adelord - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Not completely bogus (Score 2, Interesting) 182

by adelord on Thursday April 15, 2010 @09:17PM (#31866580) Attached to: British Chiropractors Drop Case Against Simon Singh

"I am fully convinced that Chiropractors prevent thousands of unnecessary surgeries every year. When it comes to neuromusculoskeletal conditions, I don't think other health care providers can make that claim." I am fully convinced that Yoga Therapists with training in Western Physical Therapy do the same, and with less risk to the patient. The hybrid vigor between those two disciplines is tremendous.

Comment Re:Trillions, so where's the taxes? (Score 2, Interesting) 274

by adelord on Thursday September 13, 2007 @02:04AM (#20584181) Attached to: Fair Use Worth More Than Copyright To Economy

I'm not an economist. Why is a tax based on income preferred to a tax based on amount of assets? Like 5%. Corporate entities would be taxed the same way.

Submission + - Stolen Nuclear Training Software at Palo Verde

Submitted by SixFactor on Sunday April 22, 2007 @11:57AM

SixFactor writes: From here, it was revealed that software used for training at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station was illegally downloaded by a former PVNGS engineer while he was visiting in Iran. He allegedly took the software from the software vendor, which is based in Maryland. The software contained details of the site, and how it operates. There are a couple of obvious possibilities on why he did this: to provide an example of the training used at US plants, to further the nascent Iranian nuclear program; or, for more nefarious purposes. What is troubling is that this person's ability to access the software remained viable after his employment at the site.

Feed Yamada stuffs seven-inch LCD into HTV-200XU boombox (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Sunday April 22, 2007 @11:52AM

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Cramming Bluetooth, iPod capabilities, or even entirely too many speakers into a boombox are all fair game, but Yamada's latest rendition manages to include a seven-inch LCD for an all-in-one home threatre for the studio apartment set. Sure, we've seen LCDs big and small within sound systems before, but this media-centric conglomerate actually takes the video side of its duties quite seriously; you'll find support for DVB-T, DivX, DVDs, and MPEG4 movie files, while it even provides for a 5.1 output to cap off the "theater going experience." Additionally, the system purportedly hooks up to your TV if the built-in screen begins to hurt your retinas, rips your CDs, and also plays nice with MP3s, JPEGs, and FM radio when your video collection runs dry. The system itself reportedly packs 30-watts of RMS power, connects to your PC via USB, and will set you back around €220 ($300).

[Via CNET]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Submission + - Blizzard Seeks to Block User Rights, Privacy

Submitted by on Monday April 09, 2007 @11:25PM

An anonymous reader writes: In the overlooked case between Blizzard and MDY Industries, the creator of the WoWGlider bot, Blizzard is arguing that using any programs in conjunction with the World of Warcraft constitutes copyright violation. Apparently accessing the copy of the game client in RAM using another program infringes upon their rights. Under that logic, users do not even have the right to use anti-virus software in the event that the game becomes infected. Furthermore, Blizzard's legal filings downplay the role of their Warden software, which actively scans users' RAM, CPU, and storage devices (and potentially sensitive data) and sends information back to Blizzard to be processed. Both sides have a good case, and it will be interesting to see how this one resolves.

Submission + - Dumping ISP May Cost Customers $150

Submitted by Dumpling$9 on Monday April 09, 2007 @10:15PM

Dumpling$9 writes: Breaking up with your Internet service provider isn't hard to do — but it may cost you. Customers who subscribe to a high-speed Internet plan may pay $150 or more if they terminate their service before their contract has expired, according to a new survey from Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.

Feed Oops! Yahoo Japan erases 4.5 million e-mails (com.com)

From feed by cnetfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @02:13PM

Blog: Yahoo Japan accidentally erased nearly 4.5 million e-mails after the system incorrectly labeled them as spam messages, according...

Feed Galaxy's 'wunderkind' stars may actually be old pro's (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @02:13PM

The 'baby' stars that appear to have been born impossibly close to the Milky Way's black hole could instead be ancient interlopers with a youthful glow

Feed US senate to consider two stem cell bills (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @02:12PM

One is nearly identical to a bill the president vetoed in 2006 that would have encouraged federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research; the other is a compromise measure

Feed Plastic With Changeable Conductivity Developed By Chemical Engineer (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @01:13PM

A chemical engineer has modified a plastic so its ability to carry an electrical current can be altered during manufacturing to meet the needs of future electronic devices.

Feed Lyme Disease Vaccine Proteins Patented (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @01:13PM

Scientists have received a US Patent for developing chimeric, or "combination," proteins that may advance the development of vaccines and diagnostic tests for Lyme disease.

Submission + - Two Worm "Families" Make Up Most Botnets

Submitted by JMoon on Monday April 09, 2007 @10:57AM

JMoon writes: HNS has an article about the Sdbot and Gaobot families which are responsible for most botnets worldwide. These two families were responsible for 80 percent of detections related to bots during the first quarter of 2007. Other culprits, although on a much lesser scale, included Oscarbot, IRCbot or RXbot.

Submission + - Best way to image and deploy dual-boot Macintosh?

Submitted by macpulse on Monday April 09, 2007 @10:51AM

macpulse writes: What is the best way to image and deploy dual-boot Intel Macintosh desktops in an Educational environment? Our organization is getting ready to purchase dozens of new Intel Macs for each campus and we're not sure how to proceed. With Windows XP and Dell, we've simply used Symantec's Enterprise Ghost to deploy our images. Playing with the test Intel Macs we have, we are unable to get Ghost to work with the Mac. I've also played with Bombich's NetRestore product (which is FOSS!) but without much success. I'm curious how the Slashdot crowd has resolved this issue. Thanks!

Revolution, Flashmobs and Brain Implants in 2035 327

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 09, 2007 @09:45AM from the some-a-lot-sooner-than-others dept.

siddesu writes "Marxist revolution, WMDs, flashmobs and other sci-fi items are coming soon in a country near you, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. 'Information chips implanted in the brain. Electromagnetic pulse weapons. The middle classes becoming revolutionary, taking on the role of Marx's proletariat. The population of countries in the Middle East increasing by 132%, while Europe's drops as fertility falls. "Flashmobs" — groups rapidly mobilised by criminal gangs or terrorists groups. This is the world in 30 years' time envisaged by a Ministry of Defence team responsible for painting a picture of the "future strategic context" likely to face Britain's armed forces.'"

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