Comment Re:I don't believe it (Score 1) 257
(3) This is pretty reasonable. My parents have had the same phone number for at least 20 years, and my aunt and uncle have had theirs for at least 30.
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Submission + - TSA limits lithium batteries on airplanes
yali writes: The U.S. Transportation and Security Administration has issued new rules limiting travel with lithium batteries. As of January 1, no spare lithium batteries are allowed in checked luggage. Batteries carried in the cabin are subject to limitations on per-battery and total lithium content, and spare batteries must have the terminals covered. If you're returning home from the holidays with new toys, be sure to check out the new restrictions before you pack.
Submission + - Open source film entering next phase (aswarmofangels.com)
endofcell writes: "In its bid to kickstart an open source culture ecosystem, A Swarm of Angels is preparing its next phase.
"A Swarm of Angels has opened pre-registrations for the next phase of our groundbreaking project to create a £1M ($2M) open source feature film using a global community of members. Members get to participate in making the film. The latest post details some of the participation and co-creation happening in the project, alongside the changes being made as the community scales into the thousands.""
"A Swarm of Angels has opened pre-registrations for the next phase of our groundbreaking project to create a £1M ($2M) open source feature film using a global community of members. Members get to participate in making the film. The latest post details some of the participation and co-creation happening in the project, alongside the changes being made as the community scales into the thousands.""
Domains May Disappear After Search 379
Ponca City, We Love You writes "Daily Domainer has a story alleging that there may be a leak that allows domain tasters to intercept, analyze and register your domain ideas in minutes. 'Every time you do a whois search with any service, you run a risk of losing your domain,' says one industry insider. ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC ) has not been able to find hard evidence of Domain Name Front Running but they have issued an advisory (pdf) for people to come forward with hard evidence it is happening. Here is how domain name research theft crimes can occur and some tips to avoiding being a victim."
Submission + - The Secret to Winning at Rock, Paper, Scissors 1
Time Slows Down writes: "While most people are aware that rock breaks scissors, scissors cut paper and paper covers stone, there is a psychological element to the game which many players may have missed. Recent research shows that rock is the most popular of the three possible moves in the game. That means that your opponent is likely to choose paper, because they will expect to you to start the game with stone so by going with scissors, you achieve an early victory. The scissors strategy has proven very successful in the past — in 2005 it secured auction house Christie's a £10 million deal. Rock, paper, scissors is also found in nature. A team of biologists described the curious mating strategies of a species of European lizard where some male lizards (call their type "rock") use force, invade the territory of fellow males to mate with females, others ("paper") favor deception, waiting until females are unguarded and sneaking in, and others ("scissors") work by cooperation, joining together to protect one another's females. Scientists speculate that such games may also describe human behavior in the corporate world, where strategies of force (takeovers), deception (fraud) and cooperation (mergers) also seem to supplant one another in an endless loop."
