Journal Journal: HK people complain the Bible
In HK, more than 1400 people filed complains on the Bible, detail see here
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/070516/318/27l28.html
Submission + - The Long Term Effects of Plastics on the Earth
lostraven writes: "Nearly 40% of our ocean surface contains floating heaps of predominately plastic? So it seems, at
least according to Charles Moore and the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. And the effects that
plastics potentially have on life both on and off shore are alarming. From studies of how bisphenol A
affects insulin output to findings of dead seabirds "packed with plastic", the "60 billion tons" of
plastic created each year effects much of the biosphere. While the article leans slightly towards being
an opinion piece, it serves to point out that manufacturers and consumers should be more aware of the effects
plastic has on the Earth and its inhabitants."
Feed Performance artist Stelarc implants "third ear" in forearm (engadget.com)
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables
Picking up where the Vacanti mouse left off, Australian performance artist Stelarc went through with his plans to implant a cell-cultivated ear beneath the skin of his forearm earlier this year, and he's now showing off the results for the world to squirm at. Stelarc apparently isn't satisfied with his newfound appendage just yet, however, and is reportedly planning another surgery to give the ear "more definition." What's more, he's also hoping to implant a microphone inside the ear that'll use a Bluetooth transmitter to, you guessed it, broadcast what it hears over the Internet.
[Via Boing Boing, photo courtesy of Nina Sellars]
[Via Boing Boing, photo courtesy of Nina Sellars]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Feed Forget Washing Dishes Or Sweeping Up; Parents Handing Off Online Chores To Kids (techdirt.com)
For years we've seen stories about how kids tend to do tech support for their parents and other adults when it comes to computer related problems. However, a new article frames that story in a different light, suggesting that parents now give their kids "online chores" to do -- which can sometimes replace traditional household chores like washing the dishes or doing the laundry. The chores can include just about any online action that parents aren't entirely comfortable with -- from booking flights to setting up parties to getting movie listings. In fact, 14% of kids in the study claimed that they actually helped their parents file their tax returns online. This probably isn't particularly surprising, but it is representative of how central to family life computing and the internet has become, that using it is considered a chore like sweeping the hallway.
Submission + - Cure for baldness found - yipee!!
zentropa writes: "A way to regenerative hair has been found, according to Cosmos. It says researchers have stumbled on a gene-therapy remedy for hair loss that might also lead to regenerative treatments for healing wounds. The results stunned many scientists, who had long assumed that mammalian hair follicles were a non-renewable resource, and baldness was forever. The human head comes equipped with approximately 100,000 of tiny, hair-generating organs, and once they stop working, it was thought, the scalp was doomed to gradual exposure. Not any more!"
Journal Journal: Speed Up Sites with htaccess Caching
Speed Up Sites with htaccess Caching
2 awesome ways to implement caching on your website using Apache
Submission + - Bush Causes Cell Phone Ban
An anonymous reader writes: When President George Bush visits Sydney, Australia for the APEC Summit in September, all cell phone calls within the radius of a football field will be banned. The president's motorcade will be shadowed by a helicopter equipped with signal-jamming equipment. Terrorists have used mobile phones to detonate remote-controlled bombs in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
Submission + - Bill Gates Offers U.S. Border Firewall
Scott Ott writes: "by Scott Ott
(2007-03-08) — Microsoft founder Bill Gates, alarmed that immigration curbs sparked by terrorism threats limit access to talented tech workers from overseas, today said his firm will work with the U.S. government to install "a virtual firewall at the borders that would let the good geeks in and keep the malicious geeks out."
READ THE REST AT http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=2509"
READ THE REST AT http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=2509"
Submission + - China: U.S. violated Iraqis' rights
firedragon852 writes: China's Xinhua News Agency has published a report in response to the U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2006. As in previous years, the State Department pointed the finger at human rights conditions in more than 190 countries and regions, including China, but avoided touching on the human rights situation in the United States. To help the world people have a better understanding of the situation in the United States and promote the international cause of human rights, we hereby publish the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006.
China Puts Hold on Net Cafe Construction This Year 26
With government concerns about online gaming growing steadily in China, Beijing has put in place a ban on the opening of new internet cafes for the rest of the year. GigaGamez reports on the country's move, which is largely seen as a response to some high-profile deaths from unhealthily dedicated gamers. From the article: "Honestly [this] shouldn't be that big of a deal if you consider that the Chinese government has already estimated that 113,000 Internet cafes already exist. Add this to the already bizarre limitation of World of Warcraft play time and you have some very unhappy gamers." Update: 03/08 14:52 GMT by Z : GamePolitics has the word that virtual currencies are also to be restricted, in an effort to ensure that the yuan is kept secure.
Feed The Problem With Copycat Cops (wired.com)
Submission + - Mob rule overruns Reddit
netbuzz writes: "Here's one to consider the next time Slashdot readers get all huffy about the work of Slashdot's editors. Over at Reddit this morning we are seeing the problem with "meritocracy" social-bookmarking sites, writ large. Sometimes the wisdom of crowds turns into an unruly mob, witness the fact that 14 of the top 15 items on that site are about "impeachment."
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1224 0"
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/122
Submission + - Prison for pop-up and fundamentalism
blh42 writes: Friday, oh mighty friday.
I'd like to throw my self into the malicious debate regarding morale issues in the U-S of A.
On the morning train I stumbled upon an article about a teacher who apparently is being sentenced to 40 years in prison for accidental display of hard-core porn pop-ups in class.
Now the story tells that the teacher who was teaching in class had previously been surfing hair fashion pages, which according to the expert witness had installed ad spyware on the computer. These in term flashed hard-core porn ads on regular basis.
At the time there where 10 students in class, from which 4 did see the images displayed. The eleven members of the jury choose to believe that this was an moral assault on the students and didn't care about the expert witness.
Now I find this as a court case completely crazy. I'm not sure if they understand the impact of what they may or may not create with this. I mean what is she suppose to learn from this 40 years sentence? Not to use computers in class? Or perhaps stop using the Internet?
I think it's the same as trying to punish elders for exposing the selfs to the streets where they may be assaulted by robbers..
Something has to be done with this police state if it's not already too late. Los in court and lost to the state.. lost to the Christian way fundamentalism in my opinion. Fundamentalists that actually do have access to nuclear weapons.. shouldn't we do something about that?
On the morning train I stumbled upon an article about a teacher who apparently is being sentenced to 40 years in prison for accidental display of hard-core porn pop-ups in class.
Now the story tells that the teacher who was teaching in class had previously been surfing hair fashion pages, which according to the expert witness had installed ad spyware on the computer. These in term flashed hard-core porn ads on regular basis.
At the time there where 10 students in class, from which 4 did see the images displayed. The eleven members of the jury choose to believe that this was an moral assault on the students and didn't care about the expert witness.
Now I find this as a court case completely crazy. I'm not sure if they understand the impact of what they may or may not create with this. I mean what is she suppose to learn from this 40 years sentence? Not to use computers in class? Or perhaps stop using the Internet?
I think it's the same as trying to punish elders for exposing the selfs to the streets where they may be assaulted by robbers..
Something has to be done with this police state if it's not already too late. Los in court and lost to the state.. lost to the Christian way fundamentalism in my opinion. Fundamentalists that actually do have access to nuclear weapons.. shouldn't we do something about that?
Submission + - Comedic Rights Backlash
menciasteals writes: "After Joe Rogan confronted Carlos Mencia during a performance at the Comedy Store, a petition has been started in an attempt to remove Mencia's show "Mind of Mencia" from Comedy Central's lineup in an internet-based attack against comedic theft. Rogan has since been banned from performing at the Comedy Store and has ended his relationship with the Gersh Agency. From Rogan's post on his blog: "Now, when you work hard on a bit and polish and craft it, and then someone just disrespects the whole process, steps in, steals it and performs it as his own, that's a pretty intense creative violation." So what do you say, Slashdotters, are Comedians entitled to the same rights as musicians and authors?"
Submission + - Google Bought, Burned NC Seniors' Homes
theodp writes: "Nicholas Carr has a nice roundup of the latest Googlegate News, including the heartwarming story of how NC government officials acting on Google's behalf hounded the elderly into selling their homes, keeping prices down by using a nonprofit front funded by Google to conceal the search giant's identity from folks like Eugene and Violet Anderson, both 86. As former homeowners took up residence in apartments and doublewides, the local fire department burned down a number of their homes to make way for Google, whose tax incentives are now being pegged at $260M."
