Comment Re:Running specific or arbitrary code? (Score 0) 277
That also means that displaying PDF or Postscript files is a violation of the SDK license.
Comment Didn't you know? (Score 1) 256
It's not the oil companies that are evil. These creatures are the ones that really control the world's oil market.
Comment So easy (Score 1) 465
> Take a gold sample the size of the head of a push pin, shoot a laser through it, and suddenly more than 100 billion particles of anti-matter appear.
It sounds sooo easy. Why didn't anyone think of this before?
Professor Comes Up With a Way to Divide by Zero 1090
54mc writes "The BBC reports that Dr. James Anderson, of the University of Reading, has finally conquered the problem of dividing by zero. His new number, which he calls "nullity" solves the 1200 year old problem that niether Newton nor Pythagoras could solve, the problem of zero to the zero power. Story features video (Real Player only) of Dr. Anderson explaining the "simple" concept."
Submission + - Keeping cool may be the key to longevity
merryprankster writes: "New Scientist reports that Scripps Research Institute scientists have found that lowering the body temperature of mice by just 0.5C extends their lifespan by around 15%. Until now the only proven way of increasing longevity has been calorie restriction — but as this also causes a lowering of body temperature the researchers speculate that this cooling may be the underlying mechanism retarding ageing. In this study mice with a defect in their lateral hypothalamus, which has the side effect of cooling body temperature, not only lived longer but also ate normal amounts."
Microsoft investing $1Billion in TCI
ZD-Net News is reporting that Micrsoft is about to announce a $1 Billion investment in Tele-Communications Inc. Looks like they might have control over the whole set-top box industry after all.. What do you think?
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