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Submission + - Americans prefer time with computers than spouses

Submitted by schliz on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:57AM

schliz writes: A Kelton Research survey has found that 65 percent of PC users spend more time in front of their monitors than interfacing with their spouses. In addition, 52 percent of survey respondents reported feelings of "anger, sadness or alienation" during recent experiences with their computers.

Feed Sun Microsystems Will Use Intel Chips (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:12AM

Sun Microsystems and Intel announced a deal for Sun to use Intel chips in some of its computer servers, a setback for the rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices.

Submission + - Consumers want, but can't find, biofuels!

Submitted by

Aryabhata

on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @12:03AM

Aryabhata writes: "As per a survey from Pavillion Technologies reported in a blog on cnet.com people like the idea of ethanol and alternative fuels. The bad news is they can't find it and don't know they are using it.
As per the survey, 47 percent of Americans would pay a premium for biofuels like ethanol. 59 percent of Americans also consider dependence on foreign oil imports a big problem for the U.S."

Submission + - Does sprawl make us fat?

Submitted by

Ant

on Monday January 22, 2007 @10:14PM

Ant writes: "This Science News article talks about the relationship between city design and health. New transdisciplinary research is exploring whether urban sprawl makes us soft, people who don't like to exercise move to the suburbs, or, more likely, some combination of both... Seen on Boing Boing."

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