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Ubisoft DRM Causing More Problems 279

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 03, 2010 @01:52PM from the there's-a-lesson-here-that-nobody-will-learn dept.

Joe Helfrich writes "Ubisoft's Settlers 7 servers have been causing problems for over a week for users worldwide, and Australian gamers are hardly able to connect at all. 'The problem reportedly strikes after the game has already confirmed an active Internet connection, and prevents the user from playing even the single-player campaign, returning the error "server not available." But they are available, because other people are logged into them and merrily playing away.' Wonder how they're going to describe this one as an attack."

PARC Builds iPod-Sized HIV Detector 93

Posted by timothy on Friday April 02, 2010 @09:40PM from the use-the-y-jack dept.

MikeChino writes "Right now it's difficult, if not impossible, to quickly detect HIV in patients living in impoverished countries. That may all change soon, though — researchers at a California outfit called the Palo Alto Research Center have built an iPod-sized handheld device that can provide an immune check-up in under 10 minutes — all with a prick of the finger. With millions of people around the world without access to a full-size laboratory, PARC's device could revolutionize the detection and treatment of HIV."

World's Smallest Superconductor Discovered 72

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @07:26PM from the none-more-small dept.

arcticstoat writes "One of the barriers to the development of nanoscale electronics has potentially been eliminated, as scientists have discovered the world's smallest superconductor. Made up of four pairs of molecules, and measuring just 0.87nm, the superconductor could potentially be used as a nanoscale interconnect in electronic devices, but without the heat and power dissipation problems associated with standard metal conductors."

Comment Re:It's sad how poorly they are treated (Score 1) 1019

by Doug97 on Wednesday April 04, 2007 @03:39PM (#18610471) Attached to: Should Chimps Have Human Rights?

Chimpanzees are on a par with the intelligence of a five year old child? That right there sounds fishy. I could write my name when I was 5. You show me a chimp that can write its name, and I'll show you a dwarf in a monkey costume.

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