Comment Re:GPL violation? (Score 1) 146
Meanwhile I can run frodo on my Moto Droid unrestricted.
Comment Read the Warrant not the EFF Article (Score 1) 1079
http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/inresearchBC/EXHIBIT-A.pdf
After reading that, it became clear to me, that the EFF are wrong in this case. There was much more evidence in there that any reasonable computer person would say, yes that's probable cause.
Comment If this was my kid (Score 1) 1240
I wouldn't only file a lawsuit, I would have filed sex crime related charges.
Comment Re:Lets get real..stop them for a jacket? (Score 1) 393
Most states sawed off shotguns are still illegal.
Brains Hard-Wired for Math 246
mcgrew writes "New Scientist is reporting that "non-human primates really can understand the meaning of numerals." The small study of two rhesus monkeys reveals that cells in their brains respond selectively to specific number values — regardless of whether the amount is represented by dots on a screen or an Arabic numeral. For example, a given brain cell in the monkey will respond to the number three, but not the number one. The results suggest that individual cells in human brains might also have a fine-tuned preference for specific numerical values." The report itself is online at PLoS Biology, Semantic Associations between Signs and Numerical Categories in the Prefrontal Cortex."
Feed New York Times: Ban on Internet Access Taxes Given a 7-Year Extension (nytimes.com)
A moratorium on Internet access taxes received a last-minute extension Wednesday, one day before it would have expired.
Feed New York Times: More Jobs to Be Cut at Alcatel After Loss (nytimes.com)
Alcatel-Lucent said it plans to cut 4,000 more jobs, equal to 5 percent of its work force, on top of the 12,500 cuts it has already announced.
