Submission + - Skype on your mobilephone
LucidBeast writes: Engadget is planning on selling their operator stocks. Nokia has added Skype to their Ovi store according to this story . Talk is cheap from now on.
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 9 declined, 5 accepted (14 total, 35.71% accepted)
Submission + - Horizontal evolution overlooked 1
LucidBeast writes: Carl Woese is quoted in New Scientist article: "Biology built up a facade of mathematics around the juxtaposition of Mendelian genetics with Darwinism,and as a result it neglected to study the most important problem in science — the nature of the evolutionary process."
Carl Woese and physicist Nigel Goldenfeld argue, that even in its sophisticated modern form, Darwins theory applies only to a recent phase of life on Earth.
Carl Woese and physicist Nigel Goldenfeld argue, that even in its sophisticated modern form, Darwins theory applies only to a recent phase of life on Earth.
Submission + - Freelancing over internet
LucidBeast writes: Why be stuck in a sea of cubicles, when you can freelance you talent over the internet from anywhere you like. Mr. da Silva writes about his experience of finding clients through ELance while moving from frozen tundra to Rio de Janeiro. Are there other Slashdotters doing the same and are they successful?
Submission + - How do geckos decide when to grip
LucidBeast writes: "Geckos have amazing ability to grip to a surface without adhesive. A paper (pdf) by Anthony Russell of the University of Calgary in Canada and Timothy Higham of Clemson University in South Carolina explains that geckos perception of the body orientation determines whether to grip or not to grip. Interesting overview of the study can be read in Guardian."
Submission + - New identity card standard group formed
LucidBeast writes: NYT article:
I wonder if this Microsoft representative has ever checked how his mobile phone authenticates him to the cellular network:SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft, Google and PayPal, a unit of eBay, are among the founders of an industry organization that hopes to solve the problem of password overload among computer users. The Information Card Foundation is an effort to create a single industry wide approach to managing identity online that promises to reduce drastically the use of passwords and create a system that is less vulnerable to fraud.
Foundations wiki like web page. Perhaps these wendors don't want to wait for operators to grab this market with cellular authentication standards or the financial sectors solutions.The technology will first be used on desktop systems but will eventually find its way to mobile phones and other hand-held devices
Submission + - Nokia overtaking Symbian
LucidBeast writes: Worlds still most distributed operating system is being bought out by Nokia. Symbian is facing increasing competition and needs to be improved in the face of it. Other smart phone manufacturers might want to look for other alternatives, but perhaps single organization can better address Symbians woes.
