mikeh9741 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:No Child Left Behind doesn't matter (Score 1) 815

by mikeh9741 on Friday August 17, 2007 @07:55PM (#20269697) Attached to: Failing Our Geniuses

For the record, I am a Christian and to make some kind of connection between anti-intellectualism with anti-satanism is absurd, but wisdom != intelligence, either (though there are many smart people who don't get this). Also, it is somewhat ironic that your quote says to be innocent because innocence can refer to a deficit in knowledge, although in this case I don't think that's what it means. Christianity has no position on whether intelligence is inherently good or bad.

Intel 45nm Fab Process Launched And Penryn Preview 113

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday January 27, 2007 @01:05PM from the new-and-improved dept.

NinjaKicks writes "Intel has decided to make public details of their new 45nm manufacturing process and also has broken news that next-gen Penryn core processors are running various versions of Windows and Vista successfully. Penryn will offer a host of core tweaks over Conroe, larger cache sizes, and SSE4 support. Also, although clock speeds will be increased, processors based on Penryn should fall within the same thermal power range as Conroe. Word is Penryn will also be compatible with some of the existing motherboards on the market while others will need either a BIOS update or perhaps other board-level changes."

Tiny Particle With No Charge Discovered 280

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @06:36PM from the met-with-a-neutral-response dept.

ZonkerWilliam writes to mention PhysOrg is reporting that a tiny particle with no charge, called an 'axion' has been discovered. From the article: "The finding caps nearly three decades of research both by Piyare Jain, Ph.D., UB professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and lead investigator on the research, who works independently -- an anomaly in the field -- and by large groups of well-funded physicists who have, for three decades, unsuccessfully sought the recreation and detection of axions in the laboratory, using high-energy particle accelerators."

Acoustic Levitation Works On Small Animals 182

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 29, 2006 @03:37PM from the sounds-like-fun dept.

anthemaniac writes "Researchers for at least two decades have used acoustic levitation to suspend light materials without a container. Wenjun Xie, a materials physicist at Northwestern Polytechnical University in China, has previously used ultrasound fields to levitate globs of iridium and mercury, very heavy materials. Now the scientist has performed the feat with live animals. From the story: 'Xie and his colleagues employed an ultrasound emitter and reflector that generated a sound pressure field between them. The emitter produced roughly 20-millimeter-wavelength sounds, meaning it could in theory levitate objects half that wavelength or less.' Apparently the ants, spiders and ladybugs endured the trick just fine, but the fish didn't do so well due to lack of water."

Life Without Traffic Signs 604

Posted by kdawson on Sunday November 19, 2006 @04:52PM from the sign-language dept.

zuikaku writes, "Der Spiegel has an article titled European Cities Do Away with Traffic Signs reporting that seven cities and regions in Europe are doing away with traffic signs, signals, painted lines, and even sidewalks. With the motto 'Unsafe is Safe,' the idea is that, when faced with an uncertain, unregulated situation, drivers will be naturally cautious and courteous. Then again, they may end up with streets jammed with pedestrians, bicyclists, and cars like some places in India and China." I can't see this idea getting traction in the U.S.

Facing the Dangers of Nanotech 172

Posted by Zonk on Friday November 17, 2006 @02:18PM from the he's-not-looking-for-a-diamond-age dept.

bethr writes "Technology Review has a Q&A with Andrew Maynard, the science advisor for the Woodrow Wilson International Center's nanotechnology project regarding the dangers of nanomaterials and why we have to act now." From the article: "Individual experiments have indicated that if you develop materials with a nanostructure, they do behave differently in the body and in the environment. We know from animal studies that very, very fine particles, particles with high surface area, lead to a greater inflammatory response than the same amount of larger particles. We also know that they can enter the lining of the lungs and get through to the blood and enter other organs. There is some evidence that nanoparticles can move into the brain along the olfactory nerve, so this is completely circumventing the blood-brain barrier."

Celebrate the XML Decade 177

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday November 16, 2006 @10:49PM from the happy-birthday dept.

IdaAshley writes "IBM Systems Journal recently published an issue dedicated to XML's 10th anniversary. Take a look at XML application techniques, and general discussion of the technical, economic and even cultural effects of XML. Learn why XML has been successful, and what it would take for XML to continue its success."

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