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Submission + - Korea to Build Super-Speed Internet by 2012 (chosun.com)

Submitted by klaasb on Monday February 02, 2009 @04:14AM

klaasb writes: Korea is determined to acquire the world's fastest wired and wireless Internet service at 10 times the speed of the current service by 2012. The government and the communications industry plan to invest some W34 trillion (US$1=W1,379) over the next five years in the project.

Comment But what if ... (Score 1) 432

by klaasb on Thursday January 08, 2009 @10:58AM (#26371837) Attached to: Hippies Say WiFi Network Is Harming Their Chakras

But what if the radiation of their chakra's interferes with my wifi network?

Submission + - High gas prices lower obesity. (reuters.com) 1

Submitted by klaasb on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @04:25AM

klaasb writes: Higher U.S. gasoline prices may slim more than just wallets, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
Entitled "A Silver Lining? The Connection between Gas Prices and Obesity," the study found that an additional $1 per gallon in real gasoline prices would reduce U.S. obesity by 15 percent after five years.

Submission + - Turning cars into wireless network nodes

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Sunday June 03, 2007 @12:43PM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "Everyday, our cars are using more computing technology, primarily for safety reasons. So why not turning them into computer nodes of a mobile network? This is what UCLA engineers are working on. According to them, this would just need the relatively low-cost addition of sensors to the vehicle's roof and bumpers. They say their mobile ad-hoc networking platform (MANET) would allow 'moving vehicles within a range of 100 to 300 meters of each other to connect and create a network of cars.' Of course, not every driver would like to be part of this network because of privacy concerns. This is why 'the first mobile networks will be implemented in emergency response vehicles such as police cars, ambulances and hazardous materials response units.' But read more for additional details about these upcoming vehicular sensor networks (VSNs)."

Submission + - Do We Need Online Reputation? (informationweek.com)

Submitted by Symblized on Sunday June 03, 2007 @12:38PM

Symblized writes: A new article from InformationWeek argues that not only does the Web need ways to verify identity, it also needs better ways to measure reputation. The article uses Digg, Wikipedia and eBay as examples and discusses that their models could be applied more widely. Choice quote from a source in the article: 'the idea of a transferable, semantic reputation is identity nirvana.'

Submission + - what can a gamer do to resist Vista?

Submitted by

DragonTHC

on Sunday June 03, 2007 @01:06AM

DragonTHC writes: "I've been a gamer since 1985. I'm also a huge fan of Shadowrun as a pencil and paper RPG. Following the news that Shadowrun is going to be Vista only, and Pay for play, what can a gamer do to resist Vista? With the new "Games for Windows" program, which is just a way to force users to pay a subscription fee to play online, and since the game isn't even DX10, why should I upgrade to Vista so I can play it? Why should I pay for alky so I can play it on XP?"

Submission + - Elephants can hear through their feet. (sfgate.com)

Submitted by

Ant

on Sunday June 03, 2007 @01:06AM

Ant writes: "San Francisco Chroncile says Stanford researcher, Caitlin O'Connell, discovered that elephants can hear with their feet. They are specialists in seismic communication, relying upon sound waves that travel within the surface of the ground instead of through the air. Seen on Neatorama."

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