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Submission + - Berkeley Ph.D. Proves "Jesus Tomb" Improba

Submitted by

Daniel Foster

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @05:34PM

Daniel Foster writes: "Looks like the 'Jesus Tomb' people got their math wrong. Dr. Randy Ingermanson (Ph.D. in physics from U.C. Berkeley) recalculates the statistical probability used by the Jesus Tomb book and documentary and finds that 'Jesus of Nazareth is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY to be the Jesus found in the family tomb.' He says, 'My estimate is that the odds are at least 10,000 to 1 AGAINST Jesus of Nazareth being the man found in the tomb.' Check out his data and decide for yourself whether he's onto something."

Submission + - Man sues MS after FBI uncovers smut surfing habits

Submitted by A. C. on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @04:46PM

A. C. writes: The Register has this short story about a criminal who sues Microsoft because of Windows XP's less than perfect security and privacy settings.

Submission + - Comcast challenges FCC over subscriber limits

Submitted by illeism on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @06:21PM

illeism writes: Ars Technica is reporting that Comcast is challenging the FCC over subscriber limits.
FTA — Comcast has decided to challenge the Federal Communications Commission's "unofficial" cap on cable system ownership. In a filing earlier this month, Comcast criticized the FCC's 30 percent horizontal ownership cap, saying that limits on how many subscribers a given cable operator can service are no longer necessary.

Submission + - College Students Narcissistic Jerks, Study Shows

Submitted by on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @06:12PM

An anonymous reader writes: American higher education is plagued by vanity more than ever, CNN reports. Where do we cast blame? Why, it's the evil Internet's fault! MySpace, YouTube are among those on the chopping block, with liberal psycho-quacks calling for a parental beatdown. "A potential antidote would be more authoritative parenting." says noted hypocrite Jean Twenge. My question is, why are we blaming the internet for boosting our self-esteem?

From the Article:

"We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. "Kids are self-centered enough already."

Submission + - Humanoid robot walks

Submitted by

tlbtlbtlb

on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @06:04PM

tlbtlbtlb writes: "Anybots has a video of their 5'10" tall humanoid robot walking. It's the first dynamically balancing humanoid robot to walk successfully. Also read Paul Graham's essay about witnessing the event in person."

Submission + - Hospital says SSN's not financial data.

Submitted by theEteam on Saturday February 17, 2007 @01:48AM

theEteam writes: According to this report, St Marys Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland had a laptop stolen with information of 130,000 patients. The hospital does the right thing and sends out letters to everybody effected, telling them that "The computer contained identifying information including names, social security numbers and birthdates for many of our patients." Sounds good so far and not exactly news. Then, according to the article, they state that "the laptop did not contain any patient health or financial information." Link to the hospital letter directly is here. So when did SSNs cease to become financial data?

Submission + - LSU Professor Resolves Einstein's Twin Paradox

Submitted by

justelite

on Friday February 16, 2007 @08:58PM

justelite writes: "Subhash Kak, Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, recently resolved the twin paradox, known as one of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics. In more recent times, the paradox has been described using the analogy of twins. If one twin is placed on a space shuttle and travels near the speed of light while the remaining twin remains earthbound, the unmoved twin would have aged dramatically compared to his interstellar sibling, according to the paradox."

Submission + - Smokers may be the weak IT security link

Submitted by

BobB

on Friday February 16, 2007 @05:52PM

BobB writes: "Where there's smoke, there's a door. A U.K. security company is warning that smokers may impact IT security, leaving open doors that could let in intruders who could abuse a company's network. It may sound slightly far-fetched. But a penetration tester from NTA Monitor Ltd., a company based in Rochester, England, gained access to a professional services company outside London that way. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/021607-smoke rs-may-be-the-weak.html"

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