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Street Savvy, But Not Retirement Ready

Emily Lambert — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:28 -0800

A new study says retirement readiness varies widely by industry. Pity the guys at Goldman, for once.

Silicon Valley's China Strategy

Rebecca Fannin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:28 -0800

VCs are focusing on less risky, later-stage companies.

Arabs, Israelis Team Up To Sue German Bank

Nathan Vardi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:28 -0800

Banks of wealthiest Israelis, Qaddafi and Gulf Arab governments say WestLB defrauded them of $230 million.

Be Wary Of The Housing Numbers

Joshua Zumbrun — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:27 -0800

The improvement is part genuine, part government stimulus and part seasonal confusion.

HMO Implant Nightmare: Batteries Not Included

David Whelan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:27 -0800

To succeed, ObamaCare will have to do something about capricious denials of care by big insurers.

Pilgrims arrive at Nepal festival

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:34:10 -0800

Hindu devotees have converged on a town in Nepal for a festival considered to be the world's largest animal sacrifice.

Philippine poll attack toll rises

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:27:23 -0800

At least 22 people are found killed in the Philippines as police search for more bodies after an attack linked to next year's elections.

Genetic Testing Reveals Devastating Illness

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:20:03 -0800

Sabine's life changed four years ago. He decided to get a genetic test that would tell him how he's likely to die. The test specifically checked for a disease that runs in Sabine's family — Huntington's disease, a deadly degenerative disease that destroys a person's nervous system.

Court Kills 'Round-The-Clock' Surveillance Case

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:10:03 -0800

Welcome to the tinfoil hat club. That's what a federal appeals court is telling Scott Tooley of Kentucky in dismissing his civil rights lawsuit. Tooley believes the government put him under blanket surveillance after he said the word “bomb” to an airline agent.

US 'will announce climate target'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:56 -0800

The US will give a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at next month's UN climate summit, officials say.

India launches ballistic missile

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:58:29 -0800

India test-fires its intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-II, off an island in Orissa state.

Australia PM urges carbon deal

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:05 -0800

The Australian government strikes a deal with opposition leaders on a revised carbon emissions trading scheme.

Viggo Mortensen on Glenn Beck: "He's a dangerous idiot"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:02 -0800

Aragorn's politics are as sharp as the Andúril. He disses Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and the Patriot Act.

Biggest baby crib recall in U.S. History

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:42:36 -0800

WASHINGTON — More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

Bing Cashback Can Cost You Money

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:38:00 -0800

paltemalte writes "Microsoft and various retailers have teamed up to bring you cashback on purchases made via Bings price comparison feature. There is a little snag though — it seems that when you have a Bing cookie living in your browser, some retailers will quote you a higher price than if you come with no Bing cookie in your system."

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A Million New Animal Species In The Ocean?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:03 -0800

From 'yeti crabs' to oil worms, the ocean depths contain more life than was once thought.

Diablo III: Blizzard Says Goodbye to Skill Trees

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:03 -0800

According to Blizzard’s official Twitter, the revision of Diablo III’s skill system is in full swing, with an announcement that skill trees are completely gone from the latest iteration.

Most 'orphans' have living parent

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:13:58 -0800

UK charity Save the Children says that at least four out of five children in orphanages worldwide have a living parent.

Touch DJ app stuffs a turntable into your iPhone (Video)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:02 -0800

Hailed as the first true DJ MP3 iPhone / iPod touch app in the world, Amidio's $19.99 Touch DJ program (available now) enables users to independently manipulate two MP3 or M4A files, including scratching, looping, positioning, equalization, effects and pitching.

What's your favorite online, hour-long lecture?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:53:51 -0800

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Philippines massacre blamed on 'thugs'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:25 -0800

Gunmen kidnapped and killed at least 21 people in the Philippines today in what a presidential adviser called the most "gruesome massacre of civilians" in recent history.

Chinese Drywall Linked to Corrosion in Homes

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:50:02 -0800

Federal investigators reported a “strong association” between chemicals in Chinese drywall and complaints by homeowners of metal and electrical corrosion.

Google Buying Display Advertising Startup

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:02 -0800

Web search leader Google said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology start up Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo.

Abortion, politics a volatile mix for U.S. Catholics

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:38 -0800

A dispute over abortion between the only remaining Kennedy in Congress and his Roman Catholic bishop has highlighted the political volatility of the issue.

Lawyer: 9/11 suspect to plead not guilty

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:46 -0800

At least one -- and possibly all five -- of the detainees with alleged ties to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will plead not guilty in a "justification defense," arguing the attacks were responses to American foreign policy, according to a lawyer who met with one of the defendants.

Lightning Holds Fingerprint of Antimatter

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:04 -0800

Positrons, the antimatter equivalent to electrons, were detected in gamma ray bursts during lightning storms. A satellite dispatched to scout out high-energy gamma rays streaming from the cosmos found that not only were flashes of gamma rays oddly close to home, but they were also powerful enough to annihilate matter.

Building a Better Alien-Calling Code

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:03 -0800

Alien-seeking researchers have designed a new simple code for sending messages into space. To a reasonably clever alien with math skills and a bit of astronomical training, the messages should be easy to decipher.

It's About Time: A Web Series About Porn

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:02 -0800

If one industry is going to parodied in a web series, this one makes the most sense

Getting in trouble for shit on FB has gone too far, I mean WTF

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:23 -0800

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This is how Twilight works (COMIC)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:10:02 -0800

I've been seeing Twilight everywhere lately, especially with Vampire Teens II-- uh, I mean, New Moon's release, so I thought I'd break down why chicks go ***** for it.

My friend just cut his hair, say hello to the 360 hair beard [PIC]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:35 -0800

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UK Iraq war inquiry to begin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:32 -0800

The UK's official Iraq war inquiry is to begin its public hearings, with leading civil servants and a former spy chief giving evidence.

9 Monstrous Mechanical Marvels [Gallery]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:50:02 -0800

Ugly and sometimes frightening, the largest “gadgets” on Earth help mankind achieve the magnificent.

Inside Air Force One with President Obama (24 pics)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:40:03 -0800

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look inside Air Force One, the plane U.S. presidents have traveled in since 1990. There are actually two of the specially modified Boeing 747-200B’s and only use the call sign “Air Force One” when the President is on board...

Man In Coma Heard Everything For 23 Years

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:35 -0800

A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed, his mother said Monday.

I accidentally VNC'ed into the computer I was already using.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:04 -0800

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The 10 Most Awesome Celebrity Computer Ads of the 1980s

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:20:04 -0800

*****

12 Curious Facebook Fan Pages

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:20:02 -0800

One thing that encourages those Groupies, is the outright overwhelming number of pages one can Fan on Facebook.

Valleys on Mars Add to Evidence for Ancient Martian Ocean

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:02 -0800

New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.

How Do Toxic Chemicals Move Around the Planet?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:02 -0800

Toxic chemicals created by human activity reach unusual concentrations in the Arctic, among other places.

The next Darfur?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:43 -0800

Region which could become new Sudan front line

Paralysed state

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:54 -0800

Ahmed Rashid on conspiracy theories sweeping Pakistan

Wow, it turns out the guy who was "paralyzed but fully aware for 23 years" isn't.. he's a vegetable and the people saying he's communicating are really faking his communication.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:34 -0800

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Gadget Freeze Test: Does Cold Weather Injure Cell Phones?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:03 -0800

You know that cold weather can make your cell phone sluggish, or make a fully charged one read low battery. But can cold weather do serious damage to your phone? We subjected six phones to progressively lower temperatures until they stopped working. Then, for good measure, we dunked some of them in liquid nitrogen.

My roommate took advantage of me sexually the other night. What should I do?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:54 -0800

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English Shell Code Could Make Security Harder

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:00 -0800

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that finding malicious code might have just become a little harder. Last week at the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, security researchers Joshua Mason, Sam Small, Fabian Monrose, and Greg MacManus presented a method they developed to generate English shell code [PDF]. Using content from Wikipedia and other public works to train their engine, they convert arbitrary x86 shell code into sentences that read like spam, but are natively executable. "In this paper we revisit the assumption that shell code need be fundamentally different in structure than non-executable data. Specifically, we elucidate how one can use natural language generation techniques to produce shell code that is superficially similar to English prose. We argue that this new development poses significant challenges for in-line payload-based inspection (and emulation) as a defensive measure, and also highlights the need for designing more efficient techniques for preventing shell code injection attacks altogether."

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The Las Vegas Strip At Night (Stunning Aerial PICS)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:03 -0800

For the first time, incredibly detailed pictures depicting the glitzy location - using new technology that has only been developed in the past 18 months - have been brought together in a book, called Las Vegas at Night.

Bad idea: The laptop steering wheel desk

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:02 -0800

The AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate is a tray you can attach to your steering wheel to use as a writing desk or to hold your drinks or snacks when taking a break from driving. However, in case you hadn’t noticed, the Wheelmate also happens to double up very nicely as a perfect platform for a laptop or a netbook, and apparently people are going mad for it.

Over 100 icebergs on the move

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:04 -0800

More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

Major BMW 5-Series Redesign Unveiled (Photos)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:04 -0800

The 2011 model marks the sixth-generation of the venerable sports sedan. The 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan will make its public debut at next month’s LA Show.

10 of the Highest Grossing iPhone Apps

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:03 -0800

Apple's iTunes store now has a category called "Top Grossing Apps," where you can see the biggest current sellers for iPhone and iPod Touch in the store.

Remarkable Footage of San Francisco in 1905

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:02 -0800

A video shot from a streetcar traveling down Market Street in San Francisco in 1905 before the earthquake/fire of 1906 destroyed the area.

The Ideal Amount of Time for Sex Is...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:04 -0800

... a lot shorter than you would think. In a "they got paid to do this?" kind of study, researchers have figured out that the optimum amount of time for sexual intercourse is three to 13 minutes -- not counting foreplay.

Star Wars' Facebook Status Updates

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:04 -0800

"ur just jelly cuz ur a ghost and can't tap that"

FoxNews Threatens Pink Slips Over (Fibs?) 'Editing Errors'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:03 -0800

After a rash of mistakes and apologies over the past weeks, Fox News has sent a memo to employees announcing a new "zero tolerance" policy for on-screen errors.Fox has had three much-noticed errors in the past few weeks. First, Sean Hannity used misleading footage to beef up attendance numbers at a Capitol Hill tea party rally ...

School closed after boy, five, dies from suspected swine flu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:02 -0800

A primary school in Buckinghamshire has closed after the death of one of its pupils who may have contracted swine flu.

Fort Hood victim 'died as she lived'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:04:03 -0800

Huddling under umbrellas in a chilly rain, friends, relatives and comrades gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to lay to rest another of the victims of the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.

'Coma' man conscious for years

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:57:48 -0800

A Belgian man who doctors thought was in a coma for 23 years was in fact awake all along, it is revealed.

How to make a woman Happy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:04 -0800

It’s not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:

Cy & H - The Benefits of Having Your Face Punched

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:03 -0800

You know, now things don't seem all that bad.

Apple "refuses to repair smokers' Macs"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:03 -0800

Cigarette puffers see their Mac warranties go up in smoke, as Apple refuses to handle hazardous substances

Get Your Trebuchet Ready, It's Time For Punkin Chunkin!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:04 -0800

Add a little destruction to your Thanksgiving traditions with the Superbowl of pumpkin launching.

James Cameron Says Studio Originally Wanted OJ as Terminator

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:03 -0800

In his '60 Minutes' interview, the blockbuster-directing-machine says that if the studio had their way when he started on the original Terminator, OJ Simpson would have been killing people much earlier.

The Ten Worst Things People Do On Airplanes

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:02 -0800

Eat fried chicken - Don't bring it on a bus, don't bring it on a train, and definitely don't bring it on a place: smelly, greasy, messy food. Airline meals might suck for the most part, but we're pretty sure that a bucket of chicken isn't the appropriate carry-on option.

The Actual Cost of Getting Sick [INTERACTIVE]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:03 -0800

The online interactive tool allows users to slide a bar to select one's age and then select parts of the pie chart in order to investigate a more complete picture of the actual costs associated with a wide range of chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, depression, and hypertension.

Fox CEO Wants U.S. to Follow France's Internet-Piracy Policy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:02 -0800

The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.

One of my co-workers quit today. We found this on his desktop. [PIC]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:26:58 -0800

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Cray previews XT6 Opteron nodes

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:58 -0800

Cash for number clunkers

SC09 The SC09 supercomputing trade show finished up late last week, but El Reg still has a bunch of things to tell you about. One of them is a preview of the Opteron blade server for the upcoming high-end XT6 and midrange XT6m supercomputers from Cray.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Belgian admits Iran arms charges

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:59 -0800

An alleged Belgian arms dealer pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally export jet engines and parts from the US to Iran.

HP floats Q4 profit on services biz

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:12:09 -0800

Everything else takes a swim

Hewlett-Packard's profits grew 14 per cent in the fiscal fourth quarter, boosted by corporate cost-cutting and solid performance by its enormous services unit.…

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Orion's dark secret: Violence shaped the night sky

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:32 -0800

A ring of bright stars surrounds us, giving us some of our most familiar constellations. But where did it come from?

Plea to find lost Darwin notes crucial to theory of evolution

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:01:45 -0800

English Heritage launch an appeal to trace Charles Darwin's missing Galapagos notebook.

IBM Smartphone Software Translates 11 Languages

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:00 -0800

coondoggie writes to mention that IBM researchers have an internal smartphone software project that is capable of translating text between English and 11 other languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic). There are no concrete plans to release this as a public product, but IBM certainly isn't shutting out that possibility. "Hosted as an internal IBM service since August 2008, n.Fluent offers a secure real-time translation tool that translates text in web pages, electronic documents, Same time instant message chats, and provides a BlackBerry mobile translation application. According to IBM the software, n.Fluent, was developed from an internal IBM crowd-sourcing project where Big Blue's nearly 400,000 employees in more than 170 countries submit, update and continuously refine word translations. Every time it's used, n.Fluent 'learns' and improves its translation engine. To date, the tool has been used by IBMers to translate more than 40 million words, IBM stated."

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To the Secret Santa Redditor who lives down the street from me: Want to hang out sometime?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:34:04 -0800

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8 Somali-Americans face terror charges

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:10 -0800

Eight Somali-American men from Minnesota are charged with federal terror-related counts for attempting to recruit fighters for al-Shabaab, a Somali group considered a terror organization by the United States, officials said Monday.

Facebookers hit with steamy clickjacking exploit

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:35 -0800

'Click da button, baby!'

Facebook administrators have blocked a clickjacking exploit that displayed images of a scantily clad woman on profile pages without first prompting the user for permission.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Heidi Klum takes Seal's last name

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:16:47 -0800

Heidi Klum has officially changed her name to Heidi Samuel, taking Seal's last name, four years and four kids after getting hitched.

Program To Detect Smuggled Nuclear Bombs Stalls

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:00 -0800

Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that a program to detect plutonium or uranium in shipping containers has stalled because the United States has run out of helium 3, a crucial raw material needed to build the 1,300 to 1,400 machines to be deployed in ports around the world to thwart terrorists who might try to deliver a nuclear bomb to a big city by stashing it in one of the millions of containers that enter the United States every year. Helium 3 is an unusual form of the element that is formed when tritium, an ingredient of hydrogen bombs, decays — but the government mostly stopped making tritium in 1989 after accumulating a substantial stockpile of Helium 3 as a byproduct of maintaining nuclear weapons. 'I have not heard any explanation of why this was not entirely foreseeable,' says Representative Brad Miller, chairman of a House subcommittee that is investigating the problem. Helium 3 is not hazardous or even chemically reactive, and it is not the only material that can be used for neutron detection. The Homeland Security Department has older equipment that can look for radioactivity, but it does not differentiate well between bomb fuel and innocuous materials that naturally emit radiation like cat litter, ceramic tiles and bananas — and sounds false alarms more often. In a letter to President Obama, Miller called the shortage 'a national crisis' and said the price had jumped to $2,000 a liter from $100 in the last few years. With continuing concern that Al Qaida or other terrorists will try to smuggle a nuclear weapon into the United States, Congress has mandated that, by 2012, all containers bound for the US be inspected overseas."

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US-Somali terror suspects charged

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:56 -0800

US authorities announce charges against eight people as they investigate the case of young men sent to fight for Somali militants.

Sanford faces 37 ethics charges

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:05:30 -0800

The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday.

Reports link Chinese drywall, corrosion

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:13 -0800

The suspected link between Chinese drywall and toxic effects reported by thousands of U.S. homeowners was strengthened Monday by three government reports.

Beams collide in Big Bang machine

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:44:39 -0800

Engineers operating the Large Hadron Collider have smashed together proton beams in the machine for the first time.

Lula urges Iran nuclear solution

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:38:37 -0800

Brazil reaffirms support for Iran's right to a civilian nuclear programme and calls for a solution with the West.

Recession Pushes More Workers to Steal Data

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:00 -0800

An anonymous reader writes to share the findings of a recent transatlantic survey which suggests that the recession is pushing workers to be a little bit more accommodating when it comes to sharing, viewing, or stealing sensitive information from the company they work(ed) for. "Pilfering data has become endemic in our culture as 85% of people admit they know it's illegal to download corporate information from their employer but almost half couldn't stop themselves taking it with them with the majority admitting it could be useful in the future! [...] The survey entitled 'the global recession and its effect on work ethics,' carried out for a second year by Cyber-Ark – found that almost half of the respondents 48% admit that if they were fired tomorrow they would take company information with them and 39% of people would download company/competitive information if they got wind that their job was at risk. Additionally a quarter of workers said that the recession has meant that they feel less loyal towards their employer."

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I found child pornography on my friend's computer. What should I do?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:07 -0800

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Why you shouldn't have your copy of Modern Warfare 2 shipped to your friend

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:13:14 -0800

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IBM's cat-brain sim a 'scam,' says Swiss boffin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:11:33 -0800

Neuroscientist hairs on end

Responding to its nation's sovereign call to develop electronics with the intelligence of a cat, IBM last week announced a major step in feline gray matter simulation. But professional rivalries clearly run deep inside puss brain replication circles, with a leading neuroscientist blasting the project as a "scam" and a "mass deception of the public."…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

January Iraq elections may be delayed

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:40 -0800

The Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.

My girlfriend just broke up with me because I am indecisive. I can't decide what I should do or how I should feel.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:56:30 -0800

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Reddit: You find out your friend is having a baby and you found the name, and you cringed. What was it. What name do you hate?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:53 -0800

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LHC Has First Collisions After Years of Waiting

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:00 -0800

An anonymous reader writes "Only four days after the first attempt to send a particle beam around the LHC, we have arrived at the point when all four experiments got their first real collisions from the machine. This was met by celebrations and champagne, as people have been waiting years and years for this moment. It is a testament to the engineering of the machine that collisions were reached already, so few days after restarting. The LHC had already demonstrated ca 10h stable beams, and now also stable beams in both directions at the same time. In the coming weeks, we need only wait for increased intensity and the first attempts at acceleration."

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Can I talk to that William fellow? He was so helpful

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:05:38 -0800

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“Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models, and here at the White House, we’re going to lead by example.”

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:51 -0800

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Obama Kicks Off Massive Science Education Effort

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58:00 -0800

In a speech at the White House today, President Obama launched a new campaign, "Educate to Innovate," designed to get American students fired up about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The full text of the speech is also available on whitehouse.gov. "The new campaign builds on the President's Inaugural Address, which included a vow to put science 'in its rightful place.' One of those rightful places, of course, is the classroom. Yet too often our schools lack support for teachers or the other resources needed to convey the practical utility and remarkable beauty of science and engineering. As a result, students become overwhelmed in their classes and ultimately disengaged. They lose, and our nation loses too. The partnerships launched today aim to change that. They respond to a challenge made by the President in April, when he spoke at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences and asked the nation's philanthropists, professional and educational societies, corporations, and individuals to collaborate and innovate with the goal of reinvigorating America's STEM educational enterprise. The partnerships announced today — dramatic commitments in the hundreds of millions of dollars, generated through novel collaborations and creative outreach activities — are just the first wave of commitments anticipated in response to his call."

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IE bug leaks private details from 50 million PDF files

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:54:58 -0800

Black hat recon courtesy of Microsoft

A bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is causing more than 50 million files stored online to leak potentially sensitive information that could compromise user privacy, a security researcher said.…

What is your recession sales strategy?

French aid workers seized in CAR

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:35:05 -0800

Two French aid workers have been kidnapped by gunmen in the Central African Republic, their employer says.

Opera 10.10 Released, Includes New "Unite" Tech

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:16:00 -0800

Opera 10.10 has been released, and with it their new "Unite" technology, which allows users to share content directly between all of their own devices. Unite wraps both web browser and web server into a single package in an attempt to change the way users think about their browser. "'We promised Opera Unite would reinvent the Web,' said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. 'What we are really doing is reinventing how we as consumers interact with the Web. By giving our devices the ability to serve content, we become equal citizens on the Web. In an age where we have ceded control of our personal data to third-parties, Opera Unite gives us the freedom to choose how we will share the data that belongs to us.'"

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LHC is alive! Canditate collision in CMS.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:34:26 -0800

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Chrome OS Benchmarked Against Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook, More

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0800

An anonymous reader writes "Using the latest build of Google's Chromium OS source code, Phoronix built it out to run on a Samsung netbook and ran sixteen benchmarks, putting it up against Moblin 2.1, Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10, openSUSE 11.2, and Fedora 12. They ran some of their usual desktop benchmarks (encoding, video, etc..), but more interestingly they ran a number of battery, CPU usage, and memory consumption tests under different settings that show some of the advantages and disadvantages for each of the Linux distributions, and spotted a few bugs along the way."

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Rogue iPhone dev unmoved by App Store spin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:31:31 -0800

Jobsian VP defends trademark police

Apple marketing veep Phil Schiller has put another smiley face on company's capricious iPhone App Store approval process - but at least one developer who spent months battling the App Store police isn't buying Schiller's spin.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Fifa to meet over play-off issues

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:43 -0800

Fifa calls for an extraordinary general meeting in December to discuss incidents at the World Cup play-offs.

Bing search bribery a retailer magnet

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:33 -0800

Microsoft's Black Friday redemption

Bing has boosted Microsoft's retailer revenues by nearly 50 per cent, according to a new search-ad study.…

What is your recession sales strategy?

Hacked Climate Emails Stoke Debate

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:48:00 -0800

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a series of hacked emails and documents that were recently posted on Wikileaks are causing quite a stir in the scientific community. All told, more than 1,000 emails and 2,000 documents were stolen from the Climate Research Unit in East Anglia University in the U.K. "The emails include discussions of apparent efforts to make sure that reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations group that monitors climate science, include their own views and exclude others. In addition, emails show that climate scientists declined to make their data available to scientists whose views they disagreed with. [] Phil Jones, the director of the East Anglia climate center, suggested to climate scientist Michael Mann of Penn State University that skeptics' research was unwelcome: We 'will keep them out somehow -- even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!' Neither man could be reached for comment Sunday."

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Modern Tech Versus the Past

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:48:00 -0800

CNETNate writes "Most of us assume modern life is the peak of human achievement, but is it really? CNET decided to take a look at the major technologies of the modern world and compare them to their closest equivalent of pre-digital mankind — Facebook vs. dinner parties, World of Warcraft vs. actual war craft, iPhones vs. hills on fire — and the results are surprising. And slightly dumb, so laugh."

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Google hoodwinked into pushing Chrome OS scareware

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:46:30 -0800

Tamper tantrum

Rogue anti-virus scammers have tainted search results for Chromium OS - the open source version of Google's Chrome OS - in a bid to expose surfers hunting the web operating system to a fake anti-virus scan scam instead.…

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Yemeni tribe frees Japanese man

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:39:22 -0800

Yemeni tribesman release a Japanese engineer kidnapped in Arhab, north-east of the capital, Sanaa, officials say.

Cisco pumps out iPhone security app

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:58 -0800

World of IT threats in your pants

Cisco has pushed out a new iPhone app that helps IT managers respond to newly-detected security threats by the seat (pocket) of their pants.…

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"Obama kicks off massive science education effort"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:57 -0800

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WTF?! AZ Sheriff forces Latino Woman to GIVE BIRTH with hands and legs chained, refuses to let her hold newborn

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:08:00 -0800

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In Focus: Thousands Gather For Stuffing Of Giant Rockefeller Center Turkey

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:01 -0800

NEW YORK—"Lines were long but I wanted my son to be there when they peeled back the skin and threw salted butter and grease into the crowd," said Dean Carlson

Writing For Video Game Genres

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:05:00 -0800

Aeonite writes "The third book in a pseudo-trilogy, Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG, offers advice from 21 experts in the field of video game writing, pulled from the ranks of the IGDA's Game Writers Special Interest Group and wrangled together by editor Wendy Despain. It follows in the footsteps of Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing and Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames, and in keeping with the trend, offers the most specific, targeted advice for how to write for an assortment of game genres." Read below for the rest of Michael's review.

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Weather balloons no longer a crazy idea for rural coverage

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:01 -0800

Base jumping

As the US gets serious about opening up mobile broadband to its entire population, it is hunting for new spectrum options to support that.…

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Lebanon body confirmed as Briton

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:50:32 -0800

Human remains found in Lebanon are confirmed as those of a British journalist kidnapped nearly 25 years ago.

Hey AskReddit, we have almost 3k sign ups in 46 countries for the reddit secret santa that was born here in AskReddit. This is the last week to sign up!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:51 -0800

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Kenya in HIV/Aids testing drive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22:31 -0800

Kenyan health officials are launching a controversial drive to get one million people tested for HIV/Aids.

Telcos Want Big Subsidies, Not Line-Sharing

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22:00 -0800

It seems that a recent survey of global broadband practices by Harvard's Berkman Center at the behest of the FCC has stirred the telecommunications hornet's nest. Both AT&T and Verizon are up in arms about some of the conclusions (except the ones that suggest offering large direct public subsidies). "Harvard's Berkman Center study of global broadband practices, produced at the FCC's request, is an 'embarrassingly slanted econometric analysis that violates professional statistical standards and is insufficiently reliable to provide meaningful guidance,' declares AT&T. The study does nothing but promote the lead author's 'own extreme views,' warns a response from Verizon Wireless. Most importantly, it 'should not be relied upon by the FCC in formulating a National Broadband Plan,' concludes the United States Telecom Association. Reviewing the slew of criticisms, Berkman's blog wryly notes that the report seems to have been 'a mini stimulus act for telecommunications lawyers and consultants.'"

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PC sales bounce up (and down)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:20:14 -0800

Netbooks drag year-end uptick

The box counters at Gartner have revised their PC shipment estimates for 2009, saying that PC makers did better than expected pumping out machines in the third quarter. But because average selling prices are falling - thanks in part to the advent of cheap netbooks and general price erosion across all PC types - sales are still going to be down this year.…

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Found in a German garage: 'Hitler's Mercedes'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:06:38 -0800

A German car dealer working for a Russian billionaire claims he's located a Mercedes car which belonged to Adolf Hitler

Health care bill moves ahead

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:04:23 -0800

Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, but it was hardly a unified party standing behind the bill.

Reddit, a student is being charged with "terroristic mischief," a class C felony, for leaving a box outside a school building. Please upvote!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:01:02 -0800

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Symantec Japan website bamboozled by hacker

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:12 -0800

Plaintext passwords revealed

A Symantec-run website was vulnerable to Blind SQL Injection problems that reportedly exposes a wealth of potentially sensitive information.…

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High school student expelled for unloaded shotgun found in his truck - the truck was NOT parked on school property

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:48:55 -0800

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Second Russia arms blast kills eight

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:20 -0800

At least eight people are killed at a Russian ammunition depot, 10 days after explosions at the same site, the defence ministry says.

Soderling stuns Nadal in London

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:43:26 -0800

Robin Soderling beats world number two Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 to cause the first upset of this year's ATP World Tour Finals.

Review: Eufloria

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:00 -0800

eldavojohn writes "Eufloria is a strategy game made by independent game company Dyson. I bought it on the Steam service this weekend for $20 and was impressed that it is a visually and aurally pleasing game. It's a real-time strategy game, but isn't a rehashed Civilization or Age of Empires — it employs a different kind of mechanic to conquer. Like a lot of games that rely on novel game mechanics (Braid & Spore come to mind), part of the game's experience relies on you learning as you progress through the 25 or so levels. They will definitely push you to utilize different strategies and tactics, so don't read this review if you're already planning to play this game, as it'll most likely be filled with spoilers about developing a strategy. I give the game an average 6 out of 10 and would like to say that with titles like Braid and Eufloria out there, 'independent' no longer equates to 'sucks.'" Read on for the rest of his thoughts.

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Dear Reddit: please stop linking to the Daily Mail (dailymail.co.uk) - it's even less trustworthy than Fox News!

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:24:18 -0800

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New analysis points to ancient Martian ocean, river valleys

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:45 -0800

Just a matter of finding sea-monster skeletons, now

NASA-funded boffins say they have found convincing evidence that much of Mars was once covered by an ocean of liquid water, and that rain fell on the red planet long ago.…

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Wind turbines to power phone masts

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:03:53 -0800

Cold Green calling?

Forget mobile phone covers made of recycled plastic bottles or handsets powered by sunlight. If you really want to make a green phone call then move to California, where some phone masts will soon run on wind energy.…

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Slideshow: The Week In Review

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:01:39 -0800

Slideshow

Apple vs. Microsoft Multi-Touch Mouse Comparison

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:53:00 -0800

blee37 writes "This is a side-by-side comparison of the Apple and Microsoft multi-touch mice. It includes video demonstrations of using the mice in applications, first-person shooters and 3D manipulation. It also has new photos of the internals of all the mice."

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T-Orange won't share the airwaves

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:49:07 -0800

Get your own damn spectrum, mooch

T-Mobile and Orange won't be handing over any radio spectrum when they merge, despite the fact that T-Orange will own almost half the available airways.…

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Exascale computing: How do we get there from here?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:38:26 -0800

IBM guru Dave Turek tells us what's what

Exascale supercomputers, the computing industry’s next frontier, will run 1,000 times quicker than the fastest computers of today – and the world’s scientific researchers are sure to drum up plenty of projects to harness their compute power. But how do we get there from here?…

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Romanians face election run-off

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:31:25 -0800

A run-off vote is expected in Romania after none of the 12 candidates won outright in the presidential election's first round.

Sports: Bengals' Uniforms No Longer Look Stupid Now That Team Is Good

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:02 -0800

BRISTOL, CT—By wearing their brightly colored orange-and-black tiger-print uniforms during a victory over the Steelers, the division-leading 7-2 Cincinnati Bengals made their team gear appear far less stupid Sunday.

Moller Skycar to finally crash and burn?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:19:00 -0800

Desperate last-gasp spin: 'Virtual flight tests' start

(In)famous flying-car firm Moller International - whose four-decade quest to produce an Everyman aerial ride has seen no aircraft delivered and a 2003 fine from the SEC for selling "fraudulent unregistered stock" - has now announced "Virtual Test Flights of [a] New Flying Car".…

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Menezes family do deal with police

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:01 -0800

The family of an innocent Brazilian shot dead by officers in London agree compensation with the Metropolitan Police.

Hamas 'debating Shalit swap deal'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:04:53 -0800

Members of Hamas are in Cairo to discuss a prisoner swap for the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, reports say.

How much actual cooking goes on in a corporate chain restaurant, like Chili's or Cracker Barrel anyway?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:04:45 -0800

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'The Office' Ends As Documentary Crew Gets All The Footage It Needs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:15 -0800

SCRANTON, PA—After nearly six years on the air, NBC's hit show The Office ended abruptly Thursday when documentary filmmaker Ian...

Spotify embraces Symbian

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:54:24 -0800

Appy talking

Music-streaming service Spotify is now available on Symbian handsets too, for paying subscribers at least.…

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Savage roo mauls Oz man

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:52:59 -0800

What's that Skippy? You're trying to drown my dog?

An Oz man has taken a serious pasting at the hands of a "savage" kangaroo which was attempting to drown his dog, the Herald Sun reports.…

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AOL taps strategy boutique ahead of Time Warner spin-off

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:10 -0800

Dotty logo revamp strikes bum note

AOL has revamped its logo and plans to launch the new look after its parent company Time Warner dumps the struggling web outfit early next month.…

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[NSFW] Erotica 09: Bit limp, but crowds still up for it

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:33:40 -0800

I'll have what she's having

NSFW In a week when scientists trumpeted the discovery of a new drug to boost flagging female libido, Erotica 2009 - the UK’s premiere female-friendly erotic event - was looking decidedly limp.…

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Costco Nixes Coke Sales

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:59 -0800

Due to a disagreement over pricing, big box wholesale club Costco is not carying Coca Cola. What do you think?

I got a spam email about a week back that slipped through my filter...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:29:36 -0800

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Both doors ultimately lead to the same area of changing rooms and scanning equipment. The same technicians perform PET scans and MRIs on the same machines. The employees are warned, in a written policy, not to tell the patients about the other door.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:27:19 -0800

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New 'Noveller' Allows People To Post Novels They Write During Course Of Their Day

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:13 -0800

SAN FRANCISCO—"I love it," said Sheena Wulf, a Novellist from Kansas City, MO. "If I'm ever sitting in a coffee shop and my sense of alienation and utter detachment from contemporary life provides me with sudden insight into the world that helped shape my family, I just grab my phone and Novel it out to people."

In pictures

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:51:11 -0800

Rare creatures found in the depths of the ocean

India uproar over Ayodhya report

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:46:10 -0800

India's opposition reacts angrily to reports its leaders were implicated in a mosque demolition which sparked terrible violence.

Drobo restrings boxes to double-up product range

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:19 -0800

New storage boxes are bigger on the inside

Data Robotics has added two new products, enhancing both the basic Drobo and the more capable Drobo Pro. It now claims to provide the simplest and best value iSCSI SAN in the world.…

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iPhone worm hjacks ING customers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:28:18 -0800

No messing this time

Updated The second worm to infect jailbroken iPhone users reportedly targets customers of Dutch online bank ING Direct.…

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We're going for optimised workload delivery...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:23:49 -0800

Are we nearly there yet?

Workshop Who wouldn’t want IT to be delivered in a more dynamic, flexible, agile, [insert your least detested buzzword here] way? Optimal configurations for server and desktop workload delivery have been discussed, and indeed, attempted, for many years. So how close are we to really nailing this?…

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:57:58 -0800

Windows 7 on a netbook - worth the wait?

Review Lenovo’s new IdeaPad S10-2 is an update of the S10e. The hardware is conventional netbook fare with a dual-core Atom processor and a 10.1in screen all dressed up in a smart chassis that makes it look like a baby ThinkPad. There have been a number of updates for this model, such as an increase in the frontside bus speed for the Atom processor to 800MHz and DDR 2 Ram that runs at 667MHz rather than 533MHz.…

Node.js is genuinely exciting

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:55:35 -0800

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Credit crunch? It won't be over by Christmas

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:44:20 -0800

Cheap credit is over and its not coming back, says CBI

The impact of the recession on British businesses may well be permanent, and will certainly last until well into the next decade, the UK's union for bosses has declared.…

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Google to anoint Android, Chrome OS love (eventually)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:35:47 -0800

When two become one

Google has confessed that its Chrome OS and Android projects are likely to come together at some stage down the line as the firm continues to tinker with its operating system vision of the future.…

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Microsoft's IE 9, Silverlight 4 and the whiff of lock-in

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:24:08 -0800

Shoulda bought Yahoo! Amazon

Radio Reg Basking in the afterglow of the recently released Windows 7, Microsoft has rallied the faithful to share the love at its annual Professional Developers' Conference in Los Angeles, California.…

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GPS alarm seems alarmingly useless

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:23:11 -0800

You're safe with me. Unless stuff crashes

The Freedom Personal Safety is a GPS device that's supposed to alert loved ones that you're in trouble, but actually seems about as trustworthy as the only other man in the train carriage who appears to have moved a seat closer to you every time you look.…

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MIT boffins invent robot clam-grapnel

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:17:22 -0800

Tech has important mole-cruiser implications, too

MIT boffins are pleased to annouce that they have at last perfected a long-sought-after technology - that of the robot clam. It seems that metal shellfish able to dig themselves into the seabed will make excellent anchors for somewhat larger droid submarines.…

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Coprocessors ride again

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:10:34 -0800

Hybrid-core computing

The idea that hybrid computing is becoming a mainstream technology was one of the major threads running through SC09 last week. Convey Computer, founded in 2006, has a different take on how to best implement hybrid architectures, to deliver better performance and to simplify use.…

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Palm Pre update inbound

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:10:04 -0800

From WebOS 1.1.3 to 1.3.1

The Pre smartphone will be refreshed with an updated webOS “within the next few days”, manufacturer Palm has promised.…

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Microsoft stands tall over Xbox Live lawsuit threat

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:29:56 -0800

'We're well within our rights,' claims software giant

The possibility of class-action lawsuit arising from the ban of roughly 1m gamers from Xbox Live doesn’t worry Microsoft, because the firm believes it is in the right.…

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Fusion-io whips out fast gov-grade ioDrive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:28:51 -0800

Cramming eight on a card

Fusion-io has put eight of its ioDrives on a single PCIe card to produce 800,000 IOPS and 6GB/sec bandwidth.…

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What will climate summit achieve?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:34 -0800

More than 60 state leaders are now expected to attend Decembers climate summit in Denmark. Can a deal be reached?

New hacker peril for older IE versions

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:19:52 -0800

New species of unpatched bug bites IE6 and 7

Internet Explorer users are at risk from a newly discovered and unpatched vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's browser.…

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Looking back at packaged application rigidity and lock-in

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:06:18 -0800

Have we progressed that much in 25 years?

Workshop When packaged applications first appeared on the scene a quarter of a century ago, it was normal for them to be very proprietary in nature.…

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O/S bloat: What's the cure?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:48:14 -0800

Code belly's gonna get you

Comment It is becoming increasingly obvious that a virtual server wastes great chunks of its memory occupied by the operating system wrappers around the applications in the virtual machines (VM) running in the physical server. If each VM occupies 50MB, and 20MB of that is the Windows O/S, then around 40 per cent of the servers's DRAM holds repetitive and relatively useless code.…

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eBay blames success for failure

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:44:35 -0800

Saturday search fail

eBay suffered an embarrassing failure on Saturday as no one was able to search on the site - not a good thing at the start of Christmas shopping season.…

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E-book readers to stay pricey next year

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:41:10 -0800

Won't hit $100 for ages, says screen supplier

Holding out for a £100 e-book reader before snapping up one of these gadgets for yourself? You may get lucky this year, but don't expect prices to fall any further.…

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DVLA doubles annual IT spend

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:56 -0800

IBM can buy itself a Bentley

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to more than double what it spends annually on its IT deal with IBM.…

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Virtualisation in the smaller business

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:37:28 -0800

Are things really any different to the big boys?

Lab Many of your comments on some of the virtualisation articles we have written to date have suggested that smaller organisations have different challenges and priorities when it comes to virtualisation. Here we report back on what we have been told so far and ask you for your insights.…

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New sensitive space gloves: NASA spends wad freely

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:57:12 -0800

Glovely cash for astro haberdashers

NASA handed out $350,000 in prize money to astronautical haberdashers vying for glory in the space agency's Astronaut Glove Challenge this weekend.…

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Rural targets

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:45:09 -0800

Mexico Mennonites feel impact of drug violence

eBay stamps on Mussolini's brain

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:30:26 -0800

Pulls Il Duce body bits auction

Customers of online tat bazaar eBay were on Friday denied the chance to bid for bits of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, when the site swiftly pulled a listing for samples of his blood and brain.…

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Murdoch puffs Microsoft over Google

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:27:28 -0800

Redmond aligns with the empire of The Sun

Rupert Murdoch is in talks with Microsoft over his plans to delist his newspaper websites from Google.…

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Chateau Maroc

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:54:05 -0800

Morocco's wine growers sniff success abroad

Freeview HD - your questions answered

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:02:02 -0800

All you need to know

With the first Freeview HD transmissions scheduled to start on the 2 December in the London, Liverpool and Manchester areas, Register Hardware answers all your questions about the new telly technology.…

Imation ships wirelessly-connected hard drive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:02:02 -0800

USB 2.0 wireless

Imation has announced its external hard drive that connects by wireless USB to PCs and Macs is now shipping.…

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EU ministers agree e-government aims

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:02:02 -0800

Get smart

European ministers have signed a declaration outlining policies to deliver 'smarter' online public services by 2015.…

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Abandoned brides

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:32:45 -0800

'Holiday' wives left behind by UK men in India

Atlantis astronaut flying high over baby's birth

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:28:13 -0800

Houston, we have a daddy

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik ventured out on his first spacewalk on Saturday, just hours before his daughter was born 220 miles below.…

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First malicious iPhone worm slithers into wild

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:57:33 -0800

Jailbreakers under assault

A Dutch internet service provider has identified a worm that installs a backdoor on jailbroken iPhones and makes them part of a botnet.…

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[audio] Celebrities Seize Africa

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:42:29 -0800

Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland

eBooks: What to read on which reader

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:02:02 -0800

Your pre-Christmas guide to what's on

eBook readers will be everywhere this Christmas, in the shops if not under the trees, but even publishers don't seem to know what books one can read on the things.…

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Check It Out: Deer

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:42:29 -0800

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Sports: Several 2009 MLB Awards Clearly Thought Up On The Spot

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:30:41 -0800

NEW YORK—A number of players suggested to reporters Monday that, with accolades such as the AL Platinum Baseman Award and the Best Lead Off of the Year Trophy, the Baseball Writers' Association of America was almost certainly making up its year-end honors on the spot.

Nation's Music Snobs Protest Predictable Use Of Metallica, Pantera To Torture Prisoners

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:33 -0800

WASHINGTON—"What those poor people have had to suffer through is a terrible, shameful travesty," said Rolling Stone's David Fricke. "Can you imagine being forced to listen to Deicide and Drowning Pool all day long?"

Life in Jerusalem's city of three faiths

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:46:44 -0800

Heather Sharp reveals the daily difficulties and charms of living in Jerusalem's Old City, a district sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Obama's tough Mid-East conflict lessons

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:40:55 -0800

Jeremy Bowen considers how the conflict has taught US President Barack Obama hard and humiliating lessons.

In Focus: Overweight College Student Announces Plans To Wear Shorts, Sandals For Rest Of Year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:24 -0800

STATE COLLEGE, PA—Kyle Norton stated that he would also forgo a winter coat and continue to don the same coffee-stained sweatshirt he has been wearing since mid-October.

Senator Byrd The Longest-Serving Lawmaker

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:37:54 -0800

After more than 56 years in office, 92-year-old Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) has become the longest-serving member of Congress. What do you...

Sports: LeBron James Encourages NBA To Stop Jumping In Honor Of Michael Jordan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:23 -0800

WASHINGTON—Prior to Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers all-star LeBron James announced that he would stop jumping during professional basketball games in order to properly honor recent Hall of Fame inductee Michael Jordan.

Montessori School Of Dentistry Lets Students Discover Their Own Root Canal Procedures

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:17 -0800

NEW YORK—"At Montessori, we believe dentistry to be more than just the medical practice of treating tooth and gum disorders," said school director Dr. Howard Bundt. "It's about fostering creativity."

Inside The Obama White House: Specifically The Air Conditioning Duct Near The West Wing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:31 -0800

[audio] Survey: Positive Things Better Than Negative Things

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:02 -0800

Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland

[video] Anonymous Philanthropist Donates 200 Human Kidneys To Hospital

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Hospital officials hope to locate the good Samaritan that dropped offa sack of human organs in the middle of the night so they can thankhim.

Sports: Eagles Settle For Field Goal After 260-Yard Drive

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:10 -0800

SAN DIEGO—The Eagles were forced to settle for a field goal against the Chargers Sunday after sustaining a 260-yard, 64-play drive that featured six separate red-zone appearances and took 52 minutes off the game clock.

In Focus: Queen Elizabeth II Announces She's Pregnant Again

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:37:51 -0800

LONDON—The queen assured her 59-year-old son, Prince Charles, that he was still special, and the baby would not replace him as the heir apparent to the crown.

Heroin Addicts Pressure President To Stay Course In Afghanistan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:12:25 -0800

LOS ANGELES—As the White House considers sweeping strategic shifts in the war in Afghanistan, heroin addicts across the nation called on...

[video] Boy Finds Own Real-Life E.T.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:36 -0800

11 year old Thomas Demming visits Today NOW! with the magical friend he hid for weeks in his bedroom closet.

Opinion: This Would Be The Best Mental Hospital Ever If Elliott Gould Weren't Hiding In The Toilet (by Gregg Clayton)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:32 -0800

I've been a patient at the Sunhaven Mental Health Center for about six months now, and I honestly can't say enough about what a fantastic...

Sports: Norman Esiason Finally Outgrows Childish Nickname

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:39 -0800

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Federal Government Wants Subway Safety Oversight

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:30:50 -0800

The Obama administration will propose that safety regulations for subways and commuter trains be put under the jurisdiction of the federal...

Sports: Patriots Lead Colts At Halftime

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:45 -0800

INDIANAPOLIS—As of press time, the New England Patriots, playing on the road against an undefeated Indianapolis team, are headed into halftime with an all-but-insurmountable 24-14 lead.