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Enlightenment

Submission + - Having online fun at work is good for your morale (computerworld.com)

toddatcw writes: "Wouldn't you know it? Having fun at work can be good for workers and their companies. That's the conclusion of a new study by Chicago-based outplacement consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. The study found that online fantasy football leagues can create a gridiron quandary for businesses because although they take up employee work time, they also benefit a company by increasing office morale. In a Computerworld story yesterday, a Challenger spokesman argues that while employers may not like the wasted time, all work and no play policies can backfire for employers, leaving workers resentful rather than energized."
Biotech

Submission + - Creating life in a lab within 3 -10 years (cnn.com)

KeithJM writes: Scientists may be able to create life in a laboratory in the next 3 to 10 years. They figure there are three steps in the process, none of which involve underpants. Create a membrane, create a genetic system, and establish some kind of metabolism. One scientist from Harvard thinks that the membrane may be all that's needed — if you stick some nucleotides inside the membrane in the right proportions, evolution will take over from there. According to that same scientist, the membrane step may be accomplished in the next 6 months.
Editorial

Submission + - Dinosaurs Don't Suck (dinosaursnews.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Headline writers love to use the word "dinosaur" to mean out-of-date, obsolete, impractical, or ridiculously large. It's about time they found a new turn of phrase, because modern research tells us that dinosaurs simply don't suck.

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