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In fact they don't like any form of power generation.

nuclear = [insert glowing green fluffy sheep horror stories]
fossil = [insert global meltdown story]
wind power = [insert migrating insert birds killed by blades sob fest] or [blot on lovely landscape rant]
tidal power = [insert moan about marsh habitat of less spotted wading snot gobler flooded]
Solar power = [insert some fucking rare tortoise issue]
hydro = [insert whinge about flooded valleys/woodlands/displace peasents etc etc]

You just can't win with this brainless hippies.

"Your cluster has just finished downloading an update, would you like to reboot now?"

T-Bone-T writes "MobiTV is threatening HowardForums with removal from the Internet for providing links to its unsecured TV feeds. MobiTV claims that a HowardForums user has posted instructions on how to access a file containing the urls of their live feeds. MobiTV claims the feed urls were discovered through "hacking" or "debugging" but it turns out the file is accessible by anyone with access to the internet and the ability to type. The announcement on HowardForums can be found here,the PDF cease and desist letter from MobiTV here, and the post with the instructions here."

Whenever someone says that Fox News is biased, the right-wing immediately jumps up and says that Fox is "fair and balanced". Fair and balanced, huh? Then explain this:

Why is it that when a suicide bomber blows themselves up in some far away land, Fox refers to the perpetrator as a homicide bomber yet they refer to the people at Virginia Tech, NASA and elsewhere who kill others then kill themselves as shooters or gunmen and not homicide shooters? After all, in both cases the person doing the killing kills themselves.

Am I making too much of this? Not in the least. Just providing a clear example of the bias in Fox News.

On a related matter, the recent killing of 9 U.S. soldiers in Iraq by a suicide bomber was covered extensively this morning on both CNN and MSNBC not to mention last night. How much air time did Fox give the story? About 10 seconds. Enough time to state what happened and move on quickly so it falls off the radar.

Nope, no bias at Fox.

Steve Mackton writes "CNET.co.uk is running a great article that compares the picture quality from some of the latest camera-enabled cell phones with that from the latest digital cameras. From the looks of things, it won't be long at all before camera-enabled cell phones take over the compact digital camera market."

coondoggie writes "If you are looking for a high-tech job, California is your best bet. At least that seems to be the conclusion of the American Electronics Association's 10th anniversary Cyberstates study of high-tech industry employment. The report shows that in 2006, the high-tech industry continued growing, adding nearly 150,000 jobs for a total of 5.8 million in the United States. This growth is faster than the 87,400 jobs added in 2005. These two years of growth represent an increase of four percent, the AeA stated. The biggest surprise in compiling the national report was that the unemployment rate for engineers was under two percent, a sign Americans aren't losing technology jobs, said William Archey, CEO of the AeA, a high-tech trade association representing 2,500 companies. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1443 7"

HSDPA via USB

Vodafone's USB-connected 3G HSDPA modem has appeared again, this time with T-Mobile's name on it - and a lower price.

http://go.theregister.com/feed/http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/04/24/t-mobile_modem_hsdpa/

Waking your PC up over the Internet can come in handy. Doug Reid shows you how.

http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=4f0e3e0f3f7b68b62a599f44ea18a6a0

http://chanh.net/2007/04/24/hundreds-gather-to-mourn-yeltsin/

jshanman writes "This map uses the in game map which was created by piecing together the radar extracted from screenshots. At the time of this post, you can add/edit game location markers and search for locations. Eventually, a full game database will be viewable via the map, creating the most immersive MMO map & game database on the internet."

eldavojohn writes "Scientists are hoping that the 'coaxial cable' style nanotube they developed will resolve energy issues that come with converting sunlight to energy. The plants currently have us beat in this department but research is discovering new ways to eliminate inefficiencies in transferring photons to energy. Traditional methods involve exciting electrons to the point of jumping to a higher state which leaves 'holes.' Unfortunately, these electrons and holes remain in the same regions and therefore tend to recombine. The new nanotubes hope to route these excited electrons off in the same way a coaxial cable allows a return route for electrons. End result is fewer electrons settling back into their holes once they are elevated out of them yielding a higher return in energy."

Roy van Rijn writes "Since Microsoft released Vista they've been claiming DirectX10 (one of the best reasons to run Vista) is so tightly connected to the new Vista-kernel its unable to distribute it to other platforms. But some hackers from the Alky Project claim otherwise. With a preview build on their website the claim seems to be correct. And if thats the case it becomes clear that the DX10 only being possible for Vista was just a marketing trick. Cody Brocious (part of the Alky team) stated that it would even be possible to run their DirectX10-SDK on OS-X or Linux. Happy gaming folks!"

One of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble's cameras has been released to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The image shows a 50 light-year-wide view of the tumultuous central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth -- and death -- is taking place.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424091427.htm

Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine -- a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. Scientists show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a similar regenerative process might be possible in people.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424093740.htm

Does gender make a difference in the way politicians speak and are spoken to? This is the question posed in a new study. The study of transcripts of three television and two radio interviews of Bill and Hillary Clinton provided the researcher with a unique opportunity to study perspectives of two politicians and their interviewers.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424093752.htm