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Comment Re:"this gives a sense of the relative size of ato (Score 1) 140

by ElektronSpinRezonans on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @06:22PM (#29663825) Attached to: New Graphical Representation of the Periodic Table

No one benefits from learning a confusing (and some parts plainly nonsense) representation of an academically accepted knowledge. To say the least, an 8th grader could have written this. The original paper is not peer reviewed, submitted by an author who works at Microsoft India (as he claims since there's no way to check), with a proud hotmail email address, and 8 references... Why is this posted on /. again? Oh yes, nice colors!

Comment Re:Volcanoes (Score 1) 248

by ElektronSpinRezonans on Thursday June 18, 2009 @02:05PM (#28377051) Attached to: Carnegie Researchers Say Geotech Can't Cure Ocean Acidification

Actually it's not. In 1850s (exact year evades me) a volcanic eruption caused a prolonged winter that caused Europe and North America to see snow in summer. No crops grew that year, there was famine... But again, this is temporary. What we are putting into the atmosphere causes long term damage.

Google's Android To Challenge Windows? 269

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @12:31PM from the depends-how-strong-the-android-is dept.

PL/SQL Guy writes "Search giant Google is set to offer its free Android mobile-phone operating system for computers, opening a new front in its rivalry with Microsoft by challenging the dominance of the company's Windows software. Acer Inc., the world's second-largest laptop maker, will release a low-cost notebook powered by Android next quarter, said Jim Wong, head of information-technology products at the Taipei-based company. Calvin Huang, an analyst at Daiwa Securities Group Inc, says that adoption of Android-based netbooks will likely eat into Windows' share of PC operating systems." Meanwhile, notes reader Barence, Asus is continuing to distance itself from Android, saying it "isn't a priority."

Comment Re:I surrender. (Score 1) 212

by ElektronSpinRezonans on Friday May 29, 2009 @04:15PM (#28143177) Attached to: ASUS Designs Monster Dual-GTX285 4GB Graphics Card

t'd be like budding an extra little computer off inside your existing computer.

Actually, this is a logical step in computer evolution. Kind of like Mitochondria in our cells. Evolutionary consequences of gaming maybe slightly controversial however.

18 Android Phones, In 3 Flavors, By Year's End 152

Posted by kdawson on Friday May 29, 2009 @09:47AM from the age-of-the-android dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, has announced that by the end of the year there will be 18 to 20 phones using the Android OS made by 8 or 9 different manufacturers. Google will offer three different versions of Android OS: a completely free and generic flavor with no pre-loaded Google applications; a slightly customized version that comes pre-loaded with Google apps like Gmail and Google Calendar; and a completely 'Google-fied' Android OS bearing all sorts of Google branding and integration with Google's services. Will Park reports that the expectation is that 12 to 14 of the upcoming Android phones will use the slightly-customized version of Google's Android OS requiring the manufacturer to agree to a distribution deal with Google that would allow the handsets to come pre-installed with Google-ware. The remaining 5 or 6 Android phones will come to market completely decked out with 'The Google Experience' and a Google logo on the phone. This third option provides risk and reward opportunities because the openness of the store could be a hit with consumers, but could also lead to poorly constructed or offensive applications that could give Google a taint. When it comes to apps, Rubin says: 'We want to abide by the law, but not rule with an open fist.'" Yes, it seems he really said "open fist," though he probably meant "iron fist."

Submission + - Human Embryonic Stem Cells are Killing Tumors (youtube.com)

Submitted by

JFM

on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @11:05AM

JFM writes: "From UMNews

"In a study of human tumors growing in mice, University of Minnesota researchers have found that immune cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) completely eliminated the tumors in 100 percent--13 of 13--of mice tested."

More info
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Comment Re:Hmmm (Score 2, Insightful) 375

by ElektronSpinRezonans on Tuesday April 28, 2009 @03:55PM (#27749791) Attached to: Cablevision To Offer 101 Mbps Down, No Caps

They will have a smaller pool to monitor. Who else would pay $100/month other than the P2P users? Cablevision is also the perfect company for RIAA because they already demonstrated that they are scared shitless of getting into trouble. They have an office actually sending warning letters to users who download copyrighted material via P2P.

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