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Submission + - Finally a detergentless washing machine

Submitted by

Deepa

on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @08:19AM

Deepa writes: "There is a new way of washing clothes (if that's what you call it), washing it without soap! Haier's WasH20 washing machine does not need soap. As if added fragrance, germfree, odor free and stain free washing were not enough; now we got to cope with soap free as well! The WasH20 washing machine works by breaking down water molecules into OH- and H+ ions; the stains on the linens are "attracted and retained by ions of OH-, while the clothes are sterilized by the H+ ions.""

Submission + - Fear Enzyme Discovered (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by

InvisblePinkUnicorn

on Monday July 16, 2007 @09:51AM

InvisblePinkUnicorn writes: "Researchers from MIT have uncovered a molecular mechanism that governs the formation of fears rooted in traumatic events. This could lead to the first drug to treat the millions of adults who suffer each year from chronic, debilitating fears — including post traumatic stress disorder. The researchers showed that inhibiting a specific enzyme in the hippocampus removed a preconceived fear from mice. According to the study leader: 'This data points to a promising therapeutic avenue to treat emotional disorders and raises hope for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or phobia.' The article abstract is available from Nature Neuroscience."

Submission + - Parents Neglect Starved Babies to Feed Video Game

Submitted by

tunafreedolphin

on Saturday July 14, 2007 @11:38PM

tunafreedolphin writes: "A couple authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect. The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Both children are doing well and gaining weight in foster care, prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal."

Submission + - Rev. Al Sharpton to Campaign for Linux (sillylug.com)

Submitted by

Snarky Comment Withheld

on Monday July 09, 2007 @08:32PM

Snarky Comment Withheld writes: "Rev. Al Sharpton has said that he will now campaign in favor of Linux, because he views it as a way to help end the "digital divide." In his own words, "Corporate America has to learn that it needs to support everyone in America, and not just those who can afford to spend $400 on Microsoft Office. By supporting free software, we can keep hope alive in America.""

Submission + - Seagate Meets the Terabyte

Submitted by WMIF on Monday June 25, 2007 @03:15PM

WMIF writes: Seagate today finally marks its long-awaited entry into the one-terabyte drive arena.

Manufactured around a 4-platter design (as opposed to the 5 platters found in the already-shipping Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), the new drive will be available as a consumer oriented unit, the Barracuda 7200.11, and an enterprise-targeted Barracuda ES.2.

With this new generation Seagate makes the leap to a 32-megabyte buffer, an increase bound to elevate the firm's performance to a new level.

http://storagereview.com/seagate_meets_terabyte

Submission + - New Cisco Certification and a Harder CCNA

Submitted by Evan Thimmesch on Monday June 25, 2007 @03:13PM

Evan Thimmesch writes: CCNA content is becoming more detailed and content "heavier". http://cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/lear ning_certification_type_home.html There is also a entry level certification now, below the CCNA level. CCENT Certification The Cisco CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) certification validates the skills required for entry-level network support positions, the starting point for many successful careers in networking. Candidates should have the knowledge and skill to install, operate and troubleshoot a small enterprise branch network, including basic network security. CCENT certification is the first step toward achieving CCNA, which covers medium size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections. http://cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le45/learnin g_certification_level_home.html

Submission + - Hacking a Tractor-Trailer's Load

Submitted by ancientribe on Monday June 25, 2007 @02:26PM

ancientribe writes: Researchers have discovered that they can easily hack electronic product code (EPC) labels on products being transported on 18-wheeler tractor-trailers. EPC, the heir apparent to bar coding, provides unique RFID tags for each item, rather than just the vendor and class of product as bar codes do. This opens the door for attackers to lift detailed information about what a particular truck is hauling and where, as well as to actually manipulate the data. The underlying problem — aside from the thin walls of these rigs and the fact that truckers have to park and rest in public areas — is that RFID security is a lot like the typical home WLAN: companies often leave their system in default mode, with easily guessed passwords.

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=127 561&WT.svl=news1_1

Submission + - Warez veteran 'bandido' gets four years in prison (pressesc.com)

Submitted by

Raver32

on Monday June 25, 2007 @01:02PM

Raver32 writes: "The co-leader of one of the oldest and most famous Internet software cracking and warez trading groups was sentenced today to 51 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, US authorities announced today. In one of the first ever extraditions for an intellectual property offense, Hew Raymond Griffiths, a 44-year old British national living in Bateau Bay, Australia, was brought to the United States in February 2007 to face criminal charges in US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Griffiths, known by his nom-de-guerre 'bandido' pleaded guilty on April 20, 2007, before US District Court Judge Claude M. Hilton."

Submission + - Mandriva will not partner with Microsoft (opensourcelearning.info)

Submitted by

JanStedehouder

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:54PM

JanStedehouder writes: "After some opening shots the Mandriva management decided to release a statement that they are not willing to partner with Microsoft, especially not under the threat of patent infringements. The statement can be found here: http://corp.mandriva.com/webteam/2007/06/19/we-wil l-not-go-to-canossa/

It took a few days and I can only hope that many other distributors follow with clear statements."

Submission + - A Better Alternative to ISP DNS (opendns.com)

Submitted by

gmgartner

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:45PM

gmgartner writes: "The article "25 web Sites to Watch" on the PC World site had a few worthy sites, not 25, but that's just my opinion. One that really got my attention was www.opendns.com. As a parent, it's nice to have content filtering that I don't have to configure and monitor — and pay for. As an IT consultant to small businesses, I see an excellent solution for companies looking to reduce the amount of non-work related web surfing that goes on in the work place — believe me when I say that this happens a lot more than bosses would know or admit. OpenDNS claims to have faster response times to, giving me a better internet experience. I'm not sure by which metrics this is measured, but I have notice a bit quicker response time in my day to day activities — just like when I was a kid: I could run faster with my new sneakers!"

Submission + - Google Harnesses Wind to Power Iowa Data Center (datacenterknowledge.com)

Submitted by

1sockchuck

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:27PM

1sockchuck writes: "Wind turbines will contribute about 18 percent of the power for Google's new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which was officially announced this morning. Iowa utility MidAmerican Energy can generate up to 460 megawatts of electricity with its 323 wind turbines, and is planning to more than double that capacity. The use of wind power from MidAmerican fits Google's ongoing emphasis on green computing and energy efficiency, which just activated solar panels on its Mountain View campus and recently announced a push for high-efficiency computer power supplies. The Iowa data center is the fourth $600 million facility Google has announced this year."

Submission + - Jericho to Return to CBS (nutsonline.com)

Submitted by

Ironsides

on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @02:59PM

Ironsides writes: "Following up on last months story. After sending in 20 TONS of Penuts into CBS, Jericho is set to return to CBS this summer."

Submission + - Quake 4 RSH Mod

Submitted by

wuut

on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @02:31PM

wuut writes: "Some years ago Quake 4 came out. Yet there are many modification avaiable for the game. But NOONE ever have tried a RSH Modification like this guy did. After jears of development he has still no teammates but a really unique project. Here is a brief description of his project: [BOLD]We[/BOLD] are working since 2 years on this project. Our goals are to enchance the Quake4 engine and make it possible to play it more interactive than before. This will extend the playability of the game in a new way. This one should allow the player to access a remote shell console via ingame gui. This way its possible to get access to doors cameras or monsters via remote shell (unix,linux). Its also possible to make a hack interface, since the OS you are access to is not simulated, but the interface itself is independent because of rsh(rlogin {unix})-standard. At the moment the creation of a RSH gui as simple as creating map objects. He has done a preview movie about his mod: this is splitted to 2 files. both will be 160 MB. — recorded with Taksi Desktop Video Recorder — ive used the vp3 codec — and zipped with 7-zip http://www.7-zip.org/download.html — you can playback with vlc http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Please take time to download and watch this. http://www.mediafire.com/?ccdim1y9otx http://www.mediafire.com/?4hxyxhtdyu2 Here is his posting at doom3world forums where you can read some suggestions: http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1 7853 He is still looking for help, new ideas and maybe a way to use his technology. — Joe Cox"

Submission + - How the Facebook platform is changing the world

Submitted by

malbrech

on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @02:06PM

malbrech writes: "An article in the Guardian technology blog points us to how the Facebook platform makes web applications explode virally. There is also an excellent analysis of Facebook by Marc Andreesen (remember? the guy who did Mosaic and Netscape). In a nutshell: the carefully designed instant awareness of your friends of the application you just started using, makes them use it too. That cascades onto their friends, and so on. The result: your servers get blown apart in very short time. You might be famous, but flat out beaten by traffic."

Submission + - Plants recognize their siblings (mcmaster.ca)

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @01:56PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings.

Though they lack cognition and memory, the study shows plants are capable of complex social behaviours such as altruism towards relatives. Like humans, the most interesting behaviours occur beneath the surface."

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