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Submission + - Sperm count halved in Western men since 70's

Submitted by flote on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @04:03PM

flote writes: Sperm counts among men have more than halved in the last 40 years, research suggests, although the drivers behind the decline remain unclear.

The latest findings reveal that between 1973 and 2011, the concentration of sperm in the ejaculate of men in western countries has fallen by an average of 1.4% a year, leading to an overall drop of just over 52%.

Comment Re:Hey! (Score 2) 96

by flote on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @09:52AM (#35792738) Attached to: Glasses-Free 3D On iPad (Sorta)

2008 just called, he wanted to share this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QoaklieUho

2007 called and told 2008 to stop copying him ^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw&feature=fvwrel heard this guy works for kinect, so could we see this tech deployed in xbox games?

Comment Deleting accounts is that simple? (Score 1) 1

by flote on Sunday February 13, 2011 @09:07AM (#35191760) Attached to: Internet shut down in Algeria

How do they delete facebook accounts? I remember the painful process when I deleted my own account (at first, I could only deactivate it, with all the data still in their systems) so it seems a bit odd that the government can just handpick accounts to delete.

Submission + - The Dirty Little Secrets of Search

Submitted by Hugh Pickens writes on Sunday February 13, 2011 @01:12AM

Hugh Pickens writes writes: The NY Times has an interesting story (reg. may be required) about how J. C. Penny used link farms to become the number one google search result for such terms as "dresses," "bedding," and "samsonite carry on luggage" and what google did to them when they found out. "Actually, it’s the most ambitious attempt I’ve ever heard of,” says Doug Pierce, an expert in online search. “This whole thing just blew me away. Especially for such a major brand. You’d think they would have people around them that would know better."

Submission + - Anonymous Claims Possession Of Stuxnet Virus (forbes.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 13, 2011 @12:33AM

An anonymous reader writes: Last night, a member of hacker group Anonymous announced on Twitter that the group was in possession of the Stuxnet virus.

Recently, Anonymous has been in the news for its high profile attacks on software security firm HBGary, after Aaron Barr, the CEO of HBGary’s sister firm HBGary Federal, claimed to have acquired the names of senior Anonymous members and threatened to release them to the public. This is where the possibility for Anonymous getting its hands on Stuxnet increases.

Submission + - How major film studios manipulate YouTube users (shadowlocked.com) 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 12, 2011 @11:38AM

An anonymous reader writes: A year before the major movie companies were offered the chance by YouTube to 'block, monetize or track' uploaded copyrighted material, studios such as Disney were already commissioning PR companies to create bogus YouTube users — complete with authentically 'trendy' semi-literate user-profiles, on accounts that appeared to be set up by young and 'edgy' teenagers. These faux 'users' were able to post high-definition videos from copyrighted movies without being penalised or impeded by YouTube's Content ID algorithms, and their posts, deliberately crammed with piracy-related search terms and timed (even to the day, in one case) to coincide with related DVD and Blu-ray releases, sometimes accrue a million and a half hits or more, whilst those of genuine YouTube uploaders fall at the site's Content ID firewall.

This article looks at how the major studios have reacted to YouTube in the last four years, and also examines in-depth three such examples of apparent 'astroturfing' involving the theatrical or disc releases of 'Toy Story 2', 'Speed Racer' and 'Spider-Man 3'.

Submission + - Piracy whistleblowers paid $57K in 2010 (networkworld.com)

Submitted by alphadogg on Saturday February 12, 2011 @08:41AM

alphadogg writes: In 2010, the Software and Information Industry Association received 157 reports of alleged corporate end user software piracy. Of the 157 reports, 42 (or 27%) were judged sufficiently reliable to pursue. Of these 16 qualified for rewards totaling $57,500.

The profile of sources reporting software piracy indicates that most reports come from former IT staff – these are the people who typically witness the illegal use of software. 75% of all reports come from IT staff or managers, 11% from the company’s senior management and 4% from outside consultants. More than 59% of those reporting are no longer employed by the target company. In fact, many of SIIA's sources report that their primary reason for leaving the target company was the company’s lack of ethical behavior related to software compliance.

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