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Comment Yes (Score 1) 186

by bahwi (#26160051) Attached to: Are Biofuels Still Economically Feasible?

Yes, they are. Or will be. I don't feel that they were "there" just yet, but that progress is being made. Early oil production would be disastrous and our cars would be ridiculously priced, but improvements in the technology allowed us to enjoy cheap gasoline.

It will be that way for Biofuels too. The problem is we don't need 1 solution, we need several solutions combining to form a good solution. And hell, it may involve some old style oil/gasoline too, but at least we won't be dependent on one.
Software

Submission + - Time/Task Management at the workplace?

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Jon Hughes
Jon Hughes writes: "My employer has just begin requiring all employees to log their time spent on each task in 15 minute increments.

After experimenting with excel, printing off time sheets, and outlook journal, I am still have a hard time remembering to log what I am doing every 15 minutes, and have a suitable medium to present to my supervisor.

Is there any software that could remind you (in the form of an unobtrusive alert, preferably!)

Thanks!"
User Journal

Journal Journal: Advanced Lens Technology

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United States

Submission + - FCC to Drop Morse Testing for All Amateur License

Submitted by Wapiti-eater
Wapiti-eater writes: NEWINGTON, CT, Dec 15, 2006 — In an historic move, the FCC has acted to drop the Morse code requirement for all Amateur Radio license classes. The Commission today adopted, but hasn't yet released, the long-awaited Report and Order (R&O) in WT Docket 05-235, the "Morse code" proceeding.

Full story at ARRL Homepage
Space

Submission + - Florida Columnist Argues Against Space Program

Submitted by Emrys01
Emrys01 writes: A columnist for Hernando Today in Hernando County, Florida, argues that the U.S. space program, and implying the same for space programs of other countries, is a waste of government money and effort. He argues that it produces no useful results, except to satisfy the curiosities of a few scientists, and is a drain on resources that could be better spent elsewhere. Fortunately his e-mail address is listed in the article, because I want to tell him that the space program has provided for tremendous achievements in medical fields and technological fields. If it weren't for the Apollo program, for instance, he wouldn't have a microwave oven to warm up his dry, cynical mindset, and he'd be typing his article on an Atari 8-bit computer. NASA lists some benefits of the space program. What are some others?
Google

Google Releases Customized IE 7 198

Posted by Zonk from the they-were-bored dept.
narramissic writes "Google has released a customized version of Internet Explorer 7 that uses Google as the default search engine and provides users with the Google Toolbar and a Google homepage they can personalize. Perhaps not exactly what Microsoft intended when they released the Internet Explorer Administration Kit, which allows developers to customize IE."
Google

Submission + - Bad Google map may have gotten Oregon family lost

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musth
musth writes: "Here in Oregon the current drama is the rescue of the Kim family, who decided to take a wilderness shortcut over some forest service roads impassable in the winter. The father is a tech geek working for one of the tech web sites (I forget which). The family stopped at the vistors center in Wilsonville, OR, where they were warned to stay away from these roads, but staff there noticed he had a couple laptops, possibly GPS equipped. Google shows the road as usable and does not indicate the danger. The mother and child were rescued at the car, but the father trekked off for help, alone through the wilderness, again possibly relying on GPS. A major search operation is under way. They have found his pants and possibly some other items. See http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf ?/base/news/1165379133269380.xml&coll=7 in The Oregonian; I think there are stories with more details out there. Got most of my info on the local Portland news last night."
Biotech

Submission + - Car bio-diesel to be made from human fat

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Xemu
Xemu writes: "The world is running out of oil and obesity is the largest health problem in the world. A savvy Norwegian businessman in Miami put two and two together and developed a method for manufacturing car bio-diesel from human fat. The company is in progress of signing up for a weekly supply of 11,500 liters of liposuction fat from US hospital giant Jackson Memorial, reports Norwegian newspaper Dagens Nærinsgliv . Are the psychological barriers for human fuel greater than the benefits?"
Spam

Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself 486

Posted by CmdrTaco from the soul-crushing-never-ending dept.
An anonymous reader noted that the times is running a piece on the rise in spam that you might have noticed in your inbox over the last 6 months. Gates promised the end of spam by 2006, but they figure it's doubled in the last few months. And best of all, a huge percentage of spam is now images that circumvent traditional text analysis.
Yahoo!

Submission + - Big Changes At Yahoo

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GoogTube
GoogTube writes: "Search engine giant Yahoo! have issued a press release confirming what many bloggers have been Speculating. And that is that Yahoo are in the process of re-organizing both their payroll and thier strategy which may see the discontinuation of employment for both Lloyd Braun and Dan Rosensweig.

Yahoo have said they are going to "align its operations with its key customer segments — audiences, advertisers and publishers — and more effectively leverage Yahoo!'s significant strengths to capture future opportunities for growth." — Sounds like managment speak to me.

"We're moving aggressively to deliver the most possible value to our key customers — audiences, advertisers and publishers — and seize the major new opportunities we see ahead for the Internet," said Terry Semel,
"

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