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New Treatment From Australia For All Cancers 217

Posted by Soulskill from the that's-not-a-scalpel,-this-is-a-scalpel dept.
New submitter FirephoxRising writes "A new, protein-based treatment from the University of NSW breaks down cancers by destroying their internal protein structures. The approach has been tried before but always resulted in too much damage to muscles and the heart. The new approach allows the new class of drug to attack tumors without damaging normal cells. Professor Peter Gunning said, 'Our drug causes the structure of the cancer cell to collapse — and it happens relatively quickly.'"

Comment Re:And... it's gone (Score 1) 636

by oddjob1244 (#43426167) Attached to: North Korean Missile Raised To Firing Position, Says US Official

Any war with them with missiles would be concluded before you heard about it on Slashdot.

Isn't this the same attitude we had about Iraq and Afghanistan? The people of NK see us as the enemy, not as the liberator from their wicked dear leader. They'll continue to fight us until every person that can shoot a gun is killed.

Comment Re:Are people still paying attention to this guy? (Score 1) 466

by oddjob1244 (#43206919) Attached to: Why Earth Hour Is a Waste of Time and Energy

Earth Hour isn't meant to actually save any energy, it's to build public awareness.

The problem with raising awareness like this is you create the mindset that to be "green" and save the earth you have to make sacrifices, such as no lights or HVAC. This simply isn't true, people could do wonders towards saving energy by installing more efficient lighting, insulating their attics and hot water pipes, and calking their windows. You don't have to remember to turn it on and off, it works when you sleep, and most important to most you don't have to change your current lifestyle or give something up.
Businesses

Submission + - Tesla Battles The New York Times (ibtimes.com)

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redletterdave
redletterdave writes: "Days after the New York Times released a brutal review of Tesla's electric Model S sedan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired back, claiming the Times article was completely bogus and misleading. In the article in question, Times writer John Broder took the Tesla Model S on a test drive from Washington to Boston, stopping at various service plazas in Delaware and Connecticut well within the projected 265-mile range of the car, as rated by the EPA. However, Broder’s Tesla Model S, despite a heftier 85 kilowatt-hour battery for an extra 100 miles of range in “ideal conditions,” died shortly before reaching its final destination. Broder blames the cold weather and heating issues for his abridged trip; Musk, however, claims the driver did not follow Tesla's instructions, which is why his trip was cut so short. 'We’ve taken great pains to ensure that the car works very well in the cold, which is why we’re so incensed by this ridiculous article,' Musk said."
Open Source

Submission + - DIY Web-Controlled Robot that takes 1 hour to build (pinocc.io)

Submitted by
fixpert
fixpert writes: "We hooked up Pinoccio (an Open Source, wireless Arduino-compatible microcontroller) to a Pololu 3pi Robot to create an unmanned rover that can be driven via the Web. We posted a quick video where you can see us driving our Web Rover in Nevada all the way from Brazil. We used the iPhone's built-in accelerometer as a super-intuitive interface for driving the bot. You can read all about the project — how we built it, what you need to make your own (including source code), and a simulator of the accelerometer interface that you can play with. We're hoping to make Pinoccio the perfect platform for Software Developers to learn how to hack on DIY hardware."
Transportation

Nissan Develops Emergency Auto-Steering System 391

Posted by samzenpus from the technology-take-the-wheel dept.
AmiMoJo writes "Japanese automaker Nissan Motor says it has developed a new technology to help drivers avoid collisions. A new computer system automatically steers the car to avoid colliding with objects in the road. The system relies on radar and laser scanners. It also uses a front-mounted camera to provide information on what's happening outside the car. The system first alerts the driver to turn in a certain direction. If the driver cannot immediately turn in that direction, the system takes over the steering to help avoid a collision."

Comment Re:"I'm still waiting for my under $50 Macbook." (Score 1) 299

by oddjob1244 (#40359941) Attached to: The $45 Windows Laptop

I think that hasn't been true in a long time. You might be able to get a similarly spec'ed laptop if you didn't care about form-factor or style that much, but then it's not really the same product. The new Mac Book Pro has taken things even further by giving the best resolution available for the money. Doing a quick price comparison can show you they aren't overpriced at all. The Dell Ultrabook XPS 13 currently retails for $999, while the Mac Book Air 13" retails at $1199. Of course the Mac is more, but it has a 1400x900 screen as opposed to 720p resolution, 1.8GHz CPU as opposed to 1.6GHz CPU and a height of 0.68 inches vs. 0.71 inches. The rest of the main features seem to be about the same, and while some may say, what's the difference between .68 and .71 inches, well, it's still 5%, which takes quite a lot of engineering to get rid of when you are looking at laptops of this size. Mac laptops are quite competitively priced, the only problem is they've decided not to make $400 laptops. Which is fine, because there is no money to be made in that market anyway.

They're overpriced regarding "How much money do I need to spend to get the task done" not "What gives me the most features for my dollar." A $400 laptop can type Word documents, create Excel spreadsheets, browse the internet, send email, haul it around a job site looking at PDFs, watch movies, and play games just as well as the $1200 mac book pro. I don't need to do that in 720p resolution, I don't need a super drive sitting idle, I don't need 500 gb of hard drive storage, or the cutting edge RAM speed.

Comment Re:Lame Tech (Score 1) 1165

by oddjob1244 (#40315929) Attached to: Blocking Gun Laws With Patents
Rather than trying to associate gun crimes with people, they're trying to associate gun crimes with guns, and then just assume that means a person. By printing numbers on the shell casings, they can piggy back on the precedence that has been set by the riaa which is numbers (IP address) = person.

Comment Re:Most won't notice (Score 3, Insightful) 329

by oddjob1244 (#40034273) Attached to: Comcast To Remove Data Cap, Implement Tiered Pricing

This actually seems like a pretty sane plan for most people who aren't diehard pirates or Netflix users. Most users don't use 300GB.

I just hope they give the option to shut off buying extra bandwidth automatically. I'll buy the 300gb a month, but I don't want anymore. If I hit the cap, cut me off to just a Comcast website where I can buy more. None of this, "For an extra $10 a month we'll give you parental controls to limit the automatic purchase of more bandwidth" crap that cell phone companies pull with text messaging.

Comment Re:Bribery, huh? (Score 4, Interesting) 255

by oddjob1244 (#39812855) Attached to: Terminal Mixup Implicates TSA Agents In LAX Smuggling Plot
From TFA:

TSA employees took payments of up to $2,400 to provide drug couriers unfettered access at LAX over a six-month period last year.

Up to $2,400 bucks. That's less than the cost of a first class ticket for the average Joe who doesn't want to deal with TSA. It's also well within the budget of a terrorist organization. That's awfully cheap.

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