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Comment Re:Some data 4 U (Score 1) 721

by Steendor on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @10:50AM (#24030547) Attached to: OMG Did U C What U R Paying 4 Texting?

I wouldn't be surprised if other carriers do that too.

Sprint was charging $0.15 per message, and then raised it to $0.20. That of course included every message sent or received. Since my friends were only increasing the volume of messages---despite my cease and desist notices---I opted out and now receive no text messages at all.

Incidentally, most of my friends don't think much of my argument that phones should be used for voice communication, and that only email and IM (and snail mail, I suppose, though who uses that anymore?) should be used for text communication.

Feed Brain's White Matter -- More 'Talkative' Than Once Thought (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday May 07, 2007 @11:13AM

Scientists have discovered to their surprise that nerves in the mammalian brain's white matter do more than just ferry information between different brain regions, but in fact process information the way gray matter cells do.

Feed Step Toward Quantum Computers? Scientists Propose A Simple And Economic Qbit Str (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday May 07, 2007 @11:13AM

Physicists propose new annular structures (quantum rings) to define a qbit, i.e. the unit of information of quantum computers. The proposed system is based on the interaction of laser light with a metallic structure in the form of a ring and which has been written on lithographically. The advantages of the system are its simplicity and its economy, given that its quantic state can be precisely controlled with light and the technique can be integrated into current electronic structures.

Beryl User Interface for Linux Reviewed 271

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 23, 2007 @10:01AM from the yo-ho-ho-and-a-beryl-of-rum dept.

techie writes "OSWeekly.com has published a review of Beryl, a very cool looking UI for Linux. Matt Hartley writes, "This release, in my opinion, was the most over-hyped and bug-filled to date. You will have to really hit Technorati to see more of what I'm talking about, but Feisty is as buggy as the beta I tested a short time ago. After completely tossing into the wilds of the ubber-buggy "network-manager," anything running with Edgy supported RT2500 driver shows up, but it will not connect without a special script. Those of you who are on Feisty and need help with your RT2500 cards are welcome to e-mail me for the bash script."

30 Days With Ubuntu Linux 852

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 05, 2007 @11:29AM from the making-the-switch dept.

jkwdoc writes "Vexed by Vista's hardware requirements and product activation issues, many have claimed on various boards that they plan to 'switch to Linux.' [H] Consumer spent 30 days using nothing but Ubuntu Linux to find out if this is truly a viable alternative for the consumer. Linux has indeed become much more than the 'Programmer's OS.'"

Cancer Drug Found; Scientist Annoyed 349

Posted by kdawson on Thursday February 15, 2007 @12:42PM from the serendipity dept.

sporkme writes "A scientist was frustrated when the compound she was working with (called PPAR-gamma) destroyed her sample of cancer cells. Further research revealed that the substance was surprisingly well suited as a cancer treatment. Lab test results on mice resulted in the destruction of colon tumors without making the mice sick." Quoting: "'I made a calculation error and used a lot more than I should have. And my cells died,' Schaefer said. A colleague overheard her complaining. 'The co-author on my paper said, "Did I hear you say you killed some cancer?" I said "Oh," and took a closer look.' ... [They found that the compound killed] 'pretty much every epithelial tumor cell lines we have seen.'" Update: 02/15 17:27 GMT by KD : As reader CorporalKlinger pointed out, PPAR-gamma is a cellular receptor, not a compound; and this news is not particularly new.

Dell Laptops Have Shocking New Problem 475

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @12:22PM from the jolt-of-reality dept.

dapsychous writes "A friend of one of my coworkers has noticed a problem in Dell notebook computers (also covered in this engadget article about a problem that has been popping up lately in Dell 17" notebook computers). It seems that these computers are putting out between 19 and 139 (65 according to article, 139 according to him) volts of AC power as measured from any chassis screw vs. earth ground. This has led to several problems including fried ram, blown video circuits, and a stout zap on his left hand. According to him, Dell has tried to keep him quiet about the problem and has even gone so far as to have him banned from a few websites, and threatened him with legal action if he tells people about the problem."

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