RealRav - Slashdot User

Comment Re:That's not right! (Score 1) 576

by RealRav on Monday October 26, 2009 @02:25AM (#29869551) Attached to: Linear measure of books on shelves in my dwelling:

When choosing from multiple choice and two answers are correct you should always choose the most correct answer. If you have between 101 and 200 feet of books it would be more correct to choose that option than the larger range. Or I could just be full of shit. Rav

Comment Oh boy! (Score 2, Insightful) 145

by RealRav on Tuesday September 01, 2009 @09:59AM (#29273237) Attached to: Tetris Improves Your Brain

As interesting as this is I dread the assumptions that some will make of this. If Tetris can alter the brain then many will argue that violent video games also alter the brain, spurring their side of the debate. I would think that playing FPS games would alter the brain in a way that would make someone better at tasks that require quick reaction to visual stimuli.

Want to Eat Chocolate Every Day For a Year? 158

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 23, 2009 @12:07PM from the dental-nightmare dept.

Scientists from the University of East Anglia are studying the potential health benefits of dark chocolate, and need 40 female volunteers who would like to eat chocolate every day for a year. The chocolate loving 40 must be post-menopausal and have type 2 diabetes so it can be determined if the flavonoid compounds in chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease. Dr Peter Curtis, of the UEA's School of Medicine, said, "Our first volunteers are about to return for their final visit to see if the markers of heart health - such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels — have changed. A successful outcome could be the first step in developing new ways to improve the lives of people at increased risk of heart disease."

Submission + - Search for New Autism Genes

Submitted by

iuvasago

on Sunday February 18, 2007 @09:37PM

iuvasago writes: "The largest search for autism genes to date, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has implicated components of the brain's glutamate chemical messenger system and a previously overlooked site on chromosome 11. Based on 1,168 families with at least two affected members, the genome scan adds to evidence that tiny, rare variations in genes may heighten risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). [Read More] from Physorg.com"

Submission + - New bill that will curb outrageous cell phone tax

Submitted by

ziggz

on Sunday February 18, 2007 @03:46AM

ziggz writes: "If you have a cell phone, then you are probably aware that you are paying much more each month than the calling plan you signed up for. Why? Greedy Uncle Sam is hitting you up with double digit taxes. Everyone is required to pay a 6.05% federal tax plus all kinds of various trumped up state taxes. Baltimore, for example, simply decided to add a $3.50 additional tax to their residents' bills in 2005. A USA today article breaks down the total taxes you are paying by state, most averaging 15% or more. States have gotten so ridiculous in hiding taxes on your cell phone bill that Congress has finally stepped up by introducing the Cell Phone Tax Freedom Act of 2007. You can also have emails sent to your congressmen."

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