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Comment Re:Bombula.... [your sigg] (Score 1) 1267

by pianowow on Monday July 02, 2007 @02:43PM (#19720395) Attached to: Deathbed Confession Says Aliens Were at Roswell

I don't therefore I'm not... this is the converse of "I do, therefore I am." But the converse is rarely true. "I'm not, therefore I don't," is much a more accurate contrapositive, and funnier, in my opnion.

But funny comment nevertheless. :)

Indians Use Google Earth and GPS To Protect Amazon 172

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 15, 2006 @08:02PM from the captain-eplanet dept.

Damien1972 writes "Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians are using Google Earth, GPS, and other technologies to protect their fast-dwindling home. Tribes in Suriname, Brazil, and Colombia are combining their traditional knowledge of the rainforest with Western technology to conserve forests and maintain ties to their history and cultural traditions. Indians use Google Earth to remotely monitor their lands by checking for signs of miners and GPS to map their lands. "Google Earth is used primarily for vigilance," says Vasco van Roosmalen, program director of a nonprofit involved in the project."

Warming a Tiny Piece of Mars For Terraforming 205

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 15, 2006 @03:37PM from the ants-under-the-magnifying-glass dept.

dptalia writes "It's been a dream of science fiction writers everywhere that we would eventually terraform Mars. Now an engineering student has proposed a way to terraform only a kilometer of Mars. By building an array of space based mirrors to focus the sun's light, a small area of Mars could be warmed to about 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) which would make it easier for explorers to work and live there. Since Mars' atmosphere is thin, the mirrors would have to be carefully designed to prevent them from reflecting harmful radiation as well as light and warmth."

YouTube Restores Comedy Central Clips 150

Posted by kdawson on Thursday November 02, 2006 @01:12PM from the i-want-my-TDS dept.

ColinPL writes, "Though YouTube has removed Comedy Central clips, their corporate parent Viacom has confirmed that it wants to find some way to keep the clips available. Viacom has apparently given the green light for YouTube to put the material back up." Update: 11/02 20:49 GMT by Z : We received an email from DB Ferguson at the No Fact zone, letting us know things are a little more muddled than we might otherwise prefer. "This letter contains a link to Jeff's Idealog post where he had evidence that even more clips are disappearing, and I have copies of two Cease and Desist letters that were sent yesterday night from YouTube. The purge continues, despite the news reports that it has stopped or that videos are being put back in."

NPR Finds XM's Achilles Heel 330

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 01, 2006 @12:52PM from the operators-are-standing-by dept.

PreacherTom writes "In the ongoing radio wars, one only has to listen to 20 seconds of Howard Stern's language to know that the lack of regulation gives satellite radio a distinct advantage. Of all the challengers, it seems that NPR has finally found a weakness in XM, which supplements its satellite coverage with earth-bound transmitters. A recent test found that 19 of these transmitters were unlicensed and another 221 exceeded their authorized power level, giving NPR an opening to press with an apparently sympathetic FCC. It certainly doesn't help that XM's own filings support their case."

Vista to Allow "One Significant" Hardware Upgrade 641

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 30, 2006 @04:24PM from the how-very-generous-of-you dept.

fiorenza writes "Ars Technica spoke with Microsoft concerning the controversial changes in Windows Vista's licensing, and they have learned that Vista will permit one 'significant' hardware change before requiring users to either appeal to Microsoft support or purchase another license. Automatic re-activation online will fail after one use. Microsoft is using a new algorithm to monitor hardware changes and enforce licensing compliance, and the company says that it is more forgiving now than it was with Windows XP."

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