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Submission + - New Pattern Found in Prime Numbers 1

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stephen.schaubach

on Sunday May 10, 2009 @04:43AM

stephen.schaubach writes: "Spanish Mathematicians have discovered a new pattern in primes that surprisingly has gone unnoticed. "Besides providing insight into the nature of primes, the finding could also have applications in areas such as fraud detection and stock market analysis." Bueno! "

Comment Re:"restless leg syndrome" is quite real (Score 0) 249

by uecal27 on Sunday May 10, 2009 @04:07AM (#27894855) Attached to: More Fake Journals From Elsevier

I used to suffer from a condition called Restless Lung Syndrome. I would inexplicably have increased breathing rates after performing physical activities. I always thought that it was normal. But then I saw a commercial and realized that I had a debilitating problem that I couldn't possibly cope with! So I talked to my doctor and he prescribed me some drugs. Now, I can finally lead the normal life I've longed for all my life!

Comment Re:To hell with them! (Score 0) 683

by uecal27 on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @06:53PM (#26820361) Attached to: Author's Guild Says Kindle's Text-To-Speech Software Illegal

Computers need Freedom of Speech too!

Comment Re:Who reads those things anyway? (Score 0) 207

by uecal27 on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @08:14PM (#26731669) Attached to: Malware Spreading Via ... Windshield Fliers?

I knew something was fishy. I just didn't know it was Swedish fish-y.

And here I was thinking that Swedish fish were from Sweden...

Data Privacy Day Wrap-Up 18

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @09:22PM from the now-the-truth-can-be-told dept.

Several companies, government bodies and other groups have decided to label January 28th as an annual tech holiday of sorts, Data Privacy Day. Mortimer.CA writes "Various organizations had events on it including Intel, Microsoft, Google, and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. It seems to have been mostly a quiet affair this time around, but hopefully it will grow over time."

Google and Friends Release Net Neutrality Measuring Tools 126

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @07:59PM from the which-packet-how-fast dept.

angry tapir writes "Google and a group of partners have released a set of tools designed to help broadband customers and researchers measure performance of Internet connections. The set of tools, at MeasurementLab.net, includes a network diagnostic tool, a network path diagnostic tool and a tool to measure whether the user's broadband provider is slowing BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P-to-P) traffic. Coming soon to the M-Lab applications is a tool to determine whether a broadband provider is giving some traffic a lower priority than other traffic, and a tool to determine whether a provider is degrading certain users or applications. 'Transparency is our goal,' said Vint Cerf, chief Internet evangelist at Google and a co-developer of TCP/IP. 'Our intent is to make more [information] visible for all who are interested in the way the network is functioning at all layers.'"

Comment Re:Good to know. (Score 1) 360

by uecal27 on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @01:28PM (#26641141) Attached to: AT&T, Comcast To Join RIAA Team

I see...

Comment Re:Good to know. (Score 0, Troll) 360

by uecal27 on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @01:09PM (#26640795) Attached to: AT&T, Comcast To Join RIAA Team

Well, I received an email from Verizon after downloading an episode of a TV show. It listed the exact date and time, file name, and the method used, along with a few paragraphs saying that my internet could be cut off. Now that I think about it, this may not be the same thing as what is in the article, but they're still monitoring traffic/downloads. Plus, if they're doing this, I wouldn't put it past them to be teaming up with the RIAA as well.

Comment Re:Good to know. (Score 0, Troll) 360

by uecal27 on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @12:46PM (#26640399) Attached to: AT&T, Comcast To Join RIAA Team

Sorry, but Verizon has already started doing this as well.

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