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Comment Re:Endocrine system (Score 1) 204

The claim that testosterone is declining is specious at best, as measurement techniques have vastly improved over time and it's also being measured in a lot more people. Rather than suggest people "look it up," please provide a reference. There is no massive surge in hypogonadal men, regardless of claims made by anti-aging clinics (i.e. people whose business is selling exogenous testosterone). If you're worried about your T level, because of extremely common symptoms, you'd be better served getting checked for sleep apnea.
Math

Pi Calculated To Record 2.5 Trillion Digits 432

Joshua writes "Researchers from Japan have calculated Pi to over 2.5 trillion decimals using the T2K Open Supercomputer (which is currently ranked 47th in the world according to a June, 2009 report from Top500.org). This new number more than doubles the previous record of about 1.2 trillion decimals set in 2002 by another Japanese research team. Unfortunately, there still seems to be no pattern."
The Military

Marine Corps Wants a Throwable Robot 270

coondoggie writes "The US Marine Corps has a request — build and rapidly deploy more 10lb-or-under robots its personnel can throw into dangerous situations that can quickly gather information without endangering Marines. The throwable robot is part of a family of robots that would range from the 10lb version to one that would act as a central controlling device and weigh close to 300lbs. Marine commanders are demanding ever lighter robots so that troops don't have to offload critical equipment from their rucksacks to accommodate them."
The Almighty Buck

"Hidden" PayPal Fees Inciting Community Unrest 309

Several sites are reporting on the addition of extra fees to PayPal that are just starting to become common knowledge. While PayPal has certainly had their fair share of controversy, the new "transaction fees" that promise to affect the entire customer base are already well on their way to becoming another. "For example, a personal account sending another personal account money for a one-time payment for, say, mowing your lawn was not previously charged any fees on either side, but is now charged the usual transaction fee (the sender gets to decide who pays). The only way to avoid this is by selecting 'gift' when making the transfer — something you can't do if you're following through on a purchase or invoice from someone. And, if you fall into this category (which many people do), it's likely that you had no idea about the changes until just now."

Comment Re:Athletes? (Score 2, Insightful) 328

I know you're being funny, but seriously, there's a huge difference between mild trauma and huge, 300+ pound men smashing into each other. (Mass * Velocity)^2 = your brain is mush. There has not been nearly enough research into this subject; the actual effects of the trauma, both over long and short-term periods of time. This information will help everyone, not just athletes. It just so happens athletes experience massive numbers of concussions; hopefully their sacrifices will help benefit anyone experiencing head-trauma issues.

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