Kris Thalamus - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Cue the whining about modern society... (Score 1) 240

by Kris Thalamus on Monday November 21 2011, @04:03AM (#38121890) Attached to: DNA Test To Determine Kids' Sports Futures

So what you're saying is that it's better to play genetic roulette than it is to intervene or direct? Do we dare to disturb the universe in its natural state? That argument could be used against any endeavour. If humanity's hubris is so risky and/or counterproductive, then shouldn't we abandon the discipline of engineering and medicine as well? (Cf. Caveman Science Fiction)

Apple Admits iPhone 4S Battery Drain, Promises Fix-> 0

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judgecorp

on Thursday November 03 2011, @09:02AM

judgecorp writes "Apple has admitted the iPhone 4S has a battery problem that is software-related. Promising a fix to iOS 5, Apple has already delivered a beta to developers which is supposed to sort out the issue."
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When geeks meet - do they have autistic kids?-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 03 2011, @08:43AM

An anonymous reader writes "Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen thinks scientists and engineers could be more likely to have a child with autism, an idea that is fairly common currency in silicon valley. But many reseachers say the proof isn't there yet."
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AOL discontinues LISTSERV-> 0

Submitted by alphadogg on Thursday November 03 2011, @08:19AM

alphadogg writes "Ending a service it has offered for well over a decade, AOL is shutting down its free LISTSERV-based mailing-list hosting operations, the company has told mailing list administrators. "If your list is still actively used, please make arrangements to find another service prior to the shutdown date and notify your list members of the transition details," an email notice sent out by AOL stated. "If you are no longer actively using this service then no other action is required." At the peak of the service's popularity in the late 1990s, AOL was the third-largest provider of mailing lists, serving more than a million users."
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Effect of 'fat gene' moderated by exercise-> 0

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awjr

on Thursday November 03 2011, @08:03AM

awjr writes "Apparently you cannot blame genetics for being fat. It looks like it has more to with the donuts you ate this morning."
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OLPC Project to air-drop laptops-> 0

Submitted by sl4shd0rk on Thursday November 03 2011, @07:16AM

sl4shd0rk writes "Nicholas Negroponte and the OLPC project are still going and have a new plan in the works. A laptop air-drop to help facilitate "self-education" in areas with large poor populations. “In the first year we’ll go in and meet with tribal elders and aid organizations, people not involved with education, but then we let the kids learn,” Negroponte said. All of this work by Negroponte and others was essential, he explained, because market forces were leaving the poor of the world behind. Meanwhile, the largest countries had adopted strategies that offer little for the developing world."
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SPAM: Easy Way to Convert and Import MKV to iTunes on Ma 0

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darikadi

on Thursday November 03 2011, @07:15AM

darikadi writes "MKV to iTunes: this article provides you with the detailed information for how to convert and import MKV files to iTunes on Mac."
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Regarding Linux Kernel's Missing Code 0

Submitted by quarkscat on Thursday November 03 2011, @05:09AM

quarkscat writes "I have been a GNU/Linux user since Slackware 0.96. Always I have appreciated the ability with this linux variant to drop in a source tarball, be it a library, utility, application, or kernel and build a functioning binary. The recent problems with kernel.org servers have left me with high anxiety regarding the viability of the kernel source because of a major gap in both the source tarballs and especially the changelogs.

Can anyone direct me to an alternative mirror of both the kernel source tarballs and changelogs that are now missing from kernel.org, or should I consider the entire linux kernel source tree to be corrupted?

I am well aware of the evil machinations of individuals, corporate interests, and government alphabet agencies regarding the continued viability of linux. I would sooner switch to openbsd than rely upon a compromised linux. And no, I would not rely upon either MS or Apple for mission-critical operations, as both have been compromised by government alphabet agencies, so don't suggest either of therm."

Game Designer Earns a Lifetime Supply of Waffles-> 0

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Kris Thalamus

on Thursday November 03 2011, @04:36AM

Kris Thalamus writes "You've never heard of this game. It's in only one cabinet, playable in one city and, generously estimating, maybe it makes a dollar a day. Nothing about this video game suggests it's someone's meal ticket, but it is. For life."
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Psychoactive strain of marijuana sequenced-> 0

Submitted by tgibbs on Wednesday November 02 2011, @04:49PM

tgibbs writes "The genome and transcriptome of a psychoactive strain of cannabis has been sequenced, leading to insights into the biosynthesis of THC. This information will be useful in understanding the evolution and history of cultivation of the marijuana plant and its divergence from non-psychoactive species of hemp. It could also be useful in genetic manipulation of the marijuana plant to control potency, or to develop transgenic plants in which the psychoactive properties of marijuana are conferred onto other plant species."
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