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Submission + - Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files (nytimes.com) 2

Submitted by PapayaSF on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @12:41AM

PapayaSF writes: The story of the leaked (and possibly partly forged) Heartland Institute documents has taken a dramatic turn. Prominent AGW proponent Peter Gleick has just confessed to using deception to obtain them.

Submission + - "Green gasoline" breakthrough (sciencedaily.com)

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PapayaSF

on Wednesday April 09, 2008 @12:38AM

PapayaSF writes: "Researchers have announced the first direct conversion of plant cellulose into "green gasoline." Rapidly heating cellulose with catalysts and then cooling it produces liquids like naphthalene and toluene that are a quarter of the components of gasoline, in under two minutes. The result can be further treated or used as part of a gasoline blend, and can be used in existing engines without the mileage penalty of ethanol-based fuel. The process requires less energy to make than ethanol, can use forest or agricultural waste, and (in principle) won't have a carbon footprint. They say it could be at the pump in five to 10 years."

Submission + - What Should Apple Announce?

Submitted by PapayaSF on Saturday January 12, 2008 @07:50PM

PapayaSF writes: With Macworld San Francisco just days away, rumor sites are buzzing about a new sub-notebook, an AppleTV upgrade, and more. Cringely thinks Apple should buy Adobe. I think Apple should have a <$1K desktop minitower (think cut-down Mac Pro or souped-up Mac Mini) aimed at switchers and the enterprise market. But what do Slashdotters think Apple should announce?

Submission + - Total Music to Challenge iTunes (businessweek.com)

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PapayaSF

on Saturday October 13, 2007 @12:58AM

PapayaSF writes: "Business Week is reporting on a plan by Universal Music, Sony BMG, and possibly Warner Music Group to create an industry-owned digital music service called Total Music. The business model: get hardware makers and cellphone carriers to pay them about about $90 per device and in exchange consumers get all-you-can-eat free music. They figure that hardware makers will go for it because they'll sell more units, and consumers will happily pay the extra money upfront to get free music. So will this be a real challenge to Apple, or another music industry flop?"

Submission + - The Ugliest Products in Tech History (pcworld.com)

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PapayaSF

on Monday October 08, 2007 @03:00PM

PapayaSF writes: "PCWorld has a list of the ten ugliest tech products. Some clearly belong on the list (Microsoft Windows 1.0), while some seem a bit of a stretch (the Motorola Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first cell phone, seems clunky but not actually ugly to me). Do Slashdotters have any other nominations?"

Submission + - Germany's New Internet License Fee

Submitted by PapayaSF on Saturday October 21, 2006 @04:45PM

PapayaSF writes: Beginning January 1st, Germany will require payment of a license fee of 5.52 euros a month on computers and mobile phones that can access TV and radio programs over the Internet. Like the current TV and radio license fees, the money will support national and local public TV and radio stations. German companies with many computers are predictably upset.

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