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Submission + - What Makes Us Fat and Why Nobody Seems to Care (berkeley.edu)

Submitted by

Stu Charlton

on Monday December 10, 2007 @07:23PM

Stu Charlton writes: "Gary Taubes, author of the book Good Calories, Bad Calories, was recently invited to UC Berkeley to give a talk on the various hypotheses of obesity. In this video podcast, Taubes directly contrasts the hypothesis that "calories in > calories out" makes one fat, over a hypothesis that claims the defect is a hormonal or metabolic one. This author's work was rowdily debated in an earlier Slashdot story, with many claiming the former hypothesis as the only acceptable one, invoking the Laws of Thermodynamics. Taubes directly challenges this line of argument here, making the podcast a worthwhile watch for those following the low carb vs. low fat lifestyle debate."

Submission + - Michael Bay blames MS for HD format war (shootfortheedit.com)

Submitted by on Thursday December 06, 2007 @06:59PM

An anonymous reader writes: In a post on his official forum site shootfortheedit.com, Transformers director Michael Bay says the following about the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray:

http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=595

"What you don't understand is corporate politics. Microsoft wants both formats to fail so they can be heroes and make the world move to digital downloads. That is the dirty secret no one is talking about. That is why Microsoft is handing out $100 million dollar checks to studios just embrace the HD DVD and not the leading, and superior Blu Ray. They want confusion in the market until they perfect the digital downloads. Time will tell and you will see the truth."

The Register has also picked up on the story

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/06/bay_blames_ms/

Is this an attempt to use the popularity of Transformers to drum up popularity for Sony's Blu-Ray format, or did Microsoft really engineer a no-winners format war as part of a long-term divide-and-conquer strategy that would eventually send people flocking to digital downloads to get HD content?

Submission + - Ron Paul sets new online fundraising records

Submitted by

yamamushi

on Tuesday November 06, 2007 @09:41PM

yamamushi writes: "Remember Remember the 5th of November indeed! In observance of Guy Fawkes Night, Thousands of Presidential Candidate/Congressman Ron Paul supporters donated just over $4.3 Million dollars to his campaign within 24 hours, topping the record for the most raised online in one day for any presidential candidate, ever. His staggering amount also shadowed the most raised in a single day by any of the other Republican candidates, to which Mitt Romney owned the title at $3.1 Million. With the media burying Ron Paul, and refusing to consider him a top-tier candidate, will Paul be able to leverage the internet community into proving otherwise at the polls?"

Submission + - Ron Paul sets record $4.2 million in 24 hours (breitbart.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06, 2007 @02:32PM

An anonymous reader writes: WOW, $4.2 million in 24 hours!!! Dr. Ron Paul has well surpassed the grassroots goal of two million dollars. Rep. Paul has drawn millions with his message of liberty, and refrain from empire building. The message of non-intervention, secure borders, no entangling alliances, no income tax, ending the war on drugs, and liberty is rapidly spreading. Read more about it here.

Submission + - Ron Paul recieves a record $4.2 million in 24 hrs 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06, 2007 @01:22PM

An anonymous reader writes: The AP reports Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours

The $4.2 million represented online contributions from more than 37,000 donors. Paul as of Monday had raised more than $7 million since Oct. 1, more than half his goal of $12 million by the end of the year, according to his Web site.

Paul advocates limited government and low taxes like other Republicans, but he stands alone as the only GOP presidential candidate opposed to the Iraq war. He also has opposed Bush administration security measures that he says encroach on civil liberties.

Submission + - Ron Paul recieves a record $4.2 million in 24 hrs

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06, 2007 @01:11PM

An anonymous reader writes: The AP reports Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours.

The $4.2 million represented online contributions from more than 37,000 donors. Paul as of Monday had raised more than $7 million since Oct. 1, more than half his goal of $12 million by the end of the year, according to his Web site.

Paul advocates limited government and low taxes like other Republicans, but he stands alone as the only GOP presidential candidate opposed to the Iraq war. He also has opposed Bush administration security measures that he says encroach on civil liberties.

Submission + - Vista vs. the Gibbon 4

Submitted by ricegf on Monday October 22, 2007 @12:04AM

ricegf writes: If you had 7 computers running various versions of Windows and Linux, on which machine would you choose to do most of your work? Rupert Goodwins describes his experience thus: 'So here's the funny thing. I've used Windows since 1.0. I've lived through the bad times of Windows/386 and ME, and the good times of NT 3.51 and 2K. I know XP if not backwards, then with a degree of familiarity that only middle-aged co-dependents can afford each other. Then how come I'm so much more at home with Ubuntu than Vista?'

Submission + - Stephen Colbert officially announces (luc.edu) 1

Submitted by gbobeck on Wednesday October 17, 2007 @03:12PM

gbobeck writes: On Tuesday, October 16, Stephen Colbert officially declared he would run for President of the United States.

"After nearly 15 minutes of soul-searching, I have heard the call... I shall seek the office of the President of the United States"

Colbert hasn't announced if he will be running as a Democrat, Republican, both, or neither. Nor has he announced who his running mate will be, although he did toss out three possibilities: "Colbert-Huckabee, Colbert-Putin or Colbert-Colbert" He will, however, be running as a favorite son in the South Carolina primary.

Submission + - For Robert Jordan, the Wheel has stopped turning

Submitted by Hotawa Hawk-eye on Sunday September 16, 2007 @11:20PM

Hotawa Hawk-eye writes: Robert Jordan, the author of the Wheel of Time series of novels, passed away around 2:45 PM on Sunday September 16th (warning, Dragonmount.com server seems to already be Slashdotted.)

Submission + - Virtually non-stick gum created (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 14, 2007 @10:44AM

An anonymous reader writes: A new polymer has been developed by Professor Terence Cosgrove that allows gum to become non-sticky. In testing the gum was removed by weather while the competitors gum was not removed 4 out of 5 times. There are tons of possible applications for this polymer beyond gum. More info and ideas are on their site @ www.revolymer.com

Submission + - Does GNU/Linux violate the Linux trademark? (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

Greg Jordan

on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @07:53PM

Greg Jordan writes: "Recently Richard Stallman had a go at Linus. In part of that interview he promoted the use of GNU/Linux instead of just Linux. One of the technical writers at o3 magazine, a FREE Enterprise/FOSS magazine, asked in his blog if GNU/Linux is actually a trademark violation. He makes a case that GNU/Linux actually creates a new mark. As that new mark contains Linux, Stallman may actually need a sub-license to use the term GNU/Linux. The GNU website and Debian GNU/Linux websites both use but do not properly note the fact that Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. The writer points out that GNU deserves credit (GNU-based and Linux-based to describe both) but asks does Stallman really have the right to modify someones trademark?"

Submission + - Over 500 Scientists Question Global Warming (earthtimes.org) 3

Submitted by

Forrest Kyle

on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @05:08PM

Forrest Kyle writes: "According to research conducted by the Hudson Institute, a right-leaning (according to Wikipedia) political think tank, over 500 scientists have published peer reviewed evidence that contradicts the current scientific "consensus" on anthropogenic global warming. According to the article, "the names were compiled by [Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Dennis] Avery and climate physicist S. Fred Singer [Professor emeritus of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia], the co-authors of the new book Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, mainly from the peer-reviewed studies cited in their book." For an issue about which Al Gore claims there is no scientific debate, there seems to be a lot of scientific debate.

Author's Note of Disclosure: It is not my intention to stake a claim in the global warming debate. My position is to not immediately take a position without enough scientific facts, which I do not personally possess. As an environmentalist, I take the global warming issue very seriously, but as a thinking person, I am opposed to sensationalism, or claiming a debate is over during a debate. So in other words, don't flame me to death because this article is slanted against Gore's position. =)"

Submission + - Judge in SCO vs. Novell clears the decks

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 07, 2007 @09:07PM

An anonymous reader writes: The judge in the SCO vs. Novell case has issued a series of rulings in preparation for the beginning of the trial on the eleventh. He smacks down SCO pretty good. In particular, he denied their request for a jury trial. That means the trial will be completely carried out by the judge. It could be quite a short efficient trial followed by a loud clap of thunder. One issue is apportionment. That means the judge has to decide how much of the Microsoft/Sun licenses belongs to Novell. Any reasonable amount will immediately thrust SCO into bankruptcy. They won't get a choice of what kind of bankruptcy because there will be no hope that the company can be returned to profitibility. The trustee will walk in the door, take the keys from Darl and wind up the rest of this sorry mess as quickly as possible.

Link to ColonelZen's site

Submission + - NetApp hits Sun with patent-infringement lawsuit (computerworld.com)

Submitted by jcatcw on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @04:56PM

jcatcw writes: Computerworld reports: "Network Appliance Inc. today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. seeking unspecified compensatory damages and an injunction that would prohibit Sun from developing or distributing products based on its ZFS file system technology. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Lufkin, Texas, charges that the Sun ZFS technology infringes on seven NetApp patents pertaining to data processing systems and related software."

Submission + - Dell Ubuntu not for Consumers

Submitted by

jshriverWVU

on Saturday September 01, 2007 @03:38PM

jshriverWVU writes: "Dell doesn't sell Ubuntu n-series machines to consumers only businesses. Having a new job and going to school part time I thought I'd vote with my wallet and went online to order a Dell notebook with Ubuntu. After a while of declining a ton of extras (even windows software) I finally get to the order form. Then proceed to checkout only to be asked for a business ID or tax ID to make the purchase. Being an individual I found no way around this so I called Dell sales directly to see if I could order it that way. After 15 minutes on the phone I am told that I can't get the laptop as an individual and they are only sold to businesses. So without a business ID I couldn't get one. WTF?"

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