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Comment It's in the wiring... (Score 3, Interesting) 550

by gatorBYTE on Sunday January 20, 2013 @11:47AM (#42639277) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Do I Get My Spouse To Start Gaming With Me?

Dude, I've been married for over thirty years and have never been able to get my wife into gaming... unless it was "Bubbles" on her iPhone or a simple solitary type game. She just has no desire to play and/or sees it as too much work. It is not fun for her at all; needless to say I am the exact opposite.

Comment Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. (Score 2) 228

by gatorBYTE on Thursday February 23, 2012 @04:13AM (#39134343) Attached to: Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers

well, it makes tracking cell phones a touch less accurate.

Comment Not that much of a stretch, really... (Score 2) 228

by gatorBYTE on Thursday February 23, 2012 @04:11AM (#39134329) Attached to: Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers

When you consider that a criminal will also monitor police radios as well.

Comment Re:NRA comments aside (Score 1) 1127

by gatorBYTE on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @06:35AM (#39108313) Attached to: Hunters Shoot Down Drone of Animal Rights Group

True enough, although I am not sure it was over the property just yet.. It seems that lots of legal issues are under question here.

Comment NRA comments aside (Score 1) 1127

by gatorBYTE on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @06:21AM (#39108237) Attached to: Hunters Shoot Down Drone of Animal Rights Group

ok, so what is the legal presidence here? I am guessing that you are allowed to fly over private property.... airlines and private planes do that all the time (higher altitude, mind you). but it can't be legal to shoot one out of the air; would this even cover a drone?

Medical Papers By Ghostwriters Pushed Hormone Therapy 289

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 06, 2009 @05:50PM from the just-keep-a-positive-attitude dept.

krou writes "The New York Times reports on newly released court documents that show how pharmaceutical company Wyeth paid a medical communications firm to use ghost writers in drafting and publishing 26 papers between 1998 and 2005 backing the usage of hormone replacement therapy in women. The articles appeared in 18 journals, such as The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and The International Journal of Cardiology. The papers 'emphasized the benefits and de-emphasized the risks of taking hormones to protect against maladies like aging skin, heart disease and dementia,' and the apparent 'medical consensus benefited Wyeth ... as sales of its hormone drugs, called Premarin and Prempro, soared to nearly $2 billion in 2001.' The apparent consensus crumbled after a federal study in 2002 'found that menopausal women who took certain hormones had an increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.'"

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Feed Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @12:32AM

Filed under: Gaming

Well, here we have it. Microsoft's Xbox 360 spring Dashboard update really will do everything it's been reported to (and then some). Unfortunately, those waiting for a sea change update intended to knock the PS3 on its ass may be a bit disappointed, but here's what you need to know:

The update hits the beginning of the week of May 7th
Your contact list will now integrate Windows Live Messenger, and show joinable session status
Messenger contacts can see what game you're playing, and your gamertag
Marketplace will now have its own blade, which will be skinned independent of your theme
Users will now get inline achievement updates (i.e. see what achievement you just unlocked and how much it's worth).
Low-power download mode and auto-shutdown
Progressive download: watch, fast-forward, and rewind partially downloaded movies
You can text chat messenger six friends playing games watching movies
Multiple tweaks on the user interface

We got a hands-on with the update, so there are plenty of shots for you to gorge yourself on in the gallery.

Gallery: Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update

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Feed Xbox 360's QWERTY thumb keyboard is official (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Monday April 09, 2007 @12:32AM

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

The years old rumors of a QWERTY Xbox controller are true. Microsoft is finally launching a QWERTY thumb keyboard for the Xbox 360, a welcome addition for those of us who don't want yet another keyboard sitting around in our living room. Unfortunately, this officially marks the point where the Xbox 360 just has too freaking many peripherals, and starts to look a bit like it's grubbing. Still, if you want to use the Dashboard's new chat features you'll probably want to snap one of these up right quick. The details you need to know:

The thumb keyboard plugs into the headphone / data jack on the bottom of the controller. It comes bundled with its own headset, since it doesn't pass the signal through, and cannot work with current peripherals.
The keyboard is backlit; the chat bubble icon in the photos will be an MSN icon.
It will be released in the summer. No word on how much, though.
We got a chance to check it out. The tactility is nice, but it's a bit heavy with all the rest of the weight of the 360 controller.

Gallery: Xbox 360 QWERTY thumb keyboard is official

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