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I have to admit I'm not really that bothered about the look or a flashy interface - a decent browser, with useful finctions that works well is what I want!
Submission + - Happy birthday, Internet!
NobodyExpects writes: I'd like to wish a happy birthday to the Internet! Today marks it's 40th birthday!
In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s. On September 2nd 1969, in a lab at the University of California, Los Angeles, two computers passed test data through a 15-foot gray cable. Stanford Research Institute joined the fledging ARPANET network a month later; UC Santa Barbara and the University of Utah joined by year's end, and the internet was born.
Submission + - Runemdown!: violence improves recall of in-game ad (trueslant.com)
neuroworld writes: OddFile: Running Over Pedestrians Good... for ad recall in video games, that is.
A recent study tested recall of in-game advertisements (billboards inside a car-racing game) in a violent and non-violent version of an experimental system called AdRacer.
In the non-violent version, you drive around a course scoring points by hitting targets. In the violent version, you score points by running down pedestrians — which then spatters your windshield with blood (see picture above, right).
Despite all that gore in your line of sight, it turns out you remember the ads better when you're acting as a killing machine.
A recent study tested recall of in-game advertisements (billboards inside a car-racing game) in a violent and non-violent version of an experimental system called AdRacer.
In the non-violent version, you drive around a course scoring points by hitting targets. In the violent version, you score points by running down pedestrians — which then spatters your windshield with blood (see picture above, right).
Despite all that gore in your line of sight, it turns out you remember the ads better when you're acting as a killing machine.
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