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Flu Epidemics Coincide with Sunspots
Croatian Sensation writes "According to this article flu epidemics are four times more likely when sunspot activity is high. They've analyzed records going back to 1729 and indeed, the correlation is statistically significant. Neat." The research seems a little... thin. -
(Well Written) Essay Against Copyright
rts writes "A well written article about how copyrights and patents are anti-free market is running in the Canadian paper "The National Post"." The backdrop to the story is, perhaps inevitably, the Napster case - but it's much better written then most of the other bazillion Napster editorials. Update: 01/28 04:48 PM by S :The article refered to this paper by Stephan Kinsella. -
Researchers Find Off Protein For Immune System
canning writes "A team of Canadian scientists has discovered the "Holy Grail" of the signalling process the human body uses to control its immune system, a finding that could one day halt the development of cancer, diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. This article explains what Dr. Penninger's team plans to accomplish with such a discovery and gives a brief history of this highly successful group of researchers." -
Peter de Jager: Where Is He Now?
Saint Aardvark writes "The National Post has an article posted about Peter de Jager, the Canadian computer consultant who helped publicise Y2K. He's taken the post-letdown criticism pretty hard, pointing out that he wrote in 1998 that the problem was effectively solved. It's a fascinating read." -
Peter de Jager: Where Is He Now?
Saint Aardvark writes "The National Post has an article posted about Peter de Jager, the Canadian computer consultant who helped publicise Y2K. He's taken the post-letdown criticism pretty hard, pointing out that he wrote in 1998 that the problem was effectively solved. It's a fascinating read." -
Pi: It Just Keeps On Going
dominic7 sent us a link on the National Post about a new record for "knowing" Pi. Using the ol' distributed approach, a math major in Canada has found the quadrillionth binary digit of pi. It's a zero. -
The Death Of Intellectual Property
sheath writes: "The National Post has an article on the possible death of intellectual property as a result of trends on the net. They quote William Gibson as saying, 'This may be the end of a 90-year window when it was possible to make money off recorded music.' Interesting piece from a mainstream (in Canada, anyway) source." -
The Death Of Intellectual Property
sheath writes: "The National Post has an article on the possible death of intellectual property as a result of trends on the net. They quote William Gibson as saying, 'This may be the end of a 90-year window when it was possible to make money off recorded music.' Interesting piece from a mainstream (in Canada, anyway) source." -
Open-Source Soft{ware,drink}: "OpenCOLA"
Rahoule writes: "The National Post reports that a Toronto company will release the first open-source cola with its open-source software: 'Steelbridge Inc. will announce today it [will] develop openCOLA, a new software program which automates the selection, discovery, and evaluation of Web sites.'" FAQ question 2.2: "Ain't this just a publicity stunt?" Answer: "Sure. But ..."They describe an interesting-sounding distributed Napsteresque Web crawler, but there's just one thing missing from this open-source project: source. "You'll start seeing code after Labor Day," says today's press release.
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Open-Source Soft{ware,drink}: "OpenCOLA"
Rahoule writes: "The National Post reports that a Toronto company will release the first open-source cola with its open-source software: 'Steelbridge Inc. will announce today it [will] develop openCOLA, a new software program which automates the selection, discovery, and evaluation of Web sites.'" FAQ question 2.2: "Ain't this just a publicity stunt?" Answer: "Sure. But ..."They describe an interesting-sounding distributed Napsteresque Web crawler, but there's just one thing missing from this open-source project: source. "You'll start seeing code after Labor Day," says today's press release.
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Why geek geniuses may lack social graces
chadmulligan gave us the head's-up to a recent story about research into why "geeks" lack social graces, and don't appear "normal". The answer may be due to mild autism for some geeks. -
"Hackers" Really are Anti-Social Geeks
deflect sent us a National Post Story that has a psychological profile of "Hackers". Lots of terms flipped around and lots of blatant stereotypes- although most of them are fair (umm, of course we spend most of our time behind computers- very few people get to be hackers by hanging out in a dojo). -
User Friendly Syndicated
Tzoq writes "User Friendly has hit the mainstream! The National Post, a new national newspaper in Canada, has become the first paper to carry User Friendly daily. According to an article in today's Post (not online yet) entitled "Move over Dilbert, her come the nerds of User Friendly", the Post will be featuring the best of User Friendly's first year, then introducing the current comics. Maybe Conrad Black has a sense of humour after all... " Update: 01/11 02:39 by CT : Kyt sent us a link to the National Post Story which is now online. -
User Friendly Syndicated
Tzoq writes "User Friendly has hit the mainstream! The National Post, a new national newspaper in Canada, has become the first paper to carry User Friendly daily. According to an article in today's Post (not online yet) entitled "Move over Dilbert, her come the nerds of User Friendly", the Post will be featuring the best of User Friendly's first year, then introducing the current comics. Maybe Conrad Black has a sense of humour after all... " Update: 01/11 02:39 by CT : Kyt sent us a link to the National Post Story which is now online.