Submission + - Google offers free 5Mbps and $70/mo 1 Gbps Internet service (google.com) 1
TheLink writes: Google is offering a 5Mbps internet service for free, and a 1Gbps internet service for $70/month. The catch? Only in Kansas City.
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 8 declined, 0 accepted (8 total, 0.00% accepted)
Submission + - Water pump hack attack 'false alarm' linked to hol (bbc.co.uk)
TheLink writes: Reports that foreigners hacked into the US water system and destroyed a pump have been dismissed as a false alarm.
A water district contractor, Jim Mimlitz, has said he logged into the Illinois utility's control system while on holiday in Russia in June.
A water district contractor, Jim Mimlitz, has said he logged into the Illinois utility's control system while on holiday in Russia in June.
Submission + - Evidence for Psychic Phenomena? (psychologytoday.com)
anonymous writes: The results of the study showed that the students were better at recalling the words on the surprise recall test that they were later given, at random, to practice. According to Bem, practicing the words after the test somehow allowed the participants to "reach back in time to facilitate recall."
Submission + - Informative better than attractive for websites
TheLink writes: Researchers from the University of Valladolid (UVa) have shown that the effectiveness of company web sites depends more upon their informative content than on the impact their designs may have on viewers' emotions.
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/communication_media/information_important_design_evaluating_companies_124005.html
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/communication_media/information_important_design_evaluating_companies_124005.html
Submission + - Exploding phone death was a cover up (smh.com.au)
TheLink writes: The story about an exploding phone breaking a korean worker's spine and ribs was incorrect:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/exploding-phone-coworker-confesses/2007/11/30/1196037111096.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/exploding-phone-coworker-confesses/2007/11/30/1196037111096.html
Submission + - Vaccine rights for sharing flu samples (newscientist.com)
TheLink writes: Indonesia will not share bird flu virus samples unless richer countries agree to give developing nations control over their use and access to cheap vaccines, a spokeswoman from the nation's health ministry said on Monday (from: New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12961-indonesia-fights-for-rights-to-bird-flu-samples.html ).
