SpuriousLogic writes “There’s been another delay in the schedule announced for getting the Large Hadron Collider switched back on — now it’s September 2009, a year after it shut down due to a malfunction. Scientists had said they expected the .4B machine to be repaired by November 2007, but then pushed the date back to June 2008, before the latest delay.”
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Silver Dart replica flies at Hamilton airport
CBC.ca – 7 Feb 2009 Former astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason flies a replica of the Silver Dart, the first heavier-than-air machine to fly in Canada, Friday in Hamilton. One small step for aviation buffs Toronto Star Wellander on Cloud 9 after Silver Dart flight Welland Tribune London Free Press – Aviation.ca (press release) – WFIE-TV – Hamilton Spectator all 102 news articles |
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SCIENCE MATTERS: It's time to take a deep look at the world's oceans
LondonTopic.ca – 17 hours ago We humans are air-breathing landlubbers, and that shapes the way we see and treat the world. We don't think much about what's underwater or underground. Google Earth extends into ocean EastDay.com Scripps Provides Deep-Sea Imagery for Google Earth The UCSD Guardian Online iAfrica.com – MacVideo.tv – Cnet Asia all 7 news articles |
Pickens writes “MacArthur fellow Carl Safina, an adjunct professor at Stony Brook University, has an interesting essay in the NYTimes that says that equating evolution with Charles Darwin opened the door for creationism by ignoring 150 years of discoveries, including most of what scientists understand about evolution — Gregor Mendel’s patterns of heredity, the discovery of DNA, developmental biology, studies documenting evolution in nature, and evolution’s role in medicine and disease. Darwinism implies an ideology adhering to one man’s dictates, like Marxism, says Safina. He adds that nobody talks about Newtonism or Einsteinism, and that by making Darwin ‘into a sacred fetish misses the essence of his teaching.’ By turning Darwin into an ‘ism,’ scientists created the opening for creationism, with the ‘isms’ implying equivalence. ‘By propounding “Darwinism,” even scientists and science writers perpetuate an impression that evolution is about one man, one book, one theory,’ writes Safina. ‘”Darwinism” implies that biological scientists “believe in” Darwin’s “theory.” It’s as if, since 1860, scientists have just ditto-headed Darwin rather than challenging and testing his ideas, or adding vast new knowledge.'”
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Psystar can argue Apple abused copyright laws, judge rules
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SCIENCE MATTERS: It's time to take a deep look at the world's oceans
LondonTopic.ca – We humans are air-breathing landlubbers, and that shapes the way we see and treat the world. We don't think much about what's underwater or underground. Scripps Provides Deep-Sea Imagery for Google Earth Dive into Google's ocean |
 Ars Technica |
Google gives road warriors a boost with iPhone sync
Computerworld – By Sharon Gaudin February 9, 2009 (Computerworld) A sales rep finally convinces a key client over lunch to schedule a meeting to talk about new contracts. Microsoft Lends Rival Google A License For Sync Google Sync Hits iPhone & Windows Mobile |
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Atom-smasher relaunch delayed to September: official
AFP – 39 minutes ago GENEVA (AFP) – Researchers announced Monday a new delay for the restart of Europe's Big Bang atom-smasher, saying the faulty multi-billion dollar machine would now be turned back on in late September. LHC to Begin Collisions in Fall… Right? Wired News Big Bang experiment to restart in September Courier Mail GenevaLunch – Washington Post Blogs – Symmetry magazine all 15 news articles |
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Microsoft Lends Rival Google A License For Sync
CNNMoney.com – 1 hour ago SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) touted an agreement on Monday to license its mobile software to rival Google Inc. (GOOG), a move that highlights the increasing ability of large technology companies to use intellectual property for … Google Sync Hits iPhone & Windows Mobile TrustedReviews Free Google email synchs with mobile telephones AFP CNET News – Ars Technica – Macworld – PC Magazine all 69 news articles Langue : Français |
Dark Neuron writes “My institution has thousands of computers, and is looking at starting an IT policy to encrypt everything, all hard drives, including desktops, laptops, external hard drives, USB flash drives, etc. I am looking at an open source product for Windows, Mac, UNIX, as well as portable hard drives, but I am concerned about overhead and speed penalties. Does anyone have experience and/or advice with encrypting every single device in a similar situation?”
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