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Mandriva Joins Ubuntu With a Linux For NetbooksSlatterz writes "Linux publisher Mandriva has unveiled a version of its platform designed specifically for the new breed of mini laptops. Mandriva Mini features a fast boot-up, comprehensive connectivity support and multimedia codecs, and is adapted to work on key netbook platforms such as Intel's Atom. Mandriva previously offered a customised version of its 2008 Spring release for the Asus Eee PC, and was a distributor of Linux for Intel's Classmate PC initiative."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 21 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am Spirituality and TechnologyThere are times when I wonder if there's something wrong with the fact that I anticipate, say, the next Macworld keynote or big Google announcement more than, say, my own birthday. But then I get distracted...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:50 am Presidential debate fingerpuppet papercraftHere's a free downloadable set of papercraft candidate finger-puppets so that you can stage your own presidential debates: FoldUSCandidateSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:38 am Presidential debate fingerpuppet papercraft Here's a free downloadable set of papercraft candidate finger-puppets so that you can stage your own presidential debates: FoldUSCandidate Source: Boing Boing | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:38 am Cybersquatters register domains for potential bank-mergersToday in his Observer column, John Naughton takes account of the thriving practice of cybersquatting domains for potential bank-mergers:Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers, HBOS, Merrill Lynch and co, a legion of entrepreneurs began betting on domain names for hastily merged financial institutions. For example, when Barclays and Bank of America began to emerge as buyers for Lehman, names such as barclayslehman.com and bofalehman.com were promptly registered by enterprising hopefuls.Computers are the only worthwhile asset banks have left Source: Boing Boing | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:35 am Cybersquatters register domains for potential bank-mergersToday in his Observer column, John Naughton takes account of the thriving practice of cybersquatting domains for potential bank-mergers: Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:35 am Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life. The Independent reports. "Children and teenagers are...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:32 am T-Mobile Launches £2 Per Day Mobile BroadbandMark.J writes "ISPreview reports that T-Mobile UK has launched an interesting range of new off-the-shelf Mobile Broadband products that do not require customers to sign-up under a long-term contract. The pay-as-you-go (PAYG) style products cost from only £2 per day for 'unlimited' access (3GB Fair Usage Policy applies). To access T-Mobile pre-pay Mobile Broadband, customers simply need to purchase a USB (Modem) Stick 110, which includes a memory card, for just £49.99 and plug it into a laptop to access their favourite websites. Credit can be topped up direct from the laptop and customers are able to select whichever package suits them at the time." For American readers, that's about $3.66 right now -- plus shipping yourself to the UK.Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 21 Sep 2008 | 9:09 am Text messaging lowers your IQ by 10 pointsIn an article on the dangers of being distracted while texting messaging when engaged in other activities, like walking or driving, The New York Times has a quote from aul Saffo, a technology trend...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:53 am Why the Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Is Something to Fear - TechCrunch
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:31 am Why the Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Is Something to FearRandall Stross at The New York Times goes to bat for the Google/Yahoo search marketing deal, saying there's "nothing to fear" from the two companies linking their search products. I believe most of his...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:28 am From Total Suspended Solids to Molecular Biology Tools-A Personal View of Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Population DynamicsBy Jenkins, David ABSTRACT: The development of the tools needed to study the population dynamics of biological wastewater treatment processes is traced from its beginnings in the early 1900s to today's use of molecular biology tools (Oerther and Love, 2003).Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Endosulfan Sulfate Sorption on Natural Organic SubstancesBy Bakouri, Hicham El Morillo, Jose; Usero, Jose; Ouassini, Abdelhamid ABSTRACT: This work proposes a viable remediation method based on the use of natural organic substances (NOSs) that characterize the Mediterranean region to improve the ecological system.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Pathogen and Indicator Organism Reduction Through Secondary Effluent Filtration: Implications for Reclaimed Water ProductionBy Levine, Audrey D Harwood, Valerie J; Farrah, Samuel R; Scott, Troy M; Rose, Joan B ABSTRACT: The reduction of pathogens and indicator organisms through secondary effluent filtration was investigated at six full- scale treatment facilities, ranging in capacity from 0.04 to 1 m^sup 3^/s (1 to 25 mgd).Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Performance of a Full-Scale Biofilm System Retrofitted With an Upflow Multilayer Bioreactor As a Preanoxic Reactor for Advanced Wastewater TreatmentBy An, Jin-Young Kwon, Joong-Chun; Ahn, Deog-Won; Shin, Hang-Sik; Won, Sung-Ho; Kim, Byung-Woo ABSTRACT: To enhance nitrogen removal in an existing microbial contact oxidation (MCO) system with a treatment capacity of 900 m^sup 3^/d, an upflow multilayer bioreactor (UMBR) was chosen as a preanoxic reactor for the removal of organic matter and nitrate.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Functionally Relevant Microorganisms to Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Performance at Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plants in the United StatesBy Gu, April Z Saunders, A; Neethling, J B; Stensel, H D; Blackall, L L ABSTRACT: The abundance and relevance of Accumulibacter phosphatis (presumed to be polyphosphate-accumulating organisms [PAOs]), Competibacter phosphatis (presumed to be glycogen- accumulating organisms [GAOs]), and tetrad-forming organisms (TFOs) to phosphorus removal performance at six full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) wastewater treatment plants were investigated.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am "Ag Products to EnergyBy Womac, Alvin R Biofuels, feedstocks, and processing technology What roles do ASABE members play in bioenergy? The breadth of the answer may surprise you: sustainable production, harvest, and storage; feedstock characterization; processing; conversion; and testing and standards development.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am It's the System for Saving Water!By Hawkins, Gary L Gaskin, Julia; Risse, L Mark The drought in the southeastern United States over the past two years has made national news.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am "It's Scary-GoodBy Dooley, Jim to be an agricultural or biological engineer these days! When I started my career as an agricultural engineer in the late 1960s, nuclear energy was touted as being "too cheap to meter," water was abundant and clean enough to drink from the creek, and the industrial chemists were claiming that agriculture was obsolete because we would soon be taking our nourishment in the form of little pills.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Expert Advocates Compost Over ChemicalsBy Sixsmith, Rachel Swapping chemicals for compost will "put the biology back in the soil" and lead to healthier crops, according to microbiologist and organic farming technologist Dr Elaine Ingham.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Biofuel FeedstocksBy Barney, Jacob N DiTomaso, Joseph M The risk of future invasions To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand domestic energy production, and maintain economic growth, public and private investments are being used to pursue dedicated feedstock crops tor biofuel production.Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am HP Delivers Hands-on ExperienceBy Anonymous HP's new TouchSmart IQ500 Series PC is designed specifically for the interactive experience of touch. Resembling an LCD TV1 the stylish PC is a fully functional computer that makes entertainment a truly engaging, hands-on experience.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Folmer's Constitutional Convention Bill Takes 1St StepBy Speaking, Politically State Sen. Mike Folmer's proposal to hold a constitutional convention passed his chamber's State Government Committee this week. If approved by the full Senate and House, a question would be placed on the 2009 ballot about whether to call such a convention.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am The LAST DROPBy Fuhrman, Elizabeth Turn it up Most Web pages sit silent, but I'm often pleasantly surprised when I look at a beverage Web site and the music comes on. Beverages are fun, and it's fitting to have music to celebrate them.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 8:00 am Prices cut on personal genetics test - Washington Observer Reporter
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 7:51 am Gettysburg restored - Baltimore Sun
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 7:27 am Exploring the land of the polar bear - MiamiHerald.com
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 7:06 am FTC cracks down on bogus online cancer curesThe agency takes enforcement action against 11 companies that promote cancer cures on websites. Six have settled their cases, and the rest will be litigated. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am American Psychological Association members can't aid in military tortureA slender majority of members in the American Psychiatric Psychological Association have voted in favor of a resolution that forbids members from aiding in torture. This was spurred by the complicity of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 6:33 am American Psychological Association members can't aid in military tortureA slender majority of members in the AmericanThe ban means those who are American Psychological Association members can't assist the U.S. military at these sites. They can only work there for humanitarian purposes or with non-governmental groups, according to Stephen Soldz, a Boston psychologist. Soldz is founder of an ethics coalition that has long supported the ban...2008 APA Petition Resolution Ballot, Psychologists vote against role in interrogation (via Blogzilla) Source: Boing Boing | 21 Sep 2008 | 6:33 am History of NYC's internet community by Fred Wilson.Just don't call it "Silicon Alley," he says: Venture capitalist Fred Wilson takes a trip down memory lane in a sweeping keynote he gave at Web 2.0 this week. Video: The New York Internet Industry, 1995...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 6:15 am History of NYC's internet community by Fred Wilson.Just don't call it "Silicon Alley," he says: Venture capitalist Fred Wilson takes a trip down memory lane in a sweeping keynote he gave at Web 2.0 this week. Video: The New York Internet Industry, 1995 to 2008, From Nascent to Ascendant. Essential viewing. Seriously. If you use the internet, you need to see this. Know your history. Wherever you are on the web, this is part of your history. I just spent the weekend clearing out a garage full of old belongings and personal documents, including box after box after beat-up box of Silicon Alley Reporter magazines, and brochures for NYC tech conferences I produced with Jason Calacanis. Watching Fred's presentation and leafing through those dusty old glossies makes me feel nostalgic for all the hope, ambition, and excitement we all felt back then. I'm proud to have been there for some of it. Even the crazy, fucked-up parts that ended badly, which Fred chronicles beautifully here. (thanks, Josh "MC Luvvy" Harris!) Source: Boing Boing | 21 Sep 2008 | 6:15 am YouTube Bans Gun and Knife Videos In the UKPatPending writes with a depressing excerpt from the UK's Metro: "The Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube has decided to introduce the ban [on weapons-related videos] for the UK only amid widespread unease about the increase in knife crime in the country. 'We recognise that there has been particular concern over videos in the UK that involve showing weapons with the aim of intimidation, and this is one of the areas we are addressing,' a YouTube spokesperson said. 'I would like to see other internet service providers follow suit to reinforce our message that violence will not be tolerated either on the internet or in the real world,' she said."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:50 am 89 Spoofs, Smears, Style Specials from the 2008 Presidential Election (CLUSTER)(TrendHunter.com) The 2008 presidential election has been a groundbreaking one on nearly every front, but especially on pop culture. Obama, Biden, McCain, and Palin have been vilified and honored, remixed...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:19 am Kindergartners Just Eat This UpBy stacey becker A simple visit to an apple orchard was all it took to bring the curriculum to life for three kindergarten classes. Table Mound Elementary School kindergartners were immersed into the world of apples Wednesday afternoon at Czipar's Apple Orchard.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am Authorities: Cannot Prove Foley CaseBy The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am Presbyterian Partners From Malawi Arrive in PittsburghBy Matthew Santoni Waving the flags of Malawi, about 30 Pittsburgh Presbyterians filled baggage claim J at Pittsburgh International Airport with a traditional Chichewa song of welcome for missionaries concluding a 19-hour flight Friday.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am Railway E-Ticket Earning Shoots Up to 25 Per CentPUNE: Vivek Mahajan, a senior citizen living in Dhankawdi travels frequently by train. However, he does not take a ride to the reservation counter, he simply uses the e-ticketing facility.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am Future Couture - 'The Honorable Daphne Guinness' in Vogue Italia (GALLERY)(TrendHunter.com) Move over Paris Hilton, theres a heiress on the scene that actually looks damn good in a Vogue editorial by the legendary photographer Steven Klein. The Future Couture issue of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:59 am Report: Ocean debris will likely worsenA new report has determined current measures to prevent and reduce ocean debris are inadequate and the problem will likely worsen. The congressionally mandated report says the U.S. and...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:56 am Naphthalene Found In Outer SpaceAdam Korbitz writes with an excerpt from his blog on an exciting discovery in space: "A team of researchers led by Spanish scientists has published their discovery of the complex molecule naphthalene in an interstellar star-forming cloud, indicating many prebiotic organic molecules necessary for life as we know it could have been present when our own solar system formed. According to the new research — published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters — the naphthalene molecules were discovered 700 light-years from Earth in a star-forming region of the constellation Perseus, in the direction of the star Cernis 52."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:38 am Myspace Vs. Facebook ; Which Social Networking Site Do Teens Like More?By Shea Conner It's a routine. When teenagers get home from school or hanging out with their friends, they get on the computer and check their comments on Myspace. Or they check their walls on Facebook. Most teens likely use both Facebook and Myspace, but everyone has a favorite.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am Silver Surfers Go for IT and BiscuitsOLD age pensioners have honed their keyboard skills in a special new computer course. Residents in the Rhondda Cynon Taf borough enjoyed the IT and Biscuits sessions to learn how to access the internet.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am Culture: Pounds 15 Tickets to the Opening Night of the Rat Pack ; Culture ClubThe Olivier Award-nominated Frank, Sammy & Dean - The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas swings its way to the Sunderland Empire for one week only and Culture Club members can purchase opening night tickets for just pounds 15.* This hugely popular production celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world famous entertainers and performers, with some of the finest music and songs ever recorded.Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am New Particle Collider to Be Shut Down for Repairs - New York Times
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 1:31 am Nielsen Sends Wikipedia DMCA Takedown For Station DescriptionsRockMFR writes "A DMCA takedown notice sent by Nielsen Media Research to the Wikimedia Foundation has resulted in the deletion of over 300 pages on the English Wikipedia. The pages were 'templates' and categories that listed television stations within various geographical markets in the United States. Discussion of the deletions has focused on whether this type of information can actually be copyrighted, though the content of the takedown notice have not been made public."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:12 am Fast Forward Help File - Washington Post
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:06 am Endeavor put on standby as rescue spacecraft - CNET News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:06 am Scientists monitor growing Lake Erie algae bloomGiant floating fields of algae are back in strength this year on Lake Erie and scientists are trying to figure out why. The blooms of the pea-soup colored algae _ so big they've been...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:03 am Endeavour put on standby as rescue spacecraft (CNET)CNET - It's not just a pretty picture. This NASA photo from Kennedy Space Center shows how, for the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on launch pads at the same time. Atlantis is in the foreground on Launch Pad A, and Endeavour is behind it on Launch Pad B.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:02 am John Naughton: Computers are the only worthwhile asset banks have leftEvery cloud has a silver lining. Ask the cybersquatters. Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers, HBOS, Merrill Lynch and co, a legion of entrepreneurs began betting on domain...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:02 pm Tragic star Natascha McElhone to play a legend of medicineWidow of groundbreaking surgeon to star in film about first British woman to become a doctorSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:01 pm Letters: Must science and religion be polarised?The big issue, letters: Many might accept established scientific facts but are aware of the limits of scientific knowledgeSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:01 pm Science: Large hadron collider out of action for months'Faulty electrical connection between two magnets' the likely cause of problem for Cern's new particle colliderSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:01 pm Einstein fridge design can help global coolingAn early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University who are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.Modern fridges...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:01 pm Wheels: Mike Carter on the Harley-Davidson Softail Cross BonesHarley-Davidson Softail Cross BonesFrom £12,875Engine: 1,584ccGood for: Old bullsBad for: Young bucksLooking at the Cross Bones, I couldn't help but think about the line in The Wild One. 'What're...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:00 pm Keeping Older Drivers Behind the WheelHugh Pickens writes "A new study shows the key role technology can play in extending the age at which people can drive safely and highlights the important psychological role that driving plays in older people's lives in contributing to feelings of independence and freedom and maintaining their quality of life. The study identified ideas for in-car information systems to help compensate for the reduction in reaction time that affects many older drivers. Specific recommendations included a head-up display on the windshield that displays road sign information based on GPS position so the driver doesn't have to keep watching the road side for information and a system to provide the driver with audible feedback on their current speed so the driver doesn't have to look at the dashboard so often. 'Our research highlights issues that have been overlooked by car designers and those advising older people on lifestyles,' says Dr Charles Musselwhite, who led the study. 'The current emphasis on developing technologies which take over part of the driving task may actually end up deterring older drivers. By contrast, better in-car information systems could help them drive safely and ensure they want to keep driving.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:50 pm Young adult authors for ObamaLauren McLaughlin sez, "Young Adult author Maureen Johnson launches new Obama social networking website. Many YA authors will be blogging there, including Judy Blume, Scott Westerfeld, Meg Cabot, Holly Black and many more. From the mission statement:"YA for Obama is a community of YA writers and readers and friends who have joined together because of our commitment to Future United States President Barack Obama...This is a social networking site, which means that when you join (it’s free! easy! takes about a minute!) you can do LOADS of stuff around here. You can make your own page, contribute to the forum, upload your own photos and videos, and make friends who love Obama as much as you do.I wouldn't say I loved Obama (his vote to allow the continued illegal wiretapping of the entire nation destroyed any chance of that), but I do support him. If I got a vote (I'm Canadian), that's who I'd vote for. YA for Obama (Thanks, Lauren!) Source: Boing Boing | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:25 pm Steven Hawking Unveils "Time Eater" Clockgyrogeerloose writes "Steven Hawking unveiled an unsettling clock in Cambridge on Friday. Designed by John Tayor — a British horologist and inventor whose thermostatic switch is incorporated in millions of electric appliance worldwide--the clock was conceived as a tribute to another British inventor, John Harrison. Harrison invented the grasshopper escapement in the early 18th Century, which resulted in extremely accurate mechanical time keeping and was instrumental in solving the 'Longitude Problem.' Tayor's clock, which in entirely mechanical in operation but has no hands, uses a fearsome-looking 'demon grasshopper' as its escapement. 'I [...] wanted to depict that time is a destroyer — once a minute is gone you can't get it back' Taylor said. 'That's why my grasshopper is not a Disney character. He is a ferocious beast that over the seconds has his tongue lolling out, his jaws opening, then on the 59th second he gulps down time.' It also (purposely) only tells correct time once every five minutes. An excellent video of the clock in action, with an explanation of its workings by its inventor, is available on YouTube."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:41 pm Mukasey Denies 'Dragnet' Surveillance While Demanding Telecom ... - Wired News
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:46 pm Attorney General Pulls the Immunity Trigger, But Denies 'Dragnet' SurveillanceU.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Saturday denies the nation's telecommunications companies assisted the Bush administration in "dragnet" spying on Americans' electronic communications following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:41 pm Fast-Booting Text-Editor Operating System?cgenman writes "What is the fastest booting operating system out there that is still sufficient for editing text? Quite frequently, I'll need to boot my laptop and edit a few lines of text, or jot down an idea or two. XP loads in roughly 4 minutes to usable, and Ubuntu loads in about 60 seconds. Both feel like an eternity if there isn't a pen and paper around. What is the best operating system that people have found which would load to useable in under 20 seconds, can edit text files in something a little more friendly than VI or EMACS, yet can still access fat32 formatted USB drives? GUIs aren't required, but commands which require arcane foreknowledge or a cheat sheet are out."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:29 pm France to buy 10 Soyuz launchers from RussiaThe European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace on Saturday signed a deal with the Russian space agency Roskosmos to acquire 10 new Soyuz launchers for around 500 million...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:00 pm Berlusconi launches nuclear and renewable energy plan: reportItaly's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Saturday the introduction of "a national energy plan" paving the way for a controversial return to nuclear energy, ANSA news agency...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:59 pm The Tell-All Campus Tourtheodp writes "Want to check out colleges without the bother of having to read about them? Well, my YouTube-loving friend, the NY Times reports that old-school elephantine dead-tree college guidebooks may be a thing of the past thanks to startup unigo.com, which has launched a free, gigantic, student-generated web-based guide to North American colleges that's laden with photos, Flip-shot videos and reviews (OK, you may have to do some reading)."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:22 pm Web problems hit release of al Qaeda 9/11 video (Reuters)Reuters - An al Qaeda video marking the anniversary of the September 11 attacks has appeared on the Internet more than a week late due to technical problems.Source: Yahoo! News: Technology News | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:47 pm Does Lost's Michael Emerson Deserve an Emmy?ABC's Sunday broadcast of the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards pits Michael Emerson against William Shatner (Boston Legal), Ted Danson and Zeljko Ivanek (Damages) and John Slattery (Mad Men) in the "Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" category.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:45 pm A Gloomy Vista for Microsoft - Newsweek
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:39 pm This week in Apple: Virtualization, iPhone apps, and 10.5.5 - Ars Technica
Source: Google News - Sci/Tech | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:24 pm Dirac 1.0.0 Releaseddylan_- writes "According to their website, 'Dirac is an advanced royalty-free video compression format designed for a wide range of uses, from delivering low-resolution web content to broadcasting HD and beyond, to near-lossless studio editing.' Now a stable version of the dirac-research codebase, Dirac 1.0.0, has been released. The BBC have already successfully used the new codec during the Beijing Olympics and are looking to push it to more general use throughout the organisation. The latest version of VLC (the recently released 0.9.2) has support for Dirac using the Schroedinger library."Read more of this story at Slashdot. Source: Slashdot | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:13 pm GamerDays is Here!THIS WORLD-CLASS VIDEO TOURNAMENT & FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY AT CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY'S GILBERT SPORTS ARENA, THOUSAND OAKS, CA GamerDays is the only event of its kind from...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 5:08 pm "Guitar Hero" lines up new actsDENVER (Billboard) - With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:51 pm Problem at collider forces two-month shutdownLONDON (Reuters) - The huge particle-smashing machine built to simulate the conditions of the "Big Bang" that recreated the universe has malfunctioned and may be shut down for at least two...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:42 pm Bill O'Reilly on Sarah Palin email hackLooks like Bill O'Reilly skipped the First Amendment section of Journalism 101. He thinks owners of websites that posted Sarah Palin's hacked emails should be prosecuted along with the hacker who broke into her account. When a Fox news anchor attempts to explain why the websites can't be prosecuted, he refuses to accept it, arguing back with bad analogies, which the news anchor handily demolishes. It's fun to watch. Source: Boing Boing | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:40 pm EU's Reding confirms caps on roamed SMS: magazineFRANKFURT (Reuters) - The price of texting in Europe will set at a maximum rate of 11 euro cents per message under a European Commission proposal, EU telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:16 pm Guy Dammann: what's in an online dictionary?One of the few things about which the great Samuel Johnson was in serious error was his definition of the lexicographer as a "harmless drudge". For while drudgery may certainly be involved in the writing...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:00 pm Fault shuts Cern's Large Hadron Collider for two monthsFaulty electrical connection halts work to unlock universe's deepest secretsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 20 Sep 2008 | 1:10 pm Collider to be Stalled for Two Months Due to DamageThe European Organization for Nuclear Research says its new particle collider has been damaged worse than previously thought and will be out of commission for at least two months.
Source: Wired Top Stories | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am
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