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  • Virtualizing a Supercomputer bridges writes "The V3VEE project has announced the release of version 1.2 of the Palacios virtual machine monitor following the successful testing of Palacios on 4096 nodes of the Sandia Red Storm... 2010-02-09T00:49:00+00:00
  • Study Says OOXML Unsuitable For Norwegian Government angry tapir writes "Microsoft's XML-based office document format, OOXML, does not meet the requirements for governmental use, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Agency for Public... 2010-02-08T23:57:00+00:00
  • Virus-Detecting "Lab On a Chip" Developed At BYU natharward writes "A new development in nano-level diagnostic tests has been applied as a lab on a chip that successfully screened viruses entirely by their size. The chip's traps are size-specific... 2010-02-08T23:05:00+00:00
  • Google Shooting For Smartphone Universal Translator nikki4 writes to tell us that in giving some major improvement tweaks to its existing voice recognition tool for the Smartphone, Google is aiming for new translator software that will provide... 2010-02-08T22:12:00+00:00
  • New Material Transforms Car Bodies Into Batteries MikeChino writes "As battery manufacturers race to produce more efficient lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, some scientists are looking to make the cars themselves a power source... 2010-02-08T21:31:00+00:00
  • Verizon Blocking 4chan An anonymous reader writes "According to 4chan's owner and administrator 'moot,' Verizon has explicitly blocked all traffic on their network from boards.4chan.org, where all of 4chan's boards are... 2010-02-08T20:49:00+00:00
  • A Reflection On Sun Executive Payouts For Failure With the Oracle/Sun merger finally completing at the end of January, one former Sun worker has taken the time to reflect a bit on the extravagant compensation and golden parachutes that the former... 2010-02-08T20:05:00+00:00
  • Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death A study conducted by researchers at University College London shows that boredom can kill you. The researchers found that people who reported feeling a great deal of boredom were 37 per cent more... 2010-02-08T19:22:00+00:00
  • Cacti 0.8 Network Monitoring GJdeBoer writes "The book is aimed at people who are managing a network and would like to get insight into the performance of that network. It covers the installation and configuration of the Cacti... 2010-02-08T18:40:00+00:00
  • What Are the Best Valentine's Day Stunts? With the oh-so-dreaded Hallmark holiday on the horizon we are flooded with tips and tricks (mostly designed to sell us things our mates cannot live without) of how to please/capture/sedate the ones we... 2010-02-08T17:55:00+00:00
  • SourceForge Removes Blanket Blocking Recently there was much gnashing of teeth as SourceForge (who shares a corporate overlord with Slashdot) started programmatically blocking users in certain countries to comply with US export... 2010-02-08T17:12:00+00:00
  • Nexus One First Phone Linus Torvalds "Doesn't Hate" SpuriousLogic writes "Linus Torvalds, the inventor of the Linux kernel, has an absolute disdain for mobile phones. All of the ones he has purchased in the past, the man writes on his personal blog... 2010-02-08T16:30:00+00:00
  • Zero-Day Vulnerabilities On the Market An anonymous reader writes "Zero-day vulnerabilities have become prized possessions to attackers and defenders alike. As the recent China-Google attack demonstrated, they are the basis on which most... 2010-02-08T15:48:00+00:00
  • Mozilla Puts Tiger Out To Pasture Barence writes "Mozilla is ready to exorcise support for Mac OS X 10.4 from Firefox's development code, closing the door on Apple's aging OS. The foundation stopped supporting 10.4, codenamed Tiger... 2010-02-08T15:11:00+00:00
  • Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off For Space Station Gwmaw writes "The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad on Monday on a voyage to install the last two main pieces of the International Space Station. The 4:14 a.m. EST (0914 GMT... 2010-02-08T14:28:00+00:00
  • World's tallest tower closed a month after opening The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:03:27 GMT
  • Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:53:10 GMT
  • Another big snowstorm forecast for East Coast Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:18:36 GMT
  • Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMT
  • Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:32:29 GMT
  • Toyota pulls ads from US TV network: report Toyota dealers in five southeastern US states have pulled their ads from local ABC television affiliates over complaints about coverage of the automaker's recalls, the network said Monday. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:52 GMT
  • Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:59 GMT
  • Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:27 GMT
  • Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:39:26 GMT
  • AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:38 GMT
  • Obama's health care summit: Just for show? Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:53 GMT
  • For New Orleans, victory is about more than football To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:21:28 GMT
  • Seats at premium on planes, trains out of DC A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:24:17 GMT
  • Official tells US health insurer to justify 39 pct rate hike US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday called on a health insurance company to publicly explain why it raised premiums for some customers by 39 percent. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:53:23 GMT
  • Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name — Savior. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:59:22 GMT
  • Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty in Utah court Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:25:55 GMT
  • Freeze on HIV spending sparks concern in Africa A US decision to freeze spending on treatment for HIV in several African countries has prompted concern that some of the gains made against the AIDS epidemic since 2003 could be reversed. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:23:05 GMT
  • Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world's earliest bill of rights. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:05 GMT
  • Top Canadian military official charged with murder The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:53:58 GMT
  • Beer May Be Good For Your Bones (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:05:29 GMT