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Bamafan77 writes:
We at slashdot have discussed the benefits of sleep in the past. Despite the macho
(masochistic?) culture in the software world of working through the night with no sleep, the fact remains that
we don't function very well when we don't sleep. In a Business Week interview,
sleep psychologist James Maas goes further and says that
a nap will even benefit those with a full night of rest.
Research on sleep deprivation shows that even at six hours a night, there are all sorts of changes
in the body. Insulin rises to pre-diabetes levels. There's an increase in heart disease. Without sleep you don't
learn. My research shows that people deteriorate during the day. It's difficult to sustain productivity. Naps can
add back to the sleep you're deprived of at night. And a nap enhances productivity even if you have enough nocturnal
sleep.
The rest discusses other benefits of napping as well as ways to get in some napping time in an anti-nap environment.
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moore.dustin writes:
The two companies look to be a collision course that could have far reaching effects that shape of Internet over the years. Will Web 2.0 also have its important legal battles like the Napster case years ago?
From the article:
Yet, as lawyers prepare for battle, they do so on uncertain legal ground. The legislation at the heart of the debate, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, was written years before social networking sites such as MySpace even existed.
That fact has injected considerable uncertainty into the matter, according to copyright experts, and helps explain why lawyers from both sides are proclaiming that the DMCA, as it is known, is on their side.
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tedgyz writes:
Wired has an article describing a high definition video service from Azureus. It looks like the previous article about commercialization is coming to fruition. Youtube is mentioned as the low definition predecessor.
From the article:
Available at
Zudeo, users can upload, download and comment on videos in a manner similar to other video sharing sites like YouTube, Metacafe and Revver. But instead of the low-resolution video offered by competing services, the Azureus system promises internet video at better than DVD quality, thanks to BitTorrent's ability to distribute huge video files speedily.
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capt turnpike writes
"According to eWEEK.com, there's an internal debate going on at Sun whether to open-source Java. (Insert typical response: "It's about time!") Company spokespersons have no official comment, as might be expected, but perhaps we could hear confirmation or denial as early as May 16, at the JavaOne conference. One commentator said, "Sun should endorse PHP and go one step forward and make sure the 'P' languages run great on the JVM [Java virtual machine] by open-sourcing Java." Would this move Java up the desirability scale in your eyes? Could this be a way to help improve what's lacking in Java?"
