Bordgious - Slashdot User

Comment: Use the Immune System (Score 1) 404

by Bordgious on Sunday February 28 2010, @06:29PM (#31309434) Attached to: New Wave of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

When antibiotics and antiviral research was first being used, they used methods of stimulating the immune system to a better response. But when chemicals proved easier, research switched to that. If we can get the immune system to fight them off itself, we won't have these problems.

Good Tablet for Lab Usage 1

Submitted by Bordgious on Wednesday January 27 2010, @11:53PM

Bordgious writes "I work in a very busy biology lab in a national laboratory, and we are looking for a better solution for keeping track of waste streams. Currently we have a binder, but we are looking at getting a tablet that could run Excel (or something like it) so that waste entries could be put directly into a computer. We would need something rugged (that could be dropped; we have postdocs and interns), and preferably something somewhat chemical-resistant (but a screen protector could suffice). A touch screen would be best, as a pen (attached or not) is just another peripheral to be lost. Any suggestions for a rugged tablet?"

FCC probes Google, T-Mobile for double-whammy fees-> 0

Submitted by Julie188 on Wednesday January 27 2010, @08:19PM

Julie188 writes "On Monday, the FCC asked Google, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon to explain how they tell their customers about early wireless contract termination fees. Notice that Google is the only handset retailer in the bunch. That's because if someone buys a Nexus One phone from Google with a two-year T-Mobile contract, and the user wants out of that contract, the user is expected to pay two "early termination fees." One fee would be charged by Google and a second charged by T-Mobile."
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3 Millimeter Camera Goes Inside Your Body-> 0

Submitted by kkleiner on Wednesday January 27 2010, @05:25PM

kkleiner writes "The newest camera from BC Tech is only 3 mm in diameter, and thank goodness, because it’s going inside your body. Called the Video Scout, the tiny camera comes with four LED lights for interior illumination, a choice of lenses capable of 100 to 140 field of view, and a depth of field from 1mm to infinity. Video Scout is even smaller than many camera pills (often around 10mm or more). According to BC Tech, the Scout is even cheap enough for single use equipment."
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SPAM: The First Hints Of A Dinosaur's True Colors : NPR 0

Submitted by Thelasko on Wednesday January 27 2010, @05:05PM

Thelasko writes "The colors of dinosaurs have long been a mystery, since soft parts aren't preserved in the fossil record. But for the first time, scientists have teased out colors from fossilized feathers to reveal the orange-and-white ringed tail of a 125-million-year-old dinosaur."
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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight-> 0

Submitted by Bordgious on Tuesday December 15 2009, @05:12PM

Bordgious writes "The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has taken its first flight after two years of delays. The four hour test kicks off another nine months of airborne testing. 840 of them have been ordered since 2004."
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Comment: Martyn Poliakoff (Score 0) 799

by Bordgious on Tuesday July 14 2009, @12:22AM (#28686503) Attached to: Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

You don't get a more classic science look. And his stories are great. http://periodicvideos.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Poliakoff

Comment: Magellan RoadMate 800 (Score 0) 208

by Bordgious on Saturday June 27 2009, @09:27PM (#28499683) Attached to: Hackable In-Car GPS Unit?

I have a Magellan RoadMate 800 which runs a stripped-down version of Windows CE. With just a button-press combination you can view a full windows desktop environment with touchscreen behind it and run whatever programme you want. It's super easy as it has an SD slot and 20-40GB of internal memory to do just about whatever you want with it.

Comment: More Litigation? (Score 0) 236

by Bordgious on Sunday May 24 2009, @12:13AM (#28071957) Attached to: Students, the Other Unprotected Lab Animals

*Just* what we need... As if my school didn't have enough issues already getting the lab supplies we want and need...

Comment: Yahoo Maps? (Score 0) 23

by Bordgious on Sunday March 22 2009, @06:41PM (#27292155) Attached to: Space Bat Tribute Will Make You Cry

For shame. Google should have been used. Space Bat would have wanted it that way.