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Apple Reverses iPad "No Cash Purchase" Policy 377

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 20, 2010 @03:25PM from the so-it's-free-now dept.

ZipK writes "After a few days of bad publicity, Apple has reversed its no cash purchase policy, explaining that the policy was originally implemented to limit the number of iPads an individual could buy during the introductory period of short supply. Now that supply has caught up with demand — and the story has hit front pages and gained national attention — Apple has reversed its policy, and taken the opportunity to put a bow on the story by giving the formerly scorned Diane Campbell a free iPad."

Comment Re:Really that big deal? (Score 1) 589

by dedave on Friday January 09, 2009 @04:28PM (#26391319) Attached to: Obama Recommends Delay In Digital TV Switch

Huh. Well that's good to know. I haven't noticed the issue with the DTVPal yet, but I'm going to be using the timers, so that's an important feature for me.

Comment Re:Really that big deal? (Score 1) 589

by dedave on Thursday January 08, 2009 @06:49PM (#26378831) Attached to: Obama Recommends Delay In Digital TV Switch

How much cheaper do you want them to get? I'm still using rabbit ears, and with my coupon, I paid $9 -- yes, that's nine dollars -- for my converter box. It's pretty spiff too:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2008/07/dtvpal-converte.html

New Photos of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Assembly 122

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday December 30, 2008 @11:25AM from the this-is-sorta-like-lame-porn dept.

RobGoldsmith writes "New images are now available of SpaceX's Falcon 9 being assembled. The images are accompanied with a small update from SpaceX. If there are no unexpected delays, it's possible Falcon 9 will be completely integrated by the end of the year. This update shows real flight hardware and really brings the rocket alive. View images of the Falcon 9 nearing completion now!"

1000-mph Car Planned 380

Posted by kdawson on Friday October 24, 2008 @08:54AM from the zum-zum dept.

Smivs notes a BBC report on a British team planning a 1000-mph record-breaking car. The previous land-speed record broke the sound barrier. The proposed vehicle will get from 0 to 1,050 mph in 40 seconds. "RAF pilot Andy Green made history in 1997 when he drove the Thrust SSC jet-powered vehicle at 763 mph (1,228 km/h). Now he intends to get behind the wheel of a car that is capable of reaching 1,000 mph (1,610 km/h). Known as Bloodhound, the new car will be powered by a rocket bolted to a Typhoon-Eurofighter jet engine. The team-members have been working on the concept for the past 18 months and expect to be ready to make their new record attempt in 2011."

Google's Chrome Declining In Popularity 489

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 13, 2008 @12:20PM from the still-no-mac-version dept.

holy_calamity writes "After launching in a blaze of publicity that even warmed Slashdot, Google's browser grabbed a 3% share of the market, but has been slipping ever since, and now accounts for 1.5%. Google has also stopped promoting the browser on its search page. Assuming they wanted it to grab a significant share of the browser market, have they dropped the ball, or is this part of the plan?" On Slashdot, Chrome is still the #4 browser (after FF, IE, and Safari) but it was ahead of Safari for a few days, hitting almost 10% of our traffic.

Comment Re:Advertising (Score 1) 543

by dedave on Friday September 12, 2008 @01:32PM (#24981261) Attached to: Microsoft Causes Internal Family Strife

And wouldn't share his mustard. Don't forget the mustard.

Submission + - Chimps More Evolved Than Humans

Submitted by jas_public on Tuesday April 17, 2007 @02:47PM

jas_public writes: Since the human-chimp split about 6 million years ago, chimpanzee genes can be said to have evolved more than human genes, a new study suggests.

The results, detailed online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, contradict the conventional wisdom that humans are the result of a high degree of genetic selection, evidenced by our relatively large brains, cognitive abilities and bi-pedalism.

The researchers found that "substantially more genes in chimps evolved in ways that were beneficial than was the case with human genes."

Feed Intensive Psychotherapy More Effective Than Brief Therapy For Treating Bipolar D (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Thursday April 05, 2007 @02:13PM

Patients taking medications to treat bipolar disorder are more likely to get well faster and stay well if they receive intensive psychotherapy, according to results from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The results are published in the April 2007 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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