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Law Firm Fighting For White Collar (IT) Overtime 573

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Maximum Prophet writes "Programmers and System Administrators typically don't get overtime. A law firm based in Nevada is looking to stand up for white-collar workers around the country, trying to reverse decades-old (and incorrect) thinking about what it means to work in an office. 'Computer workers of various stripes, for example, have commonly not been paid for their extra hours ... But under California law, the exemption applies only for workers whose primary function involves "the exercise of discretion and independent judgment." In numerous lawsuits, Thierman and other plaintiffs' attorneys have alleged that legions of systems engineers, help desk staff, and customer service personnel do no such thing. Of programmers, Thierman says, "Yes, they get to pick whatever code they want to write, but they don't tell you what the program does ... All they do is implement someone else's desires.'"

Feed Science Daily: Global Corporate Climate Change Report Released (sciencedaily.com)

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The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors managing more than $41 trillion of assets, releases new global reports, the largest and most comprehensive database of strategies from the world's largest corporations regarding the impact of climate change on shareholder value.

Feed Science Daily: Ragweek Research Is Nothing To Sneeze At (sciencedaily.com)

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To a person with a pollen allergy, an 18-acre ragweed field sounds like a sneezy, red-eyed zone of misery. But to two environmental engineering researchers, the parcel presented a rare and valuable opportunity to learn how the troublesome weeds grow, reproduce and scatter their pollen under varying weather conditions.

Feed Science Daily: Unique Role For Blood Formation Gene Identified (sciencedaily.com)

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All blood cell production in adults depends on the steady work of a vital gene that if lost results in early bone marrow failure cancer geneticists have found. Their research reveals an unexpected role for the gene in sustaining the adult blood-forming system, and opens novel strategies for targeting the gene, which is often involved in a type of childhood leukemia.

Feed Engadget: NASA develops extreme-heat-resistant CPUs (engadget.com)

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Finally, you can wave goodbye to your heat-sinks, mods, and water-cooled contraptions, because NASA is on the scene with a new CPU that can rock 1,700 hours of uninterrupted processing at the low, low temperature of 500 degrees... Celsius. According to reports, scientists at the space agency have developed a chip which they call the "silicon carbide differential amplifier integrated circuit," taking the approach of using more heat-resistant materials, rather than external and extraneous cooling technology. "This new capability can eliminate the additional plumbing, wires, weight and other performance penalties required to liquid-cool traditional sensors and electronics," says Phil Neudeck, a NASA electrical engineer, adding, "It's really a significant step toward mission-enabling harsh environment electronics." The agency believes that the new technology will lead to improvements in safety and fuel efficiency, as well as reduced jet engine emissions, though team leaders say they're mainly hoping to, "...seriously jack up our WoW rigs."

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Feed Engadget: Fujitsu announces 3D image recognition chip for robots (engadget.com)

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Fujitsu looks to be doing its part to keep robots well aware of their surroundings, today announcing a new 3D image recognition chip that promises an array of benefits, although it sadly doesn't have a robot to go along with it. Still, the company doesn't seem to think it'll have much trouble finding suitable bots for it, with its small size and low power consumption making it ideal for small, household robots in addition to those of the larger, more terrifying variety. Apparently, the entire system works in real time, and is said to be five times more efficient in recognizing images than similar system. While the chip has yet to find its way into an actual robot, that'll apparently happen before too long, with Fujitsu promising to put that final touch on the experiment before year's end.

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Journal Journal: Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track

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Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed tools to help solve two of the main problems slowing the progress of stem cell research -- how to quickly test stem cell response to different drugs or genes, and how to create a large supply of healthy, viable stem cells to study from only a few available cells. The researchers have created methods to study millions of stems cells on devices the size of a standard microscop

Feed Schneier: NASA Employees Sue over Background Checks (schneier.com)

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This is a big deal: Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers sued NASA and the California Institute of Technology on Thursday, challenging extensive new background checks that the space exploration center and other federal agencies began requiring in the wake...

Feed Schneier: New German Hacking Law (schneier.com)

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There has been much written about the new German hacker-tool law, which went into effect earlier this month. Dark Reading has the most interesting speculation: Many security people say the law is so flawed and so broad and that no...

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