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Submission + - Why You Feel Like Less of a Man Once You Marry

Submitted by

theodp

on Thursday October 18, 2007 @10:38PM

theodp writes: "Just in case you haven't picked up this month's Current Anthropology, it's official — getting married saps your testosterone. After measuring testosterone in 205 Ariaal men in Kenya, researchers found that those with one wife had lower levels of the hormone than unmarried men, and men with more than one wife had the lowest levels of all. 'Testosterone levels are lower among married men probably because they are investing less in mating effort,' said Peter Gray of the UNLV. Ball Finder, anyone?"

Submission + - Craft useful front ends for Ajax not tech overload

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 18, 2007 @03:05PM

An anonymous reader writes: Ajax is not about technology. Most developers will try to convince you that it is, using languages like XML and JavaScript to prove their points. However, that's a very limited view. Customers don't care about technology; they care about how the application feels, how it works underneath their hands via a mouse and keyboard. The goal is to marry technology and usability, and this is particularly true in the case of Ajax apps. This article focuses on how to build intuitive, easy-to-use Ajax-driven applications that look and feel good to use.

Submission + - 40GB PS3 confirmed for US, Spiderman 3 bundled (psu.com)

Submitted by

nousemerk

on Thursday October 18, 2007 @07:34AM

nousemerk writes: "Jack Tretton, President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has now confirmed that the new 40GB PlayStation 3 will make it's way to the U.S., releasing on November 2 for a retail price of USD 400. If that wasn't good enough, Tretton also confirmed that the 80GB version will be getting a hundred price cut, dropping it from USD 600 — 500. Also PSU.com was notified that the 80GB price cut is effective today and Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles, the 40GB PS3 will come bundled with Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc as previously rumoured."

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