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Disputed Island Disappears Into Sea Screenshot-sm 460

RawJoe writes "India and Bangladesh have argued for almost 30 years over control of a tiny island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have ended the argument for them: the island's gone. From the article: 'New Moore Island, in the Sunderbans, has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, he said. "What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming," said Hazra.'"

Comment An alternate solution (Score 1) 350

Scrap the old technology, forget people scanners, just make everyone have to strip to get on the plane. That's it, no clothes past the security check point. Few will be able to easily hide anything, and it'll definitely make flying more fun.

While you're at it, no carry on luggage at all. You strip at security, your clothes are put through the same xray as carry on used to be, then bagged and put on as checked luggage, you get it back after you land.

I love this idea!!!

Comment Re:Make them safer first (Score 3, Informative) 92

To consider that the laws are for our own personal safety at our own hands is a very single minded concept.

It's not a matter of your own safety at your own hands that's the issue, the issue is the safety of everyone else around you. Passengers in your car do opt to rely on you for their safety. Other drivers on the road, and pedestrians do not opt to rely on you for their safety.

It's all of our responsibility to watch the road and be mindful of everyone else. That's what the laws are designed for, not you, but the others you can harm but your negligence.

It is the responsibility of the lawmakers, for right or wrong, to keep everyone else safe, due to the lack of people's ability or desire to consider those around them.
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"The way I see it... If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you're doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too" - Ellen DeGeneres

Power

Submission + - Sun converts carbon dioxide into fuel

Roland Piquepaille writes: "We all know that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has a major impact on the Earth climate. But now, chemists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have developed "a device that can capture energy from the sun, convert it to electrical energy and split carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen." As carbon monoxide can easily be converted to liquid fuel, this prototype device kills two birds with one stone: it helps saving fuel while reducing the concentration of a greenhouse gas. Still, this device needs some improvements before an industrial deployment. Read more for additional references and a picture of the prototype device."
United States

Submission + - Auto Insurance in Colorado

Sukanta writes: "Colorado is a state, situated in the Western Region of USA. Denver is the capital of Colorado and its most populous city. The climate of colorado is very extreme — hot in summer and very cold in winter. Also it differs between Plain and Mountain reginons. The words Colorado and Drinking are very often linked. Colorado is considered to be the "Microbrew Capital" of the United States. Due to these reasons there is a big number of Car Accidents happening there every year. Therefore the need of awareness about Auto Insurance comes into the picture. For more information on Colorado Auto Insurance can be found here"
The Media

Submission + - Something in Cho Seung Hui's name.

jcrazydiamond writes: "Seems like there is an opinion in some media sources that Cho Seung Hui (Virginia Tech. killer) could have been of Muslim faith, more exactly, Islamic radical. For example, I saw many references on the web about "Ismael Ax", and some others. I am surprised, that nobody mentioned anything about the name "Hui", name of the Muslim people in China, which came to mean "Muslim" in Chineese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people. It is not so uncommon for a Korean name to have Chineese origin. In addition, Cho Seung Hui's parents don't have "Hui" in their names. Addition of such name could only mean conversion to Islam. So, why is this interesting detail not discussed in the media?"

Feed ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT snapped in the wild (engadget.com)

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming

Shortly after going from codenames to a more retail-friendly tiltling scheme, ATI's midrange RV630, er, HD 2600 XT has already been acquired, photographed, and slapped into one lucky PC overseas. According to the author, the card sports 256MB of GDDR4 RAM, and even more impressive, doesn't require any sort of external power connector to suck down the respectable 80-watts of power required for usage. It also appears to have a single-slot cooler and a hefty heatsink, not to mention a snazzy flame job that any true geek should adore. Let's face it, you're after the pics, so feel free to click on through for a few more shots and screengrabs from the installation. [Warning: Read link requires registration]

[Via Inquirer]

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Caldera

Novell Bombards SCO with Summary Judgment Motions 98

rm69990 writes "Novell has filed 4 motions for Summary Judgment against SCO, which essentially ask the court to toss the remainder of SCO's case that isn't already being arbitrated between SUSE and SCO. One seeks a ruling from the court that Novell transfered none of the copyrights in Unix to SCO, which is backed up by many exhibits and declarations from people who negotiated the deal. Another, along the same lines, asks the court to toss the portions of SCO's Unfair Competition and Breach of Contract claims pertaining to the Unix copyrights. The third asks the court to rule that Novell did not violate the Technology License Agreement between SCO and Novell, and last and also least, the fourth seeks to toss the Slander of Title for the additional reason that SCO has failed to prove any special damages. These motions follow 2 motions for summary judgment filed by Novell late last year on 2 of their counterclaims."

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