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Submission + - Don't swim: Brain-eating bug cases on the rise! (indystar.com)

Submitted by zahl2 on Sunday September 30, 2007 @02:19AM

zahl2 writes: It sounds like science fiction, but there really is a brain-eating amoeba you can catch from swimming in warm freshwater lakes, entering your body through the nose. There is treatment, but you have to get it fast, and most people die. Global warming is expected to increase cases. Watch those noseplug sales increase!

Submission + - Student Attacked After Dropping Cake (infowars.net) 17

Submitted by on Sunday September 30, 2007 @01:49AM

An anonymous reader writes: "School security guards in Palmdale, CA have been caught on camera assaulting a 16-year-old girl and breaking her arm after she spilled some cake during lunch and left some crumbs on the floor after cleaning it up. The girl, Pleajhai Mervin, told Fox News LA that she was bumped while queuing for lunch and dropped the cake. After being ordered to clean it up and then re-clean the spot three times, she attempted to leave the area out of embarrassment but was jumped on by security who forced her onto a table, breaking her wrist in the process."

Submission + - Dell says physicist not to hand computer to Cuba (digitaljournal.com)

Submitted by

Helmet_BR

on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @07:47PM

Helmet_BR writes: "Two weeks ago, a brazilian physicist purchased two computers from Dell, and as they knew it was destinated to a Physics Institute, they asked him to sign a document vowing not to transfer, export or re-export the acquired products to the "Evil Axe", or to any foreigner with two nationalities, natural or living at those countries. The attitude has angered brazilian academic community, who may prepare a boycott.

http://tinyurl.com/yvf4wb
http://tinyurl.com/2ecbqt (in Portuguese)

The physicist, Paulo Gomes, said he wouldn't sign because of principals and for technical reasons, as he already conducted research with Cuban cientists. He says that earlier this year he purchased other products from Dell and nothing was required. Dell says they're only following US laws, and that they may even be prohibited to export."

Submission + - Science vs. Homeopathy (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by

Mr. E

on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @07:46PM

Mr. E writes: "Ars Technica has an interesting look at pseudoscience as it applies to homeopathy. While most discussions about what science is get derailed by the larger controversies surrounding them, Ars chose a relatively uncontroversial pseudo-science to examine so that they could examine the factors which make homeopathy a psuedo-science: ignoring settled issues in science, misapplication of real science, rejection of scientific standards, claims of suppression, large gaps between the conclusion and evidence, and focusing only on the fringes of what we currently understand."

Submission + - Broadband site Whirlpool sued for forum comments. (whirlpool.net.au)

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:56PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Simon Wright, founder and owner Australian broadband website Whirlpool is being sued by 2clix in the QLD Supreme Court for comments made on Whirlpool's online forum. The 2clix software was discussed in threads titled '2Clix or not 2Clix' and 'Anyone used 2clix', with primarily negative comments, and some discussion between 2Clix staff and other Whirlpool members."

Submission + - Week-long Botnet attack on eBay Accounts

Submitted by

flatfilsoc

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:48PM

flatfilsoc writes: " eWEEK reports an ongoing Botnet Attack is using popular Web sites to obtain personal information from eBay accounts. 'The attack, which is trying to wrestle personal financial data out of eBay accounts by brute force, has been going on for at least a week said officials at Aladdin Knowledge Systems . They discovered the new botnet Sept. 3 but has had no luck contacting eBay about the attack.'"

Submission + - "Burning" Saltwater

Submitted by sunspot42 on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:25PM

sunspot42 writes: From the too-good-to-believe file comes this AP story. Pennsylvania cancer researcher John Kanzius claims that hydrogen can be cracked from saltwater using nothing more than radio waves. A demonstration for the US Departments of Energy and Defense is scheduled for later in the week. Assuming this process puts out more energy than it costs — a big assumption — it could turn the most plentiful resource on the surface of the earth into an almost limitless, reusable source of energy.

Submission + - A Geostationary Banana Over Texas (geostationarybananaovertexas.com) 2

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:02PM

eldavojohn writes: "As a piece of art, plans are underway to launch a hollow banana that would remain geostationary orbit over Texas. While most parts of this site are simulations, there actually seems to be an effort to achieve this."

Submission + - Burning salt water (yahoo.com)

Submitted by InFire on Monday September 10, 2007 @08:07PM

InFire writes: Yahoo has an AP report that a scientist has discovered how to make salt water burn using radio frequencies. Is this another hot fusion, ie net energy loss system or a new energy source?

Submission + - Eyes work independently of each other when we read (pressesc.com)

Submitted by

amigoro

on Monday September 10, 2007 @04:43AM

amigoro writes: "Most scientists have assumed that when we read both eyes look at the same letter of a word concurrently, but research by cognitive psychologists show that our eyes look at different letters in the same word and then combine the different images through a process known as fusion."

Submission + - Microsoft dramatically simplifies licensing

Submitted by Kurtz'sKompund on Monday September 10, 2007 @04:33AM

Kurtz'sKompund writes: Microsoft is reducing the length of some bulk software contracts and cutting as many as half of its pricing options in certain product segments. http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/infrastr ucture/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=5069

Submission + - ACCC sues Google for selling rankings (news.com.au)

Submitted by

dogbolter

on Monday September 10, 2007 @03:57AM

dogbolter writes: "The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) is taking world-first legal action in the Australian Federal Court against Google Inc. The allegation is a case against the (Australian) Trading Post and Google(including subsidiaries Google Australia and Google Ireland) for potentially misleading consumers by failing to differentiate between sponsored links and "relevant" links."

Submission + - Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T (theinquirer.net)

Submitted by

Tech.Luver

on Monday September 10, 2007 @03:36AM

Tech.Luver writes: "theInquirer reports ( http://theinquirer.net/?article=42235 ) " A HUMAN called Jay Levy says he has been stung by Apple's iPhone pact with AT&T after he took an Iphone on a Mediterranean cruise. They didn't use their phones, but when they got back they had a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from AT&T Wireless. The problem was that their three Iphones were racking up a bill for data charges using foreign phone charges. The Iphone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on. ""

Submission + - Solar plane stays aloft 54 hours (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by

kwerle

on Monday September 10, 2007 @01:30AM

kwerle writes: "From the BBC News

A solar powered plane built by a UK defense company successfully stayed aloft through 2 nights (54 hours total). An unspecified fault cut it's flight short. A second flight of 33 hours was cut short by threatening thunderstorms.

The Zephyr is not the first solar-powered plane to fly through the night (SoLong: http://www.acpropulsion.com/solong/48_hour_flight. htm), but it claims to be the first that remained powered the whole time — as opposed to gliding occasionally.

The Zephyr has a 59' wingspan, and reached an altitude above 58,000'."

Submission + - AMD Barcelona Opteron Processor Launched (pcper.com)

Submitted by

Vigile

on Monday September 10, 2007 @12:28AM

Vigile writes: "Today may be one of the most important days in AMD's history as they bring a completely new CPU architecture to the market. Barcelona has been one of most anticipated and debated hardware advancements in the industry for years, but now the hardware is officially unveiled and the real testing can begin. First, PC Perspective has a summary of all the worldwide launch events that will be taking place throughout the day that includes lots of AMD-provided information. They theorize that AMD might actually be in some trouble with the first batch of Barcelona parts, comparing this launch to AMD's failed HD 2900 XT GPU launch. There is already a review of some Barcelona-based servers with a performance preview over at Anandtech as well."

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