult for you to install this program, try www.torify.com, a web based surfing solution.
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Still Considering the $1bn Presidential Price Tag?

Submitted by
Richard Buchanan
Richard Buchanan writes: "http://opinionist.com/2006/12/22/still-contemplati ng-the-billion-presidential-price-tag/ $1 billion is the price tag for an effective presidential election campaign!? We should be outraged at the price of admission — not for the sake of price but because of the promises, obligations and crooked behind-closed-doors deals that must be made for a candidate to effectively raise such money! I'm feeling optimistic and I hope the candidates, the Presidential hopefuls, won't cave in to media pressure and quit the race for the sake of $1 billion. Here is my perspective! I'd love your comments."
User Journal

Journal Journal: It is lonely being a Libertarian. But Dave Barry is! 8

Journal by robi2106

I guess you could say that I recently came out of the closet. I had been a party line Republican because the alternative, killing babies and taking all my money, is not attractive. But Republicans and still taking all my money and then wasting it still so over the past 3-5 years, I have trended more towards independence from the two party system.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Post on Myspace - get a brick through your window

Submitted by
xfletch
xfletch writes: "Steve Beall moved to a new job as manager of a chocolate store in the picturesque northern english Industrial town of Barrow in Furness. After a miserable week he posts a comment to his Myspace Blog "Well then what else is there to say about Barrow-in-Furness apart from it's a s**t hole!!". The next thing he knows the local newpaper has picked up his comment and made it headline news, and his store gets smashed up by the locals. I have always said how much I liked Barrow-in-Furness. Really."
Microsoft

Submission + - Why has Microsoft avoided liability lawsuits?

Submitted by ultimai
ultimai writes: While doing research to start my own computer consultancy business, I ran into errors & omissions liability insurance and how it was a big must for anyone doing any sort of consultancy work. But it also made me ask why Microsoft (or a lot of other software companies) have avoided error liability lawsuits from bugs causing millions in damage? From their reputation as a maker of faulty software, the laws of different jurisdictions, the shaky legal status of EULAs and other such things, hasn't there been ANY high profile lawsuits? Does a few magical sections in their EULA shield them from this type of legal threat? Or do they do something like auto manufacturers with their secret warranty programs?

Making Time With the Watchmakers 257

Posted by Zonk from the temple-fugate-would-be-proud dept.
PreacherTom writes "In the age of watches that have more computational power than Apollo 11's computer, one would think that the watchmaker has gone the way of the cobbler, the blacksmith and the Dodo. Quite the contrary. With the rise in interest for mechanical watches (especially luxury models), Rolex has sponsored a new school to train horologists in the arcane art. From the article: 'We were facing a situation today where we needed to foster a new generation of watchmakers,' says Charles Berthiaume, the senior vice-president for technical operations at Rolex and the Technicum's president 'Thirty to 40 years ago, there was a watchmaker at every jewelry store. That's not the case today,' he notes. Included are some remarkable examples of their training, dedication, and intricate patience as they take technology in an entirely different direction."
Handhelds

Submission + - Official Jeb Bush Portrait Includes BlackBerry

Submitted by
Armadni General
Armadni General writes: "The official portrait of Florida Governor Jeb Bush was unveiled yesterday and includes, among other elements, a BlackBerry handset.

From the article:

"The BlackBerry made it into the portrait because Bush was said to have been the first "E-governor," receiving tens of thousands of e-mails and responding to many of them. The governor told friends he thinks his administration has helped change the relationship between government and people, and Floridians are generally more hopeful and optimistic.""

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