Comment Re:You can't win this one, Linus (Score 1) 457
Since there really aren't too many instances of a 64-bit OS X running these days, it's kind of moot.
Feed New Scientist: FDA finds no proof of harm with nanotech products (pheedo.com)
Feed New Scientist: Trick of light advances quantum computing (pheedo.com)
By harnessing the spin of laser light, pairs of atoms have been controllably entangled into a shared quantum state
Feed New Scientist: Tonsils may help transmit HIV during oral sex (pheedo.com)
Feed New Scientist: Quadruple star system may host planets (pheedo.com)
The planets may orbit two of the stars - experiencing double sunsets and sunrises, while the other two stars glow brightly in the distance
Feed New Scientist: Software finds learning language child's play (pheedo.com)
A computer program that learns to decode language sounds in a similar way to a baby could shed new light on how humans acquire the ability to talk
Feed New Scientist: No evidence for cellphone mast illness (pheedo.com)
Feed New Scientist: Renewable energy could 'rape' nature (pheedo.com)
Increasing use of solar, wind and biomass energy will use up vast amounts of land - nuclear power is a better option, argues a noted biologist
Feed New Scientist: Adolescent rats enjoy cannabis more than their elders (pheedo.com)
Submission + - .. this software has bugs.
no@bo.dy writes: I know of a pretty heavy bug (causes a crash) in very popular software which affects thousands of users. As I am a software developer myself I have found out why exactly it crashes (off-by-one error). I also know how to work around it, but the 'fix' is too complicated for the majority of users. The developer (big company) doesn't have a web form nor email address for bug reporting. I could send it to their 'technical support' or use a forum, but the success to have the bug fixed that way has proven to be marginal. The hardest thing is that the company doesn't give any sort of feedback about accepted bugs or their status. The bug has already been reported many times through the available channels, but I don't even know whether they are aware of it (may have been overlooked etc). How do I best tell the developer? What are my options (besides of making all relevant data public and hoping that the public pressure will force the company to fix it). Thanks.
Feed New Scientist: Ionic liquid offers greener recycling of plastics (pheedo.com)
Using molten salts to dissolve tough plastics like Kevlar into their base chemicals could provide a greener recycling solution
Submission + - Robots to Replace Migrant Fruit Pickers
Vicissidude writes: As if the debate over immigration and guest worker programs wasn't complicated enough, now a couple of robots are rolling into the middle of it.
Vision Robotics, a San Diego company, is working on a pair of robots that would trundle through orchards plucking oranges, apples or other fruit from the trees. In a few years, troops of these machines could perform the tedious and labor-intensive task of fruit picking that currently employs thousands of migrant workers each season.
The robotic work has been funded entirely by agricultural associations, and pushed forward by the uncertainty surrounding the migrant labor force. Farmers are "very, very nervous about the availability and cost of labor in the near future," says Vision Robotics CEO Derek Morikawa.
Submission + - Google Unveils Hybrid Car that plugs into Grid (foxnews.com)
mytrip writes: "Not content with seeking to control the information super-highway, Google wants to influence what kind of car you drive.
The online search company has unveiled a new, hyper-advanced model of hybrid car that can be charged directly from the grid, and, when its battery is not in use, the stored electricity can be sold back to the utility company.
By selling their excess electricity to the grid owners of plug-in hybrids will be able to earn up to $3,000 a year. Such savings are likely to be offset by the higher initial retail price of hybrid cars."
The online search company has unveiled a new, hyper-advanced model of hybrid car that can be charged directly from the grid, and, when its battery is not in use, the stored electricity can be sold back to the utility company.
By selling their excess electricity to the grid owners of plug-in hybrids will be able to earn up to $3,000 a year. Such savings are likely to be offset by the higher initial retail price of hybrid cars."
Journal Journal: Advanced Cell Technology Develops First Human Embryonic Stem
June 21, 2007 09:35 AM EDT
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. has successfully produced a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line without destroying an embryo at its lab in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Submission + - Using Apple's Workgroup Manager (computerworld.com)
johannacw writes: "It's the preferred tool for Mac OS X Server file sharing and user management. Ryan Faas gives you tips and tricks for how to make it work for you."
