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Stem cell debate to continue regardless: Here's an easy prediction to make. The stem cell debate will continue through 2008, and beyond, no matter where the stem cells come from. (Picture from Advanced Cell Technology, via Scientific American.) In a society which still debates whether evolution should be taught, and...; Tags: Science, Humanity, Stem-cell, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-11
EV Nova (sit): EV Nova is the third game in the Escape Velocity series, and is by far the most ambitious installment to date. With a completely redesigned gaming engine, EV Nova thrusts you into a sprawling universe dominated by a myriad of warring factions, each sharing a common bond, but so philosophically...; Tags: Isolation, Humanity, EV Nova, Government, Games, Vertical Industries, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2007-11-23
Galactic Dream - Rage of War (exe): Humanity is racing toward space on the wings of hope, running away from a deadly menace emerging from the galactic core. A mysterious alien king with powers beyond imagining follows them everywhere they go... Engage in epic galactic warfare, venture deep into space in a race against time. Join up...; Tags: Space, Humanity, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2007-10-31
Machine World (exe): Alien invaders have taken over the planet Earth. Humanity is at risk of being enslaved by race of the machines. You control latest military hovercraft and your mission is to destroy all evil robotic creatures and liberate our planet. You are fully equipped with many powerful laser, plasma, rocket weapons...; Tags: Planet, Humanity, Robots, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management; Software downloads 2007-10-30
Singularity Summit 2007: Memories: Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans won't be the driving force in delivering scientific and technological innovations, eclipsed cognitively...; Tags: Memory, Humanity, Chris Matyszczyk, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-09-08

Photos: Planet huggers gather at Digital Earth: At International Symposium on Digital Earth, astronauts, academics, others explore how technology can serve humanity and the planet.; Tags: photograph, Digital Earth, humanity; Image galleries 2007-06-11
Photos: Tech ideas for humanity: MIT's Ideas Competition honors low- and hi-tech inventions designed to make the world a better place.; Tags: humanity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph; Image galleries 2007-05-03
Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteries: Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteriesInteresting stuffSome of the things we are capable of doing really amaze me.Is it just meor does this seem like the prologue to a really bad science fiction movie?Don't let PETA here about thisBoo hoo, the poor little virusesHow Funny That We Can Do This...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, humanity, battery, virus; Discussion threads 2006-04-07
GM slow to react to nasty ads: GM slow to react to nasty adsGlobal Warming HOG WASH!!![b]Global Warming is the biggest LIE of this century, decade lead by a group ofbigot environmental whackos using the sameresources as everyone else. You want to talk about something worse is DIESEL because of all of the soot produced butno one...; Tags: advertisement, global warming, humanity, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-04-03
Spreadsheet whiz tackles wikis: Spreadsheet whiz tackles wikisThis will make Wikis a lot more useful. Next is Wiki-point.We want to colaborate on presentations as well. Then wiki-draw, for vector graphics. The list goes on.Sounds like some real inovation here.Think of all the places on wiki-pedia that a spread-sheet would be usefulThen, if somebody notices...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Wiki-Pedia, spreadsheet, TWiki, Wiki, Dan, humanity; Discussion threads 2006-02-17
Microsoft shrugs off MyDoom attack: Microsoft shrugs off MyDoom attackRepost: What a sad state of affairs.Once upon a time there was a band of brave men and women that had a dream of people in all walks of life, from every corner of the world being able to communicate, exchange information, and share the...; Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, MyDoom attack, scum, Microsoft Corp., MyDoom virus, humanity, attack; Discussion threads 2004-02-03
Clues point to single MyDoom culprit: Clues point to single MyDoom culpritPut him in Jail nowI think the best solution is about 25 years in prison mininum.Or deport the criminal to a 3rd world country like China.Give him a medal...and a huge cash reward!!!People like this are waking up the world as to how crappy the...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, scum, humanity, MyDoom virus; Discussion threads 2004-02-02

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The running scandal of long-term care insurance: The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...; Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Adeona offers independent stolen laptop tracking: Sorry: hit "post" instead of "save"; this backend system will be the death of me. I first came across Adeona last year when I was doing some external research, and it's only really just come to light. Adeona is an independent system which doesn't rely on any...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Device, Laptop Computer, Adeona, Apple Mac OS X, Biometrics, Linux, Desktops, Notebooks, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-16
At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming: At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...; Tags: global warming, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsNo matter what you do---You'll never get rid of virus.This could even be a threat to the United Nations.Oh the Humanity!ntYou know it's pretty bad when AV vulnerabilities are found......by [url=http://secunia.com/advisories/19284/]hacks like me[/url].RE: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsParsing error can occur in...; Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, AV company, vulnerability, antivirus; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share: Linux - Still chasing that elusive 1ò0market share.....Not buying less than 1%. 3% yes, 1% no. The problem is there is really no reliable way to count ALL the Linux machines out there, then determine which are server, super computer or desktop or embedded.Linux's strength in diversity creates a near...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
'.wow': ICANN to allow almost any domain suffix: '.wow': ICANN to allow almost any domain suffixDangerous ground[i]However, Twomey told Agence France-Press that the organization will still try to block or reject any domain name that it deems inappropriate for security or [b]moral[/b] reasons.[/i]And just what morality standards will they be using?Personally, It wouldn't bother me if all porn...; Tags: INTERNET, SECURITY, ICANN, domain suffix, IPCC; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Gates' next act is to step into vaccine controversy: Gates' next act is to step into vaccine controversyGates Next ACTWhat's surprising about this?Carl Icahn thinks he knows how to run Yahoo!.The medical community has a pretty set way of choosing to adopt generalized treatments, and a lot of consideration goes to cost vs benefit. Bill will have to...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, vaccine; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic: Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Dana, RFID, RFID Standards, media; Discussion threads 2008-06-25