Comment BS (Score 1) 1
No documentation or real scientific data!
Submission + - A Box of Forgotten Smallpox Vials Was Just Found in an FDA Closet
Jason Koebler writes: The last remaining strains of smallpox are kept in highly protected government laboratories in Russia and at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. And, apparently, in a dusty cardboard box in an old storage room in Maryland.
The CDC said today that government workers had found six freeze-dried vials of the Variola virus, which causes smallpox, in a storage room at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland last week. Each test tube had a label on it that said "variola," which was a tip-off, but the agency did genetic testing to confirm that the viruses were, in fact, smallpox.
The CDC said today that government workers had found six freeze-dried vials of the Variola virus, which causes smallpox, in a storage room at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland last week. Each test tube had a label on it that said "variola," which was a tip-off, but the agency did genetic testing to confirm that the viruses were, in fact, smallpox.
Submission + - Microsoft kills off MapPoint and Streets & Trips in favor of Bing Maps 1
DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft has killed off two of its mapping products, MapPoint and Streets & Trips. Both of these services have received their last update and will soon be retired in favor of Microsoft's premier mapping product, Bing Maps. The company has yet to go public with a press release announcing the retirement of these two mapping services, but the Redmond giant has quietly mentioned the fate on both the services' websites. MapPoint was first released back in 1999 and made it easier to view, edit, and integrate maps into software. Streets & Trips was a route planning package. Microsoft is now pushing Bing Maps as the service that can do all this and more.
Submission + - Uber Is Now Cheaper Than A New York City Taxi (businessinsider.com)
redletterdave writes: Uber announced in a blog post on Monday it would cut the prices of its UberX service in New York City by 20% — but it’s only for a limited time. Uber says this makes it cheaper to use UberX than taking a taxi. Consumers like Uber’s aggressive pricing strategy but competitors — and some of its own drivers — are not as happy.
Comment The real niche (Score 1) 561
What we really need is a site to match male MENSA geniuses with strippers and ex strippers.
Oscar Wilde: "A woman who considers herself an intellectual clearly has forgotten what her genitals are for".
In my case, my first wife was a research librarian, my 2nd was a stripper.
-I should have married my 2nd wife first, because if I had, I'd have NEVER married my 1st wife.
Comment Plex Problem (Score 1) 420
Plex is very easy to work with; I use it to stream locally to 2 Rokus locally and to my PC remotely.
If you are having problems "seeing" the files via Plex, make sure they are in the right folder specified by Plex eg movies, TV shows, etc...
Second check the file names; there is specific nomenclature in regard to proper file names of the hosted titles.
Third, be sure to access plex on the host device (server) and be sure to hit the 'refresh media' button for the specific section.
Lastly, access the section, movies, TV shows, whatever and verify that the metadata is properly loaded and fix any mismatches.
Plex is usually easy as turning on a faucet or flipping a switch.
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