Submission + - Due to the ongoing piracy plague
fustakrakich writes: Hollywood couldn't even pull in 11 billion dollars this year. boo hoo
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 32 declined, 3 accepted (35 total, 8.57% accepted)
Submission + - We can call this one,
fustakrakich writes: The Icarus Effect
Submission + - Not as bad as a Pinto...
Submission + - Did Summers withdrawl?
fustakrakich writes: Or did Obama kick him out?
Submission + - Brains Grown in the Lab
fustakrakich writes: "It's a long way from conscience or awareness or responding to the outside world. There's always the SPECTRE of what the future might hold, but this is primitive territory."
Submission + - They say bacon is bad for you
fustakrakich writes: But chew on this for a while.
Submission + - Bacteria and global warming
fustakrakich writes: Like we do, most bacteria respire, that is they convert carbon containing compounds, into carbon dioxide and water, and as an outcome of this process generate cellular energy. Unfortunately, for us there are far more bacteria on the planet that there are people and as a consequence bacteria produce rather a lot of carbon dioxide. In fact the microbes that break down plant matter in soil release 55 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere, which represents around eight times the amount that humans are putting into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. As the temperature of our planet increases, we will inevitably alter the activity of planet’s microbes and through this fundamentally their impact on the Earth’s climate
Submission + - Be scared. Be very very scared
fustakrakich writes: This is what your next boss will look like
Submission + - Good News on the Free Speech Front
fustakrakich writes: Supreme Court blocks Illinois law prohibiting taping of police:
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a plea from the Cook County state's attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job.
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state's anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people who tape law enforcement officers...
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2010 against State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to block prosecution of ACLU staff for recording police officers performing their duties in public places, one of the group's long-standing monitoring missions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a plea from the Cook County state's attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job.
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state's anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people who tape law enforcement officers...
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2010 against State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to block prosecution of ACLU staff for recording police officers performing their duties in public places, one of the group's long-standing monitoring missions.
Submission + - 54.08 knots (officially)
fustakrakich writes: In a sailboat! They hit an unofficial peak of 64.78 knots "Ok.. She's smokin'... Alright this is fast... This is fast.. This is real fast...
Submission + - David Cameron 'orders new curbs on internet porn'
fustakrakich writes:
The new measures will mean that in future anyone buying a new computer or signing up with a new internet service provider (ISP) will be asked, when they log on for the first time, whether they have children. If the answer is "yes", the parent will be taken through the process of installing anti-pornography filters, as well as a series of questions on how stringent they wish the restrictions to be, according to a newspaper.
If the answer is "no", all male customers over 18 will be immediately tagged as pedophiles.
Submission + - In case you had any doubts about Assange,
fustakrakich writes: Now you know... He's an ass who doesn't believe in free speech.
As they say in the vernacular, Screw him!
Editors, please post the story, with or more likely without my comments.
As they say in the vernacular, Screw him!
Editors, please post the story, with or more likely without my comments.
Submission + - superhydrophobic droplet logic
fustakrakich writes: Wet and wild flip-flop memory
