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Submission + - RoadRunner forces IE for Adelphia and Comcast

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 15, 2007 @09:36PM

An anonymous reader writes: Time Warner bought part of Adelphia and Comcast and is now converting their new cash cows to RoadRunner. People do get to keep the first part of their email address and the same user name and password. Nice job there. But you cannot get converted unless you let their http://activation.rr.com/ site install a SupportSoft ActiveX(ploit) control. They must not use Macs. They did give me a helpful link to download Internet Explorer from Microsoft, though, and instructions to how to lower my IE security settings to "Medium or lower". Try Googling "supportsoft vulnerability" for YAR (yet another reason) to do it yourself if you use Windows.

Submission + - Bone Hormone Linked to Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (scienceblogs.com)

Submitted by

grrlscientist

on Saturday August 11, 2007 @08:19PM

grrlscientist writes: "Interesting new research has shown that the skeletal system is an important player in preventing obesity and type 2 diabetes in animals. This is very likely also to be true for humans, and thus represents an important development for the treatment of these health conditions."

Submission + - Leonard Nimoy to play Spock in next Star Trek movi 1

Submitted by

mcgrew

on Friday July 27, 2007 @09:19AM

mcgrew writes: "The AP (via the Chicago Tribune) is reporting that Leonard Nimoy will 'don his famous pointy ears again' in the next Star Trek movie, due out Christmas of next year.

"This is really going to be a great movie. And I don't say things like that lightly," Nimoy told a gathering of 6,500 fans Thursday at Comic-Con, the nation's largest pop-culture convention.

He greeted the crowd with a Vulcan salute.

Nimoy was joined by the newly named young Spock, "Heroes" star Zachary Quinto, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Nimoy.

Both Spocks were introduced by the film's director and co-producer, J.J. Abrams.
I've lost track, is this an even numbered Trek movie or an odd numbered one?"

Submission + - A quicker path to outer space? (newscientist.com) 1

Submitted by

xaositects

on Wednesday June 27, 2007 @11:24AM

xaositects writes: "Scientists were able to fire a plasma rocket based on VASIMR (Variable Specific-Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) technology for more than four hours, far exceeding previous testing times. (Previously, they only been able to test for 2 minutes before the rocket began overheating.) The rocket works by ecause the plasma rocket continuously accelerates, instead of firing at lift-off, then gliding to its destination as current propulsion systems do, the rocket promises to decrease travel times in space. Scientists say there are significant challenges ahead but hope to have a working application by 2010."

Submission + - Dell joins Microsoft, Novell Alliance.

Submitted by NotAgent86 on Monday May 07, 2007 @08:50AM

NotAgent86 writes: Microsoft and Novell said Monday that Dell has become the first major system vendor to join their controversial technology and marketing alliance, agreeing to work with Microsoft to distribute SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates. Dell has also agreed to provide services and marketing programs to migrate new server customers to Novell's distribution of Linux.

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