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Ubuntu

Submission + - Ubuntu TV unveiled (pcpro.co.uk)

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Barence
Barence writes: "Canonical has unveiled the first screenshots and details of Ubuntu TV. Plans for versions of the Linux distro for tablets, smartphones and TVs were unveiled last year, and now the television is — perhaps surprisingly — the first of those to arrive. "It's a simple viewing experience for online video, both your own and routed over the internet," Jane Silber, Canonical's CEO told PC Pro. Movie streaming services will be supported as well as live television broadcasts. Ubuntu TV will be integrated into television sets, but Canoncial was unable to confirm any manufacturers. It will be released later this year."
Medicine

Submission + - Deep-brain stimulation fixes depression long term (nature.com)

Submitted by ananyo
ananyo writes: Deep depression that fails to respond to any other form of therapy can be moderated or reversed by stimulation of areas deep inside the brain. Now the first placebo-controlled study of this procedure shows that these responses can be maintained in the long term.
Neurologist Helen Mayberg at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, followed ten patients with major depressive disorder and seven with bipolar disorder, or manic depression, after an electrode device was implanted in the subcallosal cingulate white matter of their brains and the area continuously stimulated.
All but one of twelve patients who reached the two-year point in the study had completely shed their depression or had only mild symptoms.
Censorship

Submission + - Hungarian democracy 'reformed' (euronews.net)

Submitted by empty mind
empty mind writes: Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban has brought in a new constitution in spite of strong criticism from the opposition at home and from other countries, European Union partners included. The centre-right Fidesz party government is moving ahead ignoring protesters who say the new moves are undemocratic. [...] New laws on all public and private media place them under the surveillance by a body controlled by Fidesz loyalists. Radio, television and print organisations are liable for crippling fines if they fail to comply with orders of political “balance”.

Submission + - Value of IT certifications without a college degre 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Slashdot,

All things considered, my career in the IT field is going well. I work in high-tier support, mostly working on Oracle SQL scripting to solve ongoing issues with a proprietary web application. I make good money, and have a solid resume for my age (26). I did 2 years of computer science before leaving for financial reasons.

I have trouble justifying going back to school for a few reasons. One is price, obviously. Second, I have not been entirely convinced that the experience would help all that much — I work hand-in-hand with many people with higher degrees, and dont see the competitive advantage being worth the cost, both in tuition and lost salary. Finally, my experience has taught me that most employers look more favorably on 4 years of experience than a 4 year degree.

That said, I would like to continue my education in some capacity, and have been eyeing the Oracle Certified Associate/Professional/Master track of certifications. Much of what I have read about these certs(and certs in general) seems to indicate that they are a waste of time. That said, most of these opinions come from those who have a college education. My situation is different.

What do you think, SD? Are certifications worth it for those of us without a BS?

Comment Contact the law firm. (Score 2) 436

by acooks (#37596210) Attached to: Patent Troll Says Anyone Using Wi-Fi Infringes

I think everyone should direct their concerns to the law firm. Just make an honest inquiry about avoiding the infringement and litigation. Maybe offer them some free network testing in exchange for not getting sued. Maybe do some testing first as a show of good faith.

Contact the law firm (Niro,Haller and Niro):
Telephone: (312) 236-0733
Facsimile: (312) 236-3137
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft releases next browser IE10 Preview (blogspot.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has released a new Internet Explorer 10 preview, the second pre-release of Internet Explorer 10 designed to give developers access to the new technologies that Internet Explorer 10 will deliver. The new version includes support for a bunch of new specifications, enabling better support for drag and drop, form validation, positioning of page elements, and more. As with prior preview releases, Microsoft has also provided a number of demo sites to show off new capabilities, and new test cases to demonstrate exact conformance with the HTML5 specifications

Submission + - Robo legs can improve the movement of stroke patie (thehealthage.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The research team in Netherland is using robotic legs in an attempt to improve the movement of stroke patients. The device LOPES or the Lower-extremity Powered ExoSkeleton functions by training the body and mind of a stroke patient to pick up a more natural step.
Data Storage

Submission + - Samsung Launches SSD 830 Drive (hothardware.com)

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MojoKid
MojoKid writes: "Although they haven’t been big hits with enthusiasts, Samsung’s solid state drives have been successful due to strong relationships with a number of OEMs, including Apple. With the release of their new SSD 830 Series Solid State Drives, however, Samsung appears ready to make inroads with enthusiasts as well. The SSD 830 tested here is 256GB model, with eight 32GB Samsung NAND flash memory chips, 256MB of Samsung DDR2 SDRAM cache memory, and a new Samsung SSD Controller. The Samsung controller features a 3-ARM core design with support for SATA III 6Gb/s interface speeds. Performance-wise, the Samsung SSD 830 Series drive offered the best Read performance of the group that was tested, even versus the latest SandForce-based SSDs, though the SSD 830 couldn't quite catch SandForce in writes."
NASA

Submission + - 8 big hunks of space gear that returned to Earth (networkworld.com)

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coondoggie
coondoggie writes: "With the expected and unwanted return of NASA's 6.5 ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the next 48 hours or so, we thought we'd take a look at some of the other large pieces of space equipment that has returned to Earth rather unexpectedly. As a bonus we give you two items that happily were expected to return as well."
Technology

Submission + - Superior Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries Developed (lbl.gov)

Submitted by RogerRoast
RogerRoast writes: The anode is a critical component for storing energy in lithium-ion batteries. The Berkeley Lab (D.O.E) has designed a new kind of anode that can absorb eight times the lithium of current designs, and has maintained its greatly increased energy capacity after over a year of testing and many hundreds of charge-discharge cycles. According to the research published in Advanced Materials they used a tailored polymer that conducts electricity and binds closely to lithium-storing silicon particles, even as they expand to more than three times their volume during charging and then shrink again during discharge.
Medicine

Submission + - Virus kills breast cancer cells in laboratory (psu.edu)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A nondisease-causing virus kills human breast cancer cells in the laboratory, creating opportunities for potential new cancer therapies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers who tested the virus on three different breast cancer types that represent the multiple stages of breast cancer development.

Adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) is a virus that regularly infects humans but causes no disease. Past studies by the same researchers show that it promotes tumor cell death in cervical cancer cells infected with human papillomavirus. Researchers used an unaltered, naturally occurring version of AAV2 on human breast cancer cells.

Cells have multiple ways of dying. If damage occurs in a healthy cell, the cell turns on production and activation of specific proteins that allow the cell to commit suicide. However, in cancer cells these death pathways often are turned off, while the proteins that allow the cell to divide and multiply are stuck in the "on" position.

One way to fight cancer is to find ways to turn on these death pathways, which is what researchers believe is happening with the AAV2 virus.

In tissue culture dishes in the laboratory, 100 percent of the cancer cells are destroyed by the virus within seven days, with the majority of the cell death proteins activated on the fifth day. In another study, a fourth breast cancer derived cell line, which is the most aggressive, required three weeks to undergo cell death.

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