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Comment Re:Corn (Score 1) 1083

by plsavaria (#23461602) Attached to: Fat People Cause Global Warming, Higher Food Prices
Why do you think I precised where I live and that these numbers are for our farm? Beef farms in Abitibi-Témiscaminque (~48 degrees north, still in Quebec, rocky peaty soil) raise their beef with grass. But they still complete part of their diet with corn. I do know that this is not the case worldwide.
Google

Submission + - Google mobiles to make February debut? (apcmag.com)

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SpinelessJelly
SpinelessJelly writes: "It appears that Google's Android, criticised by Microsoft as vaporware, has sprung to life. Prototype devices are circulating, software developers are experimenting with the SDK and PC-based Android emulator, and there are rumours of a show-stopping debut at February's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. Numerous examples of the Android GUI are also starting to leak out."
Power

Submission + - A light-powered toothbrush?

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Roland Piquepaille
Roland Piquepaille writes: "Would you like to use a light-powered toothbrush which needs no toothpaste and no batteries? It's already available in Japan and North America and it costs about $30. Its rod contains titanium dioxide that generates a plaque-removing electrochemical reaction. This 'solar' toothbrush of the future 'works by releasing electrons that then react with the saliva in the mouth and help to breakdown plaque.' It just needs some light — so you'll be able to wash your teeth in your garden or on your balcony. And as it has no batteries, this is a very eco-friendly device. It is currently tested today by 120 students at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, but it's already available online. But read more additional references and to see how the light-powered Soladey toothbrush works."
Security

Submission + - SPAM: French gov't plans to disconnect content pirates

Submitted by alphadogg
alphadogg writes: The French government has a plan for cutting music and film piracy on the Internet: cut off the pirates' Internet access.The penalty is part of a range of measures to deal with the unauthorized copying of music and video online proposed by the French Ministry of Culture including watermarking content, tracking surfers' activities, and creating a registry of those accused by copyright holders of piracy."We can't accept for much longer that artists be deprived of the fruits of their work," one government official said.
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Submission + - CS Games: rank your coding skills

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LinuxRulz
LinuxRulz writes: "For those of you who are still at university, rejoice, for the 2008 edition Computer Science games website is now open for registrations. For those who haven't heard of the event, the CS Games are a North American inter-university computer science related competition with challenges in debugging, ai development, scripting, team programming, algorithms and more. Last year's event attracted more than 300 participants from 30 universities. If you want to value your knowledge and make your university stand out, this is your chance!"
Security

Submission + - Using Google to crack MD5 passwords. (lightbluetouchpaper.org) 2

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stern
stern writes: "A security researcher at Cambridge, trying to figure out the password used by somebody who had hacked his website, ran a dictionary through the encryption hash function. No dice. Then he pasted the hacker's encrypted password into Google, and Shazzam — the all-knowing Google delivered his answer. Conclusion? Use no password any other human being is ever likely to use for any purpose, I think."
Google

Submission + - Google's Young Brainiacs Go Globe-Trotting

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theodp
theodp writes: "To train a new generation of leaders, Google sends its young associate product managers on a worldwide mission. Newsweek's Steven Levy tagged along and reports on the APMs' activities, which included passing out candy, notebooks and pencils to poor Raagihalli children, a 'Rubber Ducky' group sing-along at 2 a.m., and competitions to find the weirdest-gadget-under-$100 in Tokyo and squeeze the biggest discount out of Bangalore street vendors ('I usually buy at Neiman Marcus,' confessed one APM). The APM program, which seeks brilliant kids and slots them directly into important jobs with no experience necessary, was formed after Google's attempts to hire veterans from firms like Microsoft had awful results. 'Google is so different that it was almost impossible to reprogram them into this culture,' says Google CEO Eric Schmidt of the experienced hires. The difficulties also led Google VP Melissa Mayer, the APMs' boss, to wonder whether experience was way overrated. 'The APM program is one of our core values,' adds Schmidt. 'I'd like to think of one of them as the eventual CEO of the company.'"
Google

Submission + - Confirmed: gPhone to be announnced on Monday 5th! (wsj.com)

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mobile freak
mobile freak writes: "Less than a week after the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Google would be announcing their Linux-based gPhone OS and accompanying software suite within a fortnight, Monday 5th November is pegged as the day that the search giant will open up what have been notoriously-tight lips regarding the expansion of their business model within the cellular industry."
Linux Business

Submission + - The impact of pirated software on free software (tlug.jp)

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jmglov
jmglov writes: "Dave Gutteridge has an interesting take on why people are not interested in saving money by using a free-as-in-beer OS like Linux or *BSD: because Windows is free. At least, that is an all-too-common perception, thanks to bundling and piracy. Bundling is a well-known problem to the adoption of Open Source operating systems, so Dave takes a look at the piracy issue in depth. His title may offend you, but his well-written article will most likely get you thinking hard about the question, "how much *does* Windows cost?"."
Space

Submission + - Very Beautiful, Stunning Magic Act In Outer Space

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: No mirrors, no trapdoors, no hidden passageways, no transparent wires were present at this spectacular magic show held on 11 May 2003 at 20:03:04 UTC high over the Russian Federation. The featured act: Put Earth's Moon in Earth's atmosphere without causing any celestial havoc. Fortunately for us earthbound folks, an Expedition 7 crewmember aboard the International Space Station was at the show with a camera. And he took a picture — a gorgeous NASA photograph (via photo no. 61) — of the Moon appearing to float inside Earth's atmosphere.

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