Jan 21 2009

Honda cancels full shift indefinitely – Alliston Herald


Motor Report

Honda cancels full shift indefinitely
Alliston Herald – 19 Jan 2009
Honda of Canada Mfg. is canceling the afternoon shift at its Plant 2 facility, it told associates at a meeting today (Monday). The production cuts start Feb. 2 and will carry on indefinitely until sales improve, said HCM officials.
Honda Shutting Down Swindon UK Plant Until June Motor Report
Honda to halt production at Swindon Channel 4 News
PersonnelToday.com
all 9 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Honda cancels full shift indefinitely – Alliston Herald   |  tags: , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Sony intentionally made the PS3 hard to develop for – PS3Center.net


Neoseeker

Sony intentionally made the PS3 hard to develop for
PS3Center.net – 2 hours ago
by Nick Of course, outside of lackluster sales numbers caused by the price of the system, the other achilles heel of the PS3 has been it's infuriatingly complex architecture, which developers have openly complained about.
Xbox Live Subscription Price Drop: Thanks for Nothing PC World
Hirai Claims PS3 'Official' Leadership, Criticizes Rivals Gamasutra
Gameinfowire.com – Ars Technica – Eurogamer – The Tech Herald
all 184 news articles  Langue : Français
Share

Comments Off on Sony intentionally made the PS3 hard to develop for – PS3Center.net   |  tags: , , , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Why 2008 Was a Milestone Year for IPv6 – CircleID


p2pnet.net

Why 2008 Was a Milestone Year for IPv6
CircleID – 8 hours ago
By Derek Morr The beginning of the year saw IPv6 added to the DNS root, closing a major hole for IPv6-only communication. In mid-year, the US federal government's IPv6 mandate [PDF] came into effect, requiring all federal IP backbones to support IPv6.
IPv6 in 2009: rebels lead the way p2pnet.net
NTT supports IPv6 IPTV service FierceIPTV
MarketWatch (press release)
all 17 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Why 2008 Was a Milestone Year for IPv6 – CircleID   |  tags: , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Temperature rises, snow falls – The Northern Light

Temperature rises, snow falls
The Northern Light – 19 Jan 2009
Metro Moncton is waking up to fresh snow this morning, which should measure a little over 15 centimetres (six inches) by the time a converging Nor'Easter and an Alberta Clipper moves out the region later today.
Brief Snow Update AccuWeather.com
all 8 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Temperature rises, snow falls – The Northern Light   |  tags: , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Web of pollution? – Metro Canda – Edmonton


Stuff.co.nz

Web of pollution?
Metro Canda – Edmonton – 18 Jan 2009
Don’t tell Al Gore, but surfing the web may also pose an inconvenient truth when it comes to hastening our environmental ruin. That’s among the findings of a recent study by Harvard physicist Alex Wissner-Gross on the environmental impact of Internet …
Google defends search engine efficiency ClimateChangeCorp.com
iPhone extras are just hot air The Dominion Post
all 15 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Web of pollution? – Metro Canda – Edmonton   |  tags: , , , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Facebook, columnist need to rethink what's obscene – Windsor Star


The Star-Ledger – NJ.com

Facebook, columnist need to rethink what's obscene
Windsor Star – 23 hours ago
Even someone only slightly familiar with the Facebook ban on breastfeeding photos can't help but notice the glaring omissions and lack of accuracy in Ms.
Facebook is kind of needy Sarnia Observer
Keep breastfeeding moments offline AsiaOne
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Myrtle Beach Sun News – Tucson Citizen – Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
all 8 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Facebook, columnist need to rethink what's obscene – Windsor Star   |  tags: , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Citrix Unveils Vision to Transform Desktop Computing with Project … – WELT ONLINE


SYS-CON Media

Citrix Unveils Vision to Transform Desktop Computing with Project …
WELT ONLINE – 1 hour ago
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), today unveiled the next phase of its vision and roadmap to radically change the economics of desktop computing.
Citrix Plans 'bare Metal' Desktop Hypervisor PC World
Intel and Citrix partner on virtual clients VNUNet.com
SYS-CON Media – ChannelWeb – WELT ONLINE
all 37 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Citrix Unveils Vision to Transform Desktop Computing with Project … – WELT ONLINE   |  tags: , , , , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

Facial recognition training may reduce racial bias: study – CBC.ca

Facial recognition training may reduce racial bias: study
CBC.ca – 5 hours ago
Training people to recognize facial differences among individuals of a different race can help reduce the racial bias they display, often unconsciously, according to a new study by researchers in Canada and the United States.
Researchers Try to Cure Racism Wired News
Learning to overcome racial bias Boston Globe
Science Daily (press release)
all 9 news articles
Share

Comments Off on Facial recognition training may reduce racial bias: study – CBC.ca   |  tags: , , | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

2008: The Year in Science Fiction Literature

2008 was the first year in quite some time when space opera – adventures in outer space and on other worlds – has actually been a dominant theme in novels. These are not the same kind of space opera that used to be written by Edward E. Smith, Edmond Hamilton, or even Poul Anderson and Robert A. Heinlein, but they are undeniably close relatives.

Share

Comments Off on 2008: The Year in Science Fiction Literature   |  tags: | posted in technical news

Jan 21 2009

The country’s new robots.txt file

Here’s a small and nerdy measure of the huge change in the executive branch of the US government today. Here’s the robots.txt file from whitehouse.gov yesterday and today.

Share

Comments Off on The country’s new robots.txt file   |  tags: , | posted in technical news