Selasa, 04 Desember 2012

Just Say No to College; Scientists Develop 60 Day Bread

 
 
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From the how-about-a-nice-trade-school department
Hugh Pickens writes writes "Alex Williams writes in the NY Times that the idea that a college diploma is an all-but-mandatory ticket to a successful career is showing fissures. Inspired by role models like the billionaire drop-outs who founded...
 
From the trolls-run-out-of-burgers department
cstacy writes "The American Psychiatric Association is dropping Asperger's Syndrome from the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) Its symptoms will be included under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which...
 
From the not-in-my-back-pantry department
Hugh Pickens writes writes "BBC reports that scientists have developed a technique that can make bread stay mold-free for 60 days that could also be used with a wide range of foods including fresh turkey and many fruits and vegetables. At its...
 
From the light-up-your-life department
hattig writes "US researchers say they have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs. The new light source is called field-induced polymer electroluminescent (Fipel) technology. It is made from three layers of...
 
From the american-made department
whisper_jeff writes "A number of newly-purchased standard units are showing an "Assembled in America" notation. While the markings don't necessarily mean that Apple is in the midst of transferring its entire assembly operation from China to the...
 
From the don't-lose-your-head department
jamaicaplain writes "Reuters reports that 'Iran has suspended the death sentence for a computer programmer convicted on charges of running a pornographic website after he "repented for his actions," his lawyer was quoted as saying on Sunday. Saeed...
 
From the melt-in-an-oven-not-in-your-hand department
Zothecula writes "One of life's less pleasant surprises is discovering the chocolate bar that you forgot you had in your pocket on a hot day. Two scientists working at Cadbury's research and development plant in Bourneville, U.K., are fighting...
 
From the man-on-the-run department
netbuzz writes "As rumors and news reports of John McAfee's alleged capture circulated widely earlier this week – fueled by McAfee's own blog and blogging cohorts – police and other authorities in Belize denied that they had the man in custody...
 
 
From the plastic-not-included department
techtech writes in with the results from the first soil samples tested by the Curiosity rover. "Although NASA's Curiosity rover hasn't yet confirmed the detection of organic compounds on Mars, it's already seeing that the Red Planet's soil...
 
From the man-behind-the-curtain department
Slashdot regular contributor Bennett Haselton writes " My last article on prediction markets contained an erroneous assumption, one whose implications are far-reaching enough that they deserve their own article. (And if you read to the end, I'm...
 
From the as-seen-on-tv department
An anonymous reader writes "Valve on Monday announced the public release of Big Picture, Steam's new mode that lets gamers access their games on a TV, in over 20 languages. Big Picture lets you use a traditional gamepad (as well as a keyboard and...
 
From the hands-off-the-tubes department
wiredmikey writes "The head of the UN telecommunications body, Hamadoun Toure, told an audience at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai on Monday that Internet freedom will not be curbed or controlled....
 
From the take-a-look department
An anonymous reader writes "Here's a photo walk through of how Raspberry Pi boards are made at a Sony factory in South Wales, UK. The factory says that the multiple automated and manual checks have meant that only two of the 150,000 boards made...
 
From the get-your-game-on department
Jon Brodkin writes "The Wii U has been out for two weeks, with most of the attention naturally focusing on the console's tablet-y GamePad and blockbuster titles such as New Super Mario Bros. U and Assassin's Creed 3. But $60 games...
 
 
 
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