Comment: Re:I Left Today (Score 3, Insightful) 721
Better stop using the internet. I hear it's full of bad stuff, just like Reddit!
Comment: Re:Square is the big security fail here... (Score 1) 273
How is Square the problem? They didn't invent the mag stripe.
Comment: Re:And in other news... (Score 1) 273
The problem isn't that technology is scary, it's that the contactless payment stuff is being billed as MORE SECURE than other ways of using your card. This demo shows that the technology is vulnerable to being exploited with commonly available hardware.
Comment: Crash? More like correction. (Score 4, Insightful) 709
It seems more like a correction to me. The idea that a BTC was worth $20 or more seemed too good to be true, probably because it was.
I think BitCoin is a great concept, but it needs more of a real economy and less currency speculation. I suspect that will come once the hype dies down. Maybe now that the value has gone down, that'll happen soon.
Diabetic Men May Be Able To Grow Their Own Insulin-Producing Cells 148
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from the presto-chango dept.
from the presto-chango dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Men with type 1 diabetes may be able to grow their own insulin-producing cells from their testicular tissue, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers who presented their findings today at the American Society of Cell Biology 50th annual meeting in Philadelphia. Their laboratory and animal study is a proof of principle that human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) extracted from testicular tissue can morph into insulin-secreting beta islet cells normally found in the pancreas. And the researchers say they accomplished this feat without use of any of the extra genes now employed in most labs to turn adult stem cells into a tissue of choice."
Which Shipping Company Is Kindest To Your Packages? 480
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from the handle-however-you-want dept.
from the handle-however-you-want dept.
Ant writes "Popular Mechanics mailed a bunch of sensors on an epic journey to find out which American shipping company is the most careful with your packages. From the article: 'One disheartening result was that our package received more abuse when marked "Fragile" or "This Side Up." The carriers flipped the package more, and it registered above-average acceleration spikes during trips for which we requested careful treatment.' Here's what they found."
Comment: You too can voice your opposition (Score 5, Informative) 389
If you live in the US, you can voice your opposition to the REAL ID Act by sending your senators and representative a message using the handy form at http://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=30