Trying To Bust JavaScript Out of the Browser
eldavojohn writes "If you think JavaScript is a crime against humanity, you might want to skip this article, because Ars is reporting on efforts to take JavaScript to the next level. With t...
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Tue Dec 01 08:31:58 PST 2009
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Cool-Tether Links Phones' Bandwidth To Make High-Speed Hotspots
Barence writes "Microsoft Research has found a novel way of beating the deplorably slow speeds of mobile broadband, by combining several phones together to make one high-speed hotspot. Dubb...
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Tue Dec 01 06:16:57 PST 2009
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Health Care Company Acquisition Price By Private Equity 22% Over Predicted Price B...
67 WALL STREET, New York - November 26, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its TWST Investing Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors...
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Mon Nov 30 10:41:00 PST 2009
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Nintendo Upset Over Nokia Game Emulation Video
An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo is investigating potential copyright infringement by Nokia during some video demos of their N900 phone, which can be seen emulating Nintendo games. Nint...
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Mon Nov 30 23:07:31 PST 2009
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis In September, the Veterans Administration made amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a presumptively compensable illness for all veterans with 90 days or more of conti...
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Mon Nov 30 00:34:37 PST 2009
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Do You Hate Being Called an "IT Guy?"
An anonymous reader writes "The phrase 'IT' is so overused, I'm not sure what it means any more. OK, maybe it's an ego thing, but I spent a lot of years in grad school, lots of years gettin...
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Sun Nov 29 02:31:56 PST 2009
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What the iPod Tells Us About the World Economy
Hugh Pickens writes "Edmund Conway has an interesting article in the Telegraph where he analyzes where the money goes when you buy a complex electronic device marked 'Made in China,' and wh...
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Sat Nov 28 09:36:45 PST 2009
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Apple Forced To Clean Up Its Fine Print
Barence writes "Apple has been forced to tidy up its online terms and conditions, at the behest of the UK's Office of Fair Trading. The company has redrafted its Ts & Cs so that it now acce...
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Fri Nov 27 21:26:35 PST 2009
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Building 3D Models On the Fly With a Webcam
blee37 writes "Here is an excellent video demonstration of a new program developed by Qi Pan, a graduate student, and other researchers at the University of Cambridge. The 'ProFORMA' softwa...
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Fri Nov 27 11:33:42 PST 2009
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In AU, Film Studios Issue Ultimatum To ISPs
bennyboy64 writes "The Australian court case between the film industry and ISP iiNet drew to a close yesterday after the film studios issued an ultimatum: Take copyright responsibilities se...
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Fri Nov 27 14:36:44 PST 2009
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NRC Relicensing Old "Zombie" Nuclear Plants
mdsolar writes "In the Dec. 7 edition of The Nation, Christian Parenti details what he considers to be the real problem with nuclear power as a solution to carbon emissions in the US: Not t...
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Fri Nov 27 07:26:44 PST 2009
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Robo-Chefs and Fashion-Bots On Show In Tokyo
avishere writes "The International Robot Exhibition kicked off this week in Tokyo, unveiling the latest whirring and buzzing inventions from 192 companies and 64 organizations from at home ...
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Fri Nov 27 01:56:44 PST 2009
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Two killed in Batangas shooting incidents
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Fri Nov 27 00:47:37 PST 2009
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Stock to watch on Friday
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Brisbane Times,
Thu Nov 26 13:34:06 PST 2009
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Stocks to watch
Stocks of interest on the Australian stock exchange today.
The Age,
Thu Nov 26 13:17:50 PST 2009
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Apple Newton vs. Apple iPhone
An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK has written a head-to-head piece entitled Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone. Despite the Newton being released some 10 years ago, and despite the iPhone being...
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Thu Nov 26 12:41:34 PST 2009
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The Psychology of Achievement In Playing Games
A post on Pixel Poppers looks at the psychological underpinnings of the types of challenges offered by different game genres, and the effect those challenges have on determining which playe...
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Thu Nov 26 00:26:44 PST 2009
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Magento Beginner's Guide
Michael J. Ross writes "The shopping cart systems that power online stores have evolved from simple homebrew solutions in the CGI era to far more powerful open source packages, such as osCo...
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Wed Nov 25 11:22:48 PST 2009
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STEREO Satellites Spot Solar Flare Tsunami
westtxfun writes "The STEREO satellites recently confirmed the existence of solar mega-tsunamis when they captured height data after a sunspot recently erupted. The scale of this tsunami li...
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Wed Nov 25 08:20:58 PST 2009
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