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Microsoft funding of security report decried
Post Date: 2005-03-25 11:26:43 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Microsoft funding of security report decried Finding that system is superior to Linux is biased, critics say By TODD BISHOP SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Two researchers surprised the audience at a computer-security convention last month with their finding that a version of Microsoft Windows was more secure than a competing Linux operating system. Download a copy of the Windows vs. Linux study in PDF format (265K) This week, the researchers released their finished report, and it included another surprise: Microsoft was funding the project all along. The researchers, from the Florida Institute of Technology and Boston-based Security Innovation Inc., defend their process and ...
Dinosaur Find Takes Scientists Beyond Bones
Post Date: 2005-03-25 10:11:27 by crack monkey
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Dinosaur Find Takes Scientists Beyond Bones By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD live as dinosaurs may seem to children, knowledge of them as living creatures is limited almost entirely to what can be learned from bones that have long since turned to stony fossils. Their soft tissues, when rarely recovered, have lost their original revealing form. But now a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana has apparently yielded the improbable, scientists reported yesterday: soft tissues, including blood vessels and possibly cells lining them, that "retain some of their original flexibility, elasticity and resilience." Moreover, an examination with a scanning electron microscope ...
A Tyrannosaurus rex for Christmas? (my title)
Post Date: 2005-03-24 15:03:40 by Jethro Tull
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Scientists Recover Tissue From T. Rex By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - For more than a century, the study of dinosaurs has been limited to fossilized bones. Now, researchers have recovered 70-million-year-old soft tissue, including what may be blood vessels and cells, from a Tyrannosaurus rex. -Snip
Trees To The Rescue
Post Date: 2005-03-24 13:36:06 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Trees To The Rescue In laboratories around the country, scientists are working to alter the genetic working of trees in order to increase their ability to store carbon, absorb toxins, and resist disease. Most recently, the city of Danbury, Conn., deployed 160 Eastern cottonwood trees to clean a 35-acre site contaminated with mercury that was once used to cure pelts for a hat factory. A University of Georgia geneticist, Richard Meagher, has engineered the trees to extract mercury from the soil, convert it to a less toxic form, and finally release it into the air. Critics claim this simply redistributes the mercury rather than removing it from the environment. Meagher agrees, but still ...
NATURE UNDISTURBED - THE MYTH BEHIND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Post Date: 2005-03-24 13:31:06 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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NATURE UNDISTURBED - THE MYTH BEHIND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT By Randy T. Simmons The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is broken. Indeed, it was born broken. Enacted in 1973, the act is based on the myth of the balance of nature and, in particular, on a flawed understanding of the biological state of the Americas at the time of Columbus's arrival. It is not even an endangered species act; it is an endangered subpopulation and distinct population segment act. And its regulatory approach ignores the role of states and landowners in species protection. The "balance of nature" is the idea that nature is characterized by constancy and stability. Biologists today understand that there ...
10.00 GHz AMD Athlon
Post Date: 2005-03-23 13:15:31 by Flintlock
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Features: * 10.00 GHz AMD Athlon * 2000 MB DIMM * 30000 GB IDE Hard Disk Click the link and read the reviews: All Customer Reviews Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. 5 out of 5 stars Dang it's fast!..but some bugs, March 23, 2005 Reviewer: G. Bayram (Mars) - See all my reviews I kicked in the Liquid Nitrogen Cooling system and it took a crap on my desk...real crap. God I love technology. Warning: Don't feed it carrots.
Predator UAV 'Battle Lab' Just North of Las Vegas
Post Date: 2005-03-22 23:35:55 by timetobuildaboat
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The next time you take a swat at a pesky flying insect, you might want to take a closer look. A new generation of bug-sized robots is being developed by the military, and soon enough they will be in the private sector too. Part of the impetus for this cutting edge research is the success of the Predator UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle. Predator is based at what's called a "Battle Lab" at the Indian Springs air base north of town. The I-Team found out that all sorts of high-tech gizmos are already in the works out there. When Col. Larry Felder worked at the Pentagon back in the 90s, he was part of an elite team that forecast the potential of UAV's -- unmanned aerial vehicles. The ...
Cars May Someday Come Equipped With Safety Cameras
Post Date: 2005-03-21 21:23:24 by timetobuildaboat
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In the not-too-distant future a driver will zip down the street, coffee cup in one hand, four squirming kids in the back. She'll take her eyes off the road as she tries to settle the kids down, right as she approaches a busy intersection. Before she zooms headlong into traffic, however, a special camera in her car will notice the situation. A tell-tale sound will let her know what's about to happen, so she can get her attention back to where it needs to be - on the road. Such a device isn't the realm of science fiction. Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed software that could make the technology standard issue - for about $200 a pop - on new cars in the next five ...
Experts Discuss Nuclear Power As Energy
Post Date: 2005-03-21 16:06:13 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Experts Discuss Nuclear Power As Energy By LAURENCE FROST AP Business Writer PARIS (AP) -- Only by building more nuclear power stations can the world meet its soaring energy needs while averting environmental disaster, experts at an international conference said Monday. Energy ministers and officials from 74 countries were in Paris for the two-day meeting on the future of nuclear energy, as concerns about global warming and fossil fuel supplies renew governments' interest in atomic power. "It's clear that nuclear energy is regaining stature as a serious option," said Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency - the U.N. nuclear watchdog - which ...
Diesel Hybrids on the Fast Track
Post Date: 2005-03-21 15:28:01 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Diesel Hybrids on the Fast Track By John Gartner 02:00 AM Mar. 21, 2005 PT Hybrid gas-electric vehicles are the current champions of fuel economy, but they may soon get lapped. Auto manufacturers are making tracks to produce diesel hybrids that will go even further on a gallon of fuel. Hybrid vehicles like the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and Ford Escape Hybrid employ an electric motor that assists the engine and enables the vehicles to go between 15 and 50 percent further on a tank than a comparable gasoline vehicle. But a new generation of hybrid diesel prototypes being developed by General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Ford could soon surpass these milestones. Vehicles with diesel ...
How Not to Google Yourself
Post Date: 2005-03-21 15:20:39 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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How Not to Google Yourself Wired News Report 10:27 AM Mar. 21, 2005 PT A Cambridge startup is offering a service it says gives a measure of control over the personal data the internet disgorges, giving new meaning to a practice commonly termed "ego surfing" or "Googling yourself," the practice of typing your name into an internet search engine and seeing what pops up. ZoomInfo's computers have compiled individual web profiles of 25 million people, summarizing what the web publicly says about each person. The service allows web surfers to search for their profile, then change it for free. ZoomInfo can't erase information on the internet, or stop web people searches ...
Critics silenced by scans of hobbit skull
Post Date: 2005-03-21 11:35:01 by gengis gandhi
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Critics silenced by scans of hobbit skull By Rex Dalton, Nature A computer-generated model of the skull of Homo floresiensis, our diminutive human relative, confirms that the controversial specimens from Indonesia do indeed represent a new species. The study of the creature’s brainpan shows that it was neither a pygmy nor an individual with a malformed skull and brain, as some critics contend. This lends support to the discovery team’s assertion that the meter-tall specimen belongs to a species distinct from Homo erectus. A skull and bones from eight H. floresiensis individuals were unearthed in a cave on Indonesia’s island of Flores over 2003 and 2004 by a team of ...
Real Sea Monsters (Giant Squids!!!)
Post Date: 2005-03-19 13:21:43 by tom007
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Real Sea Monsters
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-18 04:47:00 by 2Trievers
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APOD: 2005 March 18 - Moon, Mercury, Monaco Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 18 Moon, Mercury, Monaco Credit & Copyright: Vincent Jacques Explanation: Low on the western horizon after sunset, a slender crescent Moon and wandering planet Mercury join the lights of Menton and Monaco along the French Riviera. Astronomer Vincent Jacques took advantage of this gorgeous photo opportunity a week ago on March 11, when the Moon and Mercury were separated in the sky by just three degrees. Of ...
Vampire Bats Keep Out of Trouble by Running
Post Date: 2005-03-17 16:31:31 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Vampire Bats Keep Out of Trouble by Running Newswise 03/17/05 8:27 AM PT What seemed like a crazy idea -- challenging these bats on an increasingly speedy treadmill -- revealed a novel ability which the researchers believe evolved independently to facilitate feeding behavior. Although most people think of bats as stealthy mammals that flit about in the night sky, at least one species has evolved a terrestrial trot never before seen in bats, according to a recent Cornell University study. It's known that the common vampire bats of Central and South America behave much more like four-legged terrestrial mammals, in that they like to walk around on the ground; other bat species fumble ...
Was Einstein right when he said he was wrong?
Post Date: 2005-03-17 09:49:44 by 2Trievers
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Why is the universe expanding at an accelerating rate, spreading its contents over ever greater dimensions of space? An original solution to this puzzle, certainly the most fascinating question in modern cosmology, was put forward by four theoretical physicists, Edward W. Kolb of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Chicago (USA): Sabino Matarrese of the University of Padova; Alessio Notari from the University of Montreal (Canada); and Antonio Riotto of INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) of Padova (Italy). Their study was submitted yesterday to the journal Physical Review Letters. Over the last hundred years, the expansion of the universe ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-17 05:40:13 by 2Trievers
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APOD: 2005 March 17 - Enceladus Close Up Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 17 Enceladus Close-Up Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA Explanation: The surface of Enceladus is as white as fresh snow. Still, an impressive variety of terrain is revealed in this contrast enhanced image. At a resolution of about 30 meters per pixel, the close-up view spans over 20 kilometers - recorded during the touring Cassini spacecraft's March flyby of the icy Saturnian moon. Enceladus ...
Fuel subsidies a bad sign: Oregon consFuel subsidies a bad sign: Oregon considers encouraging biofuelsiders encouraging biofuels
Post Date: 2005-03-16 21:15:08 by Raisedeyebrows
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March 16, 2005 Fuel subsidies a bad sign: Oregon considers encouraging biofuels The United States is the Saudi Arabia of grain, so the idea of harvesting energy from the nation's farms has understandable appeal. The Oregon Legislature is being lured by the notion as it considers a set of bills to encourage the development of an ethanol and biodiesel fuel industry. Before the state begins guaranteeing markets and handing out subsidies, however, lawmakers should decide whether it's worth spending a dime to make a nickel - which is the result of most biofuels policies. Ethanol is a form of alcohol that usually is extracted from corn, but also can be obtained from other crops, straw and ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-16 07:29:13 by 2Trievers
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Astronomy Picture of the Day Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 16 Markarian's Chain of Galaxies Credit and Copyright: R. Gilbert, J. Harvey et al. (SSRO) Explanation: Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. The chain, pictured above, is highlighted on the upper right with two large but featureless lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86, and connects to the large spiral on the lower left, M88. Prominent on the lower right ...
Shoppers to pay by fingerprint
Post Date: 2005-03-15 20:33:17 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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Shoppers to pay by fingerprint A German supermarket chain has introduced a new way of allowing customers to pay using just their fingerprints. Shoppers have to run a finger over a scanner at the cash desk to confirm their purchases, and receive the goods. Customers have to register for the service by signing an agreement allowing Edeka to debit unpaid purchases from their bank accounts. Edeka spokesman, Gert Duschan, said that a trial will be conducted in Ruelzheim, near the Belgian border. If it proves successful the system will be made available for all branches.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-15 05:35:54 by 2Trievers
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APOD: 2005 March 15 - Steep Cliffs on Mars Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 15 Steep Cliffs on Mars Credit: G. Neukum (FU Berlin) et al., Mars Express, DLR, ESA Explanation: Vertical cliffs of nearly two kilometers occur near the North Pole of Mars. Also visible in the above image of the Martian North Polar Cap are red areas of rock and sand, white areas of ice, and dark areas of unknown composition but hypothesized to be volcanic ash. The cliffs are thought to border volcanic caldera. ...
Himalayan Glacier Melting Will Lead to Water Shortage, WWF Says
Post Date: 2005-03-14 07:05:46 by 2Trievers
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March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Himalayan glaciers are melting rapidly as a result of global warming, a phenomenon that will lead to flooding and later to a shortage of water in the Indian subcontinent and China, the WWF environmental organization said. Glaciers in the region are receding 10 to 15 meters (33 to 49 feet) a year, a rate that is increasing as global warming rises, the WWF, formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund, said in a report on the region. ``The rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers will first increase the volume of water in rivers causing widespread flooding,'' Jennifer Morgan, director of WWF's Global Climate Change Program, said on the group's Web site. ``In a few decades, ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-14 06:43:49 by 2Trievers
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APOD: 2005 March 14 - The Fox Fur Nebula Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 14 The Fox Fur Nebula Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman Explanation: The nebula surrounding bright star S Mon is filled with dark dust and glowing gas. The strange shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the young stars. The region just below S Mon, the brightest star in the above picture, is nicknamed the Fox Fur Nebula for its ...
Arctic ozone wiped out by solar storms
Post Date: 2005-03-13 09:43:01 by gengis gandhi
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Arctic ozone wiped out by solar storms New Scientist GIGANTIC solar storms destroyed nearly 60 per cent of the ozone above the Arctic during the spring of 2004. The ozone, which shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation, lies mostly in the lower and mid-stratosphere. Man-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have been mainly responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. Now, Cora Randall of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder and her colleagues have used data collected from seven satellites to show that a record barrage of charged particles from the sun in October and November 2003 also destroyed large amounts ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Post Date: 2005-03-13 06:42:58 by 2Trievers
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APOD: 2005 March 13 - A Message From Earth Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2005 March 13 A Message From Earth Credit: Frank Drake (UCSC) et al., Arecibo Observatory (Cornell, NAIC) Explanation: What are these Earthlings trying to tell us? The above message was broadcast from Earth towards the globular star cluster M13 in 1974. During the dedication of the Arecibo Observatory - still the largest radio telescope in the world - a string of 1's and 0's representing the above diagram was sent. This ...
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