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Submission + - Carnivorous Plant Ejects Junk DNA (sciencemag.org)

Submitted by sciencehabit
sciencehabit writes: The carnivorous humped bladderwort, found on all continents except Antarctica, is a model of ruthless genetic efficiency. Only 3% of this aquatic plant's DNA is not part of a known gene, new research shows. In contrast, only 2% of human DNA is part of a gene. The bladderwort, named for its water-filled bladders that suck in unsuspecting prey, is a relative of the tomato. The finding overturns the notion that this repetitive, non-coding DNA, popularly called "junk" DNA, is necessary for life.

Submission + - Hacking the Xbox author releases free PDF of book in honor of Aaron Swartz (nostarch.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: No Starch Press and I have decided to release this free ebook version of Hacking the Xbox in honor of Aaron Swartz. As you read this book, I hope that youâ(TM)ll be reminded of how important freedom is to the hacking community and that youâ(TM)ll be inclined to support the causes that Aaron believed in.

Comment Re:Fourth Amendment (Score 1) 457

by netwarerip (#43668191) Attached to: US DOJ Say They Don't Need Warrants For E-Mail, Chats

Bullshit - my papers and effects are my papers and effects, regardless of where I keep them.

This is likely coming from someone that has never had a wife or girlfriend change the locks on an apartment that is rented in her name only. Good luck getting your papers and effects when that happens.
Oh wait, this is slashdot....let me rephrase.
This is likely coming from someone that has never had a wife or girlfriend.

Submission + - The myth of the eight-hour sleep. (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by antdude
antdude writes: Over an over year ago, BBC News did a(n) article/story on "The myth of the eight-hour sleep — We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night — but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural..."

Seen on Blue's News.

Submission + - Hijacking Airplanes with an Android Phone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Until today, hacking and hijacking planes by pressing a few buttons on an Android mobile app has been the stuff of over-the-top blockbuster movies, but the talk that security researcher and commercial airplane pilot Hugo Teso delivered today at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam has brought it crashingly into the realm of reality and has given us one more thing to worry about and fear.

Submission + - Iran plans to launch an "Islamic Google Earth" (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by Shipwack
Shipwack writes: The Iranian authorities have long accused Google Earth of being a tool for western spy agencies, but now they have taken their attacks on the 3D mapping service one step further â" by planning the launch of an "Islamic" competitor.

Submission + - Germany Quadruples Energy Surplus in Past Two Years (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by MikeChino
MikeChino writes: Germany's Federal Statistics Office just reported a surplus of 22.8 billion kilowatt hours over the last two years. While 46 percent of Germany’s power still comes from coal, in 2012 nearly 22 percent of the country’s electricity came from renewables — and the government has set a goal to source 80 percent of its electricity from green technology by 2050. Holland, Austria and Switzerland were the country’s main customers for the extra energy.

Submission + - UCSD first-person video game teaches kids to program in Java (scienceblog.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Computer scientists at the UC San Diego have created an immersive, first-person player video game meant to teach students in high school and below how to program in Java. The researchers tested the game on a group of 40 girls, ages 10 to 12, who had never been exposed to programming before. They found that within just one hour of play, the girls had mastered some of Java’s basic components and could use it to create new ways of playing with the game.

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