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Submission + - Programming as Art: 13 of the best code demos ever (iheartchaos.com) 1

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cranberryzero
cranberryzero writes: "The demo scene has been around for 20-some years now and it's grown and leaps and bounds since then. From programmers pushing the limits of Ataris and Amigas to creating beautiful and haunting landscapes with full lighting, mapping and motion capture, demo groups have done it all and done it under 100k. And here's 13 of the best of recent years... Flash video links included, but most of the fun is downloading them and giving your processor something fun to chew on."
Sci-Fi

Journal Journal: Who was Asimov's Ghostwriter? 10

Journal by tomhudson

I started reading Isaac Asimov's science fiction stories as a kid. Later, I also started reading his fact books, which were mostly interesting.

Feed Science Daily: New Technique Quickly Detects Cancer (sciencedaily.com)

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Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell development. The method could help diagnose cancer in the future. By combining two distinct techniques, the technology can examine large numbers of cells individually, a feat not previously possible.


Feed Science Daily: New Alzheimer's Treatment Completes First Phase Of Testing (sciencedaily.com)

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A molecule designed by a Purdue University researcher to stop the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer's disease has been shown in its first phase of clinical trials to be safe and to reduce biomarkers for the disease. CoMentis, the pharmaceutical company developing the drug, announced completion of its Phase 1 study of a treatment based on the molecule. Results from the study indicate that the treatment is safe and well tolerated.


Feed Science Daily: Move Over US -- China To Be New Driver Of World's Economy And Innovation (sciencedaily.com)

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A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world's economy -- a position the US has held since the end of World War II. If that happens, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that two nations have competed for leadership as equals.


Feed Science Daily: Cells Use Velcro-like Mechanism To Keep Viruses From Spreading (sciencedaily.com)

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Like mobsters, cells keep their friends close and their enemies -- at least some of them -- closer. According to new results from HIV researchers, one way that human cells prevent certain viruses from raging out of control is by blocking new viral particles from ever leaving an infected cell's surface. And, they believe, HIV thrives in part because it has evolved the ability to get around this obstacle. Viruses can only reproduce using the mechanisms and material of their hosts. Some of them -- the so-called "enveloped" viruses, which are encapsulated inside a lipid membrane -- assemble at the host cell's outer membrane and then bud off during their release.


Businesses

CEO Questionably Used Pseudonym to Post Online 187

Posted by Zonk from the anonymity-+-the-internet-= dept.
jpallas writes "The Wall Street Journal reports that court filings by the FTC about Whole Foods' plan to acquire Wild Oats reveal an unusual detail: The CEO of Whole Foods regularly posted to a Yahoo! stock bulletin board under a pseudonym. His alter ego was feisty, to say the least, and regularly disparaged the company that he later decided to acquire. A former SEC chairman called the behavior 'bizarre and ill-advised, even if it isn't illegal.' This certainly raises questions about online rights to free speech and anonymity, especially when the line between free speech and regulated speech depends on who is speaking as much as what they are saying."
Music

Net Radio Wins Partial Reprieve 96

Posted by Zonk from the axe-is-still-pretty-close dept.
Joren writes "Just a few hours after our last discussion on this topic, Wired News is reporting that Internet radio broadcasters have won a temporary reprieve from the new rates. Apparently the details are still being worked out. 'A coalition of webcasters have worked out a deal with the recording industry that could temporarily stave off a portion of crippling net radio royalties set to take effect Sunday, according to people familiar with the negotiations ... For now, the parties involved in what's described as ongoing negotiations have agreed to waive at least temporarily the minimum charge of $6,000 per channel required under a scheme created by the Copyright Royalty Board, or CRB. The deal, brokered late Thursday, is not final and could change. One person involved in the talks described the situation as a reprieve, and said that internet radio won't be saved until a workable royalty rate is set.'"

Comment Re:difference between "not private" and "announced (Score 1) 426

by windows (#16050199) Attached to: Facebook Changes Provoke Uproar Among Users
I don't really care what people see about me on Facebook. I'm well aware of the privacy issues.

However, I can see some reasons why people would be concerned.

My biggest concern is that there are plenty of things on Facebook that I can choose to opt out of. I can choose who can see my photos, who can see my online status, who can see my wall, and plenty of other options. I don't see any option to hide or opt out of the log of my events being posted on my profile page. I am very capable of manually deleting events, but in order to fit the privacy scheme of the rest of the site, I should have the ability to opt out altogether if I so choose.

I certainly don't care that someone can see that I insulted the Saint Louis Cardinals on some girl's wall or that I joined a group for Royals fans. But I do believe that the privacy options on this feature are inconsistent with the options available for other features around the site.
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Journal Journal: Slashdot Sucks

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You already know this though, don't you?

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