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Comment: Probably not the most environmentally damaging... (Score 2) 595

by The123king (#43449051) Attached to: Is Bitcoin Mining a Real-World Environmental Problem?
According to Wikipedia, if that power was generated by coal alone, that would produce nearly 1000kg of CO2 A DAY. that's not exactly an environmentally friendly number, but then the CO2 emmisions from all the complete unconstructive computer games many of us play must be a hell of a lot more in comparison....
Power

+ - Graphene-based supercapacitors produced at UCLA-> 1

Submitted by muon-catalyzed
muon-catalyzed writes "Researchers at UCLA have successfully produced high-performance graphene-based supercapacitors using a computerized LightScribe DVD drive. These devices exhibit ultrahigh energy density values in different electrolytes approaching those of batteries, yet they can be charged in seconds. The devices can be charged and discharged for more than 10,000 cycles without losing much in performance compared with a normal life-time of less than 1000 cycles typical for batteries. Imagine having an energy storage device that stores as much energy as a conventional battery (YouTube video), yet, can be charged 100 to 1000 times faster."
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Blackberry

+ - Blackberry sells 1 million units to a single buyer-> 3

Submitted by Gumbercules!!
Gumbercules!! writes "At the end of each quarter, investors eagerly await the sales figures for the last three months and probably no company (with the possible exception of Nokia) will be so closely watched this quarter as Blackberry. This quarter has seen the release of what many consider to be their last throw of the dice – the Blackberry 10 range introductory range of handsets and poor sales figures could portent a very difficult time ahead.

So with that in mind, it’s “odd”, in the least, that suddenly someone would suddenly step forward and buy a full and exact million handsets – and Blackberry won’t tell us who. Blackberry is touting this as a huge vote of confidence in their brand – however if someone is so amazingly confident in Blackberry, why do they need to remain secret?"
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+ - Coronal Mass Ejection From The Sun Speeding Towards Earth At 900 Miles Per Secon

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "A high-speed coronal mass ejection erupted from the sun and is blazing in the direction of Earth at speeds of 900 miles per second. The coronal mass ejections, or CME, is a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space and can potentially reach Earth. Historically, CMEs at this speed have caused mild to moderate effects on Earth, NASA reported."

Comment: There's always a bright side! (Score 1) 853

by The123king (#43108881) Attached to: EU To Vote On Proposal That Could Ban All Online Pornography
The bad news: North Korea has scrapped an armistace between it and the USA, and threatened to start nuclear war.
The worse news: The EU have proposed a blanket ban on all forms of pornography on all forms of media.
The bright side: We may all be dead before the EU passes its legislation.
Censorship

+ - Paypal Bans Usenet Providers Over Piracy Concerns->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "In addition to the recent shutdown of Newzbin and NZBMatrice. In addition the the recent and massive amount of DMCA notices sent to usenet providers around the world. Paypal is now adding its own ingredient to the cake by blocking payments and freezing accounts of many usenet providers around the world.

From TorrentFreak : "Internet payment processing firm PayPal has decided to cut off services to several major Usenet providers and freeze the funds within their accounts. This new move by PayPal is seen as an extension of its aggressive anti-piracy policy which led to the withdrawal of services from several file-hosting websites earlier this year.""
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Microsoft

+ - Outrage at Microsoft offshoring tax in the UK->

Submitted by Master Of Ninja
Master Of Ninja writes "After the ongoing row about companies not paying a fair share of tax in the United Kingdom, and with companies such as Starbucks, Amazon and Google being in the headlines, focus has now turned to Microsoft. Whilst the tax arrangements are strictly legal, there has been outrage on how companies are avoiding paying their fair share of tax generated in the country."
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+ - Sir Patrick Moore dies aged 89-> 3

Submitted by Tastecicles
Tastecicles writes "Patrick Moore was the monocled surveyor of the sky who awakened in millions of people an interest in galactic goings on.

His love of astronomy began at the age of six and that childhood curiosity developed into a lifelong passion.

It was a passion he shared through his programme, The Sky at Night, which he presented for more than 50 years, only ever missing one episode due to illness.

Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore was born at Pinner, Middlesex on 4 Mar 1923.

Heart problems meant he spent much of his childhood being educated at home and he became an avid reader.

His mother gave him a copy of GF Chambers' book, The Story of the Solar System, and this sparked his lifelong passion for astronomy.

He was soon publishing papers about the moon's surface, based on observations made with his first three-inch telescope. His 1908 vintage typewriter enabled him to publish more than a thousand books on subjects ranging from astronomy, his first love, to cricket, golf, and music."
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