Comment Re:Ironic? (Score 1) 756
I think that word doesn't mean what you think it means.
Inconceivable!
Submission + - Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety (patexia.com)
techgeek0279 writes: "The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow is developing an innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs."
Submission + - Freddie Mac Betting Against Struggling Homeowners (npr.org)
AndyAndyAndyAndy writes: "Freddie Mac, a taxpayer-owned mortgage company, is supposed to make homeownership easier. One thing that makes owning a home more affordable is getting a cheaper mortgage.
But Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars betting that U.S. homeowners won't be able to refinance their mortgages at today's lower rates, according to an investigation by NPR and ProPublica."
But Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars betting that U.S. homeowners won't be able to refinance their mortgages at today's lower rates, according to an investigation by NPR and ProPublica."
Comment Iranian graphic design (Score 0, Offtopic) 612
Gotta love those great photoshop-jobs they have hanging up.
Comment Re:The early death of antibiotics (Score 1) 193
If you're interested in reading more about the topic:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199306173282418
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199306173282418
Research Promises Drastically Increased LiOn Capacity 378
daem0n1x writes "Could this be the breakthrough we've all been expecting that will finally make the electric car a reality? Researchers of Northwestern University USA discovered a new way to build lithium-ion batteries that changes dramatically both the charge time and capacity [original paper, paywalled]. Guess what it involves? That's right, graphene."
Comment Re:I can't possibly be the only one... (Score 5, Insightful) 156
Any more silly than "The Tea Party?" Or perhaps a party which refers to itself as the "Grand Old" Party? How about one that represents itself with an ass?
Politics is stupid. Might as well be forthcoming about what you stand for.
Politics is stupid. Might as well be forthcoming about what you stand for.
Comment Re:this just in! (Score 1, Insightful) 179
+5 "Interesting" is how it's supposed to go for things like that. Remember, there's no +1 Agree / -1 Disagree. I'd say that mod was right on-target. Interesting thoughts that turned out to be wrong. They're still wrong, but they're still interesting.
Comment Political FTFY (Score 1) 91
"Robots are a perfect tool to give leaders 'eyes' on a potentially hazardous situation without placing themselves in harm's way."
Won't be long now before grunts are no longer out there.
Won't be long now before grunts are no longer out there.
Submission + - Freedom of Speech at risk in Italy, again (wikipedia.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Another attempt by the italian government to censor the internet.
A new law says that is enough to feel offended by any content, to have it deleted or replaced by a "correction" chosen by the offended; this has resulted in Wikipedia threatening to delete all its italian contents in order to comply.
A new law says that is enough to feel offended by any content, to have it deleted or replaced by a "correction" chosen by the offended; this has resulted in Wikipedia threatening to delete all its italian contents in order to comply.
Comment Link to the original img (Score 3, Informative) 214
From the Reddit post they discussed: http://www.damnlol.com/watermarked/ea83e08059fd271293365560edd6d795.jpg
Comment Out-of-state recruiting? That's nothing... (Score 1) 551
How about the indefensible act of most private universities to suspend "need-blind admissions?" Suddenly, it's not about your academic record or intellectual ability, it's about how much cash your parents have. And for what? 4 years at day-care? Education is rotten to the core these days.
Seagulls Spreading Resistant Bacteria On Beaches 94
bs0d3 writes "Dr. Patrice Nordmann has disclosed the results of a small study that looked for resistant bacteria in seagull poop landing on Miami Beach in Florida. During April 2010, they collected 52 stool samples and found within them 83 isolates of gut bacteria such as E. coli. Wired's Maryn McKenna writes, 'Seven of the E. coli carried genes that direct production of CTX-M enzymes, a troublesome resistance factor that protects bacteria from the very broad category of drugs called extended-spectrum beta-lactams and that has recently spread worldwide. In addition, 14 of the E. coli were also carrying the gene for the CMY-2 enzyme, which confers the same ESBL resistance on Salmonella. Nine of the isolates were multi-drug resistant.' This has led some scientists to the conclusion that this is one avenue these bacterias are taking in human infections worldwide. The resistance factors identified in the seagull feces match ones that cause highly resistant infections in humans, and correlate with data collected on beaches in Portugal, Sweden, and France."
Submission + - Apple kills iOS game about manufacturing horrors (kotaku.com)
AndyAndyAndyAndy writes: "In the latest development regarding Apple, Foxconn and the horrible processes involved in the iPhone manufacturing supply chain, a new iOS game lampooning the entire process was pulled from the market by Apple today, only 2 hours after its launch.
From Kotaku:
From Kotaku:
Phone Story charts a course from Coltan mining in the Congo to the horrendous manufacturing workers' conditions that led to the notorious Foxconn suicides, continuing through commercial release and planned obselescence driven by a culture of "want". The story concludes by depicting the environmental and human toll of unchecked eWaste.
Apple pulled the game on various unseemly grounds, including "15.2 Apps that depict violence or abuse of children will be rejected".
"Molleindustria says that they are considering coming up with a new version of Phone Story that "depicts the violence and abuse of children involved in the electronic manufacturing supply chain in a non-crude and non-objectionable way."
HTC Considering Buying Own OS 240
An anonymous reader writes "HTC Corp chairwoman Cher Wang announced that the company is interested in buying an operating system. From the article: 'After the global PC heavyweight Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) announced on Aug. 18 a plan to spin off its PC business and stop sales of its TouchPad tablet that uses the WebOS operating system, a slew of manufacturers like HTC and Samsung reportedly have been trying to acquire the WebOS platform to expand their mobile market reach. 'We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse,' Wang said in an interview with the Economic Observer of China.'"
