Audent - Slashdot User

Comment Because it's easy (Score 4, Interesting) 1003

by Audent on Thursday December 15, 2011 @04:06PM (#38387466) Attached to: Why the NTSB Is Wrong About Cellphones

It's easier to say "ZOUNDS, we must BAN this THING" than it is to say "Our driver training is not up to scratch, we don't review our training at regular intervals and we don't have mandatory retests for the people we entrust our children to" because that would sound like they've not done their job.

Sadly this isn't restricted to driving buses either.

Submission + - New Zealand copyright law gets blacked out

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Audent

on Monday February 16, 2009 @12:14AM

Audent writes: "New Zealanders protesting against the introduction of a new copyright law have blacked out Twitter... the likes of @stephenfry have joined in. Basically they're calling for a suspension of section 92 of the act which makes ISPs responsible for policing any copyright breaches that may be drawn to their attention in the form of take down notices. Worse, there's no safe harbour provision for ISPs. Worse still, the definition of ISP has been tweaked to include anyone who offers internet access to another person so businesses, schools, libraries, you name it — you're all ISPs. The law also applies to anyone who hosts content — so that means if you have a blog or run a forum, you're an ISP. The Twitter blackout is designed to draw attention to it and as Slashdot's covered this in the past, it would be great if /. could support the cause."

Submission + - Ham Radio Operator Finds Cure For Cancer (latimes.com) 5

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CirReal

on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @07:31PM

CirReal writes: "John Kanzius, K3TUP, himself suffering from cancer with nine months to live, used nanotechnology and a radio transmitter to kill cancer cells. "Kanzius did not have a medical background, not even a bachelor's degree, but he knew radios. He had built and fixed them since he was a child, collecting transmitters, transceivers, antennas and amplifiers, earning an amateur radio operator license. Kanzius knew how to send radio wave signals around the world. If he could transmit them into cancer cells, he wondered, could he then direct the radio waves to destroy tumors, while leaving healthy cells intact?" Reseachers "recently killed 100% of cancer cells grown in the livers of rabbits, using Kanzius' method.""

Submission + - Name your disability!

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Audent

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @08:40PM

Audent writes: "Slashdot poll: What's your disability? 1: Glasses/contacts/surgery 2: Arrrr yer kiddin' me? 3: missing digit 4: what did you say? 5: the glasses! Zey do nussink! 6: Cowboy Neal is all the disability I need"

Submission + - Significan Mars Finding

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54mc

on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @02:27AM

54mc writes: "Last week, NASA announced that the Mars Global Surveyor may be near the end of its mission. Nasa today will announce a "significant find" on Mars. The announcement will be carried on NASA TV and streaming online at NASA TV's website."

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