Submission + - Researchers zero in on protein that destroys HIV (physorg.com)
Comment So, we could say... (Score 5, Funny) 136
...he's achieved inner peas?
Comment Lighten up on the poor guy! (Score 1) 1
Hey, come on now, the guy was just trying for inner peace. Unfortunately, there was a typo...
Submission + - First discovery by an @Home project (sciencemag.org)
Comment Why are you asking here? (Score 1) 1
Laws vary by jurisdiction - your ONLY option is to talk to a lawyer within your jurisdiction. Any advice you get from here is not legally binding or valid.
Comment So, zombies? (Score 1) 3
Given that this game keeps somehow coming back to life, I'm assuming it will prominently feature zombies?
Submission + - Giant Guatemalan Sinkhole Isn't a Sinkhole (discovery.com)
Submission + - SPAM: Company liable for software defects rules Court
"Pursuant to `the Sale of Goods Act 1979, a term is to be implied into the contract that Entirety would be fit for the purpose for which it was bought, namely that the system would increase revenue and occupancy levels and would allow quicker check-in and check-out, including accurately processing groups and making changes to group reservations while preserving the accuracy of the system," he wrote.
"I am satisfied that Entirety was not fit for the purpose for which it was sold
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Submission + - Linux Users donate twice as much as windows users (wolfire.com) 2
Submission + - Convert a SIM to a MicroSIM with a Meat Cleaver (johnbenson.net)
This morning, my shiny new iPad 3G 64Gb arrived from the USA! The only problem was, it had an AT&T MicroSIM and as yet there is no such thing in the UK.
So what's the solution? Get a chopping board, a meat cleaver and a pair of scissors — simples!
Submission + - Sight Restored to Blind with Gene Therapy (ucl.ac.uk)
Scientific Abstract from Clinical Trial — http://nejm.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMoa0802268v1
Scientific Abstract for the Therapy — http://www.pnas.org/content/105/39/15112.abstract
Full Scientific Paper for the Therapy — http://www.pnas.org/content/102/17/6177.full.pdf
Video feature on ABC — http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4738923
Submission + - How Nintendo's Mario got his name (technologizer.com)
Comment How useless... (The article, that is) (Score 5, Insightful) 151
The article says, in essence, that the study found that using Brain Academy type software for six weeks did not improve cognitive function. However, nowhere does the study prove, as the article alleges, that use of such software could not slow the rate of cognitive decay. These are two entirely different things - the second one would require a long-term study tracking both users and non-users over, say, 20 or 30 years.
Comment Summary is wrong (Score 1) 539
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