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Comment Re:As Mom would say... (Score 1) 51

So do I. This is pretty awesome. I have a real question for anyone out there who 'knows' about these things. What would I have to learn to be able to design one of these? What kind of education? What kind of technology?

Comment Increasing human lifespan (Score 1) 330

The continuous progress of research towards increasing human lifespan is of questionable benefit and certainly not grounded in models found in nature.

Death is as important to the survival of the human race -- and, for that matter, for the survival of life on this planet. With further and further research being done to combat the natural decay and death that accompanies human life, we run the risk of selfishly hogging the planet's resources, when it would be beneficial to the species to cede it to a next generation.

It is natural for individuals to wish to live longer lives, but it is unnatural -- and in my opinion counterproductive -- for an individual to wish all individuals live longer lives, or for a species to attempt to increase the lifespan of its members instead of concentrating on procreation, allowing nature to run its course.

I am all for technology that helps in decreasing the pain and suffering associated with death, but continuously monitoring the human body to find conditions that are mostly natural, and that are mostly lifestyle-based, and attempt to fix them with a view to adding a few years of life put a brake on human evolution and show little regard for following nature's model in such things.

Comment Re:Suggestions... (Score 1) 1021

Hindi is far from being the only language spoken in India. In fact, knowing Hindi probably won't help if you decided to move to or have work done in India; good English certainly will.

For your information, more people speak Bengali (189 million) than Hindi (182 million). Other Indian languages are also spoken by a huge number of people: Telugu (66 million), Tamil (62 million), Gujarati (44 million), Kannada (32 million). There are 15 Indian languages in the 50 most widely spoken languages in the world.

Motorola Develops Bare-Bones Phone 293

tunabomber writes "Whenever a review of the latest cellphone/camera/MP3 player/GPS receiver/fish finder/tazer convergence gadget is posted on Slashdot, the first posters are usually quick to chime in by saying they just want something with decent battery life, reception, ergonomics, etc. Those posters' prayers may now be answered, because Motorola's new 'dumb' phone has been designed with these traits in mind. Notable features include an E Ink display and dual antennae to improve reception. The phone is slated to become available before the end of the year."

Apple Pulls Out of India 696

tanveer1979 writes "Barely 3 months after it commenced India operations, Apple has decided to pull out its software operations from Bangalore. The employees will be given a severance package which is equal to two months' pay. The sales and marketing operations will remain on (these consist of around 30 people) but the software and support will be completely pulled out." From the article: "Apple had set itself a hiring target of 600 by the year-end. After a gala induction ceremony on April 17, the operations team went to Transworks for training. Some of the managers were about to leave for the US for further training when they were asked to stay put."

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