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The Oldest Mouse Contest
Shipud writes "Nature
reports a contest that was launched in Britain today, to produce the oldest laboratory mouse. Current record in 5 years -- 150 in human years. From the page
: ``Researchers can use any technique to boost longevity, including genetic manipulation and stem-cell therapy''. Winners will receive cash for every day beyond the current record. The
Methuselah Mouse contest was created in an effort to boost research into human longevity."
Hereby calling Last Post at the First Post!
He didn't imply Apple Corp came up with a working prototype. Even the caption says it is in the Logitech booth.
Moron.
What about GAY anal sex?
US set to make massive H1-B visa cuts
By Ashlee Vance in Chicago
Posted: 23/09/2003 at 00:48 GMT
Lifted from http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/32966.html
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The US is prepared to slash the number of H-1B visas issued annually, as a sour economy has the government concerned about hiring foreign tech worker help.
Unless some lobbying groups step up their pitch to sway Congress before Oct. 1, the annual limit on H1-B visas will plummet to 65,000. This is a massive drop from the 195,000 visas that have been available in recent years. The slumping tech economy is one of the main reasons for the cut, as legislators hope companies will hire unemployed US workers before looking for foreign talent.
During the tech boom, Congress raised the number of H1-B visas to answer calls from vendors and industry trade groups. They argued that the US needed outside smarts to remain competitive in technology. Foreign workers were seen as one of the major answers to a labor crisis. The H1-B visa limit rose from 65,000 to 115,000 for two years and then to 195,000 since 2001.
New data, however, shows that the number of H1-B visas used up by tech workers has been declining for some time. Tech workers accounted for 105,692 H1-Bs in 2001 but only 27,199 in 2002, The Mercury News reports.
With tech companies tending to send more and more work offshore, it's no surprise that many US workers react harshly against the H1-B visas totals. Some experts, however, warn that it's a mistake to turn foreign workers away. They argue that the US will be missing out on some top talent should the economy improve. (R)
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Which, of course, is a load of SHIT.
Users 'vote with their mouses' for Site Finder
.com or .net domain name into their browser address bar that does not exist, a "natural language" algorithm is run against the query to attempt to find domain names that are similar in spelling. An example would be www.bookstre.com - instead of a confusing error message, Site Finder would ask the user if they meant to type www.bookstore.com, and also present related categories and listings. I encourage all of you to experience this for yourselves from your browsers today.
By John Leyden
Posted: 23/09/2003 at 10:58 GMT
Lifted from http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32973.html
MemoWatch Russell (AKA Rusty) Lewis, general manager of VeriSign's Global Registry Services has been busy with his pen lately. At the weekend he wrote to ICANN declining the Net governing body's request to suspend VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service.
He's also written to his employees to explain VeriSign's actions, which techies allege undermine well-established Net technical standards.
Rusty is prepared to take these considerations in mind in considering modifying Site Finder, however he shows no signs that VeriSign is prepared to drop the much-criticised service. On the contrary, Rusty claims Net users have "voted with their mouses" in favour of the service by using it millions of times a day.
What!
Surfers normally only reach Site Finder by accident when they mistype something into their browser. So how can the 65 million people who wound up on Site Finder by last Sunday be described as "voting for the service"? (R)
That memo in full...
Dear Colleagues,
VeriSign recently launched an innovative service to millions of Internet users. Our new Site Finder service improves the navigation experience for users by replacing frustrating error messages that offer no useful information with a consistent Web page that offers the user navigation assistance. Research has indicated that over 20 million users make these errors every day, whether by mistyping a domain name or deliberately searching for a domain that has not been registered.
Site Finder is a powerful tool that improves Web navigation for users. When a user types a
Millions of Internet users have already benefited from Site Finder. Through Sunday, Sept. 21, Site Finder has been visited over 65 million times by Internet users. The most popular function has been the Search tool, which has been used over 11 million times to search for a domain name. The "Did You Mean?" tool has been used 1.6 million times by users looking for an alternative domain name. Site Finder has averaged more than 5 million unique visitors a day.
Having said that, as a new and innovative service there is work still to be done. In the course of our implementation various users have given us constructive feedback on how best to implement the service to address technical issues. VeriSign is committed to working with the Internet community on Site Finder, so we have established a Technical Review Panel to assist us in gathering and analyzing technical information regarding Site Finder. Over the coming days, we will continue to take feedback and incorporate constructive ideas about how we can improve the service and assess its effectiveness.
We are inviting comments about the service by emailing VeriSign at sitefinder@verisign-grs.com. In addition, information about Site Finder and its implementation is available at http://www.verisign.com/nds/naming/sitefinder/inde x.html
In an effort to gather and analyze feedback about the service, VeriSign has established a Technical Review Panel comprised of Internet community leaders. Over the next few weeks, the Technical Review Panel will gather information to assist VeriSign in assessing any operational impact and taking any appropriate action.
As with any technology innovation, ther
It's a "joke" on my slashdot user id. Explained in my journal entry: The mystery of my slashdot signature .
In summary: she doesn't really exist.
Have I told you about my condition?
Will I retire or break 10K?