Prometheus gets new epic trailer

 

 

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Prometheus gets new epic trailer

via SlashGear by Mark Raby on 4/29/12

Are you excited about the huge-budget sci-fi alien thriller Prometheus? If you answered no, you should really re-evaluate your life. But if you answered yes, then you'll love the brand new trailer that just landed. Do you like that wordplay right there? Using the word "landed" in reference to an alien flick? Yep, we like to amuse ourselves sometimes. Anyway, check out the trailer right after the break…

In case you aren't already aware, Prometheus is a Ridley Scott-directed motion picture in which a group of highly intelligent explorers venture out to discover the origins of mankind. Yeah; pretty deep. They dive all the way out to the darkest edge of the universe where they end up facing off against more than they could have ever expected.

The movie stars Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Guy Pearce, just to drop a few names. It's set to be released in theaters nationwide on June 8, right after the end of the E3 trade show, so that week will be quite an incredible week for geeks and nerds everywhere. I could go on and on, but this new trailer really does the job much better. Check it out:

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• Watch this: Prometheus viral introduces us to David
• 3ality Technica speaks on Prometheus: 'the best experience possible with 3D'

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Steam for Linux captured on video, one step closer to reality

And you know what comes along with Linux eh? Outstanding Performance (which, when coupled with a zero price tag, is pretty awesome).

 

 

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Steam for Linux captured on video, one step closer to reality

via Engadget by Sarah Silbert on 4/26/12

Yesterday, Phoronix had encouraging news about the prospect of Steam for Linux: photo evidence of Left 4 Dead running on Ubuntu 11.10 with AMD Catalysts drivers. Today, the site followed up with video footage of that same scenario, posting a hastily shot clip to show that Valve is indeed making progress -- slow as it may be -- on porting the game engine to Linux. Got 14 seconds? Check out the video demo below the break.

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Alien species 'extending seasons'

Forget the article and focus on its title :p OMG THEY ARE HERE!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17814674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 review

 

 

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ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 review

via Engadget by Dana Wollman on 4/22/12

ASUS outs lower-end Transformer Pad 300 tablet

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It doesn't feel like a year has passed since we reviewed the original ASUS Transformer and its innovative keyboard dock, but indeed time flies, and quite a bit has happened since then. The company has released the Prime, for starters, followed by two other high-end models. And now, the OG Transformer is going the way of the dodo, as the affordable new Transformer Pad 300 (aka the TF300) takes its place. Though this newest tablet was announced back in February, it's only just going on sale in the US this week, starting at $379 for the 16GB version, and $399 for one with 32GB of built-in storage.

In addition to the fact that this replaces a truly memorable product, the TF300 is intriguing because it represents an even better deal for consumers: it borrows some design cues from the higher-end Prime, and also steps up to a similar 8-megapixel camera. Like the Prime, too, it runs an unskinned version of Android 4.0 and packs a quad-core Tegra 3 chip -- something you don't often see in a tablet this price. In short, the main differences between this and the Prime are battery life (10 hours versus 12), and the quality of the display (the 10-inch screen here offers 350 nits of brightness instead of 600). Those all sound like reasonable trade-offs and, frankly, they are. That's our abridged review, over and done with in just two paragraphs, but meet us past the break if you're craving a little more detail.

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Στα τέλη Απριλίου ανοίγει το κέντρο για τους μη νόμιμους μετανάστες στην Αμυγδαλέζα

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Kentro filoksenias ine evgenika to stratopedo sigkentrosis :p
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Electron's split personality seen

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ArtsBeat: Not Shaken, Not Stirred: James Bond Drinks Beer

 

 

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ArtsBeat: Not Shaken, Not Stirred: James Bond Drinks Beer

via NYT > Movies by By DAVE ITZKOFF on 4/17/12

The James Bond star Daniel Craig lamented as "unfortunate" but necessary a product placement deal that would see Agent 007 drink a Heineken in his next film adventure.

 

 

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Biegert & Funk bring the literal time to your wristwatch with QLOCKTWO W

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Biegert & Funk bring the literal time to your wristwatch with QLOCKTWO W

via Engadget by Zachary Lutz on 4/11/12

It's a common desire among everyday folk: we often say we'd like to read more, if only we had the time. While it's unlikely to fill your noggin with the prose of Hemingway or the poetry of Whitman, a new wristwatch from Biegert & Funk promises to quench your thirst for words and literally provide you with the time. Known as the QLOCKTWO W, the timepiece is a portable revision of the company's original wall clock, both of which display the current time in everyday language. Priced at €550, the watch is scheduled for arrival this autumn and will be available in black or stainless steel variations, with either rubber or leather bands. As another option, those who find English far too mundane may spring for the Deutsch version. Curious shoppers will find the full PR after the break.

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Mother finds baby alive in morgue

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17685361#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A resurrection. This baby is Jesus :p
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Starbucks mobile payments hit 42 million

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Starbucks mobile payments hit 42 million

via SlashGear by Mark Raby on 4/9/12

Anyone who has to question the viability of using a smartphone instead of a credit card to pay at the register need look no further than Starbucks, a company that has already been allowing customers to do just that for more than a year. And in those past 15 months, it has managed to process 42 million mobile payment transactions. Not bad for a little coffeehouse, right?

The Starbucks customer loyalty program is one of the least (financially) rewarding programs that exist. It takes 45 purchases before you earn your first free drink (then it takes 15 purchases every time thereafter). But for people who visit Starbucks every day, it's about something else – convenience. The way the program works is that members register a Starbucks gift card to their account, and then fill it up with money. Rather than fumbling around with cash or needing to sort through countless small transactions on a credit card statement, you can just swipe your gift card every time. You can even set it to auto-reload.

That was taken to the next level with the flagship Starbucks app, which puts the same gift card bardcode information on a smartphone screen, allowing users to scan that to pay for their coffee. To be clear, this is a completely different kind of mobile payment technology than what everyone is talking about right now, but it has pioneered the way for being able to pay for a purchase at the register without any cash or cards in your possession. 42 million scans later, perhaps it's on to something.

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• Starbucks now taking payments from mobile phones nationwide
• Starbucks Rewards Card Mobile Payment App Has a Huge Flaw
• Starbucks Card Mobile Payment App Is A Winner

[via VentureBeat]

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Space experiments for distillery

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Space experiments for distillery

via BBC News - Home on 4/9/12

A distillery on the island of Islay carries out experiments in space to find out how its product matures without gravity.

 

 

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SCHED_DEADLINE v4 released

 

 

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SCHED_DEADLINE v4 released

via OSNews by donotreply@osnews.com () on 4/6/12

After more than one year of development, the 4th version of the SCHED_DEADLINE Linux scheduler has been submitted to the kernel community. Besides taking into account prior comments and observations, this version improves the handling of rq selection for dynamic task migration and has native integration with the PREEMPT_RT project (although a patch for the standard mainline kernel is provided as well). The official development has been moved to a GitHub repository.

 

 

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Ferdinand A. Porsche, designer of the 911, dies at 76

 

 

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Ferdinand A. Porsche, designer of the 911, dies at 76

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"Ferdinand A. Porsche, who designed the original Porsche 911, the snazzy, powerful sports car that became the lasting signature of the German automobile company founded by his grandfather and later run by his father, died on Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76." I believe only Italians can design beautiful cars (I mean, game over, kids), but there's no denying that the 911 is a true icon. Cars technically don't have a place on OSNews, but Ferdinand Porsche's passing cannot go by unmentioned.

 

 

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Google YouTube converts HD video to 3D

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From the article, concerning the whole 3D hype: The only problem is consumers don't seem to be latching onto this trend like the industry thought it would.
Another failed attempt: 3D-world 0-2
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Dino is biggest feathered animal

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Google Maps goes 8-bit for April Fool’s

 

 

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Google Maps goes 8-bit for April Fool’s

via SlashGear by Mark Raby on 3/31/12

If you've ever wondered what your neighborhood would look like in an old-school Zelda-style RPG, your imagination is about to be realized with the latest update to Google Maps. Of course, technologically speaking, the update is more of a step backward. But for those who love all things old-school, it may be one of the coolest things that the search giant has done when it comes to Google doing things just to gain attention.

Yes, we know that it isn't quite April 1 yet, but the world's biggest day for pranks falls on a Sunday this year, and really, who's paying attention to anything on Sundays? So, it isn't clear if Google will shut down this feature immedidately at the stroke of midnight on April 2, but at least for now you can search for any address and see if it comes up in super awesome old-school 8-bit format. The picture above is of midtown Manhattan in New York City, a site that normally looks dwarfed with satellite pictures of buildings and crowded streets.

Unlike a lot of April Fool's jokes, this one requires some digging around to find. Once you type in an address on Google Maps, like usual, you'll get your map; same as always. But if you click the word "Quest" on the right-hand side of the map, it will be transformed into the special 8-bit graphical style. It's possible when you click Quest that you migt see this prank message: "Your system may not meet the requirements for 8-bit computations." So, you've got at least a good 24 hours to check out as many locales as you want.

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RoboBonobo: A Project To Outfit Apes With Tablets and Telepresence Bots

 

 

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RoboBonobo: A Project To Outfit Apes With Tablets and Telepresence Bots

via Slashdot: Hardware by samzenpus on 3/30/12

MrSeb writes "Ken Schweller, a computer scientist and psychologist, and also the chairman of the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, has a vision: He wants to put wireless Android tablets in the hands of bonobo apes. The Great Ape Trust Sanctuary is home to seven bonobos, including the world-famous Kanzi, and two orangutans. So far the Sanctuary has focused almost exclusively on language, with the bonobos and their keepers communicating through lexigrams on a touch-screen TV. Now Schweller wants to go one step further and outfit the bonobos with wireless tablets running custom Bonobo Chat software, allowing the apes to communicate with their keepers (and other bonobos!) from anywhere in the Sanctuary, and to remotely control devices such as vending machines, doors, and the RoboBonobo. If all this wasn't weird (cool?) enough, the RoboBonobo is even outfitted with a water cannon (so the telepresent apes can play "chase games" with humans) and Schweller is trying to fund the whole thing with Kickstarter. If you're a big fan of apes (or Darwinism), be sure to donate."

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Qualcomm Calls To 'Kill All Proprietary Drivers For Good'

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New species of hammerhead shark discovered

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US Judge rejects Hasbro / ASUS sales ban, Transformer Prime prevails

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/hasbro-asus-transformer-prime-lawsuit/

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Από τους τελευταίους στην ΕΕ οι Έλληνες στη χρήση ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών

De xriazomaste kobiouter giati otan ftiaxname ton parthenona, i ali kremontousan apo ta dentra. :P

 

 

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Από τους τελευταίους στην ΕΕ οι Έλληνες στη χρήση ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών

via In.gr Νέα: Ελλάδα on 3/26/12

Ένα από τα χαμηλότερα ποσοστά χρήσης ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών στην ΕΕ καταγράφει η Ελλάδα, στις ηλικίες 16- 74 ετών, σύμφωνα με στοιχεία της Eurostat. Για το 2011, μόνο το 59% του πληθυσμού της Ελλάδας, από 16 ως 74 ετών, έχει χρησιμοποιήσει ηλεκτρονικό υπολογιστή. Το ποσοστό αυτό είναι το τρίτο χαμηλότερο στην ΕΕ, μετά τη Ρουμανία (50%) και τη Βουλγαρία (55%).

 

 

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Einstein archives hit the web to share knowledge

 

 

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Einstein archives hit the web to share knowledge

via SlashGear by Shane McGlaun on 3/22/12

Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientists in history and developed some of the most important theories science has today. Einstein died almost 60 years ago, but his contributions to science continue long after his death. Over the next few years, a complete archive of all of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking work will be placed online for the first time.

The data is being made available to anyone by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The university is the curator of Einstein's volumes of private and professional research notes, diaries, scientific writings, correspondence, and lots more. In all the archive has about 80,000 items that have only recently been catalogued. The information has also been cross-referenced for easier searching.

The data is being placed online with help from a grant given to the university by the Polonsky Foundation UK. Einstein's personal collection will be placed online and high-resolution image format. A portion of Einstein's collection is already online with visitors to the online portal having access to about 2000 documents representing Einstein's life through the year 1921. The archive includes the original 1916 manuscript outlining the general theory of relativity.

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Mercury is closest to the sun but may have water ice

 

 

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Mercury is closest to the sun but may have water ice

via SlashGear by Shane McGlaun on 3/22/12

One of the last places I would never expect to find evidence of ice would be on the surface of Mercury. Mercury is the innermost planet of our solar system orbiting very closely to the sun and temperatures can reach above 400°C. However, some craters on the poles of Mercury are in perpetual shadow meaning while exposed surfaces right next door are 400°, the shadows are perpetually frozen in cold.

NASA's Messenger probe has discovered strong indications that inside some crater shadows might hide water ice. BBC reports that the probes recent photos show that the so-called "radar-bright" patches line up perfectly with shadows of craters on the surface of Mercury. Mercury is one of the least studied planets in our solar system. Before Messenger, it had only been visited by one other spacecraft, Mariner 10 back in the 70s.

The bright patches were detected by ground-based radio telescopes back in the 90s, but scientists lacked imagery to be able to determine surface features surrounding those bright spots. By overlaying the radio observations of the radar bright patches with the latest photos taken by the Messenger probe the scientists were able to determine that the bright radar patches fit exactly with permanent shadows on Mercury surface. The scientist did note that this is not proof of ice existing on the surface of the planet since any ice deposit would need to be covered by a thin layer of some sort of insulating debris to remain stable.

"MDIS images show that all the radar-bright features near Mercury's south pole are located in areas of permanent shadow," said Dr Chabot, from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL).

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Linux 3.3 eats Android

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Reunion at last :)
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CIA loves Internet of things… for spying on you

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The education of embedded systems software engineers: failures and fixes

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Neo Geo X goes official, celebrates Grandpa's 20th anniversary

Metal Slug FTW \m/

 

 

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Neo Geo X goes official, celebrates Grandpa's 20th anniversary

via Engadget by Mat Smith on 3/16/12

We've already seen the device in the real world, but now it's confirmed -- this portable Neo Geo is legit and heading to both the US and Europe. Blaze is crafting the retro gaming handheld with SNK's blessing and 20 baked-in titles confirmed, including Metal Slug, King of Fighters '94 and -- yes -- King of the Monsters. It'll tie into the Neo Geo's 20th birthday and the manufacturer promises that the new device will deliver the same arcade thrills "in a more affordable manner," although there's still no pricing specifics. Check the press release below for the full game selection and expect a release some time in Q2.

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Deep voices win votes, says study

imagine the popularity of Morgan Freeman or Don LaFontaine ;)

 

 

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Deep voices win votes, says study

via BBC News - Home on 3/13/12

Voters are more likely to pick a candidate with a deeper voice, regardless of the speaker's gender, says a study.

 

 

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03/14/12 PHD comic: 'Staring contest'

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03/14/12 PHD comic: 'Staring contest'

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title: "Staring contest" - originally published 3/14/2012 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!

 

 

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Lego + Transformers + Gameboy = Nerdgasm

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Neutrinos can transmit messages through walls, mountains, planets

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/15/neutrinos-transmit-messages/
Awesome
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Squid eye is sperm whale defence

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17365736

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Sex-starved flies 'turn to drink'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17357560
LoL
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Αυξήσεις μισθών σε συνεργάτες και συμβούλους υπουργών με υπουργική απόφαση

http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1231186468
Wtf? Rebellion
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VIDEO: Sentenced to 6,060 years in prison

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-17355899
The life expectancy has risen dramatically the last few years. Especially for inmates :p
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Mini quadrotors play Bond, James Bond (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/mini-quadrotors-play-bond-james-bond-video/

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Japan Creates Earthquake-Proof Levitating House System

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The methods of starcraft :p
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Oxygen envelops Saturn's icy moon

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Ancient Iceman 'had brown eyes'

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Ice cream sandwich on the transformer \m/

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ISS astronauts snap pics of aurora borealis from space

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Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab

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We can do no Moore: a transistor from single atom

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Scientists working on genetically modified mosquitos

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Man 'survives two months in car'

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Nortel hacked for 10 years because execs had crackable passwords

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Gay marriage legal in Washington

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Bees tell predators to buzz off

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16981702

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Apes and gadgets

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swarm of quadrotors

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/swarming-quadrotors-get-nanoized

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Seagrass age surprises scientists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16811538
10000 years!
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Skin transformed into brain cells

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Little Ice Age's volcanic origin

That's how we'll fend off the global warming :P we'll inject massive amounts of dust in the stratosphere (or the higher layers of the atmosphere or whatever) and make sure that it'll stay there. ;)

 

 

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Little Ice Age's volcanic origin

via BBC News - Home on 1/30/12

The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of massive volcanic eruptions, and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice cover, scientists conclude.

 

 

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Canada reaches space with Lego

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Chemists create first envelopes for artificial life

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Omg, it's alive! Alive!
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IBM makes 12-atom magnetic memory

 

 

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IBM makes 12-atom magnetic memory

via BBC News - Home on 1/13/12

IBM researchers test the limits of magnetic memory storage by creating a bit made of only 12 atoms.

 

 

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Η ΕΛΣΤΑΤ είναι «ανεξάρτητη και δεν εκτελεί εντολές», αντιδρά η διοίκησή της

I apantisi tis ELSTAT mou thimizi ena poli kalo filo: «ούτε λαμβάνει, ούτε εκτελεί κυβερνητικές εντολές» :D
(o opios kani kati antistixo gia ta anekdota)

 

 

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Η ΕΛΣΤΑΤ είναι «ανεξάρτητη και δεν εκτελεί εντολές», αντιδρά η διοίκησή της

via In.gr Νέα: Ελλάδα on 1/20/12

Με αναφορά στην ανεξαρτησία της ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, βάσει της οποίας η Αρχή «ούτε λαμβάνει, ούτε εκτελεί κυβερνητικές εντολές», απορρίπτει εκ νέου η διοίκησή της τα καταγγελλόμενα στη δικογραφία που διαβιβάστηκε στη Βουλή για τα στοιχεία του ελλείμματος του 2009. Έντονα αντιδρά και ο Γιώργος Παπακωνσταντίνου, υπουργός Οικονομικών την επίμαχη περίοδο, κάνοντας λόγο για «επιχείρηση ποινικοποίησης της αλήθειας», υπογραμμίζοντας πως κατά τη θητεία του στο ΥΠΟΙΚ «σεβάστηκε μέχρι κεραίας» την ανεξαρτησία της ΕΛΣΤΑΤ.

 

 

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Costa Concordia wreck caught in HD photos underwater

 

 

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Costa Concordia wreck caught in HD photos underwater

via SlashGear by Chris Burns on 1/20/12

Last week it was announced and subsequently blasted across the earth that a gigantic cruise ship by the name of Costa Concordia was wrecked off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, missing persons and deaths included – this week explorers are moving through the wreck with a fine toothed comb. What you're going to see are photographs in high definition presented by rescuers who hope to not only get clues as to how the ship was run amid disastrous consequences, but as to where the missing passengers have ended up. There are currently 21 passengers missing at this time of the more than 4,200 that were aboard at the time of the crash.

The Carbinieri scuba divers you see in the photos above and below have been searching for some days now, they being dropped in near the ship to explore its surroundings and innards for information surrounding the crash. This story has gained international attention due to the epic nature of it and, of course, its similarities to the most famous shipwreck of all time: the Titanic. Unlike that deadly wreck, the Concordia here turned on its side and did not fully dip under the icy waves.

The captain of the ship remains in police custody at this time amid allegations that he may have been able to stop the crash from happening but for whatever reason did not. Multiple manslaughter is the crime he's about to be tried for, his sailing too close to shore and abandoning the ship before the rest of the passengers and crew two of the reasons why this man will never again be sailing. You can check out the rest of the HD photos at The Atlantic or head to our additional coverage to get the rest of the story as it unfolds.

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Startup Combines CPU and DRAM

 

 

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Startup Combines CPU and DRAM

via Slashdot: Hardware by samzenpus on 1/23/12

MojoKid writes "CPU design firm Venray Technology announced a new product design this week that it claims can deliver enormous performance benefits by combining CPU and DRAM on to a single piece of silicon. Venray's TOMI (Thread Optimized Multiprocessor) attempts to redefine the problem by building a very different type of microprocessor. The TOMI Borealis is built using the same transistor structures as conventional DRAM; the chip trades clock speed and performance for ultra-low low leakage. Its design is, by necessity, extremely simple. Not counting the cache, TOMI is a 22,000 transistor design. Instead of surrounding a CPU core with L2 and L3 cache, Venray inserted a CPU core directly into a DRAM design. A TOMI Borealis core connects eight TOMI cores to a 1Gbit DRAM with a total of 16 ICs per 2GB DIMM. This works out to a total of 128 processor cores per DIMM. That said, when your CPU has fewer transistors than an architecture that debuted in 1986, there is a good chance that you left a few things out--like an FPU, branch prediction, pipelining, or any form of speculative execution. Venray may have created a chip with power consumption an order of magnitude lower than anything ARM builds and more memory bandwidth than Intel's highest-end Xeons, but it's an ultra-specialized, ultra-lightweight core that trades 25 years of flexibility and performance for scads of memory bandwidth."

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