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Submission + - Dutch scientists laugh NASA's discovery

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Dutch scientists doubt the discovery by NASA of a new life form. According to the scientists NASA cultivated the bacteria in an environment with 40.000 micromolar arsenic to see how it would react. But that environment also contained 3 micromolar fosfor. It is known that some bacteria only need 0.3 micromolar fosfor to multiply. NASA has not responded yet to the claim.

The provided links are in dutch.

http://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/Wetenschap/article3327930.ece/Nasa-bacterie_wekt_onder__wetenschappers_hoongelach__.htmlhttp://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/Wetenschap/article3327930.ece/Nasa-bacterie_wekt_onder__wetenschappers_hoongelach__.html

http://www.destentor.nl/algemeen/gezondenwel/7750740/Ontdekking-arseenbacterie-gebaseerd-op-meetfout.ece

http://www.nu.nl/wetenschap/2396117/vondst-arseenbacterie-in-twijfel-getrokken.html

N.B. English is not my native language and i am not a scientist, so the text might contain small errors.

Submission + - Wikileaks Founder Arrested in London (smh.com.au) 1

Submitted by CuteSteveJobs
CuteSteveJobs writes: The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested by London police on behalf of Swedish authorities on allegation of rape. Assange has admitted that he exhausted by the ongoing battle against authorities. The Swiss Government has confiscated $37K in his Swiss Bank account. PayPal and Mastercard have frozen Wikileak's accounts, hampering Wikileaks from raising any more funds.

Meanwhile Australian PM Julia Gillard and Attorney General Robert McLelland who had publicly accused Assange of illegal acts were unable to say what laws he had broken. The Opposition legal affairs spokesman George Brandis said "As far as I can see he hasn't broken any Australian law, nor does it appear he has broken any American laws." US Attorney General, Eric Holder said he had authorised significant actions aimed at prosecuting WikiLeaks founder but refused to elaborate. Sarah Palin called Assange "an anti-American operative with blood on his hands" and Mike Huckabee said "anything less than execution is too kind a penalty". Assange will be represented in London by human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC.
Ubuntu

Submission + - Ubuntu Is NOT Moving To A Rolling Release (digitizor.com)

Submitted by dkd903
dkd903 writes: Well now we have official words from Canonical. Rick Spencer, the Engineering Director of Ubuntu at Canonical has said the Ubuntu is not moving to a rolling release. While a rolling release does have many things I like, since there has been no official word Mark Shuttleworth or anyone from Canonical I was somewhat hesitant to believe in it.
Oracle

Submission + - SAP Ordered to pay $1.3bn to Oracle 1

Submitted by jools33
jools33 writes: In what can only be seen as a victory for Oracle, SAP AG have been ordered to pay $1.3bn to Oracle by a jury in Oakland, California, in what Bloomberg states will be the largest ever payout is US Copyright history:
the FT article
SAP were charged and admitted guilt of the theft of Oracle software through its intermediary company Tommorow Now.
Oracle had asked for a payout of $1.7bn, which SAP had countered to $140m. SAP are considering post trial motions / appeal. Could this leave SAP in a weakened position / ripe for takeover? What will the eventual consequences be for SAP?
Apple

Submission + - Apple 1 sold for $211,000

Submitted by Dexter Herbivore
Dexter Herbivore writes: An Apple 1 was auctioned off today, for a winning bid of £133,250, or roughly $211,535. While a 3 rotor Enigma device only went for $108,000. Engadget and the WSJ cover the story.
Idle

Submission + - UK police force posts all its calls on Twitter (thinq.co.uk)

Submitted by Stoobalou
Stoobalou writes: One of the largest police forces in the UK is posting every incident reported to it today on Twitter.

Greater Manchester Police began its 24-hour experiment this morning at 05:00 BST, tweeting all incident reports in the hope of highlighting the complexity of modern policing.

"Policing is often seen in very simple terms, with cops chasing robbers and locking them up," Chief Constable Peter Fahy said in a statement. "However the reality is that this accounts for only part of the work they have to deal with.

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