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Windows 10 Release Date: July 29th 374

Posted by Soulskill on Monday June 01, 2015 @09:31AM from the onward-and-upward dept.

Ammalgam writes with news that Windows 10 will be released worldwide on July 29th, 2015. It'll be immediately available for PCs and tablets — their announcement doesn't mention smartphones. The upgrade will be free (within one year of launch) for users running legitimate copies of Windows 7 and 8.1. Another reader notes that users of those two operating systems are now being prompted to upgrade by a message in their notification area (system tray).

Comment Re:His "bad" bets spark innovation (Score 3, Interesting) 231

by Daithi_c on Thursday April 18, 2013 @09:49AM (#43482051) Attached to: Prof. Stephen Hawking: Great Scientist, Bad Gambler

I have to agree with this comment.

It may be wrong, but didn't Albert Einstein challenge people who questioned his ideas to go ahead and prove him wrong, just to get people working on finding stuff out rather than simply challenging some theory that was proposed.

Kudos to Prof. Hawking for stimulating research, and having some fun at the same time!

Perhaps the writers of The Big Bang Theory could use the idea to have Prof. Hawking make a bet with Sheldon Cooper about a particular theory. I heard he really enjoyed his appearance on the show and it would be great to see him as a guest star again.

Chip Allows Blind People To See 231

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 04, 2010 @05:07AM from the bionic-eye dept.

crabel writes "3 blind people have been implanted with a retinal chip that allowed them to see shapes and objects within days of the procedure. From the article: 'One of the patients surprised researchers by identifying and locating objects on a table; he was also able to walk around a room unaided, approach specific people, tell the time from a clock face, and describe seven different shades of gray in front of him.'"

NASA Parodies Reach New Level of Awkwardness 28

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 26, 2010 @11:04AM from the go-back-to-film-school dept.

MMBK writes "NASA TV recently produced six movie-trailer parodies about current projects for a 'themed exhibit at an international conference.' But for the most part, the attempt remains pretty corny, far, far away from the imaginative, inspiring work of space artists like Bruce McCall."

Study Finds the Perfect Ratio of Attractiveness 176

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @02:24PM from the hey-there-big-arms dept.

Gksksla writes "Scientists in Australia and Hong Kong have conducted a comprehensive study to discover how different body measurements correspond with ratings of female attractiveness. The study, published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, found that across cultural divides young, tall and long armed women were considered the most attractive."

Handling Money Brings Pain Relief 103

Posted by samzenpus on Monday April 12, 2010 @12:35PM from the nothing-wrong-that-$50-wouldn't-fix dept.

Psychologists at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management have found that handling money can alleviate both physical and emotional pain. In one experiment, test subjects were found to feel less pain when their hands were dipped into scalding water after counting money. Lead author Kathleen Vohs said, "When people are reminded of money in a subtle manner by counting out hard currency, they experience painful situations as being not very painful. You could think about being able to charge yourself up before you encounter pain. When I used to run marathons, I would've maybe wanted to be reminded of money first."

Harvard Says Computers Don't Save Hospitals Money 398

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @03:28AM from the always-jam-tomorrow dept.

Lucas123 writes "Researchers at Harvard Medical School pored over survey data from more than 4,000 'wired' hospitals and determined that computerization of those facilities not only didn't save them a dime, but the technology didn't improve administrative efficiency either. The study also showed most of the IT systems were aimed at improving efficiency for hospital management — not doctors, nurses, and medical technicians. 'For 45 years or so, people have been claiming computers are going to save vast amounts of money and that the payoff was just around the corner. So the first thing we need to do is stop claiming things there's no evidence for. It's based on vaporware and [hasn't been] shown to exist or shown to be true,' said Dr. David Himmelstein, the study's lead author."

Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child 331

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @07:07PM from the snack-is-going-to-be-on-the-floor-today dept.

Researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of California have shown that the more germs a child is exposed to, the better their immune system in later life. Their study found that keeping a child's skin too clean impaired the skin's ability to heal itself. From the article: "'These germs are actually good for us,' said Professor Richard Gallo, who led the research. Common bacterial species, known as staphylococci, which can cause inflammation when under the skin, are 'good bacteria' when on the surface, where they can reduce inflammation."

Comment Sorry, try again. (Score 1) 232

by Daithi_c on Tuesday February 26, 2008 @04:29PM (#22563444) Attached to: Australian Internet Filter Enters Trial Phase

Heard this story covered on Canada's CBC radio show Searchengine.
Youngster cracks 1st version, then updated version of the filter in less than an hour each.

Household internet access computers belong in the livingroom or other public area until the kids have homes of their own.

here's the link:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22304224-2,00.html

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