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07 Mar 2008
Finally, a reason to start drinking alcohol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who do not drink alcohol may finally have a reason to start -- a study published on Friday shows non-drinkers who begin taking the occasional tipple live longer and are less likely to develop heart disease. ... People who do not drink...The joy of boredom
Boston Globe - By Carolyn Y. Johnson - Mar. 8 (Special Report) - "If you think of boredom as the prelude to creativity, and loneliness as the prelude to engagement of the imagination, then they are good things," said Dr. Edward Hallowell, a Sudbury psychiatrist and author of the book "CrazyBusy." "They are doorways to something better, as opposed to something to be abhorred and eradicated immediately."NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 from source rating - Review It
Philip Morris Pulls the Plug on Controversial Research Program
Science - By David Grimm - Mar. 8 (News Report) - Philip Morris has ended a controversial 8-year-old program that supported research at dozens of U.S. universities.... "It's a big shift," says K. Michael Cummings, head of the Tobacco Control Program at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. He accuses Philip Morris--the largest tobacco-industry sponsor of U.S. academic studies--of having supported "bogus" research. Now, he says, the company is retreating from a public relations fiasco...NewsTrust Rating: 4.0 from source rating - Review It
The battle for Wikipedia’s soul
Economist - Mar. 8 (News Report) - Wikipedia is facing an identity crisis as it is torn between two alternative futures. It can either strive to encompass every aspect of human knowledge, no matter how trivial; or it can adopt a more stringent editorial policy and ban articles on trivial subjects, in the hope that this will enhance its reputation as a trustworthy and credible reference source...NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 from source rating - Review It
Domestic violence and animal abuse linked
The Age - By Caroline Marcus - Mar. 8 (Review) - A pet cockatiel was beheaded because it had been "singing too much", a cat was hung by a leash, another cat was put in a microwave and other pets were shot, stabbed, kicked and thrown. -- As horrific as these stories are, what is worse is the fact that the men who abused animals like this were also harming their own loved ones.NewsTrust Rating: 3.2 from source rating - Review It
Don’t get me mad
The Times - By John Naish - Mar. 8 (Review) - Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? Don't bet on it, say American researchers whose long-term studies show that men are significantly less forgiving than women. The scientists report that the only way to get a man to drop his long-term grudge-holding ways is to encourage him to develop some semblance of feminine-style empathy. -- The report, in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, covers seven forgiveness-related studies involving 1,400 college students over seven years...NewsTrust Rating: 3.4 from source rating - Review It
Learning to love the gender gap
Globe and Mail - By Laura Penny - Mar. 8 (Review) - Allen, like Ann Coulter, is one of those anti-feminist types who love kicking against the chicks, and cashing in on easy controversy. Susan Pinker is not. The Sexual Paradox, her first book, may cover controversial material, but it does so in a reasonable and respectful manner. Pinker concedes that gender differences can be a minefield and treads gingerly...NewsTrust Rating: 3.5 from source rating - Review It
Former ESRB Rater Accuses Board Of Interference
Nintendo, Infinity Ward, Blizzard Top First-Ever 'Top 50 Developers' Countdown [03. Bonner Responds To ESRB Board Interference Dispute [03. 08] In the comments section of Gamasutra's original story on the issue, former ESRB employee Jerry Bonner has offered further comments regarding his article in ...
iPhone Suits Up: Mixed Reactions
Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday. ... Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about...BBQ-smoker-turned-’Robocop’ chases off drug dealers (Rusty Dornin/CNN)
Rusty Dornin / CNN:
BBQ-smoker-turned-'Robocop' chases off drug dealers — ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — It's midnight on the streets of Atlanta, and bar owner Rufus Terrill patrols his neighborhood with a rolling crime fighter of his own creation. Meet “Bum-bot,” as Terrill describes it; others in his neighborhood call it simply, “Robocop.”
Calacanis: Working at Mahalo is Like Prison Except We Gots Better Coffee
Earlier today, Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis came out with 17 ways to save money running a business. He calls them "really good tips" - There are a couple of good ones on there like buying good chairs for employees but the majority of them show that working at Mahalo is like prison. ...
We’ll put Java on the iPhone
SOA Operations Excellence - Learn how to keep an SOA up and running smoothly and meet service-level agreements (SLAs), contributing to greater architecture. "Now, the iPhone is open" as a target platform, Klein said. The JVM is to be based on the Java Micro Edition (ME) version of Java, said Eric Klein, ...
Java on the iPhone
Jobs found Flash slow for the web. I’ve spoken about alternatives and there has been discussion of Java being slow (development-wise). Why do we need Java on a smart-phone when the software offers a powerful native SDK anyway? ... Sun readies virtual machine to make Java...A Question of Programming Ethics
From the ACM Code of Ethics : As an ACM member I will Contribute to society and human well-being. Avoid harm to others. Be honest and trustworthy. Be fair and take action not to discriminate. Honor property rights including copyrights and patent. ...
Chinese hackers: No site is safe (John Vause/CNN)
John Vause / CNN:
Chinese hackers: No site is safe — ZHOUSHAN, China (CNN) — They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access to the world's most sensitive sites, including the Pentagon.
Latest News: iPhone SDK Event streaming video now available
March 7, 2008
MacUser / Aayush Arya
Apple's iPhone Special Event today was an exciting and pleasant surprise. They unveiled the long-awaited SDK and showed some amazing native applications and games that... ...
Latest News: Pentagon bans Google maps of military bases
March 7, 2008
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The US Defence Department has banned the giant internet search engine, Google, from making any more detailed maps of American military bases. ...
Latest News: Granta upgrades materials information management system
March 7, 2008
Computer Business Review Online Latest News / webmaster@datamonitor.com (Datamonitor)
Granta Design of the UK has announced a new version of Granta MI, a materials information management system for the aerospace, defence, energy, automotive, consumer and industrial equipment, materials ...
Latest News: Silver Satin PS3 and Xbox 360 Arcade now loose in …
March 7, 2008
Engadget / Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment Announced in early February, both the Silver Satin PS3 and Xbox 360 Arcade are now on sale in Japan. The SS PS3 is a spec-for-spec equivalent of the existing bl ...