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Submission + - Why Mozilla will use a Chrome interface in Firefox (conceivablytech.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: There is an interesting theory why Mozilla apparently had no choice but to go with a Chrome-like user interface in the next version of Firefox. It seems that Mozilla’s users are not quite as loyal as market share numbers indicate – Firefox may be gaining users from IE, but it may be losing users to Chrome at a similar pace. Now, it appears, Mozilla hopes that a Chrome-like interface will stop bleeding and convince more users to stay with Firefox. If Mozilla can’t stop the migration, it could be drowned by Chrome in the long run.
Mozilla

Submission + - Mozilla updating Firefox for the 64-bit age (webmonkey.com) 1

Submitted by Bobfrankly1
Bobfrankly1 writes: Firefox is reportedly joining Safari and IE8 in the 64-bit browser arena, by offering experimental builds. Currently available for Windows only, we will finally be able to consume more ram then ever before.
Space

Submission + - Rumor of Betelgeuse's death greatly exagerrated (discovermagazine.com)

Submitted by
The Bad Astronomer
The Bad Astronomer writes: "A rumor is spreading on the net like wildfire that the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is about to explode in a supernova. This rumor is almost certainly not true. First, it's posted on a doomsday forum. Second, it's three times removed from the source, and is anonymous at each step. Third, the evidence is shaky at best. Plus, even if true, the supernova is too far away to hurt us. But other than that..."
Idle

Submission + - Anti-Bieber software maker gets death threats (digitalspy.co.uk) 2

Submitted by baronvoncarson
baronvoncarson writes: A software creator has been sent death threats over his anti-Bieber addon for Firefox.

One crazed fan has likened his creation to Nazi germany writing, "I realise that you're just stating an opinion, but what you're doing is going back to World War II all over again. Hitler wanting to erase Jews from society — you want to erase Justin Bieber."

Submission + - Is Zuckerberg Over His Head as CEO? (daniweb.com)

Submitted by rsmiller510
rsmiller510 writes: Mark Zuckerberg achieved the ultimate geek dream when his dorm project turned into a major corporation, but is the man-child CEO really the man to lead a company the size of Facebook?

Submission + - Australian schools to teach Intelligent Design (couriermail.com.au) 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It appears that schools within the Australian state of Queensland are going to be required to teach Intelligent Design as part of their Ancient History studies. While it is gratifying to note that it isn't being taught in science classes (since it most certainly isn't a science), one wonders what role a modern controversy can possibly serve within a subject dedicated to a period of history which occured hundreds of years before Darwin proposed his groundbreaking theory?
Privacy

Submission + - Quit Facebook Day (quitfacebookday.com) 1

Submitted by robbievienna
robbievienna writes: The movement to quit Facebook due to privacy concerns has just taken a new turn. Over 2^15 facebookers think so, and have pledged to cancel their accounts. Quitting Facebook isn't easy. Facebook is engaging, enjoyable and quite frankly, addictive. Quitting something like Facebook is like quitting smoking. It's hard to stay on the wagon long enough to actually change your habits. Having peer support helps, but the way to quit Facebook is not to start a group on Facebook about leaving Facebook.

Comment Re:So what about Left4Dead 2? (Score 3, Interesting) 71

by baronvoncarson (#30485116) Attached to: Australian <em>AvP</em> Ban Reversed
We wont. Zombies look too much like humans. It's the doublestandards of our rating system. On the one hand a game where you kill zombies gets banhammer, but on the other hand a game you play as a terrorist (MW2) and can decapitate living humans, not zombies (AvP), get the MA15+ rating. Our country is so far behind the times with it's rating system and it's fast becoming a nanny state. Hopefully some kids get this game and parents see how violent it is and it causes some pissed off mums to get vocal. It might actually help us get our long awaited R18+ rating.
Media

New Zealand Reintroduces 3 Strikes Law 165

Posted by samzenpus from the no-more-chances dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The New Zealand government has reintroduced a newly rewritten addition to the Copyright Act which will allow rights' holders to send copyright notices to ISPs, and force them to pass them on to account holders. Section 92A of the Copyright Act will allow rights holders to take people who have been identified as infringers more than three times in front of a Copyright Tribunal. This law will allow the Copyright Tribunal to hand down either a $15,000 fine or six months internet disconnection. The law specifies that the account holder himself is responsible for what is downloaded via the account, and doesn't make allowances for identifying the actual copyright infringer if there are multiple computers tied to an account."
Medicine

Scientists Crack 'Entire Genetic Code' of Cancer 235

Posted by samzenpus from the whole-tumor dept.
Entropy98 writes "Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of skin and lung cancer. From the article: 'Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumors far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, say the Wellcome Trust team. The scientists found the DNA code for a skin cancer called melanoma contained more than 30,000 errors almost entirely caused by too much sun exposure. The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure. From this, the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke. Although many of these mutations will be harmless, some will trigger cancer.' Yet another step towards curing cancer. Though it will probably take many years to study so many mutations."
Science

Aussie Scientists Find Coconut-Carrying Octopus 205

Posted by timothy from the concealed-carry-in-australian-waters dept.
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from an AP report: "Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter — unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal. The scientists filmed the veined octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, selecting halved coconut shells from the sea floor, emptying them out, carrying them under their bodies up to 65 feet (20 meters), and assembling two shells together to make a spherical hiding spot. ... 'I was gobsmacked,' said Finn, a research biologist at the museum who specializes in cephalopods. 'I mean, I've seen a lot of octopuses hiding in shells, but I've never seen one that grabs it up and jogs across the sea floor. I was trying hard not to laugh.'"

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