Comment: Re:Almost everyone in Manitoba knows... (Score 1) 498
So much so that we don't even call it an electric bill ... it's "the hydro bill".
Comment: Grant McEwan is *NOT* a University (Score 1) 308
As far as I'm aware, Grant McEwan (in Edmonton) is a College, not a University. I'm not sure what that difference means in the U.S. of A., but in Canada they are fairly distinct. I have no idea what bearing this has on the story, either.
Comment: Re:Only -20C?? (Score 1) 484
I was just a little surprised, as -20 C is not really much of an extreme temperature for much of my country during the winter. -40 yes, but not -20. I often travel by bus with my laptop in a backpack, and it's not unusual to be outside in lower temperatures than that for periods of time waiting for the bus.
So far, low temperatures have never been a cause for concern as far as electronics are concerned - laptops, audio devices, cell phones, cameras etc.
Comment: Only -20C?? (Score 5, Interesting) 484
Wow - why do they even sell them here in Canada, then? Am I not supposed to take it outside below -20C? That's almost every night for half the winter!
In fact, though, I've had my iPod Touch (1st Gen) for about 3 years, and I take and *use* it outdoors in -30 to -20 temperatures all the time - no problem. It's actually survived a dunking in the bathtub, too.
Comment: Re:Periods and commas. (Score 1) 420
Here we go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DecimalSeparator.png
Assuming this is accurate, the inclusion of India and China in the "dot" group would, by themselves, seem to settle the question. :)
I'm actually quite surprised how many countries fall into the "unknown" category!
Assuming this is accurate, the inclusion of India and China in the "dot" group would, by themselves, seem to settle the question.
I'm actually quite surprised how many countries fall into the "unknown" category!
Comment: Re:Periods and commas. (Score 1) 420
Ummmm... shouldn't you include the rest of the world in this comparison? Africa alone has more than Europe and the U.S. put together... not to even mention Asia. Are there major countries outside of Europe that use the European system?
I'm not advocating for one over the other here, just trying to follow your argument.
Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child 331
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from the snack-is-going-to-be-on-the-floor-today dept.
from the snack-is-going-to-be-on-the-floor-today dept.
Researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of California have shown that the more germs a child is exposed to, the better their immune system in later life. Their study found that keeping a child's skin too clean impaired the skin's ability to heal itself. From the article: "'These germs are actually good for us,' said Professor Richard Gallo, who led the research. Common bacterial species, known as staphylococci, which can cause inflammation when under the skin, are 'good bacteria' when on the surface, where they can reduce inflammation."
Zero day bug found in Windows 7 and Server 2008...->
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kantos writes "Security researcher Laurent Graffie, responsible for finding the early SMB2 remote BSOD exploit, has done it again. As reported by Information Week the exploit can be triggered through IE or remotely. In his blog Graffie notes that the exploit doesn't even cause a BSOD rather it forces the OS into an infinite loop requiring a hard reset. MS of course has played down the issue saying that few if any of its customers will be affected...."
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Big Breasted Women More Intelligent->
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Aokisensei writes "Contrary to the popular stereotype, new research suggests that women with larger breasts are more intelligent than their less well-endowed counterparts. The researcher, a Chicago-based sociologist (who herself confessed to being an A-cup), conducted a study in which a sample of 1,200 women were divided by breast size into five categories: extra-large, large, medium, small, and extra-small. An I.Q. test was then administered to the participants. The results? Women in the large and extra-large categories scored an average of 10 points more than the women in the smaller categories, also beating medium sized women."
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Facebook status update provides alibi->
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fattmatt writes "A NY man accused of robbery has successfully used his Facebook status update for his alibi. The best part is the actual status update... "On the phone with this fat chick... where my IHOP.""
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