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New species of dinosaur unearthed in Germany

New species of dinosaur unearthed in GermanyWILLLLLLMAAAAA!"Wilma! Looks like Dino took the Veal-o-sauropods off the grill and buried 'em again!" "Bam-Bam! Get away from Pebbles! Little perv!"

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Discussion threads 2006-06-07

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A new method to study origin of life

A new method to study origin of lifeStart from the other endStart with a conclusion, then only accept/invent things that support that conclusion. The kool-aid is so much smoother that way. ;)Phylogenetic algorhythmsAn evaluation of the worth of the methodology should start with examining how the analysis is accomplished.You may...

Tags: Biotechnology, kool-Aid, Darwin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

A virus in our genes, think about that....

A virus in our genes, think about that....Not bad...You were doing good until about halfway through the post, when you might as well have pulled out your Barack Hussein Obama flag and waved it from the rooftops.Your gallop off into politics ruined what would otherwise have been a good read.RE:...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Obama, gene, virus, Creationists, Natural Selection, Sarah Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

A virus in our genes, think about that....

Really fascinating news: Virus is passed from parent to child in the DNA. Researchers found that roseola, an infection that everyone apparently gets but only 20 percent of children develop the characteristic rash that gives it its name, is actually in our DNA. It co-evolved into us, which raises some...

Tags: DNA, Chromosome, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Is the enterprise ready for cloud computing?

Guest post: This is a post by Barry X Lynn, CEO of 3Tera, in response to a discussion about whether cloud computing is industrial strength. Lynn can be found on the 3Tera blog. There have been multiple white papers and articles written on the topic -...

Tags: Application, Data Center, Enterprise, Data Centers, Storage, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Will we kill the ocean before the atmosphere kills us?

Will we kill the ocean before the atmosphere kills us?.....Either way our arrogance will be our undoing. Nature will bounce back once we have been reduced to nothing more than a foot note in history. While I don't believe as a species we will be wiped out, that is not...

Tags: Food & Beverage, species, denial

Discussion threads 2008-08-16

TSA makes laptop travel easier - or not?

TSA makes laptop travel easier - or not?The existing rules are a pain......but everyone knows what they are and there's no guesswork or interpretation required. As you describe them, the new rules appear to be a step backwards from that point of view.TSA is a jokeIt's a response to...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Transportation Security Administration

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Robot submarine to dive deep in the Caribbean

According to BBC News, a new UK autonomous underwater vehicle AUV, Autosub6000, will soon start to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes located in the Caribbean. Autosub6000 has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and has a maximum operating depth of 6,000 meters. It is 5.5 meters long, has...

Tags: researcher, meter, british broadcasting corp., species, autosub6000, nocs, robots, engineering, emerging technologies, roland piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-10

Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?

Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?Choice CNo need to opt out, I already block Double Click and will continue to do so.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?I have doubleclick routed to nowhere in my hosts file.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you...

Tags: cookie, Google Inc., DoubleClick Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Evolution is punctuated equilibria

Evolution is punctuated equilibriaFunny thing......how the definition and *theory* of Evolution note the capital continues to morph. It's utter scientific fraud and debauchery!RE: Evolution is punctuated equilibria> Clearly, we are not any closer to securing the Internet, if that is even possible.I don't think it's possible, but it IS...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Litigation, SECURITY, Debauchery, attack, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Evolution is punctuated equilibria

Guest editorial by Dino Dai Zovi In evolutionary biology, the theory of punctuated equilibiria states that evolution is not a gradual process but instead consists of long periods of stasis interrupted by rapid, catastrophic change.  This is supported by fossil evidence that shows...

Tags: Vulnerability, Exploit, Internet Security, Internet Security Community, Internet, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Katie Moussouris on HOPE 2008: HOPE Springs Eternal

Guest Editorial by Katie Moussouris of Microsoft If cyberspace is a mass, consensual hallucination, as William Gibson characterized it, then HOPE was a dream manifested in meatspace that would not die. While Hackers On Planet Earth has been running every other year since 1994, it was...

Tags: Symantec Corp., IP, Tool, Con, Katie Moussouris, Last HOPE, Wiki, Internet, Productivity, Security, Network Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Saving money with solar tech

Saving money with solar techSaving money through natural sourceWe all know that green energy is the future of all earthlings.Scientist are doing a lot of inventions to generate energy from natural resource, the prices are exhorbitantly high hence a comman man like me is not able to afford / use...

Tags: SAVING MONEY, Govt

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Miniaturized DNA sewing machines

Miniaturized DNA sewing machinesAnd then on the seventh day, He rested...To push the analogy onward, if the "evolution" of gene manipulation is to follow that of industrial design, then next will be submicron weaving machines that allow DNA synthesis, followed by pattern making machines, then dot matrix DNA engines, and...

Tags: Biotechnology, DNA

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

(Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species)

(Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species)How did the snake get the name?!?Oxyuranus temporalisMaybe I shouldn't ask. LOLXerocomus silwoodensisI wonder how many 'new species' we walk by every day?

Tags: species, Top 10, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Linux, Google Gmail, SAP AG, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species

What do a killer jellyfish, shocking pink millipede, and a duckbill dinosaur have in common? They're all species that were discovered in the past year. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Species, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-06

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Biometric IDs for African penguins?

University of Bristol researchers have developed a non-intrusive visual surveillance system for wildlife habitats. They've used their system to monitor the behavior of 20,000 African penguins on Robben Island in South Africa. By definition, conventional tagging techniques can only monitor animals which have been tagged. On the contrary, the 'Penguin...

Tags: Chest, Monitor, Researcher, Camera, Species, African, Image-recognition System, Monitors & Displays, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-28

Save the environment: stop eating

So we know many fish species are in trouble due to over-fishing. Heavy production of corn in the American Midwest is killing off life at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Poor farming methods lead to desication and soil erosion. Some areas of tropical rainforest are being...

Tags: Planet, Environment, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-26