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Festival Of Idiots #18: Nobel Peace Prize Committee
No, this is not going to be reasonable or a crazy critique of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee for giving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, even if...
Setback for British 'hacker' in US extradition fight
A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Friday refused permission to appeal to the new Supreme Court in London against his extradition...
Computing project combats Blackjack card counting
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Dundee graduate has created a computer system with the potential to make the game of Blackjack fairer by detecting card counters and dealer errors.
Imagine Peace Tower lights in Second Life
Just hours after Friday's annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland, a virtual version of the tribute to late Beatle John Lennon opened in online world Second Life.
Researchers Probe Computer 'Commonsense Knowledge'
Challenge a simple pocket calculator at arithmetic and you may be left in the dust. But even the most sophisticated computer cannot match the reasoning of a youngster who looks...
Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench
Tim DeChristopher decided to make bids on oil and gas leases with no interest in drilling. Now he may pay for it.
Calgary school libraries to embrace iPod
Libraries in Calgary public schools are planning to make way for iPods among the stacks of books.
Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers - the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets,"...
Observatory: Counting Coins to Count Rome’s Population
Two researchers have tried to resolve fluctuations in census figures using unusual data: numbers of recovered coin hoards.
Stroke Rehabilitation Technology That's Fun And Can Be Used At Home
Stroke rehabilitation technology which patients can operate in their own homes while playing computer games, is being developed by academics in the UK.
Red Card For Faking Footballers (Soccer Players)
The game is up for football’s (soccer's) divers. A new study in the UK could help referees know when a top player has genuinely been fouled or taken a dive.
In Defense of Fanboys
Needleman: Commentary from Tech Product Boosters Increase Page Views, Set Standards, Keep Writers Honest
An Epiphany About Computational Biology
I don't hate computational biology, but I've got my issues with the way the field is often practiced. Most of my complaints boil down to this: if a computational biologist...
Banned yo-yo balls still finding way to store shelves
Health Canada has issued a recall for several hundred thousand yo-yo type balls sold across Canada, despite the fact such toys have been banned from store shelves since 2003.
PayPal says mobile risks still far off
Smartphones are taking off in a big way but it'll still be some time before there are any significant mobile security risks, online financial service provider PayPal says.
Video: Tokyo Game Show 2009 Overview
GameSpot takes a look at Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Dead Rising 2, two of the most anticipated games shown off at TGS 2009.
FCC expected to open probe of Google Voice service
(AP) -- Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high...
New Hearst e-magazine weaves tales from Internet
US media giant Hearst Corp. on Friday launched LMK.com, a free online magazine that scours the Internet for news and photos and presents the information as topic pages.
Robots That Eat Bugs and Plants for Power
Controversial robots devour biomass to gain energy independence No matter how intelligent a robot might be, it’s nice knowing you can pull its plug to halt the anti-human insurrection. Whoops, not anymore. A...
China launches crackdown on online gaming
China has launched a campaign to crack down on online games operating illegally and featuring content deemed to be unhealthy, state media reported Friday, in the nation's latest Internet clean-up...
TierneyLab: Michelangelo vs. Leonardo
What stopped Michelangelo from even starting the battle mural he was commissioned to do on the same wall as Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Battle of Anghiari”?
Race for time... India to survey sites for cheetah return
The Indian government approves a survey of sites which can accommodate the cheetah, in an effort to reintroduce the animal.
Mozambique's ex-science minister heads to UNESCO
Lidia Brito, a passionate advocate for science-based development, has accepted a top UNESCO post.
Banana Plants May Be Used In Production Of Plastic Products
Researchers have developed a new technique for the use of banana plants in the production of plastic products. The project will develop new procedures to incorporate by-products from banana plantations...
Creating resilience for vehicular applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed promising approaches to a long-neglected aspect of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications: fault-tolerance and resilience. The technology is a vital component of emerging applications in...
FCC clears deep-sea fiber-optic cable linking Asia, California
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has given the green light for a trans-Pacific fiber-optic cable funded by an international consortium that includes Google. The new cable, expected to be carrying...
'Anti-swine flu' business suit on sale in Japan
A Japanese menswear company has begun selling an "anti-swine flu" business suit that it says can reduce the risk of catching the virus.
Cisco shines light on dark corners of the Web
Cisco launched software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites hidden in what the US computer security firm dubbed the "Dark Web."