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Submission + - Microsoft patches cause black screen of death

Submitted by CWmike
CWmike writes: Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rendering the computer useless. The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris , the CEO and CTO for the U.K. security company Prevx. Microsoft apparently made changes to the Access Control List (ACL), a list of permissions for a logged-on user. However, the latest patches appear to make some changes to those registry keys. The effect is that some installed applications aren't aware of the changes and don't run properly, causing a black screen, Morris said. "If you've got this problem, it's massively debilitating," he said.

Submission + - LED Bulbs Lifecycle Energy Costs Calculated (osram-os.com) 1

Submitted by necro81
necro81 writes: The NY Times is reporting that a new report from Osram, a major lighting manufacturer, has calculated the total lifecycle energy costs of LED lightbulbs and found that they are approximately 20% that of incandescents. While it is well known that LED bulbs use a fraction of the energy of incandescents to produce the same amount of light, it has been unproven if the higher manufacturing energy costs made the technology a net gain. The study found that manufacturing and distribution energy costs of all lightbulb technologies is only about 2% of their total lifetime energy cost — a tiny fraction of the energy used to produce light.
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Submission + - Concrete Cloth Makes Durable Disaster Shelters (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by MikeChino
MikeChino writes: When a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Cloth, a durable new waterproof building material made of cement sandwiched between fabric. The cloth can be molded into any shape when bonded with water, and it takes just two hours to set. Since the cloth has a life span of 10 years, it can be used in situations where displacement is prolonged, and the material's durability also makes it ideal for military use.

Comment Mod parent up (Score 1) 224

by Starlet Monroe (#30218748) Attached to: Program To Detect Smuggled Nuclear Bombs Stalls

This. Exactly this.

Whoever modded this +1 Funny instead of +1 Insightful must have misclicked. The capabilities of the gen IV plants are absolutely unreal; in addition to their staggeringly more effective power generation, they have safety features built into their design that make them the generators of choice. They would also provide us the ability to deliver ultra-high-temperatures for next-generation materials work, produce hydrogen for fuel cells, and desalinate water. That's basically all of our problems solved except carbon scrubbing from the atmosphere.

Comment Re:Apples and Oranges (Score 1) 364

by Starlet Monroe (#26117489) Attached to: The End of Individual Genius?

Don't forget Planck!

The dean of the Natural Sciences college at my girlfriend's university closed his speech by saying this (or something like it): "Science is advancing so rapidly, and new fields are being created so quickly, that it's impossible to even catch up to it. The only way to keep up is to be the person at the edge, the person breaking the ground, the person making the new fields."

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